LITTLE THINGS IN A BIG WORLD |
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INTERNATIONAL GET-TOGETHERS |
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Krill differ from true shrimp in that these respiratory organs are externally visible |
gills
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His mentor Serge Koussevitzky suggested he change his name to Leonard S. Burns; he said no |
(Jay: Who is "Burn-steen"?) (Mayim: Yes, Leonard "Burn-styne".)
(Leonard) Bernstein
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Okies head west |
The Grapes of Wrath
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In spring, head out from this largest Dutch city to the regional trade event focusing on tulips |
Amsterdam
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A group of newborn animals, or to scatter trash about |
litter
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Murders abound on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, which doesn't seem much like Eden in "Death in" this |
Paradise
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The buzz is true--the smallest hummingbird is this one named for an insect |
(Scott: What is a bumblebee?)
the bee hummingbird
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Once a manuscript copyist for Wagner, Hans Richter conducted the first performance of this full cycle of operas |
The Ring Cycle
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A grandfather tells a story about a town called Chewandswallow where food falls from the sky |
(Mayim: Come on guys, [*].) [Laughter]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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Toronto's Collision Conference has a program for these tech companies named for their fledgling nature |
start-ups
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A hot dog condiment, or to enjoy |
relish
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Poisoned by snake venom on his uniform in 2003, Commander Ray Trapp was the first of many, many naval personnel killed on this show |
NCIS
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Also called a light quantum, this bit of radiation travels at the speed of light |
a photon
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On an 1887 cruise New York Symphony Society conductor Walter Damrosch met this tycoon & talked him into building a hall |
(Andrew) Carnegie
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Violent gangs of Droogs run wild in the streets of an English city |
A Clockwork Orange
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This Austin-based meet-up was focused on music when it launched in 1987, but now includes other media |
South by Southwest
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A multitude, or the bread that's consecrated in the Eucharist |
host
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Good cops CCH Pounder & Forest Whitaker hounded killer cop Michael Chiklis & the strike team on this FX series |
(Jay: What is The Badge?)
The Shield
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Aspergillus niger, also known as black mold, is one of these organisms & may be found widely in a home |
(Mayim: Yes, there's [*] among us, my father used to say.) [Laughter]
a fungus
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Sir Thomas Beecham conducted many U.K. premieres at the Royal Opera House in this London "Garden" spot |
Covent Garden
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Play in which a working class African-American family moves into an all-white Chicago neighborhood |
[NOTE: Scott did not include the leading article in his correct response.]
A Raisin in the Sun
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In 2018 the India Mobile Congress event focused on telecom issues, especially this new alphanumeric mobile network |
5G
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A wind-blown pile of snow, or the meaning of what you're saying |
drift
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The "Murders" in this British detective show take place in the fictional title county, not the dog days of August |
(Scott: What is Somerset?)
the Midsomer Murders
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Latin for "whips", these appendages in some protozoa help them get around |
flagella
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2 female music directors: Marin Alsop at the BSO (Baltimore Symphony) & Joann Falletta at the BPO (this N.Y. city's philharmonic) |
Buffalo
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Just after World War II, a woman learns of a group of book lovers on one of the Channel Islands |
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
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Billed as the "most influential tech event in the world", this event featuring gizmos & gadgets has been held in Las Vegas since 1978 |
the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
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Your equal, or to look at closely |
peer
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"Better pay attention or this world we love so much might just kill you", Randy Newman sang in this show's opening theme |
(Mayim: That is correct and that puts you in the lead.) [Applause and Zoha pumps arms]
Monk
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