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STARTS & ENDS WITH THE SAME VOWEL |
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In Graham Greene's "Our Man in Havana", these were "frozen so stiffly" they were "drunk in tiny drops to avoid a sinus-pain" |
a daiquiri
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Prior to the vaccine, 3 to 4 million people a year in the U.S. got this disease also called rubeola |
(Hannah: What is German measles?) (Maureen: What are the mumps?) (Karson: What is chicken pox?) (Ken: No, I'm sorry, it's the regular old [*], I'm afraid.)
measles
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From Greek for "rule of god", it's a nation run by religious leaders |
theocracy
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To bestow freedom |
emancipate
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She pursues Tom Hanks in "Sleepless in Seattle"; she also makes a pass ("incomplete") at Dennis Quaid in "D.O.A." |
Meg Ryan
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Here's this trusted newsman wearing his glasses as he announced the death of John F. Kennedy |
Cronkite
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When James Bond orders the vesper type of this cocktail in "Casino Royale", he asks to have it shaken very well |
a martini
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The vaccine for this disease protects you from spores of clostridium, notoriously found on rusty nails |
tetanus
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This hyphenated term is used for a nation that consists of a single municipality & its surrounding countryside |
a city-state
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I can't believe it's not butter, as it's artificial butter called this |
oleo
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On "Parks & Rec", this character's mom, played by Pamela Reed, makes a pass at Ben (Adam Scott) |
Leslie Knope
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They're the two guys here who started something big |
(Ken: From right to left, yes.)
Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak
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The characters in "Breakfast at Tiffany's" drink this cocktail, also where the story is set |
a Manhattan
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After boiling the syringes & needles in his own kitchen in 1953, Jonas Salk gave his 3 sons his vaccine for this |
polio
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Administered by the U.N., the border between Greek & Turkish regions of Cyprus is known as this colorful "line" |
the Green Line
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It's a loss of hair & also of feathers, hopefully not at the same time |
alopecia
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On a 2015 episode of this Comedy Central show, Abbi finally asks out her hot neighbor Jeremy |
(Ken: That's Abbi Jacobson on [*].)
Broad City
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He served as U.S. Attorney General twice in the early '90s & again two and a half decades later |
(Bill) Barr
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At the end of "A Christmas Carol", Scrooge offers this mistreated employee a mulled drink called smoking bishop |
(Bob) Cratchit
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The vaccine for this, also known as pertussis, is given in combination with other vaccines |
whooping cough
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This monarchal-sounding term means a country's authority to govern itself; China is touchy about violations of its |
(Karson: [*]. Oh, sorry, what is [*]?)
sovereignty
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One's grandma, in Spanish-speaking areas |
an abuela
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In "Indiscreet", this acting legend makes a pass at her old "Notorious" co-star Cary Grant |
Ingrid Bergman
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Here's this Russian-born innovator of 20th century ballet in not one but two pairs of specs |
Stravinsky
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In "Henry IV, Part 2", this jovial fellow attributes to sherry a "warming of the blood" that "illumineth the face" |
Falstaff
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World War II soldiers were given a vaccine against this 2-word ailment, which had caused a 1918-19 pandemic |
the Spanish flu
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One of the 2 nations known as "perforated states", as they completely surround another country |
(Karson: What is [*]?) (Ken: That's the tough one, because it surrounds Lesotho. [**] surrounds Vatican City and San Marino.)
(1 of) South Africa or Italy
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It's a 4-letter Latin interjection meaning "behold!" |
ecce
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Movie where figure skater Moira Kelly tells hockey player D.B. Sweeney, "In case you've missed it, I am throwing myself at you" |
(Ken: My wife's favorite movie--what is [*]?)
The Cutting Edge
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This Israeli fashion designer & creative director of Lanvin was mourned by celebrity clients at his death in 2021 |
Alber Elbaz
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