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Defeated by Britain in 1868, Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia shot himself with a pistol given him by this queen |
Queen Victoria
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"The Grapes of Eden" |
(Ken: That's right, Steinbeck.)
The Grapes of Wrath & East of Eden
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Some of the Yagua of the Amazon basin still use this weapon for hunting |
a blow dart
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants you to know that "Democratic" this, her ideology, involves a living wage, not the gulag |
Socialism
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Heath Ledger scored his first Oscar nomination for his role as inarticulate cowboy Ennis Del Mar in this film |
Brokeback Mountain
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The activity of acknowledging benefits, or a day set aside for that activity |
thanksgiving
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Emperor Ahuitzotl brought the Aztec empire to its peak in size before being succeeded by this nephew in 1502 |
(Christopher: Who's Quetzalcoatl?)
Montezuma
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"The Silence of the Dragon" |
(Christopher: What is [*] and the [**]?) (Ken: Yes, that's correct, Thomas Harris.)
The Silence of the Lambs & Red Dragon
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This 8-letter word can refer to a person from a Balkan country or from New York's capital |
an Albanian
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It's a jocular term for the people seen here, or a term for ancient Egyptians who gave honor to Ra |
(Christopher: What are sun bathers?)
sun worshippers
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He starred in the 2010 version of "True Grit" & also led the hunt for Chris Pine & Ben Foster in "Hell or High Water" |
Jeff Bridges
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Idiomatically, it's a catastrophe when this large receptacle comes before "fire" |
dumpster
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14th century African Emperor Musa I is best remembered for the splendor & wealth exhibited during his 1324 pilgrimage to here |
(Emmett: Let's make it a True Daily Double.) ["Oh"s and "Whoa"s from the audience] (Ken: You're "Mr. Bet $2000 Every Time"; suddenly $10,000 is at stake...)
Mecca
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"O Ántonia" |
(Ken: Two books by Willa Cather, [*].)
O Pioneers! & My Ántonia
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The Flemings of northern Belgium take their name from this region |
Flanders
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Millenarians await this happening, Christ's return, & expect it to be more fun than in Yeats' poem of that title |
the second coming
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"1883" is a prequel to this "colorful" modern TV Western about the Dutton family |
Yellowstone
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A ceremony signaling new construction, or an adjective describing anything revolutionary |
groundbreaking
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In 1975 this Japanese emperor made a state visit to the U.S., including a visit to Disneyland |
Emperor Hirohito
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"The Golden Spyglass" |
(Christopher: What is The Golden Compass and The... I don't know, "Spyglass"?)
The Golden Compass & The Amber Spyglass
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As the name is now considered derogatory, the Lapps of northern Europe should be referred to by this 4-letter name |
Sami
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Theosophy is one of many systems based on belief in this world of mystical revelation, from the Latin for "hidden" |
the occult
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This actor seen here played Henry Standing Bear, a saloon owner on "Longmire" |
Lou Diamond Phillips
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Kierkegaard believed dread, or this, is a desire for what one fears |
(Christopher: What is existential?)
angst
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Despite the 11th c. conquests of Emperor Basil the Bulgar slayer of this empire, his heirs rapidly lost all he had gained |
the Byzantine Empire
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"The Right of the Vanities" |
(Ken: By Tom Wolfe.)
The Right Stuff & The Bonfire of the Vanities
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King Goodwill Zwelithini, who passed away in 2021, led this Bantu-speaking people of South Africa for 50 years |
the Zulu
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"Ru" is the Chinese word for the belief system central to Chinese culture for millennia; we use this word, from a sage's name |
Confucianism
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In this neo-Western film, Anton Chigurh asks the killer query, "What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss?" |
No Country for Old Men
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As depicted here, this word once meant a spirit that plagued you during sleep; it still has a sleep-related meaning |
(Ken: It's a horse because it's a night mare.)
a nightmare
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