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NOBEL LITERATURE PRIZE WINNERS |
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MORE THAN ONE SILENT LETTER |
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Olympic Stadium in this city was the site of multiple gold-winning performances by Jesse Owens |
(Matt: What is Munich?)
Berlin
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Snakes didn't get Samuel L. Jackson in "Deep Blue Sea"--a mako one of these did; Thomas Jane & Michael Rapaport could only watch |
(Ken: A great scene.)
a shark
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The last novel of 1998 winner Jose Saramago of Portugal portrayed this killer in Genesis as a rebel against god |
Cain
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This scaly fellow lived in Honalee & was known to like "fancy stuff" |
Puff the Magic Dragon
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This is the type of bond where 2 atoms share an electron pair equally; in the acetylene molecule, 2 atoms share 3 pairs |
covalent
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There's no need for either the K or the G in this title, sir |
knight
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This major river passes through the cities of Mannheim & Cologne |
the Rhine
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On "Entourage" Vince Chase was cast as this movie superhero; Jason Momoa got the gig in real life |
Aquaman
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Greek author George Seferis, who won the award in 1963, wrote "Six Nights on" this hilltop |
the Acropolis
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Seen here, Bridalveil Fall in this national park is also known as Pohono or "Spirit of the Puffing Wind" |
Yosemite National Park
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Bears have died from eating too much of this sweet stuff; it contains theobromine, an alkaloid that's toxic to animals |
(Matt: What is honey?) ... (Ken: This is why you don't give your dog [*].)
chocolate
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This synonym for "destroy" has a spare W & either a spare C or a spare K, take your pick |
wreck
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The cities of Würzburg, Bayreuth & Munich are all found in this largest German state by area |
Bavaria
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The subtitle of her book about making "The African Queen" is "How I Went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall & Huston & Almost Lost My Mind" |
Katharine Hepburn
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This 1993 winner often focused on African-American culture in novels like "Jazz" & "Tar Baby" |
Morrison
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A puff one of these holds the record for most live young born from a snake--156 |
(Ken: That's horrifying.)
an adder
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"The first molecule" was a hydride of this element; today it doesn't form many compounds but then hydrogen had no other options |
helium
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Heck, most of this British synonym for "line" is silent |
queue
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The site of a Roman fortress in the 1st century B.C., this city was the seat of federal government for 50 years until 1999 |
Bonn
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Oscar winners Laurence Olivier, Daniel Day-Lewis & Mel Gibson were entwined with this title 1984 ship |
(Ken: That film, [*].)
The Bounty
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This Dublin-born playwright got the nod in 1925 for works marked by idealism, humanity & stimulating satire |
(Cris: Who is Wilde?)
George Bernard Shaw
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Lose your amateur status & go pro with these cream-filled little puff pastries |
profiteroles
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Menthol & neomenthol are these of each other: the same atoms in the same proportion but different arrangements |
isomers
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Often attributed to Francis Bacon is the saying this "is power" |
knowledge
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Hanover was the original home of the man who would become this English king in 1714 |
(Matt: Who is George? (Ken: More specifically?) (Matt: The III?)
George I
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Joining Tom Holland & Chris Hemsworth for "In the Heart of the Sea", Ben Whishaw played this 19th century author |
(Ken: Correct, with less than a minute to play.)
Melville
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1988 winner Naguib Mahfouz set many of his works like "Palace of Desire" in this North African capital |
(Ken: He was Egyptian; it's [*].)
Cairo
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Arianna Huffington has written biographies of Picasso & this soprano, the daughter of Greek immigrants |
(Maria) Callas
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A 1998 Nobel rewarded work that revealed nitric oxide's role in triggering this, the expansion of blood vessels |
(Cris: What is dilation?) (Ken: More specifically?) (Cris: What is an aneurysm?)
vasodilation
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This word that can precede arthritis would be just fine without its second & third letters |
rheumatoid
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