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Escaped from a N.M. POW camp, a soldier from this country surrendered in 1985, 40 years later |
(Brooke: What is Japan?)
Germany
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"Citrullus vulgaris", it's the source of seeds for seed spitting contests |
a watermelon
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She was the 2nd lowest paid star in "The Wizard of Oz" |
(Alex: The lowest-paid was Toto.)
Judy Garland
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It's been said that "to know the heart & mind of" this place one "had better learn baseball" |
America
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Named for Dr. Daniel Salmon, these bacteria can be found in dairy, poultry, & meat products |
salmonella
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Wanting to contribute to WWII effort, this queen-to-be undertook training in heavy mechanics |
(Lionel: Who is Queen Elizabeth, or [*]?) (Alex [*] at that time, yes.)
Princess Elizabeth
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In 1945, manufacturer Milton Reynolds developed 1st practical model of this writing implement |
a ballpoint pen
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In 1976,a pound of potato chips cost 200 times more than a pound of this related item |
(Lionel: What is salt?)
potatoes
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One attraction of Hollywood for early filmmakers was nearness of this border in case of trouble |
(Alex: Apparently there were a lot of conflicts with Mr. Edison over his patents, so if you got into trouble, south of the border you went.)
Mexico
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Most recent manager to be fired by George Steinbrenner & replaced by Billy Martin |
Yogi Berra
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It's the Northern Hemisphere's equivalent of the aurora australis |
northern lights (or aurora borealis)
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This company brags that its best-selling Bible is 40% shorter than the original |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
Reader's Digest
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Of 2, 5, & 7, number of states to join the U.S. since 1900 |
5
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According to Miss Manners, this food should be served head left, tail right |
(Alex: If it's served the other way, she says it's disgusting and vulgar.)
fish
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Room of the house in which W.C. Fields kept his library |
the bathroom
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Biggest crowd to attend baseball game was in 1936 in this country, during the Olympics |
(Alex: Yes, there were about 100,000 spectators for that one.)
Germany
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Of a meteoroid, a meteor, & a meteorite, the one that's on fire |
a meteor
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In 1950s, she worked in a plastics factory; in 1959 she was elected to House of Commons |
Margaret Thatcher
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At one time, to stretch sugar, grocers on both sides of the Atlantic added these gritty granules |
sand
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About Hollywood, Oscar Levant said, "Strip off the phony tinsel & you'll find" this "underneath" |
real tinsel
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1st numerals to identify baseball players by number were found on this team's pinstripes in 1929 |
New York Yankees
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An M.D. who specializes in the eye |
an ophthalmologist
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Since his mother invented Liquid Paper, this singer collects royalty on every bottle sold
"Her name was Joanne / And she lived in a meadow by a pond" |
(Rick: Who is Ronnie Milsap?) (Alex: Oh, no. Sorry about that. I'm glad--you'll be happy you only risked $100. [*] was the singer. That cost you $100, you're in third place with $2,000, and I have a feeling we're gonna--) [The end-of-round signal plays.] (Alex: --get a times up indicator any moment now. By golly, it's just about due. And there it was.)
Mike Nesmith
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This recently deceased Soviet leader was born a peasant, orphaned young & had no formal education |
(Konstantin) Chernenko
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H. Fletcher, who chewed his way to health, rhymed, "nature will castigate those who don't" do this |
masticate
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In 1972, Bernice Gera was 1st woman to do this at a professional baseball game |
(Lionel: I'll try HOLLYWOOD for $100.) (Alex: Many people have.)
umpire
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The current condition of the atmosphere in terms of heat, pressure, wind, & moisture |
the weather
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First color mentioned in "America The Beautiful" |
amber
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