FROM THE PRESIDENT'S MEMOIRS |
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SPORTS FRANCHISES' PREVIOUS HOMES |
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DR. SEUSS BAKING CHALLENGE |
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"During the 4 1/2 years of my presidency I had never been able to establish a close relationship with Bobby Kennedy" |
LBJ (Lyndon Johnson)
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Butterfly ballots became part of a month-long recount of the 2000 presidential vote in this state |
Florida
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In 2016 20,000 pounds of cheese worth nearly $50,000 was stolen in Oak Creek in where else but this state |
Wisconsin
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The Los Angeles Dodgers |
Brooklyn
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Merriam-Webster notes this "chiefly southern U.S." pronoun is "usually used in addressing two or more persons" |
y'all
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(Tamera Mowry presents the clue.) Creations that hopefully taste better than they sound were natural for this book with an edible title & a hyphenated main character |
(Ken: You got it and you can see the many cake creations of The Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge streaming now on Prime Video.)
Green Eggs and Ham
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"On the first intelligence of Forrest's raid I telegraphed Sherman to send all his cavalry against him" |
(Ray: Who is Lincoln?)
Ulysses S. Grant
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Of a butterfly's 4 life cycle stages, the caterpillar is this stage |
(Ray: What is the pupa?)
the larva
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After his 1955 death this physicist could not have sung "If I Only Had A Brain", as some of it went to a pathologist's home in Wichita |
Albert Einstein
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The Indianapolis Colts |
Baltimore
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Britannica notes that this word "can be used to mean am not, are not, is not, have not & has not" |
ain't
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"I have used some of the tape transcripts that are already public" |
Nixon
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In the movie version of this World War I novel, Paul Bäumer is shot reaching for a butterfly on the battlefield |
All Quiet on the Western Front
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& for his next trick... this Laker made basketballs disappear, leading the NBA in steals with 3.4 per game in the 1980-81 season |
Magic Johnson
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The Los Angeles Rams |
St. Louis
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It precedes "brillig" & "the night before" |
'Twas
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(Tamera Mowry presents the clue.) It's the holiday season, so we had to include this book, whose grumpy main character was Dr. Seuss's long-time license plate |
(Jason: Who is the Grinch?) (Ken: No.) (Jason: What is [*]?)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
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"I ordered our men to open fire on the Spaniards in the trenches" |
(Ken: Spanish-American War, yes.)
Teddy Roosevelt
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This first lady of the Philippines was known as the "Steel Butterfly" |
(Ken: [*], yeah, we'll give it to you.)
(Imelda) Marcos
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On Aug. 29, 1900 this Butch & Sundance gang hit a Union Pacific train in Wyoming & yes, used too much dynamite on a safe |
the Hole-in-the-Wall Gang (the Wild Bunch)
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The Colorado Avalanche, oui, oui! |
(Ken: Yes, the former Nordiques.)
Quebec City
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The apostrophe in this contracted rank takes the place of "tai" |
(Ken: That's how we get [*] from captain.)
cap'n
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(Tamera Mowry presents the clue.) Travel is the theme in what our teams came up with for this book that says, "You can steer yourself any direction you choose" |
(Jason: What is What Color Is Your Parachute??)
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
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"The Constitution does not confer upon Congress the power to interfere with slavery in the states" |
Buchanan
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Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa wrote the libretto for this work that premiered in Milan in 1904 |
Madame Butterfly
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Small for this Dutch artist's works at about 12x10 inches, his 1632 portrait of Jacob de Gheyn was stolen in 1966, '73, '81 & '83 |
(Ray: Who is Bruegel?)
Rembrandt
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The Atlanta Braves |
(Jason: What is Boston?) ... (Ken: They were in Boston, but they came...) (Jason: [*].) (Ken: Directly from [*], yes.)
Milwaukee
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It begins a 5-word Shakespeare title |
(Ken: [*] Well That Ends Well, very good.)
All's
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