ORCHESTRAL MANEUVERS IN THE PARK |
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LITERATURE: BLANK IT & BANK IT |
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EVERYDAY ROYALTY & NOBILITY |
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On July 5, 1986 800,000 hit Central Park to enjoy the N.Y. Philharmonic & the reopening of this tall landmark off downtown |
(Rebecca: What is the Empire State Building?)
the Statue of Liberty
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"'Please, sir,' replied Oliver, 'I want ____ ____'" |
some more
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Home to the Croissan'wich, this fast food chain had trademark issues Down Under, so it's known as Hungry Jack's in Australia |
Burger King
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For tenpin, these are all 8.5 inches in diameter & can weigh up to 16 pounds |
bowling balls
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His Neverland Ranch was on the market for $100 million in 2015 but sold for just $22 million 5 years later |
Michael Jackson
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Someone being thoroughly tested is "put through" these steps |
their paces
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On July 4, 2022 this city's Pops returned to the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade to bring in Independence Day with a bang |
(Ray: Where is [*]?) (Ken: Where is it? It's in Massachusetts.)
Boston
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"Honour the charge they made! Honour the ____ ____, noble six hundred!" |
Light Brigade
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This university traces its roots back to an 1838 schoolhouse in Randolph County, North Carolina |
Duke University
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Hybrid golf clubs are so named because they combine the qualities of these 2 traditional types of clubs |
woods & irons
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Built by movie producer Sam in 1934, a Beverly Hills estate stayed in this family until Taylor Swift bought it in 2015 |
Sam Goldwyn
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"IOW" is Internet shorthand for this, a different way to say something |
in other words
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This man's marches are a park orchestra staple, like in 2021 when Pacific Symphony played 1899's "Hands Across The Sea" |
(John Philip) Sousa
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"Stay ____, Ponyboy. Stay ____" |
gold
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Asked if he was okay playing the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in a downpour, he had a request--"Can you make it rain harder?" |
Prince
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Most of the material used to make the moving objects in this sport comes from a Scottish quarry on Ailsa Craig |
curling
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Built for George Vanderbilt, this estate in North Carolina features a mansion in French Renaissance style |
the Biltmore Estate
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When singing "America The Beautiful", you end with these 5 words |
(Ray: What is home of the brave?) ... (Ken: It's really not fair to make a Canadian try to do that.) [Ray laughs]
from sea to shining sea
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Check out the philharmonic of this world capital as it played its summer night concert on the grounds of the Schönbrunn Palace |
Vienna
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"The deep and dank tarn at my feet closed sullenly and silently over the fragments of the 'House of ____!'" |
(Ken: Edgar Allan Poe, you're right.)
Usher
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Remembering the category title, it's where you'll find La Guardia airport &--a bit smaller--Alley Pond Environmental Center |
Queens
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Some tennis rackets are made with this DuPont product that's also used to make bulletproof vests |
Kevlar
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Pickfair, a 42-room Beverly Hills estate, was owned by these 2 early film stars & later, by Pia Zadora & Lakers owner Jerry Buss |
Douglas Fairbanks & Mary Pickford
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Stuck with 2 bad options, you're this, the title of a book by trapped climber Aron Ralston |
between a rock & a hard place
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In 1991, rain didn't deter 125,000 as the Philharmonia Orchestra backed this Italian tenor in London's Hyde Park |
Pavarotti
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"When ____ last in the dooryard bloom'd, and the great star early droop'd in the western sky" |
(Ken: That's Walt Whitman's "When [*] last in the dooryard bloom'd".)
lilacs
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We commission you to give the first & last names of this Chief Justice of the United States from 1953 to 1969 |
Earl Warren
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A powder made from pine trees is what fills this bag used on the mound to get a better grip |
the rosin bag
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The manor, 56,500 sq. feet with room to park 100 cars, belonged to this mega-producer of "Beverly Hills, 90210" & "Dynasty" |
Spelling
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Let's "bend" to this expression that refers to the more prominent space on page 1 of a newspaper |
above the fold
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