THE GOOD, OLD, U.S. OF A. |
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From c. 1640 & built using dovetailing, the USA's oldest of these 2-word symbols of hardy pioneer life is in western New Jersey |
a log cabin
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It was the "A" in NASA's DART, which hit the bullseye on one in 2022--maybe saving us from planetary doom one day |
(Ken: The Double [*] Redirection Test.)
asteroid
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"Don't Get Above Your Raisin"' is a song from Flatt & Scruggs; it's also the name of an episode of this Ken Burns series |
(Ray: What is The Civil War?)
Country Music
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Cheers to Henry IV, who became France's first king from this ruling house in 1589 |
(Lloyd: What's Valois?)
Bourbon
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Played since the early 1700s, the French card game vingt-et-un lives on as this casino game |
blackjack
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A water pipe with a bowl & a flexible tube used for smoking |
a hookah
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A mound-building culture 1,000 years ago left monuments like the Marching these carnivores; you can see it from above in Iowa |
bears
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Following a bone marrow transplant, in 2019 a patient was declared free of this virus, for only the second time ever |
the AIDS virus (HIV)
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Her song "You've Got A Friend" came out the year after her pal James Taylor sang of "lonely times when I could not find a friend" |
Carole King
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1804 to 1815 is known as the Empire Period; in the decorative arts it featured swans, a symbol of this empress |
Josephine
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Utah ratified the 21st Amendment, ending this on Dec. 5, 1933 around 3:30 PM local time, letting New Yorkers celebrate at dinner |
(Ken: Utah was going to have the vote later, but New York wanted cocktail hour.) [Laughter]
Prohibition
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An area of land, or a pamphlet |
(Ray: Oh, no, sorry.)
a tract
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This sizable city a bit south of Seattle has re-created Fort Nisqually, the first British outpost on Puget Sound |
Tacoma
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Gene-edited versions of the embryonic type of these cells have helped geckos regrow their tails more perfectly |
stem cells
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Alejandro Fernández' 2009 release "Dos Mundos", meaning this, held not one, not 2, but 3 spots on the Billboard Latin Album charts |
two worlds
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Named for a war minister, this 1930s "Line" of forts & small concrete bunkers, built to stop the Germans, didn't |
the Maginot Line
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The U.S. 21-gun salute is fired to honor our president, a visiting head of state or this symbol of our nation |
the flag
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Ridged steel rod used to strengthen concrete |
rebar
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As well as a building material, it's a structure made of it; the Avila one is the oldest existing house in Los Angeles |
(Claire: What is pueblo?)
adobe
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In 2019 the IAU announced the discovery of 20 new moons of this planet, putting it 3 ahead of Jupiter's total |
Saturn
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To tweak an '80s lyric from this band, lovin' would be easy if your colors were those on Ghana's flag, red, gold & green |
(Ken: From "Karma Chameleon", right.)
Culture Club
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After WWI, Germany lost this hyphenated border region to France, got it back in WWII, then lost it to France again |
Alsace-Lorraine
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Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 inspired this 1972 Neil Diamond song with "Song" in the title |
"Song Sung Blue"
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A gathering spot, like an ancient Greek marketplace |
agora
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Have an electrifying visit to this, "New York's Birthplace Park" at the southern tip of Manhattan |
the Battery
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An Australian study found that forests of these trees that grow around swamps & coastlines expand & contract with a 19-year lunar cycle |
mangroves
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Watching his bride out on the floor at his wedding, polio survivor Doc Pomus got the idea for "Save" this "For Me" |
the Last Dance
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The first examples of art by prehistoric people are Cro-Magnon, like at this French cave discovered by 4 teens in 1940 |
Lascaux
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In the 19th century this former gold coin of Britain was worth 21 shillings, one more than in a pound |
(Ray: What is a sovereign?)
a guinea
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A type of tax, or to remove material, such as from a book or film |
(Ken: Ray?) (Ray: [Shakes head])
excise
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