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Born 1757 in France: "Hero of Two Worlds" |
Lafayette
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Inspired by an Oz character, Miranda Lambert sings, "Hey there, Mr." him, "Take it from me, darlin', you don't want a heart" |
(Ken: You just ran that category; you know your country songs.) [Applause]
Tin Man
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In 1803 a British meteorologist published new names for these, including cumulus & cirrus |
clouds
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One of Canada's oldest cities, it's called the Gibraltar of America because its huge Citadel overlooks the St. Lawrence River |
(Dee: What's Montreal?)
Quebec City
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You've recently heard the name of this alliterative horse racing bet in which you have to pick the winners of 2 races in a row |
daily double
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With 208, Jerry Rice holds the record for total these scored in a career |
touchdowns
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Born 1910: "Saint of the Gutters" |
[Jake pumps chest and swings his fist down with gusto as audience applauds]
Mother Teresa
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A Taylor Swift hit off her debut album was a song of unrequited love called "Teardrops On My" this |
Guitar
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In the 1870s a Swiss surgeon pioneered the surgical removal of this gland to treat goiter |
the thyroid
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This "national" sea is separated from the East China Sea on the south by the Tsushima & Korea Straits |
the Sea of Japan
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Prop bets for this 2022 event: How many ads will have a dog, & what color liquid will be poured on the coach |
the Super Bowl
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A Manhattan cocktail calls for the sweet type of this, as opposed to the dry type |
vermouth
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Born 1784 in Gordonsville, Virginia: "Old Rough & Ready" |
(Troy: Who is Jackson?)
(Zachary) Taylor
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Satan was on the move, "looking for a soul to steal" in this Charlie Daniels Band CMA Single of the Year |
"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
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Once thought to be a planet, the first asteroid was discovered in 1801 & named this after a Roman goddess |
Ceres
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2/5 of this nation is made up of areas of land called polders that have been drained & reclaimed from the sea |
the Netherlands
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In roulette an avenue bet, as in Tropicana Avenue, cover six numbers; only three for this bet, named for a roadway such as Fremont |
a street
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It's a factory where metal is melted & poured into molds & then cooled to create objects |
a foundry
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Born 1758 in Norfolk, England: "Hero of the Nile" |
Nelson
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The Carter Family & other country greats ask this musical question, "by & by, Lord, by & by" |
Will the circle be unbroken
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In 1859 Charles Darwin explained his theory of evolution in an important work commonly shortened to this title |
On the Origin of Species
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This South American nation, whose name means "land of waters", was visited by Walter Raleigh in 1595, looking for El Dorado |
Guyana
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Small & big, these 2 forced bets are placed after the ante & before players have seen their cards in hold 'em poker |
blinds
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This French word originally referred to a bride's clothing, linens & accessories that she gathered before her wedding |
(Jake: What's a boutique?) (Dee: What's a boudoir?)
a trousseau
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Born 1860 in the Midwest: "Boy Orator of the Platte" |
(William Jennings) Bryan
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Little Big Town had its first No. 1 country hit singing about partying & catching waves on this title boat |
the "Pontoon"
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An 1813 work called "Elementary Theory of Botany" introduced this field, the classification of organisms |
taxonomy
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If asked "Have you seen" this, don't say, "No, Ben hasn't called me"--it's a mountain, the highest in the U.K. at 4,400 feet |
Ben Nevis
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A horn bet in craps pays a sizeable amount due to the fact that these 4 numbers you're betting on are quite hard to hit |
a 2, 3, 11 & 12
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Often mistaken for a primate, this arboreal cousin of the raccoon has a name that goes back to Algonquin |
a kinkajou
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