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Harpers Ferry, site of John Brown's raid is in this state |
(Bill: What is Maryland?)
Virginia
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Originally planned for Laughton & Lanchester, this film finally featured Bogart & Hepburn |
The African Queen
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He holds the keys to the gates of the kingdom of heaven |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
St. Peter
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The most nutritious type of bean is named for this capital of Peru |
Lima
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Much flaunted law enacted in the '70s which has nevertheless made U.S. highways safer |
the 55 m.p.h. speed limit
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Bizet's Gypsy Jezebel |
Carmen
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Steadfast Confederate general accidentally shot by his own men |
(Alex: Yes, that was a dangerous war, obviously.) [Isolated laughter]
Stonewall Jackson
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Its title character is a lusty lad who sucks bones with Mrs. Waters in a sexy supper scene |
Tom Jones
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Pigeon droppings are a serious pollutant in this Italian city built on 120 islands |
Venice
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Since 1914, the poor have relied on these state-paid officials for criminal defense |
public defenders
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'59 Bobby Darin hit which came from Kurt Weill's "The Threepenny Opera" |
(Alex: Yes, the shark.)
"Mack The Knife"
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War between England & the North was averted through efforts of this consort of Queen Victoria |
(Bill: Oh, boy, I haven't the faintest idea.)
Prince Albert
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This 1939 classic ran 3 hours & 42 minutes, longer than any before it |
Gone with the Wind
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Though not the capital, it's Spain's leading industrial & commercial center |
(Sharyn: What is Seville?)
Barcelona
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The man who takes the bench after the following:
[Instrumental theme plays] |
(Alex: You got it, The People's Court.) [Applause] (Alex: They tape that show, by the way, in the studio right next to ours.)
Judge Wapner
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A Christmas tradition for many years, it was 1st opera specifically written for TV |
(Bill: Uhhh.)
Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Innkeeper hanged because Booth plotted against Lincoln in her boardinghouse |
(Mary) Surratt
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"It is like writing history with lightning," Wilson said of this first film shown in the White House |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go in the round.)
Birth of a Nation
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With a name from the Celtic for "dear green spot", it's the largest city in Scotland |
(Bill: What is Edinburgh?)
Glasgow
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A recently coined word, it describes what 11 states did to a marijuana possession to ease penalties |
decriminalized
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"La stupenda" is what Italian opera fans call this Australian soprano |
(Sharyn: Um... who is, uh, Renata Scarlatti?)
Dame Joan Sutherland
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After Lincoln relieved him as supreme general, he ran for president against him in 1864 |
(George) McClellan
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Louis B. Mayer offered RKO $842,000 to destroy this controversial '41 picture before its release |
Citizen Kane
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Greeks originally founded this Soviet Black Sea port about 800 B.C. |
Odessa
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Court hearing to determine if the will will or the will won't be declared bona fide |
probate
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