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| It “goeth before destruction & a fall” |
pride
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| New York “Knicks” is short for this |
Knickerbockers
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| After Battle of Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull & his followers fled to this country |
Canada
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| Soviet premier who said “We will bury you” |
Khrushchev
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| $148,500 was paid at a 1983 Sotheby’s auction for a Warhol silkscreen of this late singer |
(Steve: Who was, uh, John Lennon?)
Elvis Presley
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| The world’s largest living thing is the General Sherman Tree in this U.S. state |
California
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| “A fair woman without discretion is as a jewel” in this animal’s snout |
a pig
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| Hockey star who won 1st of 5 consecutive MVP awards at age 19 |
(Steve: Who is the great [*]?)
Wayne Gretzky
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| Algonquin tribe for whom New York City’s central island is named |
(Steve: What are the Manhasses?)
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(Bill: [Without ringing in] [*]?)
(Alex: You have to ring in first.)
[Bill rings in.]
(Alex: And you have to phrase it in the form of a question, Bill.)
(Bill: What is [*]?)
(Alex: ...Right. Okay. Remember that, or it's gonna cost you from now on.)
Manhattan
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| Only kings left will be “of England, hearts, diamonds, clubs & spades”, this last king of Egypt foresaw |
[Applause for Steve]
King Farouk
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| Del Castagno, Tintoretto & da Vinci have all made masterpieces out of this “meal” |
the Last Supper
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| Though its outer wood is white, its dark inner wood is used for black piano keys |
ebony
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| Denny McLain was last Major League pitcher to win 30 games in a season, in ’68 for this team |
Detroit
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| Before whites introduced horses, this animal was Plains Indians’ main beast of burden |
a dog
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| Orator Wendell Phillips said “Eternal vigilance is the price of” this |
(Steve: What is freedom?)
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(Alex: We were going for an exact word, there. Dee, you're in control, you've got plus-$200, and now's the time to roll.)
liberty
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| Hand Blue Boy holds his hat in |
(Bill: The left hand. What is the left hand?)
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(Alex: I'd've had to rule you, uh, incorrect anyway, Bill, because you didn't put it in the form of a question.)
the right hand
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| Cork comes from this tree |
(Steve: What is balsa?)
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(Alex: Less than a minute to go in the round.)
the cork oak tree
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| In ’51 Joe Louis lost the last fight of his career to him |
Rocky Marciano
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| Last Indian war battle took place at this S. Dakota site |
Wounded Knee
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| “If you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost,” said this ’50s Secretary of State |
(Steve: Who is Dulles?)
(Alex: Be more specific.)
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(Alex: Our mailman is on fire today!)
John Foster Dulles
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| It runs the Freer Gallery of Art & the National Portrait Gallery |
(Steve: What is the National Museum?)
(Bill: What is the federal government?)
(Dee: What is the National Endowment for the Arts?)
the Smithsonian (Institution)
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| “Botanical” name of this Scott Joplin tune: |
(Alex: Have you got a question for me?)
(Steve: No, I don't.)
(Alex: Oh, and his music, uh, got to be so popular after the movie The Sting, and that was one of the songs that was featured in that film. It was called [*]. [*]. All right, it cost you a little bit, and--)
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
"The Maple Leaf Rag"
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| ’52 & ’56 Olympic pole vault champ, he was 1984 minor party presidential candidate |
(Bill: Bob Mathias.)
(Alex: Sorry, that's wrong, and remember to phrase it in the form of a question, players.)
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[Applause for Steve's run of the category]
(Alex: Bob Mathias was a decathlon star, Bill. [*] was the pole vaulter.)
Bob Richards
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| Shawnee chief who tried to unite Indians against whites and died helping British in War of 1812 |
(Steve: Who was Prince George?)
(Alex: No. Ha ha ha ha! Once again, Steven's sense of humor comes through.)
Tecumseh
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| A record album issued by this former congressman was called “Keep the Faith, Baby” |
Adam Clayton Powell
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