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1st U.S. ground troops used in Vietnam were from this service |
the U.S. Marines
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Salad dressing named for the capital of the isle of Minorca, Mahon |
mayonnaise
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He came to power in Italy 11 years before Hitler did in Germany |
Mussolini
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In the U.S., thunderstorms are most frequent during this season |
summer
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In 1983, she & Richard Burton exposed their "Private Lives" on Broadway |
(Alex: The play was by Noël Coward.)
Elizabeth Taylor
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Ill tidings cover ground quickly |
bad news travels fast
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Total military strength of U.S., about 2 mil., is well below this country's strength of over 5 million |
the Soviet Union
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Madrid's national museum of painting & sculpture is known by this name |
the Prado
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One of his most famous acts of civil disobedience was scooping up sea water to make salt |
Gandhi
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Don Ameche's 1-word answer when asked if any of his pre-"Cocoon" films should have won an Oscar |
No
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Battle combustion by using combustion |
fighting fire with fire
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Current name of service branch started in 1907 with 1 officer & 2 enlisted men as part of Army Signal Corps |
the United States Air Force
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City for which this song is named:
["Instrumental music plays"] |
(Alex: [Prior to the wager] We've got less than a minute to go in the round.) ... (John: What is Seville?)
Granada
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While Margaret Thatcher is Britain's "Iron Lady", he was Germany's "Iron Chancellor" |
Bismarck
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Charlton Heston thinks this distinctive part of his anatomy helped win him the role of Moses |
his nose
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Excuse this person, lad, could yonder object be a train to Tennessee's 4th largest city? |
(Alex: You're right, and I don't know why I did a Scottish accent on...) [Laughter]
Pardon me, boy, but is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo
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Harold Brown, Elliot Richardson, & Clark Clifford |
Secretaries of Defense
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Capital of Republican Spain for much of the Civil War, its Jan. 1939 fall assured Franco victory |
[The end-of-rounds signal sounds.]
Barcelona
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He worked as a candlemaker on Staten Island, N.Y. before returning to Italy to help reunify it |
(Giuseppe) Garibaldi
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The 3 Barrymore siblings, they co-starred in "Rasputin & the Empress", their only film together |
Ethel, John & Lionel
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Precipitation, precipitation, disappear, return on a different 1/365 of a year |
rain, rain, go away, please come again another day
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The lowest rank among admirals in the U.S. Navy |
(Carl: What are...) (Alex: Wait, you have to ring in first.) ... [Laughter] (Alex: Carl got carried away and John jumped in.)
rear admirals
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While living in NYC, Jose Marti, "Apostle of Latino Nationalism," worked for this country's freedom |
Cuba
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As an Indian in 1922's "Last of the Mohicans" he bared his chest, but he gained fame baring his fangs |
Bela Lugosi
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Homo sapiens bids, the supreme being rids |
(Carl: What is man gives and God takes away?)
man proposes, God disposes
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