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When Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded, he had this French emperor's "Maxims of War" in his haversack |
Napoleon
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On November 30, 1996 this Bulls player became the 10th in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points |
Michael Jordan
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This hair color of Elizabeth I was quite fashionable in 16th century England |
red
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In 1956 it was discovered that hamsters could be infected with this "common" human malady |
the common cold
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It's West Virginia's capital, not its state dance |
(Kim: What is Wheeling?) ... (Alex: It would be interesting to dance the "Wheeling".)
Charleston
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It's the "sport" of changing from NBC to TNT to CNN to GSN to HBO... |
channel surfing
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Eleonora Duse starred in the title role in the play "Denise" by this famous French "fils" |
Alexandre Dumas
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This German won 7 of 9 Wimbledon women's singles titles from 1988-1996 |
Steffi Graf
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In the 1930s, loose pants outfits worn for lounging were known by this "sleepwear" term |
pajamas
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Many American breeds of this animal, like the rambouillet, are raised more for their fleece than for meat |
sheep
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The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium is part of this city's civic center |
Detroit
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Our web address isn't read "Sony period com", but this way |
"Sony dot com"
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His pen-&-ink drawings of his famous "girl" came to represent the ideal young American woman |
Charles Dana Gibson
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In 1996 Emmitt Smith, with $16.5 million, & this Dolphins QB, with $11.7 million, led the NFL in total earnings |
Dan Marino
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Named for the modest wife of Pepin the Short, a bertha is a wide one of these blouse features |
(Steve: What's a lace covering over the bosom?) (Alex: Looks like we're going to accept that.)
a collar
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This crab's habit of waving its big claw gave it a musical name |
the fiddler crab
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In the 19th century, folks called it Tulsey Town |
Tulsa
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Name for the computer-aided process seen here: |
(Alex: And now, the secret is out--everyone knows where my ancestors got their start!)
morphing
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A near-riot ensued when Boito's opera "Mefistofele" premiered at this Milan opera house in 1868 |
La Scala
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1 of 4 California stadiums that have hosted a Super Bowl |
(1 of) Jack Murphy, L.A. Coliseum, the Rose Bowl & Stanford Stadium
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The full pants worn by these cowboys of the Pampas became popular for women in the 1960s |
gauchos
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In 1996 158 of these endangered marine mammals died in a red tide of toxic algae in Florida |
manatees
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Norfolk in this state was home to Johnny Carson & George L. Carlson, pioneer of artificial insemination |
Nebraska
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If you're engaging in wishful thinking, you may want to perform this type of "check" |
(Alex: We have less than a minute left.)
a reality check
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Some say rum was sneaked into White House refreshments while she was First Lady 1877-1881 |
Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy")
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In 1941 this Red Sox star led the major leagues in both batting average, .406, & home runs, 37 |
Ted Williams
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Introduced around 1912, this skirt was so tight at the bottom women could barely walk in it |
(Steve: What is a shise?) (Jeff: What is a maxi skirt?)
a hobble skirt
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The Canadian government has blamed the decline of this Atlantic food fish partly on the harp seal |
the cod
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A town in Minnesota is named for this capital of Uruguay, its sister city |
Montevideo
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A smart car has a small screen that displays this |
a map
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