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THE WORLD OF MIDDLE-EARTH |
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As the saying goes, you can't make this without breaking eggs |
an omelet
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In reruns & syndication, "Mystery Science Theater" was followed by "Hour", replacing this number |
3000
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This is the land where most Hobbits live in Middle-earth |
the Shire
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What you do when you give up trying to collect a debt; it's paired with "& forget" |
forgive
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All the kids in the line must do what the one in front does in this children's game with a 3-word name |
follow the leader
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He racked up a number of wedding days: June 11, 1509; Jan, 25, 1533; May 30, 1536; Jan, 6, 1540; July 28, 1540; & July 12, 1543 |
(Ken: That's correct and I am out of breath.)
Henry VIII
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Named for, & fit for a queen, this pizza has the same colors as the Italian flag |
Margherita
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"The Andy Griffith Show" came back around as "Andy of" here |
Mayberry
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This creepy guy calls the ring of power his "precious" |
(Brian: Who is... oh, darn I lost it.) ... (Ken: The artist formerly known as [*], or [**].)
Sméagol (Gollum)
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Benevolence, or an organization that has 3,000 stores where you can get a tax-deductible receipt when you donate there |
good will
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In 2021 the Journal of Fluid Mechanics reported on how these youngsters save their energy by swimming in a line behind their mother |
ducklings
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Jawaharlal Nehru's only child, she worked in government before becoming India's first female prime minister |
Indira Gandhi
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These aren't real fruit; they're this confection made from almond paste |
marzipan
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Her "& Friends"--Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence & others--was a half-hour rerun of her "Show" |
Carol Burnett
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This peak is where the ring was forged & the only place it can be destroyed |
(Crystal: What is Mordor?) (Brian: What is Sauron?) ... (Ken: It's in Mordor, but it's [*].)
Mount Doom
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To phrase a coin, we're giving this word that means to decide not to put an enemy to death |
(Amanda: Uh, what is amnesty?) ... (Ken: The coin is [*], as in no [*] given.)
a quarter
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"We got a mighty" one of these 6-letter groups, consisting of a bunch of semi trailers following in tow |
a convoy
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He worked to develop a flu vaccine before coming up with one for polio, declared safe on April 12, 1955 |
Jonas Salk
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Yum! It's this dessert with a caramelized sugar top; can't wait to get to the custard below |
crème brûlée
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Ponderosa was a ranch on & a rerun title of this show |
Bonanza
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Sting is the name Bilbo gives to this possession |
his sword
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In 2022 Oklahoma's pardon & parole board made a 3-1 recommendation of this to the governor about an execution; the gov said OK |
(Brian: What is a stay of execution?)
clemency
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In 1992 a stolen car followed by the CHP, this organization, became L.A.'s first live TV police chase as KCOP broke into a "Matlock" rerun |
the California Highway Patrol
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His P-51 Mustang took out 5 German planes in a single dogfight in World War II; being first to break the sound barrier came later |
Chuck Yeager
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It's a popular street food in Bangkok, but you don't have to go that far to get it |
pad thai
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"The Best of Groucho" was a rerun title of this game show |
You Bet Your Life
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It's the priceless, durable silvery metal mined by the Dwarves of Middle-earth |
mithril
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To someone who's upset, you might offer "Tea &" this, as in the title of a play |
Sympathy
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Proposed by Truman, it theorized that the fall of a noncommunist state to communism could spread to neighboring states |
the Domino Theory
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Born into slavery, she wrote under the name Iola, became a newspaper owner & campaigned against lynching |
Ida B. Wells
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