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The 1st one was organized to fight against the Seljuk Turks, who'd conquered Palestine |
(Diane: Who are the Crusaders? Who are [*]?) ... (Alex: And we have less than a minute to go.)
the Crusades
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Though a group of these on water is a paddling, a group on land isn't a waddling |
ducks
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Metric unit of length equal to .3937 inches |
a centimeter
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A year before her capture, she liberated the city of Orleans |
Joan of Arc
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Dole sells it sliced, in chunks, in tidbits & crushed |
pineapple
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El Cordobes, who was born under the sign of the bull, became one of the most famous of these in history |
a bullfighter
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2 of them are The Knight's Tale & The Wife of Bath's Tale |
(Alex: Harold rang in, I didn't see his light go on. Well, I gave the response, and so no harm, no foul, sorry about that.)
the Canterbury Tales
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These house pets come in a clowder, or, when they hear the can opener |
cats
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Approximately 3/4 of all twins are this type, from 2 fertilized eggs |
fraternal twins
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Except for the skin, the nectarine & this fruit are essentially the same |
a peach
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She was just a little Taurus when she sang "Baby Take A Bow" in "Stand Up And Cheer" in 1934 |
Shirley Temple
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In 1206 the Mongols conferred this title, meaning "universal ruler" on Temujin |
(Harold: Who is Khan?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Harold: [*]?)
Genghis Khan
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A group of these black birds is an unkindness, & you can quoth me on that |
a raven
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The quantity that divides the numerator; in a fraction, it's written below the line |
the denominator
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In Jan. 1990 a commemorative dollar coin was issued honoring the 100th birthday of this President |
Dwight David Eisenhower
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To make prunes, you start out with these |
plums
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In the mid-1950s, this Spanish Taurus painted a surrealist version of "The Last Supper" |
(Diane: Who is Picasso?)
Dali
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From the Latin for "brother", these begging brothers were common in the Middle Ages |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Alex: And, Harold, obviously we have discovered a problem in the lighting system at your lectern; we'll repair it during this commercial break, I can assure you.)
friars
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A group of these mammals is a bevy, we don't know what a group of Sears would be |
(Marilyn: What are bucks?) (Alex: What are [*]? [*]. That's the reference to Sears in the clue. That was designed to help you; obviously it confused you.)
roebucks
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While a secant is a line that intersects a curve, this is one that just touches it |
a tangent
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Founded by King Edward III, it's England's highest & oldest order of knighthood |
the Order of the Garter
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About 70% of these grown in the world are the Bartlett variety |
pears
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Singing Taurus for whom the following was 1 of at least 9 #1 hits:
"Find a wheel, and it goes 'round, 'round, 'round / As it skims along with a happy sound / As it goes, along the ground, ground, ground / 'Til it leads you to the one you love / Then your love, will hold you 'round, 'round, 'round" |
(Marilyn: Who is Don Ho?) (Alex: Who is Don Ho? Oh, gosh. I will have to explain to [*], who is a lovely, sweet man, that he was mistaken for Don Ho. No. It's [*].) [The song was not reprised going into the break.]
Perry Como
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A group of leopards, Feb. 29 must be their favorite day |
a leap
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Term for 1/10 of a liter |
a deciliter
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In May 1990 this late "La Bamba" singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
Ritchie Valens
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Its tree has scarlet flowers; it has a gold red skin & each of its hundreds of seeds is in a crimson pulp |
a pomegranate
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Fred Astaire co-starred with this fellow Taurus in "Holiday Inn" in 1942 & "Blue Skies" in 1946 |
(Harold: Who is Ginger Rogers?)
Bing Crosby
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