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Political party of the 20th, 30th & 40th presidents |
(Alex: Right, Garfield, Coolidge, and Reagan.)
the Republican Party
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The English often called him Bernard Shaw, leaving off this, his first name |
George
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From French meaning back to back, it's common square dance step |
do-si-dos
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The Spanish call him Cristobal Colon |
Christopher Columbus
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It's the world's largest opera house |
(Leo: What is La Scala?)
the New York Met
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A Beatles album, or a pistol with a rotating cylinder |
Revolver
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At age 90, he was only ex-president to see his son take the presidential oath |
John Adams
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"Arrowsmith's" author |
(Brooke: Who is Herman Wouk?)
Sinclair Lewis
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What "Vaya con Dios" means |
(Bill: What is God go with you?)
Go with God
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1948-49 U.S. airlift delivered over 2 million tons of supplies to this city |
Berlin
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Composer Puccini was jeered at Italian opening of this opera set in Japan |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Madame Butterfly
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People do this in horror, but guns do it when fired |
(Leo: [? - bad audio in recording used for archiving])
recoil
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The only president to serve in the military in both World Wars |
(Brooke: Who is...)
Eisenhower
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Type of animal John Steinbeck traveled with in "Travels with Charley" |
a dog
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Motto for U.S. Marine Corps, it's Latin for "Always faithful" |
Semper fidelis
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Though not the most destructive barbarian tribe, their name describes destructive people |
(Bill: Uh...)
the Vandals
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The strip on a handgun's barrel used for sighting, it sounds like Eve's anatomical origin |
the rib
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Jackson, Udall & Wallace were his 3 main primary opponents |
(Bill: Who was Humphrey?)
Jimmy Carter
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Contemporary of Mark Twain who wrote "The Luck of Roaring Camp" |
Bret Harte
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What R.S.V.P. is short for |
(Leo: [*]?) (Alex: Frame it.) ... (Alex: Your pronunciation's pretty good, also.)
répondez, s'il vous plaît
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In 732, Charles Martel stopped their advance into Europe, at Tours |
the Moors (the Muslims)
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Method used by Davy Crockett to insert ammo in "Old Betsy" |
(Leo: What is with a ramrod?)
muzzle loading
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1st president during a Great Depression, he was 8th V.P. & 8th president |
Martin Van Buren
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English author whose name sounds like Henry's car coming & going |
(Bill: Can't think of it.) (Alex: Can't think of it?) (Bill: Who is E.E. Cummings?)
Ford Madox Ford
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German for child prodigy, Mozart was one |
Wunderkind
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In late 18th c., Russia, Prussia & Austria partitioned this country out of existence |
(Alex: Didn't come back into existence for about a century.)
Poland
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Term for spiral cut grooves in a weapon's bore |
rifling
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