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SLIDING INTO YOUR "D.M."s |
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(I'm Candace Parker.) 2008 was a good year; I won my second Final Four MVP for leading Tennessee to the NCAA title & was recognized as the top women's college player with the trophy named for this inventor of the sport |
Naismith
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The first of the missions was built by 18th century padres in what is today this big Southern California city |
San Diego
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"Don't be creepy" is one of the top rules when sliding into someone's DMs, DM standing for this |
a direct message
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A thick seafood & vegetable soup in dry, pulverized form |
powder chowder
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In this job for the wealthy Kelly family, Godfrey Ford drove young Grace around & became a friend to her |
a chauffeur
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In 1867 the U.S. agreed to give the czar $7.2 million in gold; the cost to him? This territory |
(Anjali: What is the Louisiana Territory?)
Alaska
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Tim Hardaway was a master of the "crossover" this, switching the ball from one hand to the other to confuse defenders |
the dribble
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Founded in 1791, the mission in this central coast U.C. city is the only one named not for a saint, but for the cross |
Santa Cruz
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The dome on the capitol building of this Midwest city is gilded with 23-karat gold leaf |
(Ken: [*], Iowa is correct.)
Des Moines
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An ancient Roman garment for practicing asanas |
toga yoga
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In 2021 this biggest rideshare provider recognized a union for the first time, of drivers who sit on the right in Britain |
Uber
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The harsh terms imposed on Germany by the 1919 treaty of this are often cited as a cause of World War II |
(Emma: What is Paris?)
Versailles
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The winner of 11 NBA titles as a player, & the first Black coach in the NBA, this legend passed away in 2022 |
(Ken: The great [*].)
(Bill) Russell
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Not far from Los Angeles, Mission San Fernando was a popular stopping-off point for travelers on this royal road |
the Camino Real
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First name Klaus, the namesake of this boot brand was a physician in the German army |
(Igor: Who is Doc Marten?) (Emma: Who is Dr. Marten?)
Doc Martens
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"Texas" lawman trouble |
Ranger danger
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In "Cold Pursuit", based on a Norwegian film, Liam Neeson gets revenge on bad guys using his job driving this big winter vehicle |
a snowplow
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It took 2 months, 133 ballots & a lot of negotiating for Massachusetts Rep. Nathaniel Banks to land this job in 1856 |
(Ken: In recent elections, nothing compared to this, [*].)
Speaker of the House
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The 1940s defensive dominance of 6'10" George Mikan led to this rule that prohibits touching a ball on its downward flight to the basket |
goaltending
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A mission could include a pueblo, a town & one of these, a fort for protection; San Francisco has one |
(Anjali: What is a wall?) ... (Ken: The one in San Francisco is famous; that's [*].)
the Presidio
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The two celebrities seen here, one was a member of the Brat Pack & the other the Rat Pack |
(Ken: Yes, they were always hanging out, I bet.)
Demi Moore & Dean Martin
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An arbiter of a soft chocolate confection |
judge fudge
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A big heist needs someone to drive this--for the 1950 Boston Brink's job, it was Joseph Banfield |
a getaway car
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China ceded the island of Hong Kong to Britain in 1842 as one of many concessions to end the first of these wars |
the Opium Wars
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(I'm Jalen Rose.) In 1992 & '93 Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson & I played in back-to-back NCAA title games as the University of Michigan starting squad, known by this alliterative nickname |
the Fab Five
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Native Americans who converted to Christianity at the missions were called these, from Greek for "newly planted" |
(Ken: Well, that wasn't your category, but you're doing pretty well otherwise.)
neophytes
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In writing, examples of these include the breve & macron |
diacritical marks
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To pigeonhole a dozen |
shelve twelve
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At NASCAR races the driver of this car leads the field to the start & also keeps the cars at the right speed on pit road |
the pace car
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In 1962 the Berlin Hilton bar was a headquarters for James B. Donovan in tough negotiations to get this American pilot released |
Gary Powers
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