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| It is generally believed gunpowder was invented in this country |
China
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| In 1965 Petula Clark won a Grammy for this urban anthem |
"Downtown"
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| This common household insect can transmit 30 diseases to humans |
the common fly
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| Sandra Dee, Sally Field & Karen Valentine have all played this "girl midget" |
Gidget
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| What the "J" in Dr. J. stands for |
(Alex: [*] Erving, right.)
Julius
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(John: National Administration, uh, National Association of Space Administration.)
(Alex: Sorry, that is incorrect and you didn't phrase it in the form of a question.)
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| Himself blind, he modified a military secret code to invent writing for the blind |
(Louis) Braille
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| Manager Brian Epstein had Cilla White change her name to this |
Cilla Black
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| Bees & wasps kill more people yearly than this much-feared reptilian encounter |
poisonous snakes
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| Cary Grant played the Mock Turtle in this 1933 fantasy film classic |
Alice in Wonderland
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| "When the 1 great scorer comes to write against your name, he marks not what you won or lost, but" this |
how you played the game
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| When we discuss "SALT" with Russia, we don't mean Siberian mines, but this |
(John: Strategic, what is Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty?)
the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
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| Willis Carrier's 1902 invention |
(Alex: Boy, are we thankful for it in the Southland.)
the air conditioner
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Noted for this 1964 hit, they were 2nd Brit group to appear on Ed Sullivan
"You say that you love me (Say you love me) / All of the time (All of the time) / You say that you need me (Say you need me) / You'll always be mine (Always be mine) / I'm feelin' glad all over / Yes, I'm-a glad all over..." |
(Alex: [To Ken] Have you got a question for me?)
(Ken: [No response])
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(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
The Dave Clark Five
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| This tiny pest, Pulex irritans can jump 130 times its own height |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a flea
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| He was Lindbergh going to Paris & Mr. Smith going to Washington |
Jimmy Stewart
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| Number of times O.J. Simpson played in the Super Bowl |
none
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| A financial report from the AMEX comes from there |
the American Stock Exchange
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| Not surprisingly, he invented the disposable blade safety razor |
King Camp Gillette
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| Asher & Waller, their biggest hit was "World Without Love" |
Peter and Gordon
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| Character played by both Diana Ross & Judy Garland in separate movie musicals |
(Alex: In The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz, yes.)
Dorothy
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| When managers T. Lasorda & D. Williams played for the Havana Sugar Kings, he was batting practice pitcher |
(John: Who is Tommy Lasorda?)
Fidel Castro
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| The Delmarva Peninsula includes land from these 3 states |
Delaware, Maryland & Virginia
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| Though his name is also associated with blades, he invented the electric shaver |
(Lt. Col. Jacob) Schick
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| The author of this '64 Animals' smash hit, set in America & written long ago, is unknown |
(Alex: Not fast enough, John.)
"The House Of The Rising Sun"
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| He played Waldo's Uncle Quincy in cartoons, & James Dean's dad in "Rebel Without a Cause" |
Jim Backus
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| What Joe Jacobs said in 1935 when he left a sickbed to go to the World Series but bet on the wrong team |
(Nina: Oh, what is "Say it ain't so, Joe?")
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(Alex: Nina, you were thinking about the Chicago White Sox scandal, I believe.)
I shoulda stood in bed
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| Having dropped words "International" & "Emergency", what UNICEF stands for today |
the United Nations Children Fund
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