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1st to use planes in combat, in 1911 this boot-shaped nation kicked off modern aerial warfare |
Italy
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They say "Leave the driving to us" |
Greyhound
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The 1st recorded match in this forerunner of baseball took place in 1719 |
cricket
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A neutered bull is not only as strong as one, he is one |
an ox
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Petite rocker who's been hittin' the charts with her "Best Shots" since 1979 |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
Pat Benatar
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Gyrate a large circular object about your hips or waist |
Hula Hoop
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In 1976, an earthquake killed 650,000 people in this country's city T'ang-shan |
China
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Mode of transportation you'd be using if you traveled on the famous "Delta Queen" |
a riverboat (steamboat)
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In 1978, he defeated Ken Norton to win the WBC heavyweight title |
(Rick: Uh, who is Leon Spinks?)
Larry Holmes
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The only 2 forms of hippopotamus are the common large size & this type |
the pygmy
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Tie string to bicuspid & doorknob, then slam the door |
remove a tooth
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Aptly, in 1982, U.S. Marines were there when the PLO sailed from the shores of this Lebanese city |
Tripoli
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"Y" on your airline ticket designates this class of travel |
tourist (coach, economy)
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In 1980, subway rider Rosie Ruiz was disqualified as women's winner in this long-distance run |
(Leslie: What is the New York Marathon?)
the Boston Marathon
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Divided by eating habits, these mammals are fruit-eating, insectivorous & bloodsucking |
bats
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Black haired rocker who blasts with the Blackhearts |
Joan Jett
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Rub an antimony trisulfide tipped stick against surface of red phosphorus, glue, & powdered glass |
light a match
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In 1915, London suffered its 1st air raid with bombs dropped from this |
(Leslie: What is a blimp?)
zeppelin (dirigible)
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If your tour includes Bhutan, continent you'd better head for |
Asia
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UPI's 1985 Coach of the Year, Lou Carnesecca, heads this college's basketball program |
St. John's
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Crocodiles carry several pounds of these in the stomach as ballast |
rocks (stones)
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Her husky voice is heard "Barking At Airplanes" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Kim Carnes
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Hold at 45°, peel foil, twist wire till it snaps, remove & ease out stopper, twisting to right |
(Rosemary: Uh, how do you open a can?) (Rick: How do you open up a wine bottle?)
open a bottle champagne
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4 of 6 countries that formed the Common Market in 1958 |
(Rick: Uh, what are Great Britain, France, uh, Italy and the Netherlands?) (Alex: Well, Great Britain was not one of the four that was involved at the beginning as you'll recall; they came in much later.)
(4 of) France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands or Luxembourg
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Schussers love to schuss down the slopes of Kitzbuhel Horn, in this country |
(Rosemary: What is Switzerland?)
Austria
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The 1st recognized race of this kind was run from Paris to Bordeaux in 1895 |
(Leslie: What is bicycling?) ... (Alex: At 732 miles it was [*].)
an auto race
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In winter, this animal is called an ermine |
a weasel
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In 3 x 3 grid, alternate inserting 24th & 15th letters of alphabet until alignment occurs |
play tic-tac-toe
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