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This Vatican choir is named after the chapel in which it often sings |
(Karen: What is the Sistine Chapel?) (Alex: Sistine Chapel, or [*], yes.)
Sistine Choir
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For exceptional service or courageous acts, this country awards the National Order of the Cedars |
(Karen: What is Israel?)
Lebanon
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The "fi" in "fee, fi, fo, fum" doesn't mean anything, but the "fi" in "hi-fi" stands for this |
fidelity
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Appropriately, Miss America 1944 had the same name as this Roman goddess of love & beauty |
(Alex: Yes, [*] Ramey was her name.)
Venus
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These animals are used to haul logs from inaccessible forests |
elephants
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The class reserved for the unfit under the U.S. Selective Service System |
4-F
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He wrote galops, polkas, quadrilles & marches, as well as waltzes, like "Wine, Women & Song" |
(Don: Who is Schubert?)
Johann Strauss, Jr.
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All U.S. medals may be awarded to citizens of other countries with the exception of this medal |
(Don: What is the Freedom Medal?)
Congressional Medal of Honor
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In 1990, the British Army announced it had sold all its desert camouflage clothing to this country in 1986 |
(Don: What is South Africa?) (Tom: What is the United States?) ... (Alex: And I'm sure they are regretting it because that country is [*].)
Iraq
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This Disney dog's films include "Bone Bandit", "Canine Casanova" & "The Purloined Pup" |
Pluto
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A 1960s jacket fad was named for this man, India's first prime minister |
Nehru
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F is the symbol for this chemical element |
fluorine
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Make no bones about it, this 1875 work was the first major concert piece to use the xylophone |
(Karen: Sorry.) (Alex: It's the music of Camille Saint-Saƫns, the [*]. [*].) ... (The music was reprised going into the first commercial break.)
"Danse Macabre"
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In 1930, Congress authorized gold, silver & bronze medals for the crew of his Antarctic expedition |
(Don: Who is Peary?)
(Admiral) Byrd
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A boom is a large dhow, which is a type of this |
a boat
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This Norwegian with a Norse god's name is world famous for his trans-Oceanic expeditions |
Thor Heyerdahl
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In India, Hindi is spoken mainly by Hindus, while members of this religion speak Urdu |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
Islam
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What the F stands for in the sequence S‑M‑T‑W‑T‑F‑S |
Friday
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England's most coveted decoration, the Victoria Cross, was established in 1856 during this war |
the Crimean War
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Auguste Piccard went up 55,500 feet in a balloon, & his son Jacques went down 35,800 feet into this ocean |
(Karen: What is the Indian Ocean?) ... (Alex: Yes, the Marianas Trench.)
the Pacific Ocean
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She was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company before she became a TV "Avenger" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Diana Rigg
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This lord served as the last viceroy of India |
Mountbatten
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1 of 2 2-letter combinations that produce the sound of an F without using an F |
gh (or ph)
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Willems Order, created in 1815, honors military bravery in this country |
the Netherlands
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In October 1990, a room in the Heritage Center at Okefenokee Swamp was named for this cartoonist |
Walt Kelly
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It's a long loincloth worn by Hindu men or the fabric used to make it |
dhoti
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Famous Fs include Scott Fitzgerald, the writer, & this Oscar-winning Best Actor of 1984 |
F. Murray Abraham
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