SO YOU THINK YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS |
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Called invincible, it was sent from Spain in 1588 by King Philip II to invade England; it proved... vincible |
(Ken: That's correct, and I apologize to James for a whole category about great upsets. It's not what he wants to see.)
Spanish Armada
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Site of Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, Gandhi Smriti, now a memorial & museum |
New Delhi
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This world capital pulled back on its wild & weedy ways with a 2023 ban on smoking marijuana in its famous red light district |
Amsterdam
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Scott Joplin published the haunting "Bethena, a Concert" this kind of dance music soon after the 1904 death of his wife |
(Mattea: What's a rag? I don't know.)
waltz
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The task is this, meaning extraordinarily difficult? must be a job for a mythical Greek hero! |
Herculean
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Christine & Mary Beth were the first names of this title police twosome played by Sharon & Tyne |
Cagney and Lacey
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On Dec. 20, 2000 the execs of this Houston company were feeling good with the stock at $79; a year later it was at 42 cents |
Enron
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Seen here, the city's most visited attraction, Schönbrunn Palace |
Vienna
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In Feb. 2023 a young girl was rescued after 147 hours in rubble from the devastating 7.8 earthquake in Syria & this country |
Turkey
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You didn't want to mess with Erik Satie on his daily walks through this city, as he always carried a hammer |
Paris
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Stoves & stomachs are made of this 2-word alloy formed in a mold |
cast iron
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This New Jersey strip club was a place to hang out & discuss mafia business on "The Sopranos" |
Bada Bing!
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In Super Bowl III this 15-win team with stars like John Mackey was favored by 18 over the Jets |
the Baltimore Colts
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The Hanging Church & nearby Coptic Museum |
Cairo
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The FDA gave early approval to Leqembi, a breakthrough drug that clears amyloid protein buildup from the brain to fight this disease |
Alzheimer's
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"Rinaldo", overture heard here, is one of dozens of operas by this man also famous for oratorios |
Handel
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This synonym for indifferent is a homonym of a word for hardened skin |
callous
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The exploits of a real-life criminal gang in early 20th century Birmingham, England were the basis for this series |
Peaky Blinders
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He fought the chimera and was on top of the world riding Pegasus, but rode him too high and fell to Earth |
Bellerophon
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The Bob Marley Home & Museum |
Kingston
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Subheads in a piece on this N.Y. rep.: "lied about where he went to... college"; "allegedly swindled a disabled vet whose dog was dying" |
(Ken: I don't get to say this very much, but [*] is correct.) [Laughter and applause]
George Santos
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Already a veteran of Tin Pan Alley & Broadway, in 1932 he premiered his own "Second Rhapsody", Serge Koussevitzky conducting |
George Gershwin
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Thoroughly heated via immersion, or the type of fiction mastered by James M. Cain |
hard-boiled
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As Lilly Rush on this show, Kathryn Morris was a cop determined not to let forgotten crimes & victims stay that way |
Cold Case
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Acting as your own attorney, this Latin phrase for "in one's own behalf"? you know what they say about a lawyer who represents himself |
pro se
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The Zytglogge tower & astronomical clock, which inspired Einstein & his special theory of relativity |
(Ken: There's a Daily Double in this round, of course. If the home audience cares to know, look at your television screens right now. [Beep boop] There we go. James, start the round.) (James: IN THE WORLD CAPITAL, 1000.) (Ken: Well, there you go. [Daily Double is shown] You kept the suspense for almost five seconds, James.) (James: I know. I love that little preview you give them. 1000 please.) ... (James: What is Prague?) (Ken: No, I'm afraid Einstein was studying in Switzerland. What is [*]?)
Bern
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With 50,000 mercenaries, many from prisons, the outfit called this group has become a key part of Russia's force in Ukraine |
the Wagner Group
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"Hella good fugues, Nicky", or words to that effect, was Tchaikovsky's response when this young composer sent him some works |
Rimsky-Korsakov
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Old French for "diamond", it can mean a diamond or other object of unyielding firmness |
adamant
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From 1967 to 1975 Raymond Burr battled evildoers from his wheelchair as this crimefighter |
Ironside
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