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Diamonds are so colorless, I prefer these gems for my rings |
Emeralds
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A traditional Jewish cake is made with this sweet treat, milk's partner in the Promised Land |
Honey
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In 1989 George Bush had the DEA buy drugs in a park across from this building to show on TV |
The White House
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In 1998 this city's NBA Nuggets didn't match its champion Broncos, finishing 11-71 |
Denver
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These steady winds of the tropics are so named because they aid commerce |
Trade winds
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Not only does this Marx brother not speak in the film, he doesn't get to play his instrument |
Harpo
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Instead of mere cream puffs, give me these oblong pastries with icing & a French name |
Eclairs
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Daffodil cake is so named for its bursts of this color, from a mixture of egg yolks & orange rind |
Yellow
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The Bridge of Perfect Wisdom is a landmark of Beihai Park in this world capital |
(Paul: What is New Delhi?)
Beijing
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In 1972 he vacillated over a running mate & lost to Nixon, 520 electoral votes to 17 |
George McGovern
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From the Arabic for "50", the Khamsin can blow for 50 days across the north of this continent |
Africa
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The film's director, Leo McCarey, was the genius who got Stan Laurel to team up with this man |
Oliver Hardy
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Viscounts & barons needn't bother inviting me over -- I only hobnob with at least this grade of nobleman |
Earl
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Appropriately, "Joy Of Cooking" has a recipe for making this sponge-like cake at high altitude |
Angel food cake
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This London park was named for the position held by the future King George IV |
(Paul: What is Prince Gardens?)
Regent's Park
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American might & valor prevailed in a 1983 invasion of this Caribbean island |
Grenada
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Kona winds from the southwest can bring bad weather to this state |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
Hawaii
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This actress is pelted with fruit in the film's finale |
(Faith: Who is Carmen Miranda?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Margaret Dumont
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I never travel without this group around me, including a bodyguard, publicist & manicurist |
Entourage
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Geographic name for the dessert seen here (chocolate cake with cherries) |
Black Forest cake
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You can follow streets named for King George V & King David to Independence Park in this city |
(Faith: What is Philadelphia?)
Jerusalem
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This hero of a Byron poem met Julia, who "whispering, 'I will ne'er consent' -- consented" |
Don Juan
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Also called the snow eater, this strong Rocky Mountain wind shares its name with a type of salmon |
Chinook
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It's less than an hour's drive from my Geneva apartment to this French spa known for its "water" |
Evian
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Italian for "recooked", it's the key ingredient in the creamiest cheesecake |
Ricotta
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A giant ferris wheel graces this city's Prater, opened to the public by Joseph II in 1766 |
Vienna
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In 1973 this horse crushed his rival, Sham, with a 31-length victory in the Belmont Stakes |
Secretariat
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Dry & cold, the Mistral blows through this river valley in southern France |
(Faith: What is the Loire?)
the Rhône
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