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The first commercial use of titanium was as a substitute for this poisonous metal in paint |
lead
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This big ape was billed as "The Eighth Wonder of the World" |
King Kong
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The Rialto over the Grand Canal is one of the most famous bridges in this Italian city |
Venice
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In 1926 this cowboy humorist toured Europe as Calvin Coolidge's "ambassador of goodwill" |
Will Rogers
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This fiber can be obtained from the fleece of camels & llamas as well as from sheep |
wool
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It's the manner in which a softball is pitched |
underhand
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Iridium's chief use is to harden this metal, symbol Pt |
platinum
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In "My Fair Lady", Audrey Hepburn played this Cockney flower-seller who learned to speak like a lady |
Eliza Doolittle
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As an overseas territory of France, Tahiti also celebrates this July 14 holiday |
Bastille Day
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Addressing Congress in 1951, he said, "I now close my military career and just fade away..." |
Douglas MacArthur
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This type of fabric resembles the skeleton of a certain fish |
herringbone tweed (or weave, or twill)
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A subordinate or lackey |
an underling
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Some of this metal, eliminated from U.S. quarters & dimes in 1965, remained in half dollars until 1970 |
silver
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To play boxer Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull", this actor gained 50 pounds |
Robert De Niro
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This largest museum in Russia houses over 2 million works of art |
the Hermitage
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This author & clergyman best known for his "Power of Positive Thinking" passed away in 1993 at age 95 |
Norman Vincent Peale
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The name of this fabric used to make sheets comes from the Persian word pargalah |
percale
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This term refers to a freshman or sophomore in high school or college |
an underclassman (or undergraduate)
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K, the symbol for this metal, comes from Kalium, a Latinized version of the word alkali |
potassium
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In the 1976 film "Two-Minute Warning", this creator of "Jeopardy!" sang the national anthem |
Merv Griffin
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In 1872 this city succeeded Spanish Town as Jamaica's capital |
Kingston
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This winner of the 1958 Int'l Tchaikovsky Piano Competition established his own contest in 1962 |
Van Cliburn
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This best-known Scottish tweed has its own trademark, an orb |
Harris tweed
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In 1964 the Drifters sang, here, "down by the sea, on a blanket with my baby's where I'll be" |
"Under The Boardwalk"
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After neptunium, this radioactive metal was the next transuranium element discovered |
plutonium
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"Fast Times at" this high school was the 1982 feature film debut of director Amy Heckerling |
Ridgemont High
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Of Switzerland's 4 national languages, it's the one spoken by the most Swiss |
German
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In 1881 he founded Chicago's premier department store |
(Steve: Who is Sears?) (Kim: Who is Macy?)
Marshall Field
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Though named for a Middle Eastern capital, this lustrous textile originated in China |
[Applause for Steve's running the category.]
Damask
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To stress or emphasize |
[Applause for Steve's running the category.]
to underscore
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