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Hydraulic lifts on the Canal du Centre are tourist attractions in this country's Walloon region |
Belgium
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The medieval Muslim text "Alive, the Son of Awake", about a man on a deserted island, is a likely inspiration for this 1719 work |
Robinson Crusoe
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It describes air heavy with water vapor |
humid
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This ruler gave his second wife Marie-Louise a necklace with 234 diamonds after the birth of their son in 1811 |
Napoleon
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Dressed as a line judge, Barry Bremen snuck onto the field at this sporting event in Jan. 1981; his 1982 effort as a chicken failed |
the Super Bowl
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Ryan Gosling & Christian Bale see bad times ahead in this 2015 movie about mortgage banking & more |
The Big Short
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It's a tight squeeze getting by in this country's Corinth Canal, but seems like fun |
(Mayim: Less than a minute.)
Greece
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This writer known for robotic laws (which might come in handy soon) wrote his "Lucky Starr" series as Paul French |
Asimov
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This word means just a speck, a little bit, un poquito |
(Allison: What is midge?)
a smidgen
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On the set of "High Society", this actress wore her actual engagement ring from Prince Rainier |
Grace Kelly
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Around 1902 Cassie Chadwick swindled banks & investors who believed she was the daughter of this steel tycoon |
Andrew Carnegie
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Seen here, Lil Rel Howery eased the tension a bit as Daniel Kaluuya's wisecracking bud in this 2017 horror film |
Get Out
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In 1913 the L.A. Times noted an event celebrated at this site would "be known as the 'wedding of the oceans"' |
the Panama Canal
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In the 1920s "Along the Road" was a travel book by this writer; he'd write about a different kind of trip in "The Doors of Perception" |
Huxley
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Pitcher Randy Johnson once said this act of giving a batter pause "is not in hitting a guy. It's the fear of it" |
intimidation
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Suitors of this queen of Ithaca brought her a necklace & a golden chain with amber beads |
Penelope
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In this memoir Frank W. Abagnale poses as a pilot & muses, "Books are judged by their covers... &... I was an immediate best seller" |
Catch Me If You Can
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On "Parks & Rec" this 4-legged phenom was Pawnee's biggest star; Andy sang "5,000 Candles In The Wind" at his memorial |
Li'l Sebastian
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The Moscow Canal links Russia's capital to this big river |
the Volga
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Chapters in this debut novel by Zadie Smith include "Two Families", "Molars" & "Of Mice & Memory" |
White Teeth
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Karl Marx wrote, "Force is the" this "of every old society pregnant with a new one" |
(David: What is I wish I didn't bet all my money? I have no idea.)
midwife
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Sapphires like the one in Princess Diana's engagement ring bear this former name for Sri Lanka, where they were found |
Ceylon
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After the French Revolution, people all around the world claimed to be the "Lost" this, the son of Marie-Antoinette |
(Suresh: What is the heir, of, uh, the French throne?)
the (Lost) Dauphin
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Before "Everything Everywhere All at Once", Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert directed "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake & this rapper |
Lil Jon
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Welland Canal, which connects Lake Erie to Lake Ontario, is a major part of this 2,300-mile-long navigation route |
the St. Lawrence Seaway
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"The Overstory" by this author is partially set during the Pacific Northwest timber wars |
Richard Powers
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This plural-sounding word for the area seen here is an adverb, as in “There was fierce fighting” |
(Allison: What is midship?)
amidships
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Mary of Burgundy got a diamond ring with the letter "M" on it from this future emperor; it was the first initial for both |
Maximilian
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Though insisting it was part of Japan, George Psalmanazar made 18th c. London believe he was from Taiwan, then called this |
Formosa
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Al Capp created this comic strip set in good ol' Dogpatch |
(Suresh: What is Pogo?)
Li'l Abner
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