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Of the 80 known to have been built in Egypt, all sit with corners oriented to the 4 compass points |
the Pyramids
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To raise money to get married, he tried to sell his phone patent to Western Union |
Alexander Graham Bell
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In sign language, this letter can hold Winston Churchill's cigar |
V
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Though Ron Howard thought this name came from a band-leader Andy Griffith once saw, it didn't |
Opie
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According to the American Legion, "it should be hoisted briskly & lowered ceremoniously" |
the flag
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Network whose motto is "we've got the touch" |
CBS
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"I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world," said this philosopher |
Socrates
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Civil War doctor who invented a cotton planter as well as a famous machine gun |
(Dr. Richard) Gatling
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It was assigned one dot in Morse code because of its common use |
E
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This game show staged a parade in Ohio, with Vanna appearing in person & Pat edited in later |
Wheel of Fortune
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According to American slang, if you put the touch on someone what you expect to get |
money
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Called "unattractive & short" he was convicted of corrupting the young in 399 B.C. |
(Beryl: Who was Caligula?) ... (Alex: You may hate me for this one. Who was [*] again?)
Socrates
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Inventors Eli Whitney & Samuel Morse got a lock on their degrees at this college |
Yale
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One dot in Braille symbolizes this letter meaning "one" |
(Alex: Yes, and I should point out, ladies and gentlemen, that Beryl is an expert in Braille.)
A
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Due to contamination in California, 1985 4th of July parties were lacking this fruit |
watermelon
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1963 brought us Telstar 2 & these new phones to use it |
touch-tone phones
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With his picture on them, Roman coins could have been considered two-faced |
Janus
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In 1884, New York insurance agent Lewis Waterman patented the 1st practical one of these |
(Alex: What is the famous Waterman [*]? [*].)
fountain pen
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Of the English letters in the word "gnome", the 1 not to have a Greek letter look-alike |
the G
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Her "Purple Rain" & "Falcon Crest" characters share this name, her own |
[The end-of-round signal sounds]
Apollonia
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Its capital is Charlotte Amalie |
(Garth: What is North Carolina?)
the U.S. Virgin Islands
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Group who touched No. 4 on charts in '56 with the following:
"You-oo-'ve got the magic touch / It makes me glow so much / It casts a spell, it rings a bell / The magic touch" |
(Beryl: Who is Bill Haley and the Comets?)
The Platters
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About 600 B.C., it became the most sacred shrine in Greece |
(Alex: We've got about a minute to go in this round.)
temple at Delphi
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With kitchen in the middle, he made sure ½ the dining car would be free of windborne odors |
(George) Pullman
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If a football ref held flags while signaling a 6 point score, it could semaphore this apt letter |
T
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Picked to play John Lennon, Mark Lindsay was fired when producers found out his real name was this |
(Beryl: What is David Chapman?) ... (Alex: Remember the rule about first names.)
Mark Chapman
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N.M.'s "Very Large Array" is aptly named world's largest array of these astronomy devices |
(Garth: What are telescopes?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
radio telescopes
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