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French medical pioneer who developed rabies vaccine |
Pasteur
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Muslin-covered, wooden-framed set piece, or how Joan Rivers refers to her chest |
a flat
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In Catholicism, the dead make amends here for their sins before entering heaven |
purgatory
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German saturation bombing of this courageous city was called "The Blitz" |
London
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Vietnam commander Wm. Westmoreland sued CBS over remarks made on this show |
60 Minutes
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Actor Robert Armstrong said of his demise, "twas beauty killed the beast" |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go in the round.)
King Kong
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Known as consumption in the 19th century, this disease, not a six-gun, killed Doc Holliday |
(Matt: What is the flu?)
tuberculosis
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In O'Neill play, a passionate stepmother & stepson found "Desire" there |
(Mike: I don't know.)
Under The Elms
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Rastafarians worship this late Ethiopian emperor as God |
(Mike: Who is Sally...) ... (Alex: Michael, I had the feeling that it was there on the tip of your tongue if you could have untwisted it and gotten it out. Unfortunate for you.)
Haile Selassie
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This industry became the 1st form of U.S. transport to pass a year without a fatality |
(Mike: What are trains?)
aviation
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After starring with Gene Wilder in "Woman in Red", she married him |
(Mike: Who is Gildna Radner? [accepted without comment])
Gilda Radner
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She closed her '50s variety hour with a big "Mmmm-wah!" to the audience |
(Mike: Who is...Ethel Merman?)
Dinah Shore
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The 1st surgical anesthetic, it's been in use since 1842 |
ether
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Brother of the notorious John Wilkes, he played the finest Hamlet of his time |
(Matt: Who is Edmund Wilkes?) (Steve: Who is John Booth?)
Edwin Booth
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They started publishing their "Watchtower" magazine in 1879, the year they were organized |
the Jehovah's Witnesses
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This du Maurier story was Hitchcock's U.S. directing debut & 1940's Best Picture |
Rebecca
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U.S. secretary of transportation who's married to the Senate majority leader |
(Mike: Who is Baker?)
Elizabeth Dole
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In Shakespeare, Julius Caesar's accusatory adieu |
"et tu, Brutus"
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Empowered by a 1938 act of Cong., this agency guards against snake oil cures & excess rat hairs in food |
the Food and Drug Administration (the FDA)
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The stage is dressed but the actors aren't in this musical with sketches by Jules Feiffer & John Lennon |
Oh, Calcutta!
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Daughter of this congressman murdered by Jonestown cult is member of Rajneesh cult in Oregon |
(Leo) Ryan
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Paralleling Westmoreland case, this Israeli general & former defense minister sued "Time" |
Ariel Sharon
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As they both lay dying July 4, 1826, his last words were "Jefferson still survives" |
John Adams
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Discovered in 1957, this antiviral protein is useful in treating some cancers |
interferon
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"Learn the lines & don't bump into the furniture," advised this Brit. author of "Blithe Spirit" |
(Mike: Who is...I don't know.) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Noel Coward
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Former Baptist preacher & LBJ White House press sec'y, now commentator on "CBS Evening News" |
(Mike: Who is Morley Sather?)
Bill Moyers
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This British Restoration king's last concern was for his mistress: "Let not poor Nelly starve" |
Charles II
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