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Regional painter John Steuart Curry executed murals in the Kansas state capitol in this city |
Topeka
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It's a celebration of a new domicile |
a housewarming
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In 1920 the 1st transcontinental air mail route was begun between New York & this California bay city |
San Francisco
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He "went a-courtin'; he did ride. H'm, H'm" |
Froggy
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This liquid is homogenized by forcing it through small nozzles that reduce the size of fat globules |
milk
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Waikiki Parc, Waikiki Joy, Outrigger Waikiki |
Honolulu
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This alto sax player nicknamed "Bird" was born in Kansas City, Kansas |
Charlie Parker
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Type of bar at a party where guests pay for their own potent potables |
(Jim: What is BYOB or bring your own bottle?) ... (Alex: Not necessarily bring your own stuff.)
a cash bar (or no-host bar)
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Named for a South Carolina city, this dance was all the rage |
Charleston
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In this Disney film, 5 crows sing, "When I See An Elephant Fly" |
Dumbo
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The antiknock characteristics of this fuel are indicated by its octane number |
gasoline
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Ledra Marriott, Lycabettus, Divani Palace Acropolis |
Athens
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Bernard Warkentin introduced the Turkey Red Winter variety of this grain to the state |
wheat
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It's a formal high school dance, though its name is from a word for a walk |
a prom
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In 1928 Ras Tafari was crowned King of Ethiopia & he was enthroned as emperor of Japan |
(Helene: Who was Haile Selassie?)
Hirohito
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This "Sesame Street" character sings, "I love trash, anything dirty or dingy or dusty" |
Oscar the Grouch
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The earliest forms of this writing fluid were compounded from lampblack, gum or glue, & water |
ink
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Lafayette Hotel, Maison Dupuy, Pontchartrain Hotel |
(Jim: What is Paris?)
New Orleans
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This inventor of basketball was head of physical education at the University of Kansas 1898-1937 |
Naismith
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On January 20, 1993, President Clinton visited 11 of them |
inauguration parties (inaugural balls)
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In 1924 Aleksei Rykov succeeded this man as premier of the Soviet Union |
Lenin
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This character has "jelly beans for Tommy, colored eggs for Sister Sue" |
(Jim: What is the Easter Bunny?)
Peter Cottontail
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Hydrargyrum is the Latin name of this metal |
mercury
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New Otani Hotel & Garden, Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Hollywood Roosevelt |
Los Angeles
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In 1936 he received nearly 17 million votes for president but carried only 2 states |
Alf Landon
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You'll hear a lot of burping at parties held to sell this houseware product |
a Tupperware party
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Camille Saint-Saens & this composer of "Hansel and Gretel" both died in 1921 |
Humperdinck
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"On the Good Ship Lollipop", they "play on the sunny beach of Peppermint Bay" |
(Alex: Where [*] play.)
bonbons
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Discovered in 1846, this liquid produces over 1,000 times its own volume in gas when exploded |
nitroglycerin
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Summit Hotel, Hotel Shangrila, Yak & Yeti |
Katmandu, (Nepal)
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