20th CENTURY PERSONALITIES |
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Though a "sultan", not a Viking, this Yankee was buried in Valhalla, N.Y. in August 1948 |
Babe Ruth
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Frankly, my dear, in the novel he just said, "My dear. I don't give a damn" |
Rhett Butler
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A type of horse race & a type of man's hat are both named for Edward Stanley, 12th Earl of this place |
[Barbara selected the first clue.] (Alex: Not fast enough, Michael.)
Derby
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Among the states, only Texas & Alaska produce more of this resource than Louisiana |
oil
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According to California law, a California wine must contain this % of California grapes |
(Barbara: What is 105?)
100%
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The word "hypnosis" is from the Greek "hypnos", meaning this type of rest |
(Alex: We've got a minute to go in the round.)
sleep
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Using this name meaning "man of steel", he ruled the USSR with a steel grip until his death in 1953 |
Stalin
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Nick Carraway is not only the narrator of this Fitzgerald classic, he's Daisy's cousin |
The Great Gatsby
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Hazelnuts are also called this, after a saint whose feast day falls in the nutting season |
Filberts
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Annual event called "the greatest free show on earth" |
Mardi Gras
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A sailor might know that a Yo Ho cocktail is 1/3 apple brandy, 1/3 Swedish punch, & 1/3 this |
rum
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Scientist & U.S. minister to France, he was on the panel that checked Franz Mesmer's claims |
(Michael: Who was Morse?)
Benjamin Franklin
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In the '30s, he assumed party leadership during the tragic "Long March" of the Chinese Red Army |
Mao Tse Tung
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Title of this Mark Twain novel refers to the future King Edward VI & Tom Canty |
The Prince and the Pauper
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Adjective for gaudy, tasteless finery, from the cheap lace sold at St. Audrey's Fair at Ely, England |
(Richard: What is tacky?)
tawdry
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Houston's Astrodome could actually fit inside this Louisiana structure |
Superdome
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It's said this naval officer ate chocolate every Sunday on his trek to the North Pole |
Peary
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Her wedding day was ruined when she found out her groom, Mr Rochester, already had a wife |
Jane Eyre
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Some claim this word is derived from backwards spelling of Muldoon, the name of a gangster |
hoodlum
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Common in Louisiana, this plant has no roots, hangs from trees & absorbs water from the air |
Spanish moss
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In the George du Maurier novel "Trilby", this evil hypnotist puts a girl under his spell |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Svengali
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Last viceroy of India, he later became the 1st Earl of Burma |
Lord Mountbatten
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Germanic siren named for the rock where she sat to lure sailors to their deaths |
Lorelei
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Compound word for "downcast", it 1st described roosters whose combs had been beaten down in cockfights |
crestfallen
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The McIlhenny family of New Iberia are exclusive producers of this food item |
Tabasco sauce
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