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In 1935 Robert Goddard was the first to have a liquid fuel rocket break this "barrier" |
Sound barrier
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This band's 1994 tour was documented in "Pulse", a CD set that had a blinking light on its spine |
Pink Floyd
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In 1914 German troops came within 15 miles of this capital before being repulsed at the Marne |
Paris
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If you hit a wild golf shot & it's heading towards people, yell this at the top of your lungs |
"Fore!"
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The top-selling Mexican beer in the U.S., it became a yuppie trend in the 1980s |
Corona
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A group of kangaroos, or of Girl Scouts |
Troop
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With 4 patents in 1933, Edwin H. Armstrong is credited as the sole inventor of this radio system |
(Hans: What is radar?)
FM (Frequency Modulation)
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This country's 19th C. unification was impeded by the Papal states which physically divided it |
Italy
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Guests, a clue to this is the host offering "one last nightcap" & locking the liqueur away |
Time to go home/the party's over
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Maccabee is one of this country's most popular beers |
Israel
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Leapin' Lizards! A "leap" isn't a group of lizards but of these animals that can't change their spots |
(Alex: Less than a minute.)
Leopards
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In 1938 this company brought fluorescent lighting "to life" |
General Electric
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In the 17th C. Shabbetai Tzevi attracted a mass following among Jews after declaring himself this |
The Messiah
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In public, if you hear the opening strains of this, stand, & don't talk, chew gum loudly or smoke |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" (National Anthem)
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The name of Germany's Hefe-Weizen beer means yeast & this grain, not barley |
Wheat
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A group of hawks released by a falconer, or a group of actors performing in a play |
(Marianne: What is a troupe?)
Cast
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It was an atom of this element that Otto Hahn split in 1938 |
Uranium
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This 1977 Eagles hit featured a place with "mirrors on the ceiling, the pink champagne on ice" |
"Hotel California"
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It's what the FT stands for in EFTA, which began operating 34 years before NAFTA |
Free Trade
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When addressing an envelope to a boy age 7 or under, use this title |
Master
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This brand's label says it's "From the glass lined tanks of old Latrobe" & includes a mysterious "33" |
Rolling Rock
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You might find a "skulk" of these animals near your henhouse |
Foxes
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The antielectron predicted by Paul Dirac in 1930 was found by Carl Anderson in 1932 & named this |
Positron
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Her platinum album "Under The Pink" produced the hit "Cornflake Girl" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Tori Amos
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In the 18th C. Catherine the Great's son Paul I established an order of male succession in this dynasty |
Romanov
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This object, from the Latin for shade, should be carried point down & close to the body when closed |
Umbrella
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This Bavarian city is famous for its pale lager & was the site of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch |
(Alex: Obviously, you've found your category!)
Munich
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An assembly of plovers, or an assembly of churchgoers |
Congregation
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