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Since she received a doctorate from Georgetown U. in 1985, you can now call her Dr. Pearlie Mae |
Pearl Bailey
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Not an awning, but a cracker or bread spread with cheese, meat, or relish |
a canapé
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Because a man in free fall doesn't feel this force, he feels "weightless" |
gravity
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Man with a tan who was part of the vampire clan in "Love at First Bite" |
George Hamilton
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Originally a citadel to protect the palace, this prison was stormed on July 14, 1789 |
[Kirk selected the first clue.]
the Bastille
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The 2 highest waterfalls in North America are both in this California national park |
Yosemite
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The largest Black magazine in the world, in November 1985 it celebrated its 40th anniversary |
Ebony
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Japanese for "spade roast", it's a dish of vegetables & beef slices cooked in soy sauce & sake |
sukiyaki
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Substance used to establish the fixed points on both the Celsius & Fahrenheit scales |
(Sally: What is, uh, mercury?) ... (Alex: We determine the points by the boiling and freezing points of [*].)
water
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Playing the Count in 7 films, he titled his 1977 autobiography "Tall, Dark, & Gruesome" |
(Kirk: Who is Bela Lugosi?)
Christopher Lee
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In 1793, this king & queen lost their heads over the whole darn thing |
King Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette
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It's directly opposite the nadir |
the zenith
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Life & religion in the ghetto were the subjects of his 1953 novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain" |
James Baldwin
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At first, this breakfast dish had the word "German" in its name, but WWII sympathies made it "change sides" |
(Sally: Uh, Ger, what are German potatoes?) ... (Alex: We've got a minute to go.)
French toast
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Of a fulcrum, pulley, or inclined plane, the 1 from which the action of a screw derives |
an inclined plane
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1967 Roman Polanski film subtitled, "Pardon Me, But Your Teeth Are In My Neck" |
(Kirk: What is The Vampire Lovers?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
The Fearless Vampire Killers
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Confined to a bathtub by skin disease, this patriot was killed there by Charlotte Corday |
(Jean-Paul) Marat
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Only song starting with "X" ever to make Billboard's Top 40, it a"muse"d Olivia Newton-John |
"Xanadu"
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Known for freeing slaves, during Civil War she became only American woman to lead U.S. soldiers in battle |
(Kirk: Who is Sojourner Truth?)
Harriet Tubman
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Beverage liked best by the "boys" in the armed forces |
(Kirk: What is Coca-Cola?)
milk
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A rocket lifting off is a prime example of this one of Newton's laws of motion |
(Alex: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.)
the third law
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Despite its name, only 1 in 700 died during this period of extreme repression |
(Kirk: What was the Terror?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
the Reign of Terror
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1 of the 2 world currencies that begin with "Z" |
(Guy: No. Zuble. What is a zuble?) ... (Alex: [*], the currency of Poland and [**], the currency of that country.)
the zloty or the zaire
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He was the 1st singer to record a non-classical album that sold more than 1 million copies |
(Kirk: Who is Paul Robeson?)
Harry Belafonte
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Often mispronounced "tornado", a tournedo is not a storm, but this kind of steak |
filet mignon
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The physical measure of disorder, it's what sets in to cause everything to break down eventually |
entropy
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This radical group took its name from its headquarters on St. Jacques Street in Paris |
(Alex: You ran the category...) [Applause]
the Jacobins
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The woody element of a plant that acts as a conductor of water |
a xylem
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