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When this Illinois lawyer told a funny story in court, the clerk was fined $5 for laughing |
(Alex: Yes, and then when he told the judge the same story, the judge remitted the fine.)
Abraham Lincoln
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When teaching a dog this, putting down papers merely increases problems |
housebreaking
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In the 8th & 9th centuries, coins were issued by the archbishops of York & this English city |
Canterbury
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"Exiles" was the only play this author of "Ulysses" ever wrote |
James Joyce
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Fungi cannot make their own food because they lack this green stuff |
chlorophyll
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2 days after their '85 season ended, the Astros & the Pirates both did this to their managers |
fire them
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When he visited the Chinese landmark, he commented, "I must say that the Great Wall is a great wall" |
(Frank: Who is Gerald Ford?) (Charles: Who is Tricky Dick [*]?)
(Richard) Nixon
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Old West pioneers used greyhounds to chase jackrabbits & Canis latrans, this wild member of dog family |
(Frank: What is a wolf?)
a coyote
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Due to a 1797 silver shortage, these Spanish "pirate coins" were counter-marked & used as English money |
(Frank: What are doubloons?)
pieces of eight (dollars)
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In "Betrayal", Harold Pinter tells the play's story chronologically this way |
backwards
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You'd find ocotillo, paloverde, & prickly pear growing in this type of arid region |
a desert
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What you hold with an eastern or continental grip |
(Nancy: What is a golf club?)
a tennis racket
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2 presidents associated with Tennessee both had the same last initial & this 1st name |
(Frank: Who is President Johnson?) ... (Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
Andrew
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More than 800 years ago, the Lhasa apso originated in this country whose capital is Lhasa |
Tibet
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A zealous hunter of counterfeiters, this English physicist was "master of the Mint" in early 18th century |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Isaac Newton
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Produced in NYC in 1894, "Arms & The Man" was this Britisher's 1st play presented in U.S. |
George Bernard Shaw
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A taxonomist does this to plants as well as animals |
(Nancy: What is stuff them?) ... (Alex: A taxidermist stuffs 'em, and I don't think they stuff plants, Nancy.) [Laughter]
classify
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In 1985, Crenshaw High in L.A. had 5 300-lb. football players at this lineman position |
tackles
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In 1914, this ex-U.S. president helped explore & map parts of Brazil |
Teddy Roosevelt
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The pug is a correctly proportioned miniature of this huge guard dog breed |
the mastiff
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Noel Coward wrote this "haunting" comedy in only 5 days |
Blithe Spirit
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The blade, petiole, & stipule are the 3 main parts of this |
the leaf
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A matador's fighting uniform is called a "traje de luces", meaning this |
a suit of lights
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Only New Jersey governor to become president |
Woodrow Wilson
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Term for an unweaned puppy |
a whelp
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He added concept of 3rd actor to Greek tragedy &, at 28, beat Aeschylus in dramatic competition |
Sophocles
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Saffron is a type of seasoning & type of this spring flower it comes from |
(Charles: What is [*] sativa?)
the crocus
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The only 2 brothers to have both held a world heavyweight boxing title |
the Spinks brothers (Leon & Michael)
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