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The name of this city of Jesus' birth is Hebrew for "house of bread" |
(Rose: What's Nazareth?)
Bethlehem
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The shortest commercial flight in the U.S., 20 miles, is between Oshkosh & Appleton in this state |
Wisconsin
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Ice covers much of the surface of this smallest ocean year-round |
the Arctic Ocean
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The practice of placing pebbles in cement to make durable floors led to this art form |
mosaic
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Though the first court had just 6 members, the number has been set at this since 1869 |
9
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This "American Bandstand" host co-wrote "Murder on Tour: A Rock 'n' Roll Mystery" |
Dick Clark
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This sign was given to indicate that God will never again destroy all flesh by a flood |
a rainbow
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In 1981 President Reagan fired nearly 12,000 of these workers after they called an illegal strike |
air traffic controllers
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The Strait of Dover is the easternmost & narrowest part of this waterway |
the English Channel
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A tatter is a person who makes the handmade type of this |
lace
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In the robing room, the justices' lockers are arranged in order of this |
Seniority
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A mother & daughter are the victims of a brutal murder in his "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" |
(Edgar Allan) Poe
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"In the first year of Belshazzar King of Babylon" this prophet "had a dream and visions" |
(Rose: Who is John the Baptist?) (Roger: Who is Isaiah?)
Daniel
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At just over 800 feet it was the longest rigid airship ever built |
the Hindenburg
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The Ural & Volga Rivers empty into this sea |
(Cleve: What is the Black Sea?)
The Caspian Sea
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Wax is used to repel dye in this fabric-decorating art practiced on Java for centuries |
batik
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This president's "court-packing" plan of the 1930s died in Congress |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Lord Peter Wimsey joins an advertising firm to solve a murder in her "Murder Must Advertise" |
Dorothy Sayers
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David sent this husband of Bathsheba to the front lines of the fighting, where he was killed |
Uriah (the Hittite)
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In 1991 this airline once headed by Frank Borman ceased operations |
Eastern
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The pre-Incan ruin of Tiahuanaco lies near the shore of this highest navigable lake |
Lake Titicaca
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Jeweler's son whose vases & lampshades have been called "The Epitome of Art Nouveau" |
(Cleve: Who is Tiffany?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Louis Comfort Tiffany
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This former president was confirmed as Chief Justice on the same day he was nominated for the job |
William Howard Taft
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Before "Lost Horizon", this author wrote "Murder at School" under the pseudonym Glen Trevor |
James Hilton
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And he was stoned, "calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit" |
Stephen
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It wasn't until 1964 that Jerrie Mock became the first woman to do this; Wiley Post did it in 1933 |
(Cleve: What is go around the globe, circumnavigate the globe?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Cleve: In an airplane, nonstop.)
circumnavigate the globe solo
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1 of the 2 largest lakes entirely within Canada; they both have "Great" in their names |
Great Bear Lake (or Great Slave Lake)
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Kind of pottery seen here, named for the European town in which it's made: |
Delft
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Since the retirement of Justice White, this Minnesotan is the court's longest-serving member |
(Harry) Blackmun
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"Murder By the Book" is one of over 40 Nero Wolfe books by this author |
(Cleve: Who is Ellery Queen?)
Rex Stout
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