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Kauai, Maui, Honolulu |
Hawaii
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The making of this Michael Jackson video won Best Video album of 1984 |
(Tom: What is "Billie Jean"?)
"Thriller"
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In 1932 this wireless telegraphy inventor built one of the first microwave telephone systems |
Marconi
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One legend says this cat was late arriving on Noah's Ark & lost its tail as the door closed |
the Manx cat
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You need minced fillets of these tiny fish to make green goddess sauce |
anchovies
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If you're nervous, you can be said to have "ants" here |
your pants
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Okaloosa, Osceola, Okeechobee |
(Warren: What is Georgia?)
Florida
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Although her "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" didn't win, she was named Best New Artist for 1984 |
Cyndi Lauper
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In 1855 this manufacturer's reaper won the Grand Medal of Honor at the Paris Int'l Exposition |
McCormick
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The American Curl got its name because these body parts curl back |
the ears
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Mousseline sauce is a light, airy sauce made by blending hollandaise with this kind of cream |
(Tom: Heavy cream. What is heavy cream?) (Alex: You're right. No, sorry. Try it again. More specific.)
whipped cream
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This device is called the boob tube or the idiot box—except when "Jeopardy!" is on, of course |
television
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Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Leavenworth |
Kansas
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This bandleader's 1931 release "Mood Indigo" was honored in 1975 with a Hall of Fame award |
Ellington
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In 1903, its first year of release, his invention sold 51 razors & 168 blades |
(King Camp) Gillette
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The spotted ocicat is named for its resemblance to this wild cat |
the ocelot
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A sauce made from this fruity East Indian condiment is delicious on baked ham |
chutney
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Someone who flatters is a "polisher" of this fruit |
an apple
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Allegheny, Delaware, Susquehanna |
Pennsylvania
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In 1990 this country star received his first Grammy nomination for his "Friends in Low Places" release |
Garth Brooks
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While working as a newsboy on the Grand Trunk Railway, he printed a newspaper, the Weekly Herald |
Edison
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Like this cat from which it was bred, the Balinese may be a seal, blue, chocolate or lilac point |
Siamese
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Hot chilies & garlic go into rouille sauce, often served with this French fish stew |
(Roger: What is ratatouille?)
bouillabaisse
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An iceman is a thief who steals these |
diamonds
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Frederick, Carroll, Calvert |
Maryland
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With 30, this Chicago Symphony conductor has won more Grammys than anyone else |
(Georg) Solti
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In 1911 Ernest Rutherford & this German physicist developed a device to count alpha particles |
(Tom: Who was Roentgen?) (Alex: Oh, no. To count alpha particles, [*], hence the [*] counter.)
Hans Geiger
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Though named for Ancient Ethiopia, it may have been the sacred cat of Ancient Egypt |
the Abyssinian
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Joy of Cooking's recipe for this Bloody Mary ingredient calls for 6 tablespoons of walnut catsup |
Worcestershire sauce
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Amount of money known as half a yard |
$50
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