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Parson Mason L. Weems made up the famous story that as a child, George Washington did this |
did not lie when chopping down the cherry tree
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He willed England to his second son and Normandy to his eldest son, Robert |
(Paul: Who is William?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
William the Conqueror
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The passion in passion fruit doesn't refer to l'amour, but to his passion |
Jesus
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The AFL was mainly skilled tradesmen while this group of unions represented mostly the non-skilled |
the CIO (the Congress of Industrial Organizations)
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Greenish blue, like water |
aqua
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He was granted over 350 of these, the first was for a rotary steam engine designed in 1865 |
a patent
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This king & the prince who became Edward I were the only English kings who helped lead crusades |
(Carl: Who is Richard?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Richard the Lionhearted
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This fruit of a palm tree is one of the largest known seeds in the world |
the coconut
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While clubs & fraternities are divided into chapters, unions are divided into these |
locals
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Function of the red button on a standard multi-line telephone |
hold
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Westinghouse's generators here began operation in November of 1896, supplying Buffalo with power |
Niagara Falls
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Though his father really started it, this Tudor is known as the father of the English Navy |
Henry VIII
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In the 1790s, this fruit traveled from Tahiti to the West Indies with Captain Bligh |
breadfruit
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Well-known in the history of the U.S. labor movement, this group, the IWW, still exists |
(Mike: Who are the International Workers of the World, also known as the Wobblies?) [Originally ruled correct; reversed before Final Jeopardy!]
the Industrial Workers of the World (the Wobblies)
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The kind of stake you'd find in a poker game |
(Paul: What is high, for high stake?)
ante
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The life of a drayman crossing the tracks was saved during the 1st demonstration of this invention |
(Carl: What is a switching device?)
air brakes (for trains)
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It's said he was kidnapped in Baltimore during the 1849 election & forced to vote so many times he collapsed & died |
(Paul: Who is Zachary Taylor?) ... (Alex: Yeah, it's said they kept him drunk, that's why he collapsed and died.) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Edgar Allan Poe
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2 years after Cromwell died, Parliament reestablished the monarchy, putting him on the throne |
(Mike: Who's Charles I?) (Paul: Who is James II?)
Charles II
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Surprisingly, bananas originated on this continent, not in Central America |
(Paul: What is Africa?) (Carl: What is South America?)
Asia
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This Pro Football Hall of Famer & former Raider heads the NFL Players Association |
Gene Upshaw
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A group of legislators who vote together for a particular interest |
a bloc
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The last firm he founded made a compressed air spring to take the shocks out of this |
automobiles
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Born in 1880 in Tuscumbia, Ala., daughter of a Confederate officer, her autobiography inspired millions |
(Paul: Who is Carrie Nation?)
Helen Keller
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He was king when Wellington won at Waterloo |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
George III
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Among the main varieties of this "peach of the tropics" are Van Dyke, Jubilee, & Tommy Atkins |
mango
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1886 pro-labor Chicago demonstration that turned into a riot in which 10 were killed |
the Haymarket
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A trick intended to ensnare or deceive; it's often thought of as feminine |
a wyle
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Westinghouse bought Nikola Tesla's system for producing this type of electric power |
(Alex: Until then, they used a lot of DC.)
alternating current
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