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Penelope waited for Odysseus to return from this conflict... & waited & waited |
the Trojan War
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A lobster grows a new soft shell under the old hard one before dong this, which takes about 15 minutes |
shedding its shell (molting)
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Linda Gray's leg, not Anne Bancroft's, was the one on poster for this Dustin Hoffman film |
[ERRATUM: Mel Brooks insisted that the leg did, in fact, belong to his wife Anne Bancroft, as noted in OOPS! $1000 in show #882, aired 1988-06-07. Despite Brooks's contradiction, Gray's claim was repeated in CLASSIC MOVIES $1600 in show #7568, aired 2017-07-05.]
The Graduate
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This common Latin phrase used in government statistics means "by heads" |
per capita
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Ancient empire whose capital was Cuzco, in what is now Peru |
the Inca Empire
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Because she was married when she claimed the English throne, her name was really Lady Jane Dudley |
Lady Jane Grey
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Now a synonym for masculine beauty, he was the result of an incestuous relationship |
Adonis
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Biologists call the jellyfish by this name, perhaps because it's as gruesome as a Gorgon |
a medusa
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George Raft shared the screen with this sexpot in her 1st film, "Night after Night", & her last, "Sextette" |
(Amy: Who is Jean Harlow?)
Mae West
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Constitutional amendment which guarantees the right to assemble peaceably |
(Amy: What is the 2nd Amendment?)
the 1st Amendment
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Chileans call them "huasos", but we call them this, pardner |
cowboys
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Character heard in the following:
"Here's the smell of blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand" |
(Alex: Barbee?) (Barbee: I don't know.) ... (Alex: Barbara Jefford was the actress.)
Lady Macbeth
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Athena emerged, fully grown & armed, from this part of Zeus' body |
his head
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This enormous man-eater is also known as the white pointer |
a (great white) shark
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The famous couple who inspired the roles played by James Caan & Marsha Mason in "Chapter Two" |
Neil Simon & Marsha Mason
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The Bureau of Land Management is part of this Cabinet department |
the Department of Interior
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The largest one of these in South America is the Atacama |
a desert
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In 1932, his sister Adele left the act to marry Lord Cavendish & become a real "Lady Be Good" |
(Amy: Who is Adele Astaire?)
Fred Astaire
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After death, the good & heroic dwelt forever under clear skies in these fields |
the Elysian Fields
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The elongated body part for which this fish is named can penetrate whales & even boats |
a swordfish
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He won an Oscar for "Hud" in 1963 & another just for "Being There" |
(Alex: We've got a minute to go.)
Melvyn Douglas
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The Electoral College meets in this month to determine the president & vice president |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
December
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Unlike most of South America, Venezuela considers this, not soccer, its national sport |
baseball
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Her patience with her husband Leofric was sorely taxed when he overtaxed people of Coventry |
Lady Godiva
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This name was used to denote a female prophet, regardless of how many personalities she had |
Sibyl
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This position is next in line for presidential succession after the Speaker of the House |
the president pro tempore of the Senate
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Belo Horizonte, Brazil & La Plata, Argentina are both modeled after this U.S. city |
Washington, D.C.
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Lady Antonia Fraser is known for her bios of Cromwell & Charles II & her marriage to this playwright |
(Harold) Pinter
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