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During a trial, this can be raised to oppose the introduction of certain testimony |
an objection
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The lowest elevation in the W. Hemisphere is this site at the foot of the Panamint Mountains |
Death Valley
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Whist was the forerunner of the auction & contract types of this game |
bridge
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The bassoon uses a double one of these |
a reed
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Crack an egg into boiling water, simmer 4 to 6 minutes |
to poach
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This brother of Meriwether Lewis' partner said, "I carry war in my right hand & in my left, peace" |
George Rogers Clark
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The two major law systems in the Western world are common law & this |
Napoleonic Code (or civil law)
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This river forms parts of Maryland's borders with Virginia & West Virginia |
the Potomac
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Russian Bank is a 2-person game that resembles this game for 1 player |
solitaire
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A song's refrain or the group of singers who might perform it |
a chorus
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Shred cabbage, sprinkle with chopped onion & lemon juice, dress with mayonnaise, chill |
how do you make coleslaw
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1916's "When You Want 'Em, You Can't Get 'Em" was his first published song; "Swanee" came a little later |
(Maureen: Who is Foster?)
George Gershwin
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Subject to the death penalty in wartime, this crime is grounds for divorce in some states |
(Janet: What is treason?) ... (Alex: Treason brings up an interesting concept when you think of it in relation to marriage.) [Laughter]
desertion
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Several land speed records have been set on this barren saline plain in northwestern Utah |
the Bonneville Salt Flats
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It's the value of a jack in blackjack |
10
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The group of sharps & flats at the beginning of a musical staff is called the key one of these |
the signature
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Melt Emmentaler cheese in a pan with wine, stir in Kirsch, dip bread into it on long forks |
fondue
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Prince Andrew's maternal grandfather, he died 8 years before Andrew was born |
George VI
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Latin for "on the face of it", it's evidence accepted as true |
prima facie
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Named for a U.S. president, it's Florida's most populous city |
Jacksonville
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From the Italian for "house", it's the name of a card game or the gambling room where you might play it |
a casino
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In keyboard music, the direction "mano sinistra" refers to this body part |
(Maureen: What is the hand?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
the left hand
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Layer Italian meat sauce, wide flat noodles, & ricotta, mozzarella, & Parmesan cheeses; bake |
lasagna
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These 2 19th c. female novelists used the name George in their pen names |
George Eliot & George Sand
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It's a sworn written statement of fact made voluntarily & not subject to cross-examination |
an affidavit
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This island is the southernmost of New York City's 5 boroughs |
(Alex: The lady's in Rockaway, New Jersey, you would be expected to know that, and you did.)
Staten Island
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Bolivia is a variation of this card game that originated in Uruguay |
canasta
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An adjective that indicates a brisk, lively tempo, or a 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical |
Allegro
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Wrap bite-sized pieces of chicken liver & water chestnut in bacon & broil |
rumaki
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Lady Asquith said of this British prime minister, "He couldn't see a belt without hitting below it" |
Lloyd George
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