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In the tomb of Queen Shub-ad of Sumeria, this device for plucking eyebrows was found w/ her cosmetics |
tweezers
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The diary of this man, credited with being the 1st to reach the North Pole, indicates he may have missed it |
(Robert) Peary
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Former president who wrote about his love of fishing & hiking in his 1988 book "An Outdoor Journal" |
Jimmy Carter
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Evaporated milk is whole sweet milk from which about 60% of this has been removed |
water
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She founded a monastery with her husband, Leofric, but she's more famous for her legendary ride |
Lady Godiva
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Tara, in County Meath, was the capital city of the 5 Celtic kingdoms of this country |
Ireland
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Due to the low ratings on these in 1988, NBC promised key advertisers free air time |
the Olympics
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This activist folk singer titled her recent autobiography "And a Voice to Sing With" |
Joan Baez
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Even if you believe she was guilty, she never "gave her mother 40 whacks" -- it was her stepmother |
Lizzie Borden
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After Cleopatra's death in 30 B.C., Egypt became a province of this ruling nation |
Rome
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Reacting to some near collisions, the FAA cut the number of landings at these 2 Chicago airports |
O'Hare & Midway
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Football pro who called his 1987 autobiography "Cruisin' with the Tooz" |
John Matuszak
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In 1986, 56-year-old Eva Burroughs became the youngest person ever elected General of this "army" |
the Salvation Army
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Of the Marines at Iwo Jima, Chester Nimitz said this kind of "valor was a common virtue" |
uncommon valor
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Chinese records of this river overflowing its banks go back as far as 2297 B.C. |
(Jim: What is the Yangtze?)
the Yellow River (Huang Ho)
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Vladimir Kryuchkov was recently named to head this organization Yuri Andropov once ran |
the KGB
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His 1961 book "The Agony & the Ecstasy" was a fictionalized biography of Michelangelo |
Irving Stone
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The name of this slightly fermented cream is French for "fresh cream" |
(Carl: What is yogurt?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
crème fraîche
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In 1988 she became the 1st person to win the tennis Grand Slam since Margaret court did it in 1970 |
(Jim: Who is Martina Navratilova?) (Carl: Who is Billie Jean King?)
Steffi Graf
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William Ernest Henley wrote, "under the bludgeonings of chance my head is bloody, but" this |
unbowed
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The Minoan civilization, the 1st great civilization of Europe, flourished on this island |
Crete
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New federal regulations require banks to clear out-of-state checks within this many business days |
(Carl: What is 10?)
7
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He worked in a paint factory in Elyria, Ohio before writing "Winesburg, Ohio" |
(Sherwood) Anderson
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Also called "clotted cream", it was named for a county in England |
(Jim: What is cottage cheese?)
Devonshire cream
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The beautiful Emma Hamilton was best known as the mistress of this 19th c. naval hero |
(Lord) Nelson
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Sir Walter Scott wrote, "to the vile dust, from whence he sprung, unwept, unhonored and" this |
(Jim: What is unburied?) (Glenn: What is unmourned?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute.)
unsung
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