WE'VE GOT TO STOP MEETING LIKE THIS |
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In the 1920s & '30s this literary group that included Dorothy Parker met regularly for lunch at a NYC hotel |
the Algonquin Round Table
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9 wire arches called wickets are used in this backyard game |
croquet
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These 2 beastly symbols are used to describe advancing & declining stock markets |
bear & bull
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In August 1578 this English navigator sailed around Cape Horn |
(Barb: Who is... I gave it a shot?) (Ken: You had to do it.)
Francis Drake
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No spy should be without one of these aptly named outer garments worn by British soldiers in WWI |
a trench coat
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Before you ask for mine, you should know it's from the Greek for "self-written" |
(Jilana: What is autobiography?)
autograph
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The Dumbarton Oaks Mansion was the site of a 1944 meeting that proposed forming what became this world body |
(Barb: [Whispers] Thank goodness.)
the United Nations
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Dating back 50 years, "Maze War" & "Spasim" were some of the first of this type of video game, abbreviated FPS |
first person shooter
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It's the income from your investment, or a triangular street sign |
yield
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Willem Schouten, who rounded the Horn, named it after his birthplace in this country |
Holland (the Netherlands)
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Although this company's name was trademarked in 1871, its logo didn't appear on men's underwear until many decades later |
Fruit of the Loom
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The prefix "eu" means good, so this word comes from the Greek for "good death" |
euthanasia
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During the 1604 Hampton Court Conference, this king accepted a request for a new translation of the Bible |
King James
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The classic game Reversi is aka this game, like a Shakespearean title character |
Othello
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If you invest in a "CD" down at the bank, it's not music, but one of these |
a certificate of deposit
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An around-the-world yacht race that requires sailors to round Cape Horn awards a trophy named for this author |
(Barb: Who's... Thor Heyerdahl?)
Jules Verne
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From 1915 to 1947 the Tirocchi sisters brought haute couture to this capital of a tiny U.S. state |
Providence
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This liquid part of the blood derives its name from the Greek for something molded or formed |
plasma
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In February, 1945, FDR, Churchill & Stalin met at the Livadia Palace near this Black Sea resort |
(Barb: [Prior to the wager] You're killing me, Ken.) [Ken and audience laughter] ... (Barb: [Sighs] What is Walt Disney World?) [Laughter] (Ken: I think Stalin would have had a better time.)
Yalta
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In Scrabble, these 2 letter tiles are the most lucrative, each worth 10 points |
[Barb selected the first clue.] (Jilana: What are J & Z?)
Q & Z
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From the Latin for "year", it's an investment or retirement fund that pays out yearly |
an annuity
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In 1910 he said he was sailing from Norway to the Arctic Ocean via Cape Horn, but he was really headed to the South Pole |
Amundsen
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This French designer's "New Look" for 1947 included a narrow waist & padded hips |
(Barb: Who is Pierre Cardin?)
Christian Dior
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From Greek for "color", it means pertaining to color, or to a musical scale that's been modified |
chromatic
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Holy Roman Emperor Charles V called the 1521 meeting of this assembly at Worms |
(Barb: What is [**]?) (Ken: No.) [Ruled incorrect; reversed prior to revealing the Final Jeopardy! category]
the Diet (of Worms) (the Council at Worms)
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In chess there are this many possible opening first moves for white |
(Ken: Two for each pawn and two for each knight.)
20
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To determine a company's performance before you invest, check out its P/E ratio, this |
price-to-earnings
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This British naval captain "Endeavour"ed to sail around the Horn--& did in 1769 |
Cook
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In 1939, she closed her Paris shop & spent the rest of World War II in the Ritz hotel with her German boyfriend |
Coco Chanel
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A battery of tests will tell you this element's name is from the Greek for "stone" |
lithium
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