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It's the common name of the national flag of the United Kingdom |
the Union Jack
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Types of these include the Northumbrian Small Pipe & Scottish Highland |
bagpipes
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During a tearful ceremony in February 1992, the L.A. Lakers retired his uniform, No. 32 |
Magic Johnson
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The Second Amendment concerns the right of the people to keep these |
arms
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Muslims have never sanctioned a translation of this holy book; it should be read in Arabic |
(Eugene: What is the Korean?) ... (Alex: Just a little misspeaking there by Eugene.)
the Koran
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On a technical drawing, WV can stand for wall vent; on an envelope, it stands for this state |
West Virginia
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Hey, speak of this author; he's on the new £10 note |
(Dennis: Who is Shakespeare?)
Charles Dickens
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The tenor version of this instrument with a sliding tube is the most often played |
the trombone
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In 1986 this Philippine president was named Time Magazine's "Woman of the Year" |
Corazon Aquino
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The second tallest bulding in this U.S. city is One Peachtree Center |
Atlanta
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In the U.S., this Mennonite group can be traced back to the early 1700s in Berks County, Pennsylvania |
the Amish
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This shade of blue is abbreviated az. |
azure
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Legend says that if these birds leave the Tower of London, England will fall |
ravens
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The baritone, euphonium & helicon are varieties of this big instrument |
the tuba
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At a gala in 1980 this "bubbly" soprano made her final appearance, playing Rosalinde in "Die Fledermaus" |
Beverly Sills
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Karol Wojtyla was the second person to take this name as pope |
John Paul
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The First Council of Nicaea set the date of this observance on the Sunday after Passover |
Easter
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A physician who treats a variety of illnesses may be called a G.P., which stands for this |
general practitioner
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The Ashmolean museum houses this univ.'s collections of fine & applied arts, archaeology & numismatics |
Oxford
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A standard piano type has 41 keys, 120 bass buttons, from 2 to 15 registers & a bellows |
(Eugene: What is an organ?)
an accordion
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In March 1992 this Nebraska senator dropped out of the presidential race, citing a lack of funds |
Bob Kerrey
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It's the second-smallest planet in our solar system |
(Dennis: What is Pluto?)
Mercury
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This Protestant reformer brought Calvinism to Scotland |
(Dennis: Who is Wesley?)
(John) Knox
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In 1972 the U.S. & the USSR signed a treaty limiting deployment of these missiles abbreviated ABMs |
(Eugene: What's SALT treaty?) (Mike: What is the ABM treaty?) ... (Alex: It was the ABM treaty, but we were going for these missiles, which are abbreviated ABMs. We were going for [*]. You and Eugene misunderstood the clue, unfortunately.)
antiballistic missiles
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For his bravery in the Baltic Sea June 21, 1854, Lt. C.D. Lucas was the first to receive this decoration |
the Victoria Cross (the V.C.)
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If the valves weren't added to this in 1813, Wynton Marsalis would be playing a bugle today |
a trumpet
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While in high school, this costumer to the stars designed clothes for schoolmate Vikki Carr |
(Bob) Mackie
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Of the top 10 mountains, the only one not in the Himalayas is this second tallest |
(Mike: What is Aconcagua?) (Alex: Aconcagua is in the Andes; [*], [**], is in the Karakoram range.)
K2 (Godwin Austen)
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The only 2 sacraments recognized by United Methodists are the Lord's Supper & this |
[NOTE: This was the 510,000th clue entered into the J! Archive, on 2023-10-04.]
baptism
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When taking out a loan, make sure you know the APR which stands for this |
the annual percentage rate
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