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This strategic island was less than 8 sq. miles, had no fresh water & featured Mt. Suribachi, an extinct volcano |
(Ted: What is Midway?)
Iwo Jima
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They're the 3 traditional flavors in Neapolitan ice cream |
vanilla, chocolate & strawberry
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The triumphal chorus of this Verdi opera contains the line "Glory to Egypt's Mighty Gods" |
Aida
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In the 1960s some of his short works appeared in "Six Tales of the Jazz Age, and Other Stories" |
(F. Scott) Fitzgerald
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The Bank of England fronts on Threadneedle Street just north of the Thames in this city |
London
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This fatty substance is carried through the blood by lipoproteins |
cholesterol
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On July 25, 1943 King Victor Emmanuel III fired him as the head of government & put him in prison |
Mussolini
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From the Turkish, it literally means "roast meat on a skewer" |
a shish kebab
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"Habanera", an aria from this opera, begins, "Love is a gypsy boy" |
Carmen
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Edith Wharton was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her novel "The Age of" this |
The Age of Innocence
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Among the streets in this European capital are Gran Via, Calle de Alcala & Paseo del Prado |
Madrid
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This blood type is called a universal donor |
O
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Some joked the initials O.S.S. meant "oh so secret", but it really stood for this |
the Office of Strategic Services
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This salad consists of diced apples, celery & nuts dressed with mayonnaise |
a Waldorf salad
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"Das Rheingold" is the first opera in this Wagner cycle of 4 dramas |
The Ring of the Nibelung
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"Catriona", or "David Balfour" as it's known in America was Robert Louis Stevenson's sequel to this novel |
(John: What is... Treasure Island?)
Kidnapped
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Streets in this U.S. resort include Baltic Avenue, Pacific Avenue & Virginia Avenue |
Atlantic City
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People with this red blood cell substance, found in 1940, are "positive", those without it, "negative" |
(John: $1,771.) (Alex: $1,771. Is there some significance to that figure?) (John: I just want to make a hard time for the production crew.) [Laughter] (Alex: They'll just punch it into the computer; it won't be difficult for them at all. It will be tough for me. Thank you, John.)
Rh
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Though most unions made a no-strike pledge during the war, John L. Lewis took this group out anyway |
(John: Who are the steelworkers?) (Ted: What is the AFL?)
the coal miners
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Limburger cheese was named for Limbourg, a province in this Low country where it originated |
Belgium
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In this Puccini opera, Rodolfo, Marcello, Colline & Schaunard share a garret in Paris' Latin Quarter |
La bohème
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His 1983 novel "Poland" centers on the fictional village of Bukowo on the Vistula River |
Michener
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It's the New York avenue on which you'd find the Empire State Building & St. Patrick's Cathedral |
Fifth Avenue Beale Street
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A blood pressure reading gives 2 figures: one for systolic pressure & one for this |
(Ted: What is dystolic?)
pressure
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It was the code name given to the 1944 Anglo-American cross-Channel D-Day invasion |
Operation Overlord
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This baked Greek dish consists of layers of ground lamb & eggplant flavored with onions, tomatoes & cinnamon |
moussaka
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In an Offenbach opera, he relates the story of his 3 loves: Olympia, Giulietta & Antonia |
Hoffmann
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This 1972 bestseller by Richard Adams follows a group of rabbits as they search for a new warren |
Watership Down
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W.C. Handy wrote & played his blues compositions from Pee Wee's Saloon on this Memphis street |
(John: I should've bet it all.) ... (Alex: Don't second guess yourself.)
Beale Street
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This watery part of the blood carries such substances as minerals, hormones & enzymes |
plasma
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