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Composer Edvard Grieg was born in this Norwegian city that makes us think of actress Candice |
Bergen
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In the 1970s this Great Lakes state cut down on litter with the nation's first 10-cent bottle refund law |
Michigan
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Superman could tell you this odorless, colorless gas bears atomic No. 36 |
krypton
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"Well, excuuuuuse me!" |
[Alex does an enthusiastic impression.]
Steve Martin
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Most candy is made by crystallizing this |
sugar
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He sought the Republican presidential nomination in 2000 |
Quayle
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Classy car dealers like Beverly Hills Mercedes-Benz use this synonym for "used" |
pre-owned
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First isolated by Sir William Ramsay & Morris Travers, this gas takes its name from the Greek word meaning "new" |
neon
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"You look mahvelous!" |
Billy Crystal
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This drink has been traced back to the Ethiopian province of Keffa or Kaffa (maybe the source of its name, too) |
[ERRATUM: The modern consensus is that the word derives from the Arabic qahwah, "the dark one".]
coffee
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On this show, Jack Klugman starred as a crime-solving forensic investigator |
Quincy
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The annual tomato battle, or Tomatina, held in Bunol in this country really does paint the town red |
(Mark: What is Italy?)
Spain
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If you find an authentic original zoot suit in a secondhand store, it's probably from this decade |
the 1940s
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This gas is released during photosynthesis |
(Alex: That's why we love those trees.)
oxygen
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"Woo woo woo woo woo woo!" |
Curly
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Pindar tells of one of these races in which 40 teams were entered & only one finished |
a chariot race
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It's the geographic entity outlined here |
Quebec
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We have a "hunch" you can visit this author's home at No. 6 Place des Vosges in Paris |
Victor Hugo
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In "I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang", a war veteran tries to sell this but the pawnbroker has too many already |
a medal
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When bubbles of this gas form in a scuba diver's blood, the bends can occur |
nitrogen
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"Here's another nice mess you've gotten us into" |
Oliver Hardy
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This daily chronicler of the fashion industry launched "W", a bi-weekly, in 1972 |
Women's Wear Daily
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It means "held once every 4 years" |
quadrennial
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Legend says this capital is named for Kii, one of the 3 brothers who founded it |
Kiev
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Fancier term for dealers in used books, the first A in their association, the ABAA |
antiquarian
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In the "heavy water" used in nuclear physics, deuterium replaces the usual form of this gas |
hydrogen
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To Rochester: "Now cut that out!" |
Jack Benny
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Western state whose 2-letter postal abbreviation sounds like a deadly sin |
Nevada (NV/envy)
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