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The golden age of literature in this language lasted from the first century B.C. to about 14 A.D. |
(Mac: What is Greek?)
Latin
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It's been called the "sunshine vitamin" |
(Barbara: What is vitamin C?)
vitamin D
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Jeremy Irons' performance as this enigmatic socialite won him a 1990 Oscar |
von Bulow
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It's the principal alloy of iron |
(Mac: What is tin?)
steel
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Legend says that if you throw a coin into this Roman fountain, you'll return someday |
the Trevi Fountain
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According to a proverb, there's one of these "to every rule" |
the exception
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Xhosa, a Bantu language, is spoken near the Cape of Good Hope in this country |
South Africa
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This yellowing of the skin & whites of the eyes may occur when one has hepatitis |
jaundice
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Michael Caine & Dianne Wiest both won Oscars for this Woody Allen film |
Hannah and Her Sisters
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The one named for the Black Prince in the Crown Jewels is really a red spinel, not this gem |
(Nancy: What is coral?) ... (Alex: Sorry, Barbara, not quickly enough.)
a ruby
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The famous fountains at this royal complex near Paris were begun about 1661 |
Versailles
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Of the 3 branches of government, it's the one headed by the president |
the executive
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This is an official language in Luxembourg, Liechtenstein & Austria |
German
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In 1882 German physician Robert Koch discovered the bacterium which causes this lung disease |
tuberculosis
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This director who won for "The Last Emperor" is Italian, not Chinese |
Bertolucci
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The name of this fine-grained, translucent variety of gypsum was used by the Romans for marble |
alabaster
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A statue commonly called "Eros" occupies a fountain in this London "Circus" |
Piccadilly
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In 1991 this corp. agreed to pay $1.025 billion in fines for the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound |
Exxon
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Galician, spoken in northwestern Spain, is a dialect of this language, not Spanish |
(Nancy: What is Basque?) (Mac: What is Gaelic?) (Barbara: What is French?)
Portuguese
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This chemical derived from the bark of a tree was the only treatment for malaria for hundreds of years |
quinine
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William Hurt, Holly Hunter & Albert Brooks all received acting nominations for this 1987 film |
Broadcast News
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The name of this mineral was often featured in big letters on old-time theatre curtains |
(Mac: What is alabaster?)
asbestos
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Mogul ruler Shah Jahan had many fountains built in this city, home of the Taj Mahal |
Agra
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It's a concentrated flavoring, often in liquid form, such as almond or vanilla |
an extract
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When spoken in Belgium, the Dutch language is popularly called this |
Flemish
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This disease that usually afflicts Blacks results from a flaw in the hemoglobin molecule |
sickle-cell (anemia)
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Whoopi Goldberg was the first Black actress to win since this actress won for "Gone with the Wind" |
(Mac: Who is Hettie McKendall?) (Barbara: Who is Hattie MacDonald?)
Hattie McDaniel
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Early photographers used this lightest common metal as an ingredient in flashpowder |
(Alex: Obviously, we're not going to use ROCKS & MINERALS as a category for quite a while.) [Laughter]
magnesium
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The fountain of Castalia flowed near the stone marking the center of the Earth at this Greek site |
Delphi
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Prohibited by the Constitution, it's a law that makes an act criminal after it's already been committed |
ex post facto
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