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This largest Belgian city is the seat of the European Union & known as the "Capital of Europe" |
Brussels
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In 1997 Tony Blair formally apologized to this country for British negligence during the 1845-49 famine |
Ireland
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"The People vs. Larry Flynt" |
(Deanna: Who is Edward Norton?) ... (Ken: Correct, he's Larry.)
Woody Harrelson
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In 1764 weaver James Hargreaves developed this improved spinning machine that has a girl's name |
the spinning jenny
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Jeff Bezos settled on this name because it started with the first letter of the alphabet & implied something really large |
Amazon
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Magical geometric figure pictured here |
a pentagram
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Long ruled by others, in 1815 Belgium was merged with this northern neighbor but became its own kingdom at last in 1830 |
the Netherlands
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In 1986 the French government apologized & paid compensation for the sinking of this group's ship the Rainbow Warrior |
Greenpeace
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Since 2011, "Thor" |
Chris Hemsworth
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In 1784 this American wrote in praise of bifocals, "serving for distant objects as well as near ones" |
Ben Franklin
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Benjamin Holt created a tractor that an onlooker said crawled like this worm-like larva |
a caterpillar
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This brand is now part of Whirlpool & makes ranges & refrigerators as well as washing machines |
Maytag
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2 wins in the Tour of Flanders are among the record 525 in this sport by national hero Eddy "the Cannibal" Merckx |
(Ken: He was a cyclist--[*].)
bicycle racing
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Pete Davidson apologized to congressman & former Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw for making fun of his eye patch on this show |
Saturday Night Live
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In 1785, 16 years after his patent for an improved steam engine, he developed a fuel-efficient furnace |
James Watt
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In 1936 this company started as Government Employees Insurance Company, hence the name |
(Ken: Correct, it's an acronym.)
GEICO
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To make someone angry or even make him your enemy |
antagonize
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This large cultural & linguistic group lives in southern Belgium & speaks predominantly French |
the Walloons
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In the 1970s, this ex-Alabama governor said his opposition to integration had been wrong & apologized for his actions |
George Wallace
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"Elizabeth: The Golden Age" |
(Deanna: Who is Helen Mirren?) ... (Ken: It's a younger Elizabeth, [*].)
Cate Blanchett
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Musicians can thank John Shore, who invented this in 1711; it vibrated at 423.5 cycles a second |
a tuning fork
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James Church chose this name for his product because the symbols of the god Vulcan represented power |
(Kit: What is Firestone?)
Arm & Hammer
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Aquaracer & Carrera are models of this glamorous Swiss watch brand |
TAG Heuer
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In WWI the second battle of this western Belgian cit"Y" saw some of the earliest use of deadly poison gas |
[Nick says it three different ways.] [Laughter] (Ken: [Hesitates]) (Nick: I don't speak Belgian or Walloon.) (Ken: The "S" is silent; the "R" is kind of silent--you got there eventually.)
Ypres
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After taking power in South Africa, this party apologized for the faulty timing of some bombs as it battled apartheid |
the ANC (African National Congress)
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"Barton Fink" |
John Turturro
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John Bird made the first of these navigating instruments with an arc of 60 degrees, or one-sixth of a circle |
a sextant
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The "Aerial Services" of this state & this territory of Australia gave Qantas its name |
(Kit: What's Queensland?) [Ken does not rule.] (Kit: Queensland? What's Queensland?) (Nick: What is Queensland and the Northwest Territory?) ... (Ken: Nick, you were close, but it's Canada that has Northwest Territories.)
Queensland & Northern Territory
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It's the lower house in the German legislative systeme |
the Bundestag
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