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Hosting the Oscars, he was pursued by pilot David Letterman in an "English Patient" parody |
Billy Crystal
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People who eat this ursine mammal often marinate the meat for at least a day before cooking |
(Debbie: What is lamb?) (Alex: It should be marinated for more than a day!)
a bear
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In the 1920s Norway's parliament voted to change the name of Christiania back to this |
Oslo
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Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" continues the story of the astronaut in this singer's hit "Space Oddity" |
David Bowie
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The first stage of a multi-stage rocket, or an energetic supporter of a cause |
Booster
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It's what you want to avoid with a Mack truck
HEAD COLLISION |
a head-on collision
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The FDA approved a laser that could be used by dentists as long as the dentist & adult patient wear these |
Protective glasses
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This herb of the mint family may be used as a seasoning but watch out -- it'll drive your kitty wild |
Catnip
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Empress Taitu chose the name of this Ethiopian capital; it means "new flower" |
Addis Ababa
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This song covered by the Beatles says, "Deliver the letter, the sooner the better" |
"Please Mr. Postman"
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Rockets get their forward motion from this, the JP in Cal Tech's JPL |
Jet propulsion
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It's where secrets should remain, Monica
FRIEND JUST FRIEND |
just between friends
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When this Chinese leader died February 19, 1997 it was noted he hadn't been seen in public since early 1994 |
(Debbie: Who is Dong?) (Alex: Be more specific...) (Debbie: [No response])
Deng Xiaoping
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Escoffier says these amphibians "are not generally accepted as... first-class food by non-French people" |
frogs
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Someone had the bright idea to name this city for a duke even before it became New Zealand's capital |
(T: What is Auckland?)
Wellington
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This Van Halen tune says, "Think of all the education that I missed" & "My homework was never...like this" |
"Hot For Teacher"
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Rockets developed by William Congreve produced the "red glare" this man saw on Sept. 13-14, 1814 |
Francis Scott Key
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You'll need a pair of these in Sudbury, Ontario in the winter
WEAR LONG |
long underwear
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39 members of this doomsday cult in California committed suicide in March |
Heaven's Gate
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Centuries ago this spiny mammal seen here was a popular entree |
(Debbie: What is a porcupine?)
a hedgehog
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Abuja, this country's first planned city, was built in the Chukuku Hills to replace Lagos as the capital |
Nigeria
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According to the lyrics, "I swear" it's the reason "I Shot The Sheriff" |
In self-defense
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NERVA was a U.S. project to develop a rocket propelled by this type of "n"ergy |
Nuclear energy
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Give me any of this, bad child, & I'll ground you!
KLAT |
(Mark: What is flak?)
back talk
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Pioneer 10, which was launched in 1972 to study this planet, was retired in 1997 |
(Mark: What is Mars?)
Jupiter
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The meat of this ruminant is called chevon; Jamaicans like to eat it curried |
Goat
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Rawalpindi was selected as this country's interim capital while Islamabad was under construction |
Pakistan
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In a 1983 song, this singer heard "The strangled cries of lawyers in love" |
Jackson Browne
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A rocket's thrust may be measured in units named for this man whose laws of motion explain rocketry |
Sir Isaac Newton
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It's what happens to all my best ideas & all my best cigars
SMOKE G |
they go up in smoke
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