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THE BBC's 100 GREATEST BRITONS |
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The 6 "inert" elements occur naturally primarily in this state of matter |
gases
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Remember that the S in "MSRP" stands for this--the dealer's allowed to sell cheaper |
suggested
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No. 1: A former war correspondent, in 1940 he succeeded Neville Chamberlain |
Winston Churchill
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The one nation over 2 million square miles in area that borders no other countries |
Australia
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Word that describes the status of a policeman secretly gathering information in disguise |
undercover
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In the first film, once Godzilla gets angry, he's intent on destroying this capital city of 8 million |
Tokyo
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Bittern, a source of bromides & iodides, is the solution left after this has been crystallized from seawater |
salt
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To get good traction on rocks or snow, bypass "FWD" & "RWD" & go for this, "AWD" |
all-wheel drive
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No. 3: In 1981 750 million people worldwide watched her wedding |
Princess Diana
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The one nation in Europe with a female head of government |
(Amanda: What is the Netherlands?) (Alex: Oh, no. No. Angela Merkel, who was elected the head of government in [*] just this year.)
Germany
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In sports, it's the team or player who is expected to lose to a much more powerful opponent |
underdog
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Apparently bored with his old conquests, in the 1998 version, Godzilla is intent on destroying this metropolis |
New York
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Distillation is separating a mixture by boiling & this process, converting it back into a liquid |
(Amanda: What is... evaporation?)
condensation
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Make, model, place of manufacture & even optional equipment are encoded in the "VIN", short for this |
vehicle identification number
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No. 19: Appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, knighted in 1997 |
Paul McCartney
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The one nation in the world with the same name as a U.S. state |
(Nemanja: Uh, what is New Me--Mexico?) (Amanda: What is Mexico?)
Georgia
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Rip Torn originally had this job backing up the role of Brick in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" & later got the role himself |
understudy
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In a quirky short film of 1969, this innocent Disney character faces off vs. Godzilla with predictable results |
Bambi
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To separate 2 liquids mixed together, use this device that helped Theodor Svedberg win a 1926 Nobel prize |
a centrifuge
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It's the "PO" in a "CPO" vehicle, a late-model used car made to look like new |
pre-owned
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No. 25: This best-selling author & scientist seen here |
Stephen Hawking
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The one nation in the world whose name begins with the letter "O" |
Oman
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To not let enough light into the camera for enough time to get a good image |
to underexpose
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Scenes of this "Ironside" actor were added to the original "Godzilla" before opening in the U.S. |
Raymond Burr
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This chemist must have put other projects on the back "burner" when he discovered cesium in 1860 |
(Robert) Bunsen
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A "CVT", using a belt instead of gears for smoothness, is a continuously variable this |
a transmission
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No. 54: Froze to death with several companions in March 1912 |
(Amanda: Who is Shackleton?) (Alex: No. Shackleton survived his experience, but [*] did not at the South Pole. You have no money, once again.)
Robert Scott
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The one nation in the world with Catalan as an official language is this small one in the Pyrenees |
Andorra
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It's background music, as well as a line drawn beneath something for emphasis |
underscore
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Over the years, Godzilla's adversaries have included King Kong, Gigan & in 1964, this giant insect |
Mothra
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