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When the Luces started this photo-filled magazine in 1936, its price was 10ยข |
Life
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The Academy showed good "taste" in giving him a "Best Actor" Oscar for "The Silence of the Lambs" |
Anthony Hopkins
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Springer, New Mexico boasts a museum named for this Old West trail |
the Santa Fe Trail
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This tiny breed is believed to be descended from a Toltec dog called the Techichi |
a Chihuahua
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October 23 is the traditional day on which these birds depart San Juan Capistrano |
the swallows
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This term usually refers to a domesticated pig weighing over 120 pounds |
a hog
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Richard Suskind & this co-author received prison terms for the Howard Hughes bio Hoax |
Clifford Irving
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When she won an Oscar for "Terms of Endearment", she cracked, "I deserve this" |
Shirley MacLaine
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Look sharply & you'll find the National Knife Museum in this city known for its choo-choo |
Chattanooga
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Washington is said to have received several of these short, sad-faced hounds as a gift from Lafayette |
a Basset
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National Aviation Day, August 19, is observed on the birthday of this pilot of the 1st motor- powered flight |
(Merle: Who is Wilbur Wright?) ... (Alex: I noticed all three of you were waiting and trying to figure it out. Who was in the plane? Who was on the ground? Was it [*] or was it Wilbur? Merle, sorry.)
Orville Wright
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It can mean to snoop, or to force open with a lever |
to pry
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On July 3, 1976 Israeli commandos "raided" this Ugandan airport |
Entebbe
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Bette Davis presented him with a "Best Actor" award for "On The Waterfront", & he accepted it |
Marlon Brando
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His "The Starry Night" is one of the stellar attractions in New York City's Museum of Modern Art |
Van Gogh
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For years many of these dogs in Switzerland were called "Barryhunde" after Barry, who saved 40 lives |
a St. Bernard
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Deadwood in this state has a Days of '76 celebration commemorating the gold rush in the Black Hills |
South Dakota
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In computerese it's a word for a tiny piece of information |
a bit
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The first U.S. blues singer to tour the Soviet Union, his guitar is named Lucille |
B.B. King
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This actor received 2 Oscar nominations for playing the same role in 2 "Godfather" films |
Al Pacino
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The Arizona Hall of Fame & the Hall of Flame are both in this capital city |
Phoenix
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Of several Arctic dogs called huskies, it's the only purebred |
(Merle: What's a samoyed?) (Kevin: What is a malamute?)
the Siberian Husky
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Salley, S.C. has a day in November named for & devoted to these pig intestines |
chitlins
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It can be a practical joke, something put over the mouth, or an obstacle to free speech |
a gag
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In 1957 this governor called in the National Guard to stop the integration of a Little Rock high school |
Orval Faubus
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Mary Badham was such a good "Scout" in this Gregory Peck film that she received a 1962 Oscar nomination |
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Sir Henry Tate, a sugar refining magnate, founded the museum now known as the Tate Gallery in this city |
London
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The earliest known record of this once- royal dog dates back to the Tang Dynasty of the 8th century |
(Kevin: What is a Shih Tzu?)
a Pekingese
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This city's Mark Twain Historic District is the site of the Mississippi River Art Festival in May |
Hannibal (Missouri)
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In tennis this high- arcing shot is designed to land behind an opponent |
a lob
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