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In 1864 this Southern Democrat was nominated to run with Lincoln on the Union Party ticket |
(Andrew) Johnson
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Michael Feinstein credits this Gershwin brother, for whom he worked until 1983, with shaping much of his life |
(Reggie: Who is George?) ... (Alex: George died much earlier.)
Ira
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The saying, "Leaves three, let them be", refers to this shiny, irritating plant |
poison ivy
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This first name of former Miss America Williams is said to have been invented by Jonathan Swift |
Vanessa
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The airship that the French called a dirigeable, or dirigible, was called this by the British |
a blimp
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This creator of Sherlock Holmes wrote many books on spiritualism, including "The Coming of the Fairies" |
Arthur Conan Doyle
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In May 1861 this city was designated the capital of the Confederacy |
(Reggie: What is Montgomery?) (Debby: What is Birmingham?)
Richmond, Virginia
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In May 1992 this jazz saxophonist took over as musical director of "The Tonight Show" |
(Reggie: Who is Marsalis--who is Winfred?) (Nell: Who is Wynton Marsalis?)
Branford Marsalis
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This scientific name for a type of tree means "cone bearer" |
coniferous (conifer)
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It's the fourth Greek letter & probably the most popular one to be adopted as a name |
delta
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The F-100 was the first fighter of this type, the Convair B-58 the first bomber, the Concorde the first airliner |
supersonic
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This writer followed up 1982's "2010: Odyssey Two" with "2061: Odyssey Three" |
Arthur Clarke
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To finance the war, the U.S. Congress passed the first tax of this kind in August 1861 |
income tax
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Encouraged by Louis Armstrong, he learned to master the vibraphone & has given off good vibes ever since |
Lionel Hampton
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His "Experiments with Plant Hybrids" was published by the Brunn Natural History Society in 1866 |
(Gregor) Mendel
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This name is Latin for "little bear" & perhaps its best-known bearer is Swiss actress Andress |
Ursula
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To fly, the thrust has to be greater than the drag & the lift greater than this force |
gravity
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Though best known for his plays, he published "The Misfits and Other Stories" in 1987 |
(Arthur) Miller
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The Confederates first used this Daniel Decatur Emmett song at Jefferson Davis' inauguration |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
"Dixie"
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In 1980 this Israeli-born musician was the subject of a Newsweek cover story called "Top Fiddle" |
(Reggie: Who is Heifetz?) (Debby: Who is Zuckerman?)
(Itzhak) Perlman
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Oak bark contains this compound used to change animal hides into leather |
tannin
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Fittingly, this biblical name is Hebrew for "amorous" or "delicate one" |
(Nell: What is Mary?)
Delilah
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British aircraft designer whose firm came up with the triplane & the camel |
Sopwith
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His "Hotel", "Airport", "Wheels" & "The Moneychangers" have all become movies |
Arthur Hailey
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Born to Chinese parents in Paris in 1955, this cellist made his debut at Carnegie Hall when he was 9 |
Yo-Yo Ma
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This plant's scientific name is Digitalis purpurea |
foxglove
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A Spanish word for "pretty", it was the top girl's name in the U.S. in 1950 |
Linda
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She was the first woman to fly nonstop, nonrefueled around the world |
(Alex: [Prior to the wager] We have about a minute left in the game.) ... (Nell: [Shaking her head] Who is Amelia Earhart?)
Jeana Yeager
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A special assistant to JFK, this historian later wrote "A Thousand Days" about him |
(Arthur) Schlesinger (Jr.)
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