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Just months before George M. Cohan's death, this film about his life premiered |
Yankee Doodle Dandy
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In the film "Snoopy, Come Home", Snoopy almost leaves this boy to live with Lila, his original owner |
Charlie Brown
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This Chicago airport is named for a WWII ace who was listed as missing in 1943 |
O'Hare
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Mined in the Cumberland Plateau, the bituminous type of this is Tennessee's most valuable mineral |
coal
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The god of this potent potable is celebrated with a bacchanalia |
(Ed: What is--who is Bacchus?)
wine
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Nomads often head to one of these desert places to find a date |
an oasis
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At an auction in New York, this sculptor's "The Thinker" sold for $9,500 |
(Alex: Yes, how times have changed.)
Rodin
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Charles Schulz' son Monte's interest in WWI model airplanes inspired the strips about this Snoopy nemesis |
the Red Baron
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Just prior to the 1984 Summer Olympics, this airport opened its Tom Bradley International Terminal |
LAX
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In 1854 Tennessee's first railroad was completed between Nashville & this "choo-choo" city |
Chattanooga
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The American Heritage Dictionary calls it an autumn festival emphasizing merrymaking & beer drinking |
Oktoberfest
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Counting from 1, it's the first number to fit the category |
eight
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The Supreme Court ruled that divorces granted in this state were valid throughout the U.S. |
Nevada
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You can meet Snoopy at Camp Snoopy, which opened at this California theme park on July 1, 1983 |
Knott's Berry Farm
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When it opened in 1939, this New York City airport was called North Beach Airport |
(Ed: What is JFK?) (Debby: What is Idlewild?)
La Guardia
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Since the 1930s flooding of the Tennessee River has been controlled by dams built by this agency |
the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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It's a ceremonial dinner, or the type of hall in which it's held |
a banquet
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It means to listen to a private conversation without the speakers' knowledge |
eavesdrop
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On July 20 the first group of officers in this women's military unit began basic training in Iowa |
the Women's Army Corps (the WACS)
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Once, after a heavy snowstorm, Snoopy found that this little bird had built an igloo in his nest |
Woodstock
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An airport in Warm Springs, Georgia is named in memory of this president |
[Debby said both names.]
Roosevelt (FDR)
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Sue K. Hicks, assistant prosecutor in the Scopes Monkey Trial, later inspired this Johnny Cash hit |
"A Boy Named Sue"
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On the Mexican kids' TV show "TVO", Gaby Ruffo sings about this, Spanish for the party or festival |
fiesta
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In 1983 this group featuring Annie Lennox hit No. 1 with "Sweet Dreams" |
the Eurythmics
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To the dismay of many countrymen, he was named Minister- President of Norway |
(Ed: Who is Olof Palme?)
Vidkun Quisling
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Snoopy wears sunglasses & a turtleneck in his guise as this BBOC, or big beagle on campus |
Joe Cool
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This first man to break the sound barrier has an airport named for him in Charleston, West Virginia |
Charles Yeager
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Famous for its handicrafts, the resort town of Gatlinburg is located near the entrance to this nat'l park |
Great Smoky
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A noisy celebration for a collection of Boy Scouts |
a jamboree
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In 1865 Wellington replaced this city as capital of New Zealand |
[Prior to this clue, Debby's score went from $700 to $800, and was at $1,300 after this clue, instead of $1,200, with no justification. The scoring error was never corrected.]
Auckland
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