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On the pH scale, anything below 7 is acidic & anything above 7 is this |
alkaline
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He was the first president over 6' tall; 6'2" to be exact, no lie |
(Charlie: Who is Abraham Lincoln?)
George Washington
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Experts say that at its present tilt, this Italian landmark could collapse without warning |
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Plautus' ancient comedy "Aulularia" concerns an old miser & his pot of this metal |
gold
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Finding no bone in the cupboard, she buys her dog some bread, tripe & beer |
(Alex: [After reading the clue] Lucky dog.)
Old Mother Hubbard
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It basically means "to separate from the flock", the Latin for flock being "grex" |
segregate
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Carotene, found in carrots & other plants, is converted by the body into this vitamin |
A
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He was returning from Potsdam when he heard that the first A-bomb had been dropped on Japan |
Truman
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In Paris' Place des Pyramides, an equestrian statue of this female saint attracts yearly pilgrimages |
Joan of Arc
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Theatre fans flock to Piccolo Teatro in this city while opera fans go to La Scala |
Milan
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1911's "Peter and Wendy" was a retelling of this play in book form |
Peter Pan
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In 1762 Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in" these |
chains
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It's the most massive part of an atom |
the nucleus
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On a trip to this country, you might enjoy a game at the world's largest soccer stadium, the Maracana |
Brazil
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These brothers wrote songs for the 1926 musical "Oh, Kay!", which was revived in 1990 |
the (George & Ira) Gershwins
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In a 1938 novel, would- be polar explorer Mr. Popper raises a flock of these birds |
penguins
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Present when King was shot in 1968, he got some 7 million votes in the 1988 primaries |
Jesse Jackson
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It's Newton's third & probably best known law of motion |
(Charlie: What is the law of gravity?) (Michael: What is an object in motion tends to remain in motion?)
for every action there is an equal & opposite reaction
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Between his terms as president he lived on Madison Ave. in New York & took the train to his job at a law firm |
(Mary: Who is Theodore Roosevelt?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
(Grover) Cleveland
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In Silkeborg on this Danish peninsula, you can see the remains of the 2,000-year-old "Tollund Man" |
the Jutland Peninsula
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This song with a number as its title is the last musical number in "A Chorus Line" |
"One"
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Perrault's version of this fairy story was published in 1696 as "La Belle au Bois Dormant" |
Sleeping Beauty
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Gandhi dubbed them the Harijan, children of God, the name they're now known by |
the untouchables
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The Cretaceous Period, during which dinosaurs became extinct, was the last period of this geological era |
the Mesozoic
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From May to July, Finland offers special "Midnight Sun Flights" from Helsinki to this Arctic region |
(Michael: What is the Arctic Circle?) (Charlie: What is the tundra?)
Lapland
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His 1935 play "Awake and Sing" is set in the Bronx during the Depression |
(Clifford) Odets
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The Rose Garden at Maytham Hall, Kent was one inspiration for this Frances Hodgson Burnett book |
(Alex: [After the next clue selection] We have about a minute to go.)
The Secret Garden
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In 1896 Syngman Rhee joined a group that fought for civil rights in this country he later ruled |
Korea
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