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The royal blue & the blue bird are varieties of this flower whose name compels you to remember it |
forget-me-not
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Michael Curtiz directed her to an Oscar in "Mildred Pierce" |
Joan Crawford
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This usually forms at night when water droplets condense on cool surfaces |
dew
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In this place grew a tree guarded by cherubim & a flaming sword turning every way |
(the Garden of) Eden
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When you issue orders, you "lay down" this |
the law
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In the '60s he led the fight for auto safety & influenced the passage of the Wholesome Meat Act |
Ralph Nader
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A primrose found in the British Isles, or an undergarment for a bovine |
a cowslip
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Bing Crosby introduced the song "Swinging On A Star" in this 1944 film for which he won an Oscar |
Going My Way
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The highest temperature ever recorded on this continent was 59° F. |
Antarctica
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Isaac went along with this man, his father, thinking they'd get a lamb to sacrifice at the site |
Abraham
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It's where an emotional man "wears his heart" |
on his sleeve
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In 1989 he danced with the Kirov Ballet in Russia for the first time since his 1961 defection |
Rudolf Nureyev
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In names of flowers, this lingual organ follows painted, beard & adder's- |
tongue
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This 1944 Vincente Minnelli musical is set in Missouri in 1903 |
Meet Me in St. Louis
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The word meteorology traces its origin to a 4th cent. B.C. work by this student of Plato |
Aristotle
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The New Testament uses these 2 letters to describe God as the beginning & end of everything |
alpha & omega
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One who's at a disadvantage is said to be "over this" container |
over a barrel
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Best known for songs like "Sail Away" & "Short People", he also composed the music for "Ragtime" |
Randy Newman
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These flowers are named for their resemblance to the fasteners on a single guy's apparel |
bachelor's buttons
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Danny Kaye starred as the title character in this 1947 film based on James Thurber's story |
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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This type of light rain appears to float on air currents while falling |
mist (drizzle)
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The Aramaic word for this is Cephas; the Greek word, Peter |
rock
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When you change your mind constantly, you're said to "blow" these two opposites |
hot & cold
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His "Five Pennies" included such notables as Jimmy Dorsey & Benny Goodman |
Red Nichols
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The flowering type of this plant is also known as nicotiana |
(Alex: Nicely done in the flowers category.) [Applause]
tobacco
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Broderick Crawford played Willie Stark in this 1949 film directed by Robert Rossen |
All the King's Men
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This type of storm is sometimes called a black blizzard |
a dust storm
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In the King James Version, it's the first book of the Bible named for a tribe |
(Alex: Yes, the tribe of Levi.)
Leviticus
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It's how you might describe a difficult problem, person or pistachio |
(Tony: What is a nut?) (Alex: Be more specific?) (Tony: [No response])
a hard nut to crack
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White House press secretary under Ford, he became a VP of news for the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1984 |
Ron Nessen
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