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BEST ACTRESS OSCAR WINNERS |
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In 2015 this man with some degree of pull in the Rome area inaugurated a year of jubilee which drew 20 million pilgrims |
(Myles: Who is the Pope?) (Ken: More specifically?)
Pope Francis
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Besides her cat, a witch ends up giving a ride to a dog, a bird & a frog in the rhymingly titled "Room on the..." |
Broom
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Reese Witherspoon won for her work in "Walk the Line" playing this country music singer & songwriter |
June Carter Cash
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A beloved moose |
(Emily: Oh, no. [Laughs] Uh, I forget.)
a dear deer
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Forks, Washington is the setting for this saga that you can really sink your teeth into |
Twilight
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In the U.S., this French word signifies the main course, but in France it means the first course |
the entrée
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In 2004 in Rome, the 25 member states of this organization signed a treaty that established a Constitution for the continent |
the EU
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A Newbery Medal winner, "The One and Only" him tells the story from the perspective of a captive gorilla |
Ivan
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17 Best Actress nominations & 2 wins puts Meryl Streep in a class by herself, with her last win so far for playing this political leader |
Margaret Thatcher
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To select doggie treats |
choose chews
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In 2020 this umlauted ice cream brand got rid of those cute little non-recyclable plastic spoons from some mini cups |
Häagen-Dazs
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This member of the nightshade family is technically a fruit |
the eggplant
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1998's Rome statute establishing the ICC, or this, came into play in 2023 when Armenia signed on, angering Putin, who has a warrant |
(Christopher: What is the International Criminal Code?)
the International Criminal Court
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A beloved 1964 book by him begins, "Once there was a tree... and she loved a little boy" |
(Ken: The Giving Tree, right.)
Shel Silverstein
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The ayes had it for Jessica Chastain in 2022 for her Best Actress-winning role in this movie about TV evangelists |
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
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Failed to arrive in time for the light fog |
missed the mist
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This iconic product from the Victorinox Company was created by Cutler Karl Elsener in 1897 |
the Swiss army knife
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This type of milk has had its water content reduced by 60%, giving a creamy taste when used in desserts |
evaporated milk
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Talk about a circus! In 2023 historians were not happy after fans caused a 1.3 shake at a Travis Scott show at this Rome landmark |
the Circus Maximus
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"The Bad Beginning", written under this pen name, is dedicated to the "unfortunate" Beatrice, "darling, dearest, dead" |
Lemony Snicket
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In 1997, picking up her first of 3 Oscars for Best Actress, she thanked her son Pedro & her husband Joel |
(Ken: What do you want to do here; are you an Oscar buff?) (Emily: Un, no, but, uh, I am very brave and I would like to make it a True Daily Double.) ... (Emily: Who is... Cate Blanchett?) (Ken: Sorry, no, the Joel is Joel Coen, this is [*], I'm afraid.)
Frances McDormand
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A more heavily fleshed falling star |
a meatier meteor
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A classic TV commercial showed that this brand of knife could cut through a tin can & still slice a tomato with precision |
(Ken: Oh, no, you forgot the [*] infomercial.) [Laughter]
Ginsu
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This round yellow Dutch cheese is partly made from skimmed milk & coated in red paraffin |
Edam
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In 2023, "P" was for the 2,000-year-old palazzo reopened to the public after 50 years of restoration, as well as this Roman hill it's on |
the Palatine
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In "Ghost Boys" the ghost of 12-year-old Jerome meets that of this real teen whose 1955 murder helped launch the civil rights movement |
(Emmett) Till
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In 2002, Halle Berry made history taking the Best Actress award for her role as a grieving mother in this film |
Monster's Ball
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To employ ornamental evergreen trees of the Taxus genus |
to use yews
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This Edgar Lee Masters "Anthology" is a collection of epitaphs of residents of a fictional small town |
The Spoon River Anthology
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These can be purple to black in color, sour right off the tree, but good in a jam or pie |
elderberries
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