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This U.S. president gave a 1797 talk on a fossil he thought was a primitive feline; it was really a ground sloth |
Jefferson
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In an interview Carly Simon said this star called & thanked her for the song "You're So Vain" |
Warren Beatty
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For a gluttonous Thanksgiving gorge-fest try turducken, a turkey stuffed with these other 2 animals |
(Craig: What are... duck...)
duck & chicken
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Add an "L" to it & you get another word for a fisherman |
anger
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One of the largest artificial lakes in the world, it straddles the border between Arizona & Nevada |
Lake Mead
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Franz Liszt always claimed that this great German composer saw him perform as a child & kissed him on the forehead |
(Doc: Who is Wagner?) (Chrissy: Who is Bach?) (Craig: Who is Händel?) ... (Alex: No harm, no foul; you each lost the same amount of money.)
Beethoven
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The harpy type of this raptor is one of the sloth's main predators |
(Chrissy: What is a vulture?)
the eagle
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This Bronx diva & former "Fly Girl" asks at events that her path be prepared with the scent of gardenias |
Jennifer Lopez ("J.Lo")
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In the '90s you were a glutton for punishment if you rooted for this Ohio NFL team that went 52-108 |
(Doc: Who are the Browns?)
the (Cincinnati) Bengals
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It's what Khan had in a "Star Trek" movie sequel title |
wrath
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On Nevada's state flag, you can see 2 sprays of this wise-sounding state flower |
sagebrush
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After the death of his dad, Liszt was listless as a musician; he took up books & met this "Miserables" writer |
Hugo
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Most mammals have 7 of these neck bones; 3-toed sloths have 8 or 9 & can rotate their heads 270 degrees |
(cervical) vertebrae
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This singing ex of Tommy Mottola had a life-sized $9,500 birthday cake modelled after herself for a 2005 bash |
Mariah Carey
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This 19th c. financier known for his jewelry was described by a restaurateur as his best 25 customers |
(Craig: Who is Tiffany?) (Doc: Who is Faberge?)
"Diamond" Jim Brady
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A homophone of this word is found before "Ashbury" in the name of a hippie section of San Francisco |
hate
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Lincoln saw Nevada's statehood as additional support for this amendment that outlawed slavery |
(Craig: What is the 14th Amendment?) (Chrissy: What is the 15th Amendment?) ... (Alex: You guys were close. What is [*]?)
the 13th Amendment
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Liszt's music was influenced by this Polish pianist, who first met George Sand through Liszt |
(Chrissy: Who is Schubert?)
(Frederic) Chopin
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Sloths are heterothermic, more commonly termed this; their body temperature can vary by 20 degrees a day |
cold-blooded
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This "Evening Shade" star wigged out when it was revealed that he owed $7,500 to 2 toupee companies |
Burt Reynolds
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Pope Martin IV ate himself to death with eels; this "Divine Comedy" poet placed him in purgatory |
Dante
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In 2004 LucasArts "Unleashed" this popular game for both Xbox & PlayStation |
(Doc: What is anger?)
Wrath
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This current leader in the Senate became the youngest lt. governor in Nevada history at the age of 30 |
(Doc: Who is I have no idea?) (Alex: Who is Democratic senator [*]?)
Harry Reid
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He was upset Liszt sent him a "shop copy" of a symphony when he sent Liszt a nice bound copy of "Lohengrin" |
Wagner
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Moss doesn't grow on a slow-moving sloth but blue-green this does, giving its fur a green hue |
algae
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This Grammy, Oscar, Tony & Emmy winner famously prefers to be photographed from her left side |
Barbra Streisand
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This great-grandson of Augustus extorted & confiscated Roman estates to finance his excesses |
Caligula
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A 1956 drama about Jimmy Porter was called "Look Back in" this |
Anger
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In 1859 this "lode" of silver made Nevada's Virginia City one of the most famous Western mining towns |
the Comstock Lode
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Between 1846 & 1853 Liszt composed the first 15 of his "Hungarian" these |
Rhapsodies
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