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Bandaging & adding amulets were finishing touches in this preservation process |
mummification
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James Brown told us that "Papa's got a brand new" one of these |
a bag
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If you line a serving basket with this reflective material, your hot rolls will stay hot longer |
aluminum foil
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The story of this beloved collie was published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1938 |
Lassie
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This composer of "My Old Kentucky Home" was born in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania July 4, 1826 |
Stephen Foster
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Nile, Kelly, olive |
(shades of) greens
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Ironically, the longest tomb in this famous valley is that of a queen--Queen Hatshepsut |
(Ed: What is the Nile River Valley?)
the Valley of the Kings
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He wore a purple hooded cape to pick up his 1984 Oscar-- maybe he thought it was going to rain |
Prince
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To stop a run in a pair of pantyhose, apply a clear coat of this beauty item to the snag |
nail polish
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This character is "the greatest inventor and maker of chocolates that there has ever been" |
Willy Wonka
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He was born July 4, 1804 to Capt. & Mrs. Hathorne in Salem, Massachusetts |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Hobby, clothes, pommel |
kinds of horses
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Both men & women wore clothes made of this fabric, woven so finely it was transparent |
linen
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This former L.A. Lakers cheerleader choreographed the videos from Janet Jackson's "Control" album |
Paula Abdul
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Remove the basket & stem, & you can make instant coffee in this type of coffeepot |
(Ed: What is a drip--automatic drip coffee maker?)
a percolator
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Local legends about 17th century outlaws in the Doone Valley inspired Richard Blackmore's novel about her |
Lorna Doone
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Ann Landers & this woman, her twin sister, were both born on the 4th of July 1918 |
Abigail van Buren
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Ptolemy XV was probably the son of this Roman |
Julius Caesar
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Although Elvis is identified with this Carl Perkins tune, his version only reached No. 20 on the pop charts |
"Blue Suede Shoes"
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It's easy to inflate a ball or raft if you use this kitchen tool without the bulb & blow into the tube |
a baster
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The rats in her English home, Hill Top, inspired her to write "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers" |
Beatrix Potter
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His "Brighton Beach Memoirs" might have begun with his birth in the Bronx July 4, 1927 |
Neil Simon
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Shooting, art, rogues' |
galleries
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This Egyptian mother goddess is often depicted wearing cow horns on her head |
Isis
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In 1985 Mick Jagger teamed with this rocker to record the Top 10 hit "Dancing In The Street" |
(Alex: Well done in the POP MUSIC category--fast $1,500 for you.) [Applause]
David Bowie
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Never leave a videotape on top of a TV, because the magnetic field can cause this to happen |
(Michael: What is [*]--accidental [*]?) (Alex: Accidental [*], or sometimes on purpose, depending on who left the tape there.) [Laughter]
erasure
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Little Lord Fauntleroy calls this relative "Dearest" |
his mother
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This 30th U.S. president was born July 4, 1872 at Plymouth Notch, Vermont |
Calvin Coolidge
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Tetrazzini, Tassinari, Tebaldi |
opera singers
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