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The Amazon discharges about 60 times the volume of water of this longer Egyptian river |
the Nile
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In "The African Queen", she asks a German officer, "Would you hang us together, please?" |
Katharine Hepburn
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This omnipresent holiday cake often contains dried apricots, dates, raisins & nuts |
fruitcake
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This French soldier's 1st military engagement was in 1777 at Brandywine, where he was wounded |
Lafayette
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In November 1986 John Poindexter resigned & Oliver North was fired over this scandal |
the Iran-Contra affair
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It's "worth two in the bush" |
a bird in the hand
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This region in northwestern France was named for the Norse people who conquered it in the 800s |
Normandy
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In the "Star Wars" trilogy, he was the short, stubby robot |
R2-D2
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No relation to the fish sauce, "cream of" this is added to candy to make it creamier |
tartar
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For the Battle of Bunker Hill, British troops were ferried across this river from Boston |
the Charles
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In 1989 this TV evangelist was convicted on 24 counts of fraud & conspiracy |
Jim Bakker
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To deal with matters in reverse order is to "put the cart before" this animal |
the horse
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This Italian city maintains a sister-city relationship with Columbus, Ohio |
Genoa
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This actress won an Oscar for her role as Barbara Graham in the 1958 film "I Want to Live!" |
Susan Hayward
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Used to make napoleons, the "puff" type of this is also called pate feuilletee |
(puff) pastry
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During the war this Boston silversmith cast cannon for the Continental Army |
Paul Revere
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When 8 members of Chicago's baseball team threw the 1919 World Series, it caused this scandal |
the Black Sox scandal
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Whether out of shyness or stubbornness, one who refuses to talk does this, like a certain bivalve |
clam up
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Pennsylvania's first permanent European settlers were from this Scandinavian country |
Sweden
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In "I'm No Angel", this actress ordered "Beulah" to "Peel me a grape" |
Mae West
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Black Forest cake is often decorated with the sour type of this fruit |
cherries
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Known for his bold raids in the swamps of the Carolinas, this guerrilla received the thanks of Congress |
(Norman: Who is Ethan Allen?) ... (Alex: He was known as "The Swamp Fox". Who was [*]?)
Francis Marion
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The Teapot Dome scandal was overshadowed by Nan Britton's revelation of her affair with this president |
Harding
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Referring to slumbering canines, it means "leave well enough alone" |
let sleeping dogs lie
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The Potala & Nor-Bu- Gling-Ka were the Dalai Lama's Winter & Summer Palaces in this city until 1959 |
Lhasa
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This 1974 Steve McQueen disaster film featured "We May Never Love Like This Again" as its theme song |
The Towering Inferno
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After you douse crepes suzette with orange- flavored liqueur, you should do this as a finishing touch |
[Laughter]
set fire to it
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On November 13, 1775, American general Richard Montgomery captured this Canadian city |
(Norman: What is Quebec?) ... (Alex: You're about 100 miles away from the correct response, Norman.)
Montreal
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Pilgrim descendant Sydney Biddle Barrows received this nickname after a 1984 scandal |
the "Mayflower Madame"
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Thanksgiving leftovers, or what you "go" if you suddenly quit smoking |
Cold Turkey
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