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WHAT'S THE CONFLICT IN THIS STORY? |
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Madison is this state's capital |
Wisconsin
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Ironically, Mel Blanc, who voiced Bugs Bunny, was allergic to these & would spit them out after recording a take |
carrots
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The nostril on top of a dolphin or porpoises' head is known as this |
a blowhole
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"The Charge of the Light Brigade" |
the Crimean War
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Give yourself a pat on the back if you know that the Patton museum is located at this famous fort in Kentucky |
(Craig: What is Bragg?) ... (Alex: A minute to go, now, Craig.)
Fort Knox
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As you can guess, Madison's annual Jingle Bell Run has hearty souls running 5 or 10k during this month |
December
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Maybe he won an Oscar for "Syriana" in 2006 because he was in bed with host Jon Stewart (in the opening) |
George Clooney
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A member of this American organization promises to "be prepared" |
the Boy Scouts
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"Troilus and Cressida" |
the Trojan War
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While imprisoned at Fort Dickens, this Apache Indian leader became Pensacola's first tourist attraction |
[ERRATUM: The fort was Fort Pickens, not Fort Dickens.]
Geronimo
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Also called a Chaparral cock, it can't stay airborne long, but can reach about 15 mph on the ground |
a roadrunner
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A local residence called the "Airplane House" is an example of this architect's Prairie School style |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
(Frank Lloyd) Wright
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For a 2005 reality TV show, this Motley Crue drummer signed up for classes at the University of Nebraska |
Tommy Lee
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This capital city has the largest Jewish population of any city in South America |
Buenos Aires
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"For Whom the Bell Tolls" |
the Spanish Civil War
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Fort Orange was established by Dutch settlers in 1624 in what is now this state capital |
Albany
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The 1966 film "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo" is better known as this in the U.S. |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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This name for a type of small house comes from the name of a region in Southern Asia |
(Alex: The region is Bengal; the word that comes from it is [*].)
bungalow
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"Ten Days that Shook the World" |
the Russian Revolution
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Built by George Washington's troops in June 1754, you might say it was the mother of invention |
Fort Necessity
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This common name of Agave americana might make you think you'd wait 100 years for it to flower |
a century plant
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No flipping; this 2004 host of the Emmys said he once accepted an award with "It's an honor just to win" |
Garry Shandling
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Despite the democratic ideals of Freemasonry, this member declared himself dictator of Venezuela in 1813 |
(Rena: Who is Bogota?) (Alex: No.) (Rena: [*]? Who is [*]?) ... (Alex: The problem there, Rena, is that I said "No" after you said Bogota and we can't allow you to recapture your, uh, response.)
Bolivar
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"Lysistrata" |
the Peloponnesian Wars
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Fort Leavenworth in Kansas was established in 1827 to protect travelers along this trail |
the Santa Fe Trail
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The Gila monster is as tough as it sounds; each scale has an osteoderm, a tiny one of these for armoring |
bone
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