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3-letter last name of Johnny, a symbol of the typical southern soldier; in a 1905 book by a war veteran, he's paired with Billy Yank |
(Brian: And bring it.)
Reb
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Jackson Browne's "The Load-Out" is a thank you to these folks who move & set up equipment--"Let" them "Take the Stage" |
roadies
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Seen here is a lovely one of these hollow earth-like rocks lined with crystals of pink amethyst |
(Ken: That brings a perfect ending to a perfect round; every single clue responded to correctly.) [Applause]
a geode
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While Europe had its Iron Curtain, this curtain was a political barrier between China & the noncommunist countries of Asia |
the Bamboo Curtain
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This commander of the Nautilus in "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" also appears in "The Mysterious Island" |
Nemo
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In England & other parts of Europe, corn is commonly referred to by this name, borrowed from Spanish |
maize
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When the war started, this future general was helping drill a volunteer company in Galena, Illinois |
Grant
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Before he was infamous, Phil Spector was famous for this elaborate production style of many '60s hits |
the Wall of Sound
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Talk about going the distance! The Arctic type of this bird has the longest annual migration of any, a round trip of up to 60,000 miles |
(Brian: What's a penguin?)
the (Arctic) tern
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He served several years of hard labor in Siberia before writing about someone else's "Crime and Punishment" |
Dostoevsky
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In Connecticut, this program is called Husky Health; in Oklahoma, it's Soonercare |
Medicaid
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In 1863 John Esten Cooke rushed into print with a biography of this Confederate general killed in May of that year |
Stonewall Jackson
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The many Grammys of this legendary musician & producer include Best R&B Song for "Cuff It" in 2023 |
Nile Rodgers
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Ecdysis is another name for this process by which certain animals, such as snakes, shed their skin |
molting
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Thinking it was Claudius, Hamlet takes his sword & pierces through a curtain, killing this father of Ophelia |
Polonius
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Following the publication of this controversial 1988 novel, the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against Salman Rushdie |
The Satanic Verses
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A wagon or cart, like the one for carrying "Hay" in a painting by John Constable |
a wain
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Patented in 1862, this new weapon of war featured multiple barrels rotated by a crank |
a Gatling gun
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A 2008 documentary tells the story of the legendary group of L.A. studio musicians known by this destructive nickname |
The Wrecking Crew
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Found in bodies of water & other moist environments, these single-celled algae have cell walls made of silica |
diatoms
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In 1972 at the Met this Italian opera singer, later one of The Three Tenors, received 17 curtain calls |
Pavarotti
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In Hermann Hesse's futuristic final novel, Josef Knecht has long been consumed with mastering this title competition |
the Glass Bead Game
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Heads up! It's this South American cousin of the crocodile |
a caiman
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The last battlefield death of the war was Union Pvt. John Williams, who was killed at Palmito Ranch in this state in May 1865 |
Texas
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The Beatles were just one of many artists with whom this legendary English producer crafted hit after hit |
(Brian: Who is Brian Epstein?)
George Martin
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Also called a scaly anteater, this exotic animal of Africa & Asia is sadly among the most trafficked mammals in the world |
a pangolin
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Her first short story collection, "A Curtain of Green", contains her most famous story, "Why I Live at the P.O." |
Welty
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The short story collection "Face to Face" was the first book by this South African woman who won a 1991 Nobel Prize |
Nadine Gordimer
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A contemporary of Buddha, Mahavira is revered as a leader & organizer of this religion |
Jainism
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