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At his death, Chaucer became the first poet buried in this London church |
Westminster Abbey
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This sparkling mineral water comes from a spring in Vergeze, France |
Perrier
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An administrative division of a country, such as the ten that make up Canada |
a province
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On Feb. 21, 1991, this series introduced Danny DeVito as the voice of Herb, Homer's half-brother |
The Simpsons
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When winning, you "take the cake" or "bring home" this food |
the bacon
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Suffering a humiliating or embarrassing defeat is "losing" this part of your head |
face
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In 1947 the Allied Control Council legally abolished this once powerful state of Germany |
Prussia
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The meat of a young sheep is lamb; the meat of an adult sheep, this |
mutton
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A small one is called a cascade while a large one is a cataract |
a waterfall
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According to the theme song, "They're creepy & they're kooky, mysterious & spooky, they're altogether ooky" |
the Addams Family
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"For when the one great scorer comes to write against your name he marks -- not that you won or lost -- but" this |
how you played the game
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When the Giants' Bobby Thomson hit a home run to win the 1951 N.L. playoff, this was the team he beat |
the Dodgers
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In 1094 this Spanish soldier & hero conquered Valencia & ruled there until his death |
El Cid
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Blintzes, blinis & crepes are 3 types of these |
pancakes
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It's Spanish for a saw & for a jagged mountain range |
sierra
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From 1982 to 1988, Dr. Donald Westphall was chief of staff of this Boston hospital |
St. Elsewhere (St. Eligius)
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From an American Indian tradition, when you win it's one of these "in your cap" |
a feather
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According to Hoyle, the losing player in this kids' game is the one left with the odd queen |
Old Maid
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Signed on 5/14/55, it was known officially as a "treaty of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance" |
the Warsaw Pact
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You must have this powdered pepper to make authentic goulash |
paprika
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It's a ring-shaped coral island nearly or completely surrounding a lagoon |
an atoll
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"Gabriel's Fire" star who says, "This is CNN" |
James Earl Jones
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The flag you take in winning the Indy 500 |
the checkered flag
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In 348-47 B.C. he lost out to Plato's nephew to head the Academy; 12 years later he lost again, to Xenocrates |
(Alex: Welcome to the game.)
Aristotle
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From 1438 until the empire's dissolution, all Holy Roman Emperors but 1 came from this royal house |
Hapsburg
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In the U.S. only this fish can be classified as white meat tuna |
albacore
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Greek for "chief sea", it's a sea with a chain of islands, or the islands themselves |
[Applause for India's run of the category]
an archipelago
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Few know that this kindly old "Gunsmoke" physician's first name was Galen |
Doc Adams
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A victory won at a heavy price, like what happened to the king of Epirus at Asculum |
a Pyrrhic victory
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About 20 of 33 French & Spanish ships were taken in this October 21, 1805 battle; the English lost none |
Trafalgar
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