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One of this country's oldest written histories is the "Nihongi", dated 720 |
Japan
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The ovenbird was so named because it builds one of these shaped like an oven |
a nest
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It's the only police force in the Northwest Territories |
the Mounted Police
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According to the title of Robert Fulghum's best seller, "All I Really Need to Know I Learned" here |
[Pat selected the first clue.]
Kindergarten
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To make delicate cuts, lasers are often used in place of this knife |
a scalpel
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This innovation cut the amount of time needed to build a Model T by about 7/8 |
the assembly line
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This daughter of Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon became queen of England in 1553 |
(Kristen: Who is Queen Anne?) (Ann: Who is Mary?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Queen Mary I
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A member of the hawk family, the harpy type of this bird is so powerful it can capture monkeys |
the Eagle
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A province whose name begins & ends with the same letter |
Alberta (or Ontario)
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He published his first novel, "The New Centurions", while working for the L.A. Police Dept. |
(Joe) Wambaugh
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This surgical removal of the uterus is one of the most frequent operations in the U.S. |
a hysterectomy
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In 1918 he ran for this office but was defeated |
(Ann: What is president?) (Kristen: What is governor?)
senator
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In 1526 Babar conquered Northern India & founded this empire |
the Mogul Empire
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Unlike the ostrich, most other flightless, fast-running birds have this many toes on each foot |
(Alex: The ostrich has two.)
three
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The name of Saskatoon, a city in this province, comes from a Cree Indian word for a local berry |
Saskatchewan
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In 1960 a London court ruled that his "Lady Chatterley's Lover" was not obscene & could be published |
D.H. Lawrence
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It's the type of surgeon who specializes in replacing joints & operating on bones |
an orthopedic surgeon
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In an interview for the Chicago Tribune, Ford said that "history is" this |
bunk
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In the 800s, the 1st Russian state was established at this trading center now the Ukrainian capital |
Kiev
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2 common types of this bird with a color in its name are the red-winged & yellow-headed |
the blackbird
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Canada's 7 highest peaks are in this territory |
(Kristen: What is British Columbia?) (Pat: What is the Northwest Territory?) .... (British Columbia is a province, Kristen.)
(the) Yukon (Territory)
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As well as novels set in Wessex, he also wrote "Wessex Tales" & "Wessex Poems" |
Thomas Hardy
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In trephining, ancient healers removed a piece of bone from here to allow disease & spirits to escape |
the head (skull)
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Born in what's now this city, Ford set up his museum & Greenfield Village there |
Dearborn
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In 1497 this Venetian working for England 1st saw the site where St. John's, Newfoundland now stands |
(Ann: Where is Amerigo Vespucci?) (Kristen: Who is Christopher Columbus?)
John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto)
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The golden pheasant seen in zoos originated on this continent |
Asia
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In 1917 a ship collision at this Nova Scotia city led to an explosion that killed about 2,000 people |
(Alex: We have a minute to go.)
Halifax
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His first two novels, "Red Harvest" & "The Dain Curse", feature the anonymous Continental Op |
(Alex: Well done, you ran the category, congratulations.) [Applause] (Alex: After that, I'm prompted to ask you, how remote was that place, uh, where you resided? Because you listened to a lot of rock and roll records and obviously read a great deal.) (Ann: It was up in the southern Sierras.) (Alex: Reading pays off.) (Ann: Well, in this case it did.)
Dashiell Hammett
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In the 1950s it became the first organ to be successfully transplanted in humans |
(Kristen: What is the liver?)
the kidney
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In 1930 Ford co-wrote a book on this inventor |
Edison
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