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I sunk the island & was able to take 2 of my opponent's cups in this 2-word game played with buds & suds in college dorms |
beer pong
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Countries like Vietnam & Mongolia require your U.S. passport to be valid this many months past your intended travel |
6 months
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The title of a 2010 documentary gave us this word meaning to deceive with a fake online persona |
catfish
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Bob Welch's 27 wins in 1990 are the all-time record for the A's franchise in this city & sadly, may always be |
Oakland
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"His hand was still messy with the fairy dust" as this character asked, "Tink, where are you?" |
Peter Pan
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(Michael Douglas presents the clue.) Edward Bancroft, Secretary to the U.S. Commission in Paris was this type of two-timing spy, the British revealed a century later |
(Ken: Our thanks to Michael Douglas for his help with that category; Franklin is now streaming on Apple TV+.)
a double agent
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There's nothing more fun than getting all sudsy & going down this "original backyard water slide" from Wham-O |
a Slip 'N Slide
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The U.S. State Department refers to "regular" passports as this type, a word for a person traveling for leisure |
tourist passports
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In "Ghostbusters" Bill Murray gave an old word a new meaning, saying a "chick is" this breakfast item, meaning finito |
toast
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In 1961 this team's Whitey Ford won 25 games in the regular season & 2 more as the World Series MVP |
the New York Yankees
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We meet her "seated with Stuart and Brent Tarleton in the cool shade of the porch of Tara, her father's plantation " |
Scarlett O'Hara
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(Michael Douglas presents the clue.) The Count of Vergennes, France's foreign minister, schemes to help Ben to get revenge on Britain for this war that ended in 1763 |
French & Indian (the Seven Years' War)
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A 1928 article says "the life of the party" should don one of these on his head & tell a joke "not meant for mixed company" |
a lampshade
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Japanese airports have used passport stickers that have your travel info on this 2-letter type of code invented in Japan |
QR
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A 2007 pic popularized this term for a catalog of stuff to do before you die |
a bucket list
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Seen here with Pedro Martinez, 3-timer 25er Juan Marichal was the first baseball Hall of Famer from this country |
the Dominican Republic
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After meeting this man, we learn his "ivory leg had at sea been fashioned from the... bone of the sperm whale's jaw" |
Captain Ahab
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(Michael Douglas presents the clue.) It's not unusual that when Ben is presented to her, this woman is doing a little gambling; it was a big pastime of hers |
(Marie) Antoinette
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Many fun guys own a VHS copy of this 1993 film about 4 Jamaican athletes in the Winter Olympics |
Cool Runnings
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Under UV light, Norwegian passport pages do a luminous dance, mimicking this sky glow seen on winter nights |
the northern lights
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Though it had long meant someone who ducks work, thanks to a 1991 movie title, it came to mean someone apathetic or aimless |
slacker
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In 1972 this lefty was a Phillie phanatic on the mound; he led the NL in wins (27), ERA (1.97) & strikeouts (310) |
(Nick: Who is Alexander?)
Steve Carlton
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Scout Finch: After "a timid smile, our neighbor's image blurred with my sudden tears. 'Hey,"' this character, "I said" |
Boo Radley
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(Michael Douglas presents the clue.) Things were not harmonious when this man from Massachusetts came to join Ben in the new nation's diplomatic corps |
(Grant: Who is Adams?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?) (Grant: [*], the father.)
John Adams
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In 2025 fun guys can go to the 70th annual F.U.N. convention, very F.U.N. for "Florida United" these coin collectors |
numismatists
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A white cross & writing in 5 languages are on the cover of this European country's passport |
(Grant: Uh, you sure are a FUN GUY, Ken, let's do $600.) (Ken: Thank you.)
Switzerland
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A 1944 film title gave us this word meaning to make someone doubt his or her sanity |
gaslight
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He won 25 games with the Miracle Mets in 1969 & surpassed 20 wins four times in the 1970s |
Seaver
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Holden Caulfield, who doesn't like many people, tells us about this sister of his, "You never saw a little kid so pretty & smart" |
Phoebe
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(Michael Douglas presents the clue.) Two men who could get away without wearing wigs met in 1778 when Franklin was presented to this king at Versailles |
(Grant: Who is... Louis XIV?)
Louis XVI
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