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With hand bones that could have operated with precision, this first species in the genus Homo hung out in East Africa 2 million years ago |
Homo habilis
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It's a nearly automatic reflex reaction to a stimulus |
knee-jerk
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About 15 feet long by 4 feet wide, this linen relic has been preserved since 1578 at the cathedral of San Giovanni Battista |
the Shroud of Turin
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"Highborn kinsmen" separated her from her love & "shut her up in a sepulchre" in a "kingdom by the sea" |
Annabel Lee
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The title of this John Ritter sitcom refers to a list that includes "4. Bring her home late, there's no next date" |
8 Simple Rules (for Dating My Teenage Daughter)
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1 of the 3 countries that border Liberia; all of them gained independence more than 111 years later, between 1958 & 1961 |
Sierra Leone (or Guinea or Côte d'Ivoire)
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Type of person who ruins the pleasures of others |
a killjoy
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Taken to England in 1296, this 26x16x11 block of pale yellow sandstone has but one decoration--a Latin cross |
(Ken: And you got control back just in time. That is the last Daily Double. What do you want to do here, Victoria?) (Victoria: Trying to do some math.) ... (Victoria: Is this [*]?) (Ken: That's the form of a question. Yes, it is!)
the Stone of Scone
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This lass was the daughter of Benedict Bellefontaine, "the wealthiest farmer of Grand-Pre" |
Evangeline
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It's the maiden name of "X-Files" creator Chris Carter's mother |
(Yogesh: What is Scully?) ... (Ken: Yeah, Scully named for Vin Scully, apparently.)
Mulder
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This Libyan port is known for its role in WWII: British troops captured it in January 1941, lost it & retook it in November 1942 |
Tobruk
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Nickname of the NBA's all-time top scorer |
King James
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The National Archives copy of the Articles of Confederation is written on this, much more durable than the articles |
parchment
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Sylvia Plath titled a poem "Lady" this biblical figure; "Out of the ash I rise with my red hair" |
Lazarus
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Cat Deeley is the longtime host of this terpsichorean show |
So You Think You Can Dance
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This 6-syllable lifesaver of the Rwandan genocide was later imprisoned but released in 2023 after international pressure |
(Ken: Of Hotel Rwanda, right.)
Rusesabagina
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Food energy has varying units of measurement; 1,000 calories equals 4,200 of these, abbreviated kJ |
kilojoules
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Before this rock was a classroom writing surface, it was used to make the 3000s B.C. version of friendship bracelets in Finland |
slate
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The title ruler of this long Shelley poem drives a time chariot; the spirit of Shelley's first child is her passenger |
[James turns completely around from the board after hearing the correct response.] (Ken: James regretting not going for it.)
Queen Mab
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Basil Fawlty asks a hotel guest what she expected as a view in this town: "Sydney Opera House? Hanging Gardens of Babylon?" |
Torquay
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(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) Trimalchio, a former slave turned rich man, hosted a rager with high-wire dancers, a cooked cow wearing a helmet & a mock funeral in this ancient Roman work |
the Satyricon
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This Congolese leader was such a world hero that a Moscow University was named for him in 1961, the year he was assassinated |
Lumumba
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Works by this German existentialist philosopher & author include "Man in the Modern Age" |
Karl Jaspers
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A London museum has 2 of these, steel, each weighing 17 1/2 pounds, made in France, 1790-94 |
(James: What are guillotines? Blades?)
guillotine blades
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In 1862 this sister of a painter/poet introduced us to Lizzie & Laura, both tempted by the wares of "the Goblin Market" |
(Victoria: Who is Rossetti?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
Christina Rossetti
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Hulu miniseries where Kumail Nanjiani gets rich serving up beefcake |
Welcome to Chippendales
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(Jimmy Kimmel delivers the clue.) In 1941 a fancy surreal dinner party to benefit European refugees where even the fish were in satin slippers was hosted by this duo, an artist & his wife |
Salvador Dalí & Gala Éluard Dalí
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