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The 1746 Battle of Culloden in this country was the last major one fought on British soil |
Scotland
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Olympic medley swimming events have these 4 strokes in one race |
butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle & backstroke
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Faked scenes in the 1958 Disney film "White Wilderness" aided the false narrative that these Arctic rodents commit suicide |
lemmings
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A 1925 Geneva protocol forbade the use of bacteriological weapons or this stuff in war |
(poison) gas
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An improvement in a hotel room or airline seat |
upgrade
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In this sport, 40 is the third point reached in a game |
tennis
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A big 19th c. issue was laws protecting farmers & increasing food prices; even when about wheat or other grains, they were these "laws" |
corn laws
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This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960 |
Muhammad Ali
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Species of this burrowing rodent in the U.S. include plains pocket & northern pocket |
(Dave: What is... prairie dog?)
the gopher
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Newton's first law, which says a body at rest will remain at rest unless acted on by an outside force, is also called the law of this |
inertia
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A good place to pitch a tent |
a campground
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In Venice, plague caused ships to be isolated in harbors for 40 days, leading to this modern word |
quarantine
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Pope Leo X gave this monarch the title "Defender of the Faith" in 1521 for his written work against Martin Luther |
(Ken: Not a friend of the pope for long, who is [*]?)
Henry VIII
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Denmark's Ellen Osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the 1st woman to win a gold medal in this sport |
fencing
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These rodents live in towns in extended family groups called coteries |
(Ken: Now it's time for [*].) [Laughter]
prairie dogs
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The first 5 books of the Old Testament are called simply "The Law" or, in Hebrew, this |
(Jay: What is the Pentateuch?)
the Torah
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This cork-firing child's toy makes a particular sound |
a pop gun
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If you make it to 40 years of marriage, know that it's termed this gem anniversary (a variety of corundum) |
(Neilesh: What is sapphire?)
ruby
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The name of this venue built in 1599 fit its circular shape, a "wooden O", some would say |
(Ken: Neilesh?) (Neilesh: What is the London Eye?) (Ken: No, I'm sorry, I think it was Shakespeare who called it a "wooden O", [*].)
the Globe Theatre
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During the opening ceremony's parade of nations, this country traditionally goes first |
Greece
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Its name may be from the French for "sleep" because it hibernates about half the year, missing out on a lot of tea parties |
the dormouse
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A 1968 U.N. agreement requires states to rescue & assist these people & "promptly return them to their launching state" |
(Neilesh: What is refugees?)
astronauts
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Many a Victorian tale featured one of these young women employed in a retail store |
a shop girl
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In the "Arabian Nights", this poor woodcutter discovers 40 thieves & their treasure hidden in a cave |
Ali Baba
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Embalmers messed up the body after his 1658 death; in 1661 folks thought putting his head on a pole was a nice finishing touch |
(Neilesh: What is... Charles I?)
Oliver Cromwell
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Reminiscent of witches, it's the bowl-like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium; Torino's was placed 190 feet up |
the Olympic cauldron
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The giant species of this rodent has been recorded as gliding up to 1,500 feet from tree to tree |
flying squirrel
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The 2018 Genocide & Atrocities Prevention Act is named for this Holocaust survivor & Nobel Peace Prize winner |
Elie Wiesel
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Ahoy, mateys! Scurry aloft & haul in these sails high, high up on the masts |
(Neilesh: What... no, no answer.)
the topgallants
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As told in chapter 16, verse 35 of this book of the Bible, the Israelites wandered for 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt |
Exodus
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