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It's a venerable initialism for the Republican Party |
the GOP
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A stone tablet at the Mamertine Prison in Rome says Saint Paul & this other apostle were imprisoned there |
Peter
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Designated in 1754, the constellation Horologium in the southern sky is said to represent a pendulum type of this |
a clock
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A 2001 IPO by this company was seriously cookin', bringing in $8.7 billion; now that's a lot of Cheez Whiz |
Kraft Foods
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Of boy bander Nick & his late brother Aaron |
Carter
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The title receptacle from this Lloyd Alexander kids' book is used by the evil Lord Arawn to stir up all kinds of trouble |
The Black Cauldron
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Dissolved by executive order in 1945, it would be reconstituted into the CIA |
the OSS
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An old prison in the Argentinian city Ushuaia, "the city at the end of the world", overlooks this channel named for Darwin's ship |
the Beagle Channel
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The constellation Chamaeleon is fittingly found next to the constellation Musca, Latin for this |
(Ken: Might be food for the chameleon, Musca's [*].)
a fly
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A group paid $95,000 for "Morons" by this one-named graffiti artist, filmed the burning of the piece & sold an NFT of the work for $380,000 |
Banksy
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Of actresses Lili & Holland |
Taylor
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A Balzac tale of 2 brothers is titled after this animal, a term for one who brings embarrassment on the family |
a black sheep
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This group that consisted of two relatives of Berry Gordy is known for its "Party Rock Anthem" |
LMFAO
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After being arrested, this OG player used a Bible & a bowl of pasta in his 1756 escape from the Leads, a Venetian hoosegow |
Casanova
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This constellation appears on the flag of Australia & on a few other national flags in the region |
the Southern Cross
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Seen here is the New York Stock Exchange trading floor the days of this company's IPO in 2024, priced at $34 a share |
Reddit
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Of the British singer & songwriter seen here |
(Ken: That's Kate [*].)
Bush
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L.A. newspapers gave this nickname to 1947 murder victim Elizabeth Short, giving James Ellroy a 1987 novel title |
the Black Dahlia
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Ozone-depleting chemicals made up of atomic numbers 17, 9 & 6 |
(Aiden: What are HFCLs?) (Ken: No, sorry, [*], chlorofluorocarbons.)
CFCs
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The political prisoner known by this name was sent to many prisons, but died at the Bastille on November 19, 1703 |
the Man in the Iron Mask
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A group of 5 bright stars making a "W" helps you recognize this constellation bearing the name of an Ethiopian queen |
(Aiden: Oh... who is the Queen of Sheba?)
Cassiopeia
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A 2021 NFT of the first tweet by this Twitter co-founder went for $2.9 million but by 2023, it was said to be worth less than $4 |
Jack Dorsey
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Of Rita, who says she deserved a songwriting credit on "Layla" |
Coolidge
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Subtitled "A Story of Modern War", this Mark Bowden nonfiction book depicts the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu |
Black Hawk Down
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Founded in 1883 by scholars of language & literature, it has "style" & an annual convention |
(Aiden: What is... the APA?) (Sam: What is OED?) ... (Ken: Not APA style, Aiden, but [*], the other one.)
MLA
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In 1969, Henri Charrière published his experience in a penal colony in French Guiana as this work |
Papillon
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The Greeks saw Ophiuchus as this god of medicine & he was thought to hold a serpent in his hands |
Asclepius
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At Sotheby's in 2021, a set of 100+ of this blase creature's NFTs went for 24.4 million simians... I mean, simoleons |
(Aiden: What are... Apes?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?)
Bored Apes
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Of the First Lady of the American Theatre Helen |
Hayes
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In "Black Boy", published in 1945, this author wrote about growing up in the segregated South |
Richard Wright
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