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HOW 'BOUT A GAME OF CARDS? |
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Established in the 1930s, this government agency has the "authority" to control floods & provide electricity down South |
the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Whitney Houston starred as Rachel Marron in this film whose soundtrack won the award in 1994 |
The Bodyguard
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The world's largest ice cave lies in Hochkogel Mountain in a section of this range in Austria |
the Alps
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In bridge, hitting one of these scores 13 tricks, not 4 runs |
(David: What's a slam?) (Ken: Can you be--)
a grand slam
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This type of artwork tells you the spot in a church it's meant to be above & behind; the Isenheim one is quite famous |
an altarpiece
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We'd say it's a stereotypical expression or hackneyed theme in drama, but that would be such |
cliché
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The first census, for this year, revealed that the population totaled 3.9 million |
1790
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The first of Taylor Swift's record 4 AOTY Grammys was for this album in 2010 |
[Ken read "AOTY" as "Album of the Year".]
Fearless
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Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa in these "Inner" islands inspired a famous overture by Felix Mendelssohn |
the Hebrides
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Some say to always split aces or 8s when playing this game, but 5s, not so much |
blackjack
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The colors mix in the viewer's eye in this style that uses little blobs of color & is also called divisionism |
pointillism
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This pink, pink wine, you make me feel so fine, you keep me rockin', all of the time |
rosé
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In 1951 Pastor, welder & dad Oliver Brown filed a suit against a Board of Education in this state that soon made history |
(Drew: What is Tennessee?) ... (Ken: Correct, Topeka.)
Kansas
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The first woman to win in the category, Ms. Garland took the prize for "Judy at" this NYC venue |
Carnegie Hall
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To legally receive its name, this blue-veined cheese must age in the limestone caves near Toulouse, France |
Roquefort
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The goal of this game with a not exactly PC name is to not be holding a queen at the end |
Old Maid
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In a painting, it's the juncture on a horizontal line where the parallel lines in the scene look like they converge |
(David: Uh, not feeling it, $1,000.) ... (David: What's the convergence point?)
the vanishing point
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It means to cover food with booze & set the dish alight for a few moments before serving |
flambé
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George Dangerfield won a Pulitzer for a history of early 19th century America titled "The Era of" these |
Good Feelings
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"Dreamland" by Glass Animals might be the response to this album that made Billie Eilish the category's youngest winner ever |
(Drew: What is... Sleep?)
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
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Most of the 4.6 mil. shells of Kent, England's Shell Grotto are local but there are shells from this Caribbean Sea snail as well |
conch shells
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Paired cards in this game: "What made my first kiss so awkward?" & "A live studio audience" |
(Diane: What is Truth or Dare?)
Cards Against Humanity
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Here's Verrocchio's take on the little nude cherub known by this Italian term in art |
a putto
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This 5-letter word means outmoded or no longer fashionable |
passé
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Punning on a general's name & a Hugo title ,glum Civil War soldiers in the Army of Northern Virginia called themselves these |
Lee's Miserables
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Billy Joel was the "Big Shot" in 1980, winning for this album that bears the name of a thoroughfare |
52nd Street
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In 1900 a library cave of around 50,000 documents was discovered in the caves of the thousand Buddhas on this ancient route |
the Silk Road
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If you "declare out" in this 48-card game, play stops & tricks are counted; if you have 1,000 points or more, you win |
pinochle
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Artist Bridget Riley is one of the foremost exponents of this eye-bending style that emerged in the 1960s |
op art
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It's the easing of political tensions between countries, like the period from the late 1960s until 1979 for the U.S. & Russia |
détente
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