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In summer 1963, a religious crusade led by Reverend Graham at this L.A. venue drew nearly one million attendees |
(Kat: What is the Staples Center?) (Andrew: What is the Rose Bowl?)
the Coliseum
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Towering over foes of 1950 at 6'10", George Mikan was Mr. this sport |
(Ken: That is right, you guessed it from the height.)
Basketball
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A passage from this Gillian Flynn novel, living up to its title: "'Amy, you home?' I ran straight upstairs. no Amy" |
Gone Girl
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A traditional woman's cloth hat worn to recite a 14-line poem |
a sonnet bonnet
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Run in & bust your pals out of jail; dash back into your territory with your enemy's symbolic property to win this outdoor game |
Capture the Flag
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Cut pieces are assembled in a pattern to create this type of art |
stained glass
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In the early 20th c. the state got more than half its revenue from these, later to be limited by the 1978 yes vote on Proposition 13 |
(Dave: What are taxes?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?) (Dave: What are sales taxes?)
property taxes
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Netflix' "Untold" anthology includes an episode about Johnny Manziel, titled "Johnny" this |
Football
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In "Black Betty" it's not so easy for this Walter Mosley detective when his friend mouse shows up after getting out of the slammer |
"Easy" Rawlins
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A less risky thin cracker |
a safer wafer
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Released in 1996, the "64" version of this video game series gave its star new abilities like backflips & triple jumps |
(Dave: What is [**]?) (Ken: Uh...) (Dave: What is Mario?) [Originally ruled incorrect; reversed before Double Jeopardy!] ... (Ken: The franchise is [*].)
Super Mario Bros. (Super Mario accepted)
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Take stock as pieces of paper rain down from buildings in New York during this type of parade |
a ticker-tape parade
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Known as Roosevelt Highway when it opened in 1929, it's now both State Route 1 & this "oceanic" road |
the Pacific Coast Highway
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In 2024 the sports world was shocked by the death of the Columbus Blue Jackets' Johnny Gaudreau, aka Johnny this |
Hockey
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"Poodle Springs", an unfinished Philip Marlowe novel by this author, was completed 30 years later by Robert B. Parker |
Chandler
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A sturdy nightstand |
(Kat: Oh, what is a hearty... nope.)
a stable table
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The name of this game comes from Chinese for "sparrows" or "little birds", which you may see on some of the tiles |
mahjong
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"All The King's Men" are not up to the task of reassembling him from his pieces |
Humpty Dumpty
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Midwest transplants included Robert Stroud, known as this--inaccurately, as he couldn't bring his canaries from Leavenworth |
(Ken: You can wager up to $1,000.) (Dave: You can't bet negative $800? Okay.) [Laughter] (Ken: Well, you'd have to be wrong to get any money.)
the Birdman of Alcatraz
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A recipient of a CBE & the Order of the Rising Sun, George Kerr is "Mr." this martial art of throws & pins |
Judo
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In a 2005 book a woman who's been missing for 40 years is tracked by another sporting this title piece of body art |
the dragon tattoo
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An edible crustacean gangster |
a lobster mobster
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In 1982 an Oregon man was acquitted of gambling charges when a judge ruled this stones & dice game was one of skill, not chance |
(Dave: What is jacks?)
backgammon
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Reese's Pieces got a big boost in sales after appearing in this film; the script had specified M&Ms, Spielberg's favorite candy |
E.T.
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Strengthening Spain's control of California, this Franciscan monk founded his first mission in San Diego in 1769 |
Junipero Serra
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Ken Watson skipped his rink to 3 Brier titles & was on 32 major bonspiel winners, so you know he was "Mr." this |
(Kat: What is Hockey?)
Curling
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8 paragraphs in on "The Thin Man", he narrates, "My glass was empty. I asked ... what she (wanted) to drink, she said scotch and soda" |
Nick Charles
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A slothful Shasta |
(Dave: What's a lazy hazy?)
lazy daisy
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Like square pizza, a popular system of chess defense gets its name from this Mediterranean island |
Sicily
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Going 18,000 mph, defunct satellites, missile fragments & parts of rockets are among the space junk termed this, O.D. for short |
(Andrew: What is orbital detritus?)
orbital debris
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