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In 1939 U.S. lighthouses came under the jurisdiction of this branch of the armed services |
the Coast Guard
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The umbrellas seen here were crafted from this type of thin paper. |
(Anne: What is parchment?) ... (Alex: They use a lot of [*] in Japan.)
rice paper
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It's the book of the Bible that first tells the story of Sodom & Gomorrah |
Genesis
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1972: Ken Howard as this Declaration writer |
Jefferson
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The Queen Elizabeth was the first of the Grandiflora class of these flowers |
roses
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To deal with a problem head on is "to take" it "by the horns" |
the bull
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Built in the 3rd century B.C., & standing over 350 feet high, it was the tallest lighthouse ever built |
the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria
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The cement used by stained glass craftsmen is like this in their hands -- actually it is this in their hands |
putty
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Someone scribbled "Sodoma Gomorra" on a Pompeii wall prior to the eruption of this in 79 A.D. |
Mt. Vesuvius
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1976: Edward Herrmann as this Depression-era chief of state |
FDR
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Seen here, its name is from the Greek for "golden flower" |
chrysanthemum
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For a phrase that means "spotless", it pairs with "spick" |
span
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A lighthouse on this state's Block Island has one of the most powerful beacons on the east coast |
Rhode Island
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Some archaeologists believe that the sites of Sodom & Gomorrah lie under this body of water |
the Dead Sea
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2000: Bruce Greenwood in "Thirteen Days" |
JFK
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Darwin's first book after the "Origin of Species" was on these tropical flowers |
orchids
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It's sounded just before the lights go out in your barracks |
"Taps"
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Maine's West Quoddy Lighthouse, noted for its distinct red & white candy strips, overlooks this Canadian bay |
Bay of Fundy
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Edge guilding is a common technique in this bibliophilic craft |
(Anne: What is calligraphy?)
bookbinding
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Although warned not to look back at the destruction, Lot's wife did & became this |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
a pillar of salt
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1979: Robert Duvall as this general |
Eisenhower
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These are sometimes known as "crane flowers" |
birds of paradise
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The four 4-letter words in the title of the Beatles' first U.S. No. 1 hit |
(Anne: What is "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"? No... [Laughs]) (Alex: No, no, no, no. No, no, no, no.) ... (Alex: What are [*]? We left out the "I" and "to".)
want hold your hand
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Every Nov. 10, Split Rock lighthouse on Lake Superior lights its lamps to commemorate this ship's sinking in 1975 |
the Edmund Fitzgerald
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In tatting, you use a small shuttle to form the rings & semicircles of this fabric, perhaps for a doily |
lace
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Sodom & Gomorrah were destroyed by the Lord, who rained upon them these 2 things |
fire & brimstone
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2002: Michael Gambon in HBO's "The Path to War" |
LBJ
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The name of this flower is an allusion to its quick release of seeds at the slightest touch |
(Alex: A lot of people here in southern California have them in their gardens. [*], [*].)
impatiens
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The burden's on you to come up with this Latin term for "burden" |
onus
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