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    | In "The Time Ships", Stephen Baxter's sequel to this H.G. Wells novel, the hero travels to 802,701 A.D. to rescue Weena | 
    The Time Machine
 
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    | In this '68 musical, a boy says to Fagin, "These sausages are moldy!" the reply? "Shut up and drink your gin" | 
    (Matt: What is Oliver Twist?)
  Oliver!
 
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    Kobe, LeBron, Yao | 
    Yao (Ming)
 
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    | Tom & John are well-known types of this cool drink in the punch family; there's also a glass of the same name | 
    (Matt: What is rum?)
  a Collins
 
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    | To our knowledge, this company's "Pitcher Man" has never offered to help rebuild a wall he destroyed | 
    Kool-Aid
 
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    | In this type of glasses, the lens has 3 sections allowing for near, medium & distant vision | 
    a trifocal
 
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    | Published in 1904, "Master of the World" was this French author's last novel published in his lifetime | 
    Jules Verne
 
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    | James Bond sings! well, Pierce Brosnan did, anyway, in this 2008 ABBA-tastic film | 
    Mamma Mia!
 
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    Coast redwood, Douglas fir, giant sequoia | 
    (Michele Lee: Giant sequoia? What is the giant sequoia?)
  coast redwood
 
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    | A Salty Dog is made with gin or vodka & this tart juice (the salt frosts the rim of the glass) | 
    grapefruit
 
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    | The Energizer bunny likely keeps his neighbors up all night playing this, his trademark instrument | 
    drum
 
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    | High cholesterol is often associated with high levels of this fat in the blood | 
    triglycerides
 
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    | This 1969 novella by Harlan Ellison tells the story of Blood, a telepathic canine who teaches his master to read | 
    A Boy and His Dog
 
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    | Wind! Sweeping down the plain! What more could Gordon MacRae & company ask for in this 1955 musical? | 
    Oklahoma!
 
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    Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush | 
    Clinton
 
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    | A Gibson is traditionally garnished with the pearl type of this | 
    an onion
 
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    | How come Mayor McCheese didn't form a task force to catch this thief who'd swipe food with a "robble robble"? | 
    the Hamburglar
 
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    | The god Neptune is frequently depicted in art wielding one of these | 
    a trident
 
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    | After almost 300 books, he finally reached the N.Y. Times bestseller list in 1982 with "Foundation's Edge" | 
    (Lori: Who is Heinlein?)
  (Isaac) Asimov
 
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    | In 1969 it was Bonjour, Babs! when Streisand & Matthau hit the screen in this film | 
    Hello, Dolly!
 
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    Ararat, Kilimanjaro, Matterhorn | 
    Kilimanjaro
 
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    | In its basic form, this cocktail is just rum, lime juice & sugar shaken over ice | 
    (Michele Lee: What is a mojito?)
  a daiquiri
 
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    | The little Coppertone girl has a right to be upset when this animal causes her wardrobe malfunction | 
    the puppy
 
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    | It's the 3-legged support often used by a photographer | 
    a tripod
 
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    | This Ray Bradbury collection of linked short stories includes "The Earth Men" & "The Moon Be Still As Bright" | 
    The Martian Chronicles
 
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    | Kidman! McGregor! Leguizamo! in this 2001 movie musical! | 
    Moulin Rouge!
 
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    San Francisco's Coit Tower, Chicago's UBS Tower, Wyoming's Devils Tower | 
    (Michele Lee: What is Chicago's UBS Tower?)
  Devils Tower
 
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    | The name of this drink made with bourbon & mint comes from the Persian for "rose-water" | 
    a mint julep
 
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    | In the '80s Domino's warned us to "avoid" this red claymation fellow who had a jones for ruining pizza | 
    the Noid
 
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    | It was the first of the 3 periods that make up the Mesozoic Era | 
    the Triassic
 
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