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In 1748 Lord Fairfax hired this 16-year-old to help survey his lands in the Shenandoah Valley |
(Anthony: Who is Benjamin Franklin?)
George Washington
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This air-driven instrument heard here is also known as a squeezebox |
accordion
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This author of "Paradise Lost" is sometimes considered the greatest English poet after Shakespeare |
John Milton
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You could say it was a "snow job" when teenage Adriana Caselotti was picked to play this heroine of a 1937 film |
(Anthony: What is [*] and the Seven Dwarfs?)
Snow White
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As a noun, it's the rear portion of an aircraft; as a verb, it means to follow & keep under surveillance |
tail
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It calls itself America's best-selling brand of school uniforms; to us it sounds like breakfast -- pass the syrup |
French Toast
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In May 1732 he founded the Philadelphische Zeitung, the first foreign-language newspaper in the English colonies |
(Alex: Anthony, now is the time to ring in with [*]!)
Benjamin Franklin
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Heard here, it's the smallest member of the flute family |
piccolo
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Ithuriel is one of these; Belial is a fallen one |
angel
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Mary Gibbs was just 2 1/2 when she began recording the voice of Boo for this movie about Monstropolis |
Monsters, Inc.
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It follows pit, prat & rain |
fall
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In 1789 King Louis asked, "Is it a revolt?" & a duke said, no it was one of these -- the French one |
revolution
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This historic document was signed on November 11, 1620 aboard ship off Cape Cod |
The Mayflower Compact
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This instrument's name is from the Latin for "large war trumpet" |
tuba
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This important prop in the story is described as "ruddie and gold" |
apple of the Tree of Knowledge
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Before he was the voice of Winnie the Pooh, Sterling Holloway was purr-fect as this "Alice in Wonderland" kitty |
the Cheshire Cat
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(I'm NFL defensive end Kevin Carter) One of my favorite words, it means to tackle a quarterback behind the line of scrimmage |
sack
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In May 1922 in Washington, D.C. President Harding unveiled a statue of this man by Daniel Chester French |
(Tara: Who is Napoleon?)
Abraham Lincoln
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William Penn wanted an outlet to the Atlantic; in 1682, the Duke of York gave him what later became this small colony |
(John: What is Pennsylvania?) (Tara: What is Rhode Island?)
Delaware
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It's named for the Belgian inventor who first made one |
saxophone
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The poem describes this Biblical beast as "hugest of living creatures, on the deep stretcht like a promontorie" |
Leviathan
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Ming-Na, who plays Dr. Chen on "ER", provided the voice of this title character in 1998 |
(Alex: We have a minute to go in the round.)
Mulan
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Travel on foot, or go out on strike |
walk
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In a 2003 straight-to-video sequel, this "3rd Rock" co-star takes on the role of Inspector Gadget |
French Stewart
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This Appalachian mountain pass was discovered in 1750 by Thomas Walker & named for the son of King George II |
Cumberland Gap
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Many of the strings on this instrument vibrate even when you don't play them directly |
sitar
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Completes the famous line from Book I, "Better to reign in hell, than..." |
serve in Heaven
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American Indian activist Russell Means gave voice to this powerful chief, Pocahontas' papa |
Powhatan
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To rain in a fine shower, or moisturize with a fine spray of water |
mist
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In use from 1852 to 1946, this notorious French prison settlement was located off French Guiana |
(Tara: What is Chateau d'If?)
Devil's Island
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