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    | In 2009 this country's president Lula da Silva offered to mediate in the icy U.S.-Venezuelan relationship | Brazil 
 
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    | In Civil War times, the U.S. had to print 3-cent & 50-cent bills; these were being hoarded for their intrinsic value | coins 
 
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    | The fire-fiddling was one thing, but spending 2 billion sesterces on your court & gifts; emperor, you're nuts! | Nero 
 
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    | After playing a doctor on "M*A*S*H", he turned up as Dr. Gabriel Lawrence on "ER" | Alan Alda 
 
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    | These arthropods can have cylindrical bodies of more than 100 segments | millipedes 
 
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    | (Kelly of the Clue Crew rolls a bowling ball.)  The work required to lift a 16-pound bowling ball 12 inches is 16 foot-pounds; the force required is only 5.3 pounds using this simple machine to raise it to the same height | a ramp (inclined plane) 
 
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    | This country's CCTV censored Barack Obama's Inauguration Day speech upon mention of communism | China 
 
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    | In 2001 the NYSE went from trading stocks in 16ths to this, also known as the Arabic system | decimal 
 
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    | Giving Cortes all that gold in 1519 wasn't your best move, emperor, & thanks for that "revenge"! | Montezuma 
 
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    | His character taught Abigail Breslin that dance routine for the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant | Alan Arkin 
 
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    | This company can take you from breakfast to dinner with brands like Wheaties cereal & Jeno's pizza | General Mills 
 
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    | (Sarah of the Clue Crew presses garlic.)  A garlic press consists of two second-class levers, in which the handles provide the effort, the garlic is the load & the pivot point serves as this | a fulcrum 
 
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    | On Jan, 20, 2009, after a payment dispute, Russia resumed sending natural gas to Europe through this country | Ukraine 
 
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    | You might take investing tips from this network's "On the Money" or "The Call"; Jon Stewart probably doesn't | CNBC 
 
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    | You had aces & 8's on Aug. 2, 1876 at the saloon! If you're gonna let yourself get shot, at least be holdin' garbage! | "Wild Bill" Hickok 
 
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    | This actor does bad good: Prof. Snape in the "Harry Potter" films & Hans Gruber in "Die Hard" | Alan Rickman 
 
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    | Yeehaw! She choreographed the ballet "Rodeo" | Agnes de Mille 
 
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    | (Kelly of the Clue Crew chops carrots.)  A knife, which is two sloping surfaces tapering to a point to split things open, is an example of this simple machine | [The end-of-round signal sounds.] 
 a wedge
 
 
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    | In 2007 this eastern African country abolished the death penalty for all crimes; yes, including genocide | Rwanda 
 
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    | Take money out of your paycheck before taxes to pay for health & dependent care with an FSA, a flexible this | Spending Account 
 
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    | You were a French spy in WWI Belgium, but didn't tell 'em you were working for Germany, too; lady, that'll get you snuffed | (A.J.: Who is Mata Hara?) 
 Mata Hari
 
 
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    | Ron Silver played him, Claus von Bulow's lawyer, in "Reversal of Fortune" | Alan Dershowitz 
 
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    | At sea level, atmospheric pressure is 1,013 of these units | (Jocelyn: What are... I don't know.) 
 millibars
 
 
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    | In January 2009 the Sri Lankan army said 95% of the war with this local rebel group was over | the Tamil Tigers 
 
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    | To sell stock at the current price, investors use a market order; to specify a price, it's this type of order | (A.J.: What is a call order?) 
 a limit (or stop-loss) order
 
 
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    | You angered the Scottish nobles, then Elizabeth I, until the end came in 1587--is it cruel to say you just lost your head? | Mary, Queen of Scots 
 
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    | This economist seen here was influenced by Ayn Rand | (Alan) Greenspan 
 
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    | A type of cereal & forage grass | millet 
 
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