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| "Thirteen Days", starring Kevin Costner, was based on the events surrounding this 1962 crisis |
the Cuban Missile Crisis
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| Economist Nouriel Roubini is known as Dr. this for his forecasts full of gloom & this |
Doom
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| Dark name for medieval plague |
the Black Death
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| It can be a wild social affair or an easy one-sided victory in sports |
a blowout
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| A review of a 2012 show at this place, the Met for short, informed us that Degas looked like Jerry Seinfeld |
the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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| In the War of 1812 British general Sir Isaac Brock struck from Canada to capture this not-yet-Motor City |
Detroit
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| George Clooney directed & starred in this 2011 film about presidential primary shenanigans |
The Ides of March
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| Spokane-born Doc Hastings of this state is one of few in Congress with not only no M.D. but no college degree |
Washington
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| Herbicide used in the Vietnam War to defoliate forest areas |
Agent Orange
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| An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization |
a whistleblower
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| Arts Beat reported on the craze for "Zou Bisou Bisou", a song featured in this TV show about advertising |
Mad Men
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| Its 3,000 volumes were destroyed when the British burned the Capitol, its first home, in 1814 |
the Library of Congress
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| This novelty song presenter hung up his stethoscope, retiring his radio show in 2010 |
Dr. Demento
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| This group was big in the '90s with hits like "Only Wanna Be With You" |
(Alex: You're surprised that you got that, aren't you?) (Chris: Yes, I'm very surprised.) (Dr. Oz: Very well done.) [Laughter] (Chris: [Pointing to his head] It's amazing what comes up.)
Hootie & the Blowfish
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| nytimes.com posted an architectural rendering of this school's 2.5-mil.-square-foot expansion in Greenwich Village |
NYU
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| On April 19, 1775 700 British troops reached this town near dawn; about 70 minutemen were there to greet them |
Lexington, Massachusetts
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| He channeled Bill Clinton when he played Southern governor Jack Stanton in "Primary Colors" |
John Travolta
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| The ideas of Lowell Wood, dubbed "Dr. Evil", helped inspire Ronald Reagan to propose this defense program |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
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| Fictional C.S. Forester navy man Horatio |
Hornblower
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| Times reviewers sigh & musicians' unions fume over dance companies like Paul Taylor's using music presented this way |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go now.)
on tape (or recorded)
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| The British did not have bon temps in the Jan. 8, 1815 battle of this city |
(Chris: I've lived my whole life to say, "Alex, let's make it a True Daily Double," but this is way too much money.) [Laughter]
New Orleans
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| In this 2007 film Tom Hanks played a Texas congressman who covertly aided Afghan rebels against the Soviets |
Charlie Wilson's War
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| Using the power of breath to shape molten sand |
glassblowing
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| A 2011 review said the acoustics of this famous NYC hall turned a chorale's words into whooshes |
(Chris: What is Lincoln Center?) ... (Alex: If it isn't Lincoln Center, it's probably [*].)
Carnegie Hall
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| Washington crossed the Delaware to beat British forces in the battle of this future New Jersey capital |
Trenton
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