| 'TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS |  
   
 
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    | In 1799 Col. Henry Lee eulogized this President as "First in war, first in peace & first in the hearts of his countrymen" | 
    (Alex: That's right with a minute to go.)
  George Washington
 
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    | Joseph was the founder of the Mormon religion & Will is the Fresh Prince of hip hop | 
    Smith
 
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    | Rollin', rollin', rollin'...like cattle, a group of walruses is called this | 
    herd
 
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    | Shikoku, the smallest of this country's 4 main islands, is also its least populous | 
    Japan
 
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    | A virtual museum on the web is devoted to 100 years of these devices that apply radiant heat to slices of bread | 
    toaster
 
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    | "A spot of" this beverage is produced by steeping leaves in freshly boiled water | 
    (Andrew: What is hop?"
  tea
 
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    | Boxing Day began in the Middle Ages when lords in this island nation gave gifts to their servants on Dec. 26 | 
    Great Britain (England)
 
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    | Daniel performed the first successful open heart surgery & Robin was absent-minded in "Flubber" | 
    Williams
 
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    | For centuries sailors have thought these sea animals swimming near a ship was a lucky sign | 
    (Tiffany: What is a manatee?)
  dolphins
 
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    | The Denmark Strait separates Iceland from this much larger island | 
    Greenland
 
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    | The Shrine of the Book, which houses the Dead Sea Scrolls, is a wing of this country's national museum | 
    Israel
 
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    | A sweet potato lookalike | 
    yam
 
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    | Mao Tse Tung, a leader of this country, began his "Long March" through life on Dec. 26, 1893 | 
    China
 
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    | John Paul was a Revolutionary War naval hero & James Earl was the voice of Mufasa in "The Lion King" | 
    Jones
 
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    | Common in Australia, this type of shark named for a striped feline can be 15 feet long | 
    tiger (tiger shark)
 
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    | Trinacria was the ancient name for this island off the tip of Italy's "toe" | 
    Sicily
 
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    | A museum at Cape Elizabeth, Maine devoted to one of these structures is housed in the former keeper's quarters | 
    lighthouse
 
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    | In the names of diseases, it follows small & chicken | 
    pox
 
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    | In 1994 "The Glass Menagerie" broke for the first time in public at the Civic Theatre in this "Windy City" | 
    Chicago
 
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    | Jefferson ran the Confederate States & Al runs the Oakland Raiders | 
    Davis
 
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    | This string of islands extends westward about 1,200 miles from the Alaskan peninsula | 
    Aleutian
 
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    | This London museum's Department of Egyptian Antiquities houses the Rosetta Stone | 
    (Andrew: What is the Museum of Engl, of London?)
  British Museum
 
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    | A pledge or promise, such as one made during a wedding ceremony | 
    vow
 
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    | On Dec. 26, 1898 this woman scientist & her husband Pierre discovered radium | 
    (Michael: [Gestures animatedly trying to recall the name with his hands on his chin, face and head in varying positions while also slouching forward over the lectern] ...Um...) (Alex: Anything, Michael?) (Michael: [Looks up, shakes head] Nm.) (Alex: Who is [*]?) (Michael: Oh, I knew that.  Dang it.  [Hits lectern]) (Alex: You knew that?  Yeah?) [Michael taps the side of his head with his fingers.]
  Marie Curie
 
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    | Andrew was the first President to be impeached & Michael is an Olympic gold medal track & field runner | 
    Johnson
 
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    | AKA the sea cow, this mammal closely related to the dugong can eat more than 100 pounds of plants a day | 
    manatee
 
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    | The origin of this South Pacific island's giant statues seen here is unknown | 
    Easter Island
 
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    | The Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Florida honors several heroes including this first American in space | 
    Alan Shepard
 
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    | It's the center part of a wheel, or the center of an activity | 
    (Michael: What is an axis?)
  hub
 
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