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| In 1945, at age 60, he became the oldest veep to succeed to the presidency upon the death of the president |
Harry Truman
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| Michael Jordan & this center are the only NBA players with over 30-point averages & over 400 games played |
(Andy: Who is Shaquille O'Neal?)
Wilt Chamberlain
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| Do see monkey monkey |
"Monkey see, monkey do"
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| Jeane Dixon often got her visions looking into one of these globes |
a crystal ball
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| All she wanted to do was "have some fun" so she quit teaching music & became a rock star |
Sheryl Crow
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| Scientists are unsure if this Italian landmark is more than its usual 16 feet out of line after Elvis leaves |
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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| In 1985, during President Reagan's cancer surgery, he officially served as acting president for about 8 hours |
George H. W. Bush
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| This rival of the NBA, which began play in 1967, introduced the 3-point basket & the All-Star Game slam dunk contest |
the ABA (the American Basketball Association)
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| Stiff a upper keep lip |
(Shasa: What is "Keep your upper lip stiff"?)
"Keep a stiff upper lip"
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| The Eldon, Missouri Turkey Festival features a turkey variation of this sport (in which 3 strikes are a turkey) |
bowling
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| She played the loud & brassy Carla Tortelli on "Cheers" |
Rhea Perlman
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| Elvis sees the Seattle sights after leaving this edifice seen here |
the Space Needle
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| He was VP from 1893 to 1897; his same-named grandson lost presidential elections twice to Dwight Eisenhower |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
(Adlai) Stevenson
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| This NBA team's new home, Philips Arena, is connected to the CNN Center by a concourse |
the Hawks
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| Is cherries life a bowl of just |
"Life is just a bowl of cherries"
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| He's the first reindeer mentioned in the intro to the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" |
Dasher
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| While dead of St. Patrick's cathedral in Dublin, he wrote "Gulliver's Travels" |
(Carol: Um, who is Melville?)
(Jonathan) Swift
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| Elvis needs no good luck charm, he sees to his insurance before leaving this city's Prudential Tower on Boylston St. |
Boston
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| In 1941 this current Michigan team, the NBA's oldest, began playing in Fort Wayne, Indiana |
the Pistons
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| Off a block the old chip |
"a chip off the old block"
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| This Roman emperor's wife Sabina wasn't put on his wall, she was put on a coin in 128 A.D. |
Hadrian
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| For his work in "Network", he became the first actor to win an Oscar posthumously |
(Peter) Finch
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| Elvis says thankyouverymuch & leaves this NYC building on 34th St., completed in 1931 |
(Carol: What is Madison Square Garden?)
the Empire State Building
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| This Utah Jazz forward was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player in both 1997 & 1999 |
Karl Malone
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| In snug as rug a bug a |
(Carol: What is "As snug as a bug in a rug"?) [Carol realizes she added a word, and grimaces.] (Alex: [Toward the judges] She got them all in there and she added a word, so I think we can accept that. Yes.)
"Snug as a bug in a rug"
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| In 1916 his ashes were smuggled from England to a Cambridge, Mass. cemetery where he's now pushing up Daisy Millers |
(Henry) James
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| "If you seek his monument, look about you" at St. Paul's cathedral; if you seek his tomb, it's there too |
(Andy: Who is Robin?) ... (Alex: Who is [*], the architect.)
Sir Christopher Wren
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| Elvis goes global & exits this Russian citadel, seen here |
the Kremlin
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