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Perhaps the most common name in Christian countries, variations include May & Marilyn |
Mary
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A number system using a base of 10, Dewey used one to catalogue library books |
decimal
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Only about 4,000 people lived in this Greek city when it was recaptured from the Turks in 1833 |
Athens
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C. Latham Sholes invented this - - not Olivetti or Smith or even Corona |
a typewriter
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A shark may use over 20,000 of these in a lifetime since they're replaced when worn out |
teeth
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"Two Hearts" links his two careers: acting in the film "Buster", & singing with Genesis |
Phil Collins
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Anglo-Saxon for "the rich, happy & prosperous", ask Mrs. Bunker |
Edith
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Proportionally, 3 is to 4 as 75 is to this number |
100
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This Asian city needed major rebuilding after the earthquake & fire of 1923, & again after WWII |
Tokyo
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Clarence Birdseye got the idea for frozen food after living among these people for 3 years |
Eskimos
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The paddlefish is found in this U.S. river famous for its paddleboats |
the Mississippi
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This Marilyn Monroe "wanna-be" was once a dancer with the Alvin Ailey Troupe |
Madonna
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Celtic for "dweller by the waterfall", it's a TV series about dwellers at Southfork |
Dallas
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The study of 3-dimensional objects, it sounds like a substantial math course |
(Kristen: What is geometry?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Kristen: What is spatial geometry?) (Stan: What is analytical geometry?)
solid geometry
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Via del Corso, the main street of this capital, is named for the horse races once run there |
Rome
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Of Dunlop, Goodyear or Goodrich, the veterinarian who invented the pneumatic bike tire |
(Stan: Who is Goodrich?)
(John) Dunlop
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The name of the game fish known as the pickerel is a diminutive of the name of this game fish |
the pike
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The New York Times called this headman of Talking Heads the "thinking man's rock star" |
David Byrne
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"Warrior" in Slavic, it could be a Badenov or a Karloff |
Boris
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If triangle ABC is equal in size & shape to triangle XYZ, they are said to be this |
congruent
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The golden stupa in the Shwe Dagon Pagoda is the most notable building in this city Burmese call Yangon |
Rangoon
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This, not corn, was used to make the Kellogg brothers' 1st flakes |
(Kristen: What is rice?) (Stan: What is bran?)
wheat
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Take one of these fish, split it, salt it & smoke it, & you'll have a kipper |
(Stan: What is a [*]?) [Stan's response was ruled incorrect and it was deemed acceptable after the break.]
a herring (*salmon)
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In the following duet, Michael Jackson blends so well with her, it's hard to tell them apart: "My life ain't worth living / If I can't be with you / I just can't stop loving you / I just can't stop loving you / And if I stop / Then tell me just what will I do..." |
(Alex: Kristen, can you come up with a name?) (Kristen: No, I can't.) (Alex: It was supposed to be Barbra Streisand, originally, but it wound up being [*].) [The song was not reprised going into the break.]
Siedah Garrett
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The face of this Greek "light" launched a thousand ships |
Helen
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If sales tax is 6.5%, you'd spend a total of this much for a $4 item |
(Alex: We don't have any shoppers among you.)
$4.26
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In this Arab capital Christians live mainly on the east side & Muslims mainly on the west side |
Beirut
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The 1st lightweight one for home use consisted of a fan motor, a soap box, a broom handle & a pillowcase |
a vacuum cleaner
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Cave fish have either very minute ones or ones that are totally inoperative |
(Kristen: What are fins?)
eyes
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Rolling Stone said Elvis Costello looks like this '50s rock star's "dorky younger brother" |
Buddy Holly
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