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| "Sag Harbor" by Colson Whitehead is about a teen's summer during this decade; New Coke & Lisa Lisa make appearances |
the 1980s
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| (Hi, I'm Kevin Hart.) July 6, 2017 was officially Kevin Hart Day in this Northeastern city of my birth; they even unveiled a giant mural of my face on a cheesesteak diner near where I grew up |
Philadelphia
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| The death of a massive star can form this, a cosmic body of extreme gravity from which not even light can escape |
a black hole
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| If you ride waves on your chest & stomach, not a board, you're one of these |
a bodysurfer
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| Throw one of these basic boxing punches named for the way it travels from low to high |
an uppercut
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| He was born in Corsica's capital of Ajaccio on August 15, 1769, the same year the French took over |
Napoleon
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| Hercule Poirot was dropped from the 1946 play version of this cruise-set novel & "Death" in the title became "Murder" |
(Alex: What is the Orient Express?)
Death on the Nile
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| Will Ferrell played an Icelander in a 2020 Netflix comedy that sends up this song contest |
Eurovision
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| Sir Humphry Davy named this element, symbol Mg, for a place in Greece |
magnesium
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| A protective barrier, or someone who polishes & shines |
a buffer
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| Mix me an old fashioned with just a dash of these aromatic flavorings named for their astringent taste |
bitters
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| In the 1930s Corsican gangster Paul Carbone began the international drug-dealing racket known as the French this |
(Brian: What is mafia?)
Connection
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| The beginning of "A Room with a View" concerns a view of this Italian river |
(Ken: That's right; there in Florence.)
the Arno
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| "Last One Laughing", hosted by this Sydney-born funny woman, pits comics against one another trying to make each other laugh |
Rebel Wilson
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| In the human body the ribs attach to the 12 thoracic ones of these |
vertebra
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| It's always good to keep this strongbox full |
coffer
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| Walk on one of these, like Nik Wallenda did across the crater of an active volcano in March 2020 |
a tightrope
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| Corsican César Vezzani was renowned as a "heroic" singer in this range, with roles like Siegmund in "Die Walküre" |
tenor
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| Rosemary Hoyt, a young actress vacationing on the Riviera, tempts the hero of this author's "Tender is the Night" |
Fitzgerald
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| Starting way back in 2003 (& still going strong), he's the longest-tenured cast member of "Saturday Night Live" |
Kenan Thompson
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| Gardeners dread these insects that suck plant sap & can cause foliage to distort |
aphids
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| A young cow that hasn't had a calf |
a heifer
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| Build a resort to make your city into a tourist destination in this video game also released as Micropolis |
SimCity
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| A corrupt justice system imposed by Genoese invaders long encouraged Corsicans to engage in the private blood feuds called this |
vendetta
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| This author married a man she met on a Caribbean vacation; her character Stella has a similar experience |
(Ken: Yes, How Stella Got Her Groove Back.)
(Terry) McMillan
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| This comedian displayed his drama chops in "A Star is Born", playing Bradley Cooper's longtime friend |
Dave Chappelle
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| A goiter is an enlargement of this endocrine gland that produces the hormones T3 & T4 |
the thyroid
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| A stratum of water-bearing rock |
aquifer
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| Play me a little Bach on this old-time type of keyboard instrument that's "Well-Tempered" in a Bach title |
a clavier
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| Pasquale Paoli fought the Genoese & French, but during a 1794-96 British occupation, he offered the island to this king |
George III
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