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In 1980, at age 19, he became the youngest player named MVP of the NHL |
Gretzky
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It's Spanish for "pineapple", as those who drink pineapple-coconut cocktails should know |
piña
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1 hectare, the metric unit of area, is equal to 2.471 of these |
an acre
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In the old standard it's what "I've" been doing "all the live-long day" |
working on the railroad
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This flower has been grown since ancient times for its foliage, fragrance & hips |
a rose
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You'll find the 13 imperial tombs of the Ming dynasty in a valley on the outskirts of this capital |
Beijing
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He was Benson DuBois on TV before playing the "Phantom of the Opera" in L.A. |
Robert Guillaume
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A derisive word for a foreigner; Carlos Fuentes wrote of "The Old" one in 1985 |
gringo
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This cotton measure is 500 lbs. in the U.S. & only 176 lbs. in China |
a bale
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The Monkees took "The Last Train" there in 1966 & made it their first No. 1 hit |
Clarksville
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It'll run if there's danger, or, if cornered, kick out, but will not as legend says bury its head |
an ostrich
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Joseph Conrad is buried in the cemetery at this Gothic cathedral, as the archbishop could tell you |
Canterbury
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Under the pen name A.A. Fair, he created private eyes Bertha Cool & Donald Lam |
Erle Stanley Gardner
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The Spanish "calabozo" & the cowboy variation calaboose both mean this |
jail
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Measuring longitude at the equator 1 of these equals 69.17 miles |
a degree
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The British singer who rode the "Morning Train" to the top of the charts in 1981 |
Sheena Easton
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Of all the toucans, the toco has the biggest one of these |
a beak
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He was buried on St. Helena in his favorite uniform in 1821 but was moved to Paris in 1840 |
Napoleon
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After helping to organize the AFL, he headed it for almost 40 years |
[NOTE: Alex misread the clue as "AFL-CIO" instead of just "AFL."] (Larry: Who is George Meany?) [Larry's response was originally ruled incorrect, but his deduction was refunded after the first break because of Alex's misreading.]
Samuel Gompers
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Any Spanish pier or wharf, or a certain waterfront area in San Francisco |
embarcadero
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6 miles square is exactly equal to this many square miles |
36 square miles
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The title destination of the train in this 1973 No. 1 hit:
"L.A. proved too much for the man..." |
(Alex: "Midnight Train To [*]", Gladys Knight and the Pips.)
Georgia
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Mor & mull are 2 types of this black decayed organic matter in soil |
(Larry: What's compost?)
humus
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Father Damien was buried on this Hawaiian island but in 1936 his remains were moved to Belgium |
Molokai
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Convinced the novel was evil, he burned the second part of "Dead Souls" shortly before he died |
Gogol
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The traditional title for daughters of the kings of Portugal & Spain |
infanta
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This unit named for a Swedish scientist is used to designate wavelengths of light |
angstrom
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In "The Harvey Girls", Judy Garland sang about this railroad |
(Alex: You have just taken the lead.)
the Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe
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Legend says this flower's name comes from the last words of a knight who drowned picking one for his lady |
a forget-me-not
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This Diaghilev dancer is buried near the great French dancer Auguste Vestris in Montmartre |
Nijinsky
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