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    | Launched on April 24, 1990, it was the first general-purpose orbiting telescope | 
    Hubble Space Telescope
 
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    | Popular in Jamaica, ackee is a tropical fruit that, when cooked, tastes like these scrambled items | 
    Eggs
 
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    | Debbie Reynolds, Jane Powell & George Grizzard share this birthday -- no fooling | 
    April 1
 
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    | Ben Franklin would find his portrait on this bond just "grand" | 
    $1,000
 
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    | The High Roller, the highest of these rides in the world, careens around the top of the Stratosphere | 
    a roller coaster
 
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    | This song calls the U.S. "The land of the free and the home of the brave" | 
    "Star-Spangled Banner"
 
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    | Fog may form when air cools to this "point" or when moisture is added to air near the ground | 
    Dew point
 
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    | You might begin a German meal with aalsuppe, a soup made from this snake-like sea creature | 
    Eel
 
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    | March 1 is the "Day-O" this calypso singer celebrates his birthday | 
    Harry Belafonte
 
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    | It's an easy guess; he's on the lowest denomination, the $50 | 
    (K: Who is Grant?)
  George Washington
 
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    | Lance Burton works his magic at this new resort & casino named for Monaco's gambling town | 
    Monte Carlo
 
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    | "A hero is brave in deeds as well as words" is the moral of one of his fables | 
    Aesop
 
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    | Cinnamon & cork are obtained from this part of a tree | 
    Bark
 
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    | Romesco, a classic Catalan sauce from this country, contains tomatoes, garlic, red peppers, nuts & olive oil | 
    Spain
 
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    | This Dane could tickle the ivories for Robert Loggia January 3, their mutual birthday | 
    Victor Borge
 
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    | The Romans would have given Hamilton's portrait on this denomination a "D" | 
    $500
 
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    | You'll find the Flying Monkey Bar & the Oz Buffet in the Emerald City area of this "grand" hotel | 
    MGM Grand
 
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    | "It is hard to be brave", said this friend of Winnie-The-Pooh, "when you're only a very small animal" | 
    (K: Who is Roo?)
  Piglet
 
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    | This tusked pinniped takes clams into its mouth & sucks the flesh from the shell | 
    Walrus
 
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    | Pastitsio, a popular noodle dish from this Mediterranean country, may feature lamb or feta cheese | 
    Greece
 
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    | On July 12 this U.S. skater of Japanese descent should have lots of "ice"ing on her birthday cake | 
    Kristi Yamaguchi
 
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    | For $5,000 everybody sing!  "We got the bond right here, on it is..." | 
    Paul Revere
 
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    | Remind this Las Vegas headliner that he's nicknamed "Mr. Excitement" & he might say, "Danke Schoen" | 
    Wayne Newton
 
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    | In his "Plea For" this abolitionist, Thoreau asked, "When were the good and the brave ever in a majority?" | 
    (K: Who is William Lloyd Garrison?)
  John Brown
 
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    | In the 1550s Fleming Ogier de Busbecq introduced this garden flower to Europe from Turkey | 
    Tulip
 
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    | Basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan cheese & olive oil go into this sauce that originated in Genoa | 
    Pesto
 
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    | People with animal names born November 27 include Eddie Rabbitt, Robin Givens & this pal of Howdy Doody | 
    "Buffalo Bob" Smith
 
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    | This president considered "The Father of the Constitution" is on the $200 bond | 
    James Madison
 
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    | It's no "illusion":  an elevated tram connects Treasure Island to this hotel & casino next door | 
    (Alex: I wonder why we have stayed away from "Portraits on Savings Bonds?"  We're going to find out!)
  The Mirage
 
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    | This 20th century novelist defined "guts" as "grace under pressure" | 
    Ernest Hemingway
 
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