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    | A new day dawned for civil rights in 1920 when the 19th one of these gave women the right to vote | 
    an amendment
 
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    | In accepting her 1991 Grammy for "Unforgettable", she thanked her dad Nat for leaving such a "wonderful heritage" | 
    (Natalie) Cole
 
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    | "Go Beyond", says the stamp featuring this animated Disney space ranger | 
    Buzz Lightyear
 
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    | In 2016 co-founder Phil Knight officially stepped down as chairman of this sports brand | 
    Nike
 
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    | The biting midge, or no-see-um, is one of these small, pesky flies whose "G" is a no-hear-um | 
    a gnat
 
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    | Edison was good friends with this industrialist, who hoped to use Edison's nickel-iron batteries to power his cars | 
    Ford
 
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    | In January 1959 moderate liberal Manuel Urrutia was Cuba's new president, but by July, this man was fully in charge | 
    Fidel Castro
 
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    | She showed her serious side in "The Farewell" & her comedy chops in "Ocean's Eight" | 
    Awkwafina
 
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    | Seen here, this adorable marine mammal is one of the stars of the National Marine Sanctuary stamps | 
    an otter (a sea otter)
 
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    | After moving to Southern California in 1978, Aussie surfer Brian Smith launched this brand of sheepskin boots | 
    (Mayim: B.J., are you wearing [*]?) (B.J.: No, that's how I know something's up.) (Mayim: Okay, got it.)
  Uggs
 
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    | Bakers do it to prepare dough & masseuses do the same to your knotty muscles to make you feel better | 
    knead
 
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    | The kinetograph, developed by Edison in the 1890s, was one of these, basically the same type used for the next century-plus | 
    (B.J.: What is a mimeograph?)
  a movie camera
 
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    | This northeast state got its name in the 1620s from a county in England where the scene was dull--time for something "new" | 
    New Hampshire
 
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    | "Sincerely, Me" is a song from this Broadway show that won the 2017 Tony for Best Musical | 
    (B.J.: Knew that.)
  Dear Evan Hansen
 
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    | To honor Charles M. Schulz' centennial, a series of stamps features the "Peanuts" gang, including this kid in a cloud of dust | 
    Pig-Pen
 
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    | Like Elvis sang, "don't you step on" these shoes that you can get from Brooks Brothers | 
    (Brendan: [After Cari is ruled correct] Like these!  Like these!) [Brendan lifts his left leg to show off his footwear.] (Mayim: Brendan, lift a leg up.) (Brendan: I'm wearing [*]!) (Mayim: Lift. that. leg. up.) (B.J.: [Protesting] Can we get the game show commission on this?  What is this?) (Mayim: Also, I'm sorry, what socks are you wearing?) (Brendan: They're, like, Yellow Submarine socks.) (Cari: These are power socks.) (Brendan: They were not in the question.) (B.J.: If your answer's on your foot, that's like a...) (Mayim: I was--it's so weird.) (B.J.: ...that's not allowed.) (Cari: It's not fair.) (Mayim: It's weird.) (Cari: It's not fair.) (B.J.: I don't know.) (Mayim: Don't look at me like that, I got nothin' to do with it!) (B.J.: I'm looking at the whole--this whole system.) (Cari: Yeah, it's not fair.) (Brendan: You got [*], I got Louboutins.  You--put your feet up there, you're wearing Louboutins.) (B.J.: I'm--I'm putting the system on trial.) (Cari: I do have red shoes on--red bottoms.) (Mayim: Holy Toledo!  Okay.  I mean, what is with this SHOE BIZ?)
  (blue) suede shoes
 
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    | Whether it begins with a silent "T" or a silent "C", it's the title for a former ruler of Russia | 
    a czar
 
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    | In the 1860s Edison worked as a roving operator of this communication device for companies like Western Union | 
    a telegraph
 
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    | Around 1001 a whole New World beckoned this Norse explorer who established a settlement in Vinland in North America | 
    Leif Erikson
 
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    | Real name Archibald Leach, he was the dashing star of films like "Bringing Up Baby" & "To Catch a Thief" | 
    Cary Grant
 
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    | The musician wears a traditional outfit called traje de charro on the stamp seen here honoring this Mexican style of music | 
    mariachi
 
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    | This end-of-the-alphabet website that began selling shoes in 1999 takes its name from the Spanish word for "shoes" | 
    Zappos
 
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    | As a noun, it is a tool in your toolbox; as a verb, it refers to something you don't want to do to your back | 
    [B.J. puts his head in his hand when Brendan selects the second Daily Double of the Round.] (Brendan: What is jack?)
  wrench
 
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    | Less renowned patents include a swaging machine, a rheotome & a cement-burning one of these big ovens, also a pottery term | 
    a kiln
 
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    | To get back in sync with the solar year, this new calendar named for a pope made Oct. 15, 1582 the day after Oct. 4 | 
    (the) Gregorian (calendar)
 
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    | She's no hack playing legendary Las Vegas comedian Deborah Vance on "Hacks" | 
    (Jean) Smart
 
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    | A Forever stamp celebrates this Hindu festival of lights that celebrates the triumph of light over darkness | 
    Diwali
 
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    | Whether they're 6-inch heels, flats or flip-flops, shoes from this designer have the iconic red soles | 
    Louboutin
 
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    | "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want", begins No. 23 of these in the Bible | 
    Psalms
 
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    | Tom's own recording of "Mary Had A Little Lamb" in 1877 was a breakthrough in the invention of this "talking machine" | 
    the phonograph
 
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