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| As a noun, it's the person who is in charge of the money; as a verb, it means to dismiss from service |
cashier
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| It's not the rent-a-car company, it's the historic landmark seen here |
the Alamo
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| He's the happy headbanger heard here |
Woody Woodpecker
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| Tres tragique was this year when France was first occupied in World War II |
1940
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| Put it tightly in place over the drain, release any trapped air & ram the handle up & down |
a plunger
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| You're one of these if you're young, live in the city & are a professional |
a yuppie
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| Mickey D's doesn't have a maitre d', which is short for this |
maitre d'hotel
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| Over 700 feet high, this dam is the largest of its type in the United States |
Hoover Dam
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He's the brother heard here:
"Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!" |
Curly (of the Three Stooges)
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| C'est tout! The armistice ending "La Grande Guerre" was signed in the Compiegne Forest in this year |
(Diane: What is 1945?)
1918 (World War I)
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| Connect the 2 positive posts; connect the charged battery's negative post to metal on the dead car |
jumper cables
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| You were "happy" if you were a member of this '60s radical group that included Abbie Hoffman & Jerry Rubin |
Yippies
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| The builder of a ship's water heater, especially if he played for Purdue |
a boilermaker
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| The column seen here honors this sailor, who died in 1805 |
Lord Horatio Nelson
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| This African native is a true carnivore |
a hyena
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| Alors! In this year France lost the battle of Dien Bien Phu & saw revolution begin in Algeria |
1954
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| Cross long end over short, pass it through loop, double short end into loop, give up, get a clip-on |
(Diane: How do you tie a necktie?) (Alex: Be more specific...) (Diane: Tie?)
a bow tie
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| You're one of these little deer if you're an animal between 365 & 730 days old |
Yearling
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| The "barb" in barber is from the Latin for this |
Beard
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| A historic place of pilgrimage, this English cathedral dates from the 11th century |
Canterbury
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| She's the sitcom star heard laughing here |
Fran Drescher
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| Vive la Revolution Francaise! which began in this year |
1789
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| Set it in motion with your feet, then wet your fingers before centering the clay |
throwing a pot on a potter's wheel
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| You're this if you're a convict or a recruit or a member of an early Eric Clapton band |
a yardbird
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| Even though it's about a doctor, this 1925 Sinclair Lewis book could be called "Fletcher" |
(Brendan: What is Babbitt?) (Andrew: What is Arrowmaker?)
Arrowsmith
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| This cataract was discovered in 1935 from the air |
Angel Falls
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| This Australian native, heard here, is also known as the laughing jackass bird |
a kookaburra
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| Une annee horrible was this year of Napoleon's death, 6 years after Waterloo |
(Diane: What is 1850?)
1821
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| Shackle, then gradually pay out the line; snub the line to get a bite into the bottom; move fast |
anchor
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| Hoot, mon! If you're an old Scot you know this food's name is a Scottish word for potato |
yam
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