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In 2003 the Californian newspaper asked, "Will the Terminator become" this portmanteau? |
[Ben and Ken both do a Schwarzenegger impression when saying the correct response.]
the Governator
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Its Theater of Dionysus dates back to the 6th century B.C. & once sat 17,000, about the size of the Hollywood Bowl |
Athens
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Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" is the anthem of this group made up of 27 nations |
the EU
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Her "Jenny From The Block" pays tribute to her Bronx roots |
Jennifer Lopez
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"Asset" these overpricing events, like of Dutch tulips in the 1630s & of Japanese real estate in the 1980s, always burst eventually |
a bubble
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The name of a hotelier in the early 20th century gives us this 5-letter adjective for posh & fancy |
ritzy
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He liked to say he was a "small fish" in D.C., but down in the southern state where he was governor, he was kind of a big deal |
(Ken: That's "The Kingfish", [*].)
Huey Long
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In 2023 National Geographic asked, "As" this city "bows out, what will be the new capital of cannabis tourism?" |
Amsterdam
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For 50 years, Arthur Fiedler was the maestro of this Beantown orchestra famous for playing light classical works |
(Sam: What is the Boston Philharmonic?) (Ben: What's the Boston Symphony?)
the Boston Pops
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Raised in the Bronx, she was nicknamed for a brand of rum & has a sister Hennessy, named for a cognac brand |
(Sam: Who is Bacardi?) ... (Ken: That's the right rum, but it's [*] who's named for it.)
Cardi B
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A group of firms that collectively monopolize a commodity, for example German cement or south African diamonds |
cartel
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A gentleman with an "air" of confidence may be this adjective, from Old French for "of good lineage" |
debonair
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After running the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the 2002 Winter Olympics, this man became governor in the Bay State |
Mitt Romney
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Check out the roughly 525-foot-tall Capital Gate, called "the Leaning Tower of" this Persian Gulf city |
(Ben: What is Aden?)
Abu Dhabi
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The Dvorak family arrived in the U.S. in September 1892; by May this symphony inspired by new surroundings was done |
New World Symphony
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Calvin Klein & this designer famous for his Polo wear grew up in the same Bronx neighborhood & attended the same school |
Ralph Lauren
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Boycotts that had success included of Ford in the 1920s (over Henry's views) & these fruits in the 1960s (for farmworker rights) |
(Ben: What are oranges?) (Sam: What are bananas?) ... (Ken: That's the [*] boycott that Cesar Chavez called for.)
grapes
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A classy citizen of the world, it comes to us from the decidedly unclassy Oscar the Grouch of ancient Greece, Diogenes |
cosmopolitan
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Her father Ajit Singh Randhawa was a professor at the HBCU Voorhees College in South Carolina |
Nikki Haley
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This capital lies on the Anatolian Plateau, 3,000 above sea level |
(Ken: [*], Turkey, yes.)
Ankara
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This English composer of works like "The Planets" & "Hymn of Jesus" made his living when young as a trombone player |
Holst
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She gained fame after starring in "Fame" & co-writing & recording the theme to "Flashdance"; baby, remember her name |
(Ken: Or if you don't, I can help you out, [*].)
Irene Cara
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Greece 1944 & Yugoslavia 1994 are examples of this 14-letter situation, with prices doubling in a few days |
hyperinflation
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It can mean extracted & filtered white sugar but also describes a cultivated woman with great "taste" |
refined
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In 1992, she helped kick-start the Texas lottery to help fund public schools; she bought the first ticket, too |
Governor Ann Richards
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Khan Shatyr is a giant entertainment center in this city that took over capital duties for Almaty in 1997 |
(Ken: What is [*] in Kazakhstan?)
Astana
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This composer of works like 1934's "Cantata Profana" was also an avid chronicler of Hungarian folk music |
Bartók
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Before he was a "Raging Bull", this boxer whose life inspired a movie biopic was the "Bronx Bull" |
LaMotta
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This 4-letter word meaning a decree refers to "currency" or "money" created by government say-so, from greenbacks to rupees |
fiat
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In "Well, Did You Evah", Cole Porter mashed together "swell" & this longer word |
(Ken: To make "swellegant", well done.)
elegant
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