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    | With a treaty signed September 3, 1783, Great Britain recognized this country's independence | 
    USA
 
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    | Sink it & you've scratched | 
    (Glen: Um...) (Ron: What is the 8-ball?) (Mike: What is the pinball?)
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    | In 1998 this actor-rapper had his first No. 1 pop hit with "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" | 
    Will Smith
 
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    | Fans of chariot races may know that Lew Wallace wrote this novel way back in 1880 | 
    Ben-Hur
 
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    | In 1966 Fritos introduced these chips, cut in a triangular shape | 
    Doritos
 
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    the fire ant
 
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    | May 14, 1948 is considered this country's day of independence | 
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    | This demolition tool swings from a cable attached to a crane | 
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    | Her video for "Constant Craving" was named MTV's Best Female Video of the Year in 1993 | 
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    | "My Theodosia" is the story of this man's daughter, Theodosia Burr Alston, believed to be lost at sea in 1813 | 
    Aaron Burr
 
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    | Campbell's picked these, the school colors of Cornell University, for its label | 
    red & white
 
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    fire signs
 
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    | India got its independence August 15, 1947, the day after this neighbor got its own | 
    Pakistan
 
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    | Its manufacturer says it was designed for use in congested areas | 
    the wiffle ball
 
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    | The first No. 1 hit of the '90s, "Another Day In Paradise" by this singer was originally titled "Homeless" | 
    Phil Collins
 
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    | This 1978 James Michener novel details the history of Maryland's eastern shore | 
    Chesapeake
 
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    | Banquet introduced its first frozen food product in 1953, this type of pie | 
    chicken pot pie
 
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    | This loud noise happens when your jalopy ignites unburned exhaust fumes | 
    backfire
 
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    | In 1896, after losing a war Italy was forced to recognize the independence of this African country | 
    Ethiopia
 
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    | It's a naphthalene sphere to repel a lepidopteran | 
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    | This old Elvis tune resurrected by UB40 in 1993 begins, "Wise men say, only fools rush in" | 
    (Ron: What is I [*] with you?)
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    | Chief Conanchet is a major character in "The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish", an 1829 novel by this American author | 
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    | The last name of a former General Mills director was immortalized in this cake mix line | 
    (Glen: Who is Bundt?) ... (Alex: The name was William Crocker, but we know it better as [*].)
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    surefire
 
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    | In 1965 it slung itself out of the federation of Malaysia | 
    Singapore
 
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    | In 1999 Boy George was injured when one of these plunged from the ceiling during sound check | 
    a mirrored ball (or disco ball)
 
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    | In 1993 he sang, "I'd do anything for love, but I won't do that" | 
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    | Highland raiders known as the Children of the Mist wreak havoc in "The Legend of Montrose" by this 19th c. author | 
    Sir Walter Scott
 
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    | Oh baby, in 1953 Ore-Ida invented this hash brown product | 
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    | This British fighter plane had its heyday during World War II | 
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