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    | The "Renaissance" Countee Cullen helped lead, or the area where he married W.E.B. Du Bois' daughter in 1928 | the Harlem Renaissance 
 
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    | This NL team won back-to-back Series titles in 1907 & '08 but hasn't won since; anyone can have an off-century | the Chicago Cubs 
 
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    | Helsinki, Brussels,
 Berlin
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    | This company added its name to Jim Schindler's golden arches logo in 1968 | McDonald's 
 
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    | There's a regular & a pygmy type of this primate that makes sponges of leaves and termite "fishing rods" of sticks | (Jim: What is an anteater?) (Joe: What is a monkey?)
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 (Alex: It's fun to watch them do it, [*].  They use a stick, stick it in the termite hole, [Alex licks his pen] pull 'em out--lunch.)
 
 the chimpanzee
 
 
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    | It's a letter to a soldier from his girlfriend telling him when talking about her to start using "ex" or "former" | a Dear John letter 
 
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    | The author of the 1st entirely self-written slave narrative was named Gustavus Vassa, for a king of this country | (Jim: What is Norway?) (Danny: What is Denmark?)
 
 Sweden
 
 
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    | Truly "Mr. October", this outfielder hit 10 home runs in 98 World Series at-bats | Reggie Jackson 
 
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    | Brasilia, Santiago,
 Caracas
 | Caracas 
 
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    | The bite taken out of the right side of its corporate logo refers to the story of Adam & Eve & the tree of knowledge | (Alex: Joe has increased his lead, as you can see.) 
 Apple (Computer)
 
 
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    | I'm as surefooted as this, Oreamnos americanus | a Rocky Mountain goat 
 
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    | Today it describes any newcomer; it may be from a name British sailors gave new, inexperienced hands | a Johnny-come-lately 
 
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    | At age 12 this "Beloved" author became a Catholic & chose her baptismal name to honor St. Anthony | (Toni) Morrison 
 
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    | In the 1919 World Series, this "Black Sox" player hit .375 & did not commit an error, footwear & all | "Shoeless Joe" Jackson 
 
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    | Hanoi, Pyongyang,
 Seoul
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 Pyongyang
 
 
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    | In 1966, Raymond Loewy came up with its name &, after 76 rough pencil sketches, arrived at its double-X logo | Exxon 
 
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    | In 1930, Noel Burnet opened a sanctuary for these eucalyptus-loving animals in Sydney, Australia | koalas 
 
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    | Thomas Ady's bedtime rhyme from the 17th century begins by naming this famous New Testament quartet | Matthew, Mark, Luke & John 
 
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    | In 1948, fed up with the U.S., James Baldwin moved to this city for good | Paris 
 
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    | His .87 ERA is third on the all-time World Series list (min. 25 innings); his 15 home runs are second | Babe Ruth 
 
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    | Prague, Budapest,
 Vienna
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    | The blue & white colors on this automaker's logo represent the colors of Bavaria | BMW 
 
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    | Because of its defensive posture, the lizard seen here is named for this creature | (Alex: Doesn't it sort of look like an [*]?  That's what it's named for.) 
 armadillo
 
 
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    | 4-word hyphenated term for someone who's right there with you & eager to help | Johnny-on-the-spot 
 
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    | Completes Paul Laurence Dunbar's 1899 lines "A plea, that upward to heaven he flings / I know why..." | the caged bird sings 
 
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    | It ain't over 'til it's over, but this Yankee is the all-time World Series leader in games played, at-bats & hits | Yogi Berra 
 
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    | Riyadh, Sanaa,
 Muscat
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    | In 1961 Paul Rand redesigned this company's logo, simplifying its shield & adding a rectangular package above it | UPS 
 
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    | Du du this animal that you du so well | (Jim: What is a--an eardu?) ...
 (Alex: Du du the [*].  It's a new dance.)
 
 kudu
 
 
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    | This term for a signature came from cowboy slang & has no connection to the Black folk hero of the same name | John Henry 
 
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