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    | In 1850 & again in 1854, he was appointed governor of the territory of Utah | 
    Brigham Young
 
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    | Lugers Plus American Beauties | 
    Guns N' Roses
 
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    | To get a close-up peek at Pikes Peak, you have to be in this state | 
    Colorado
 
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    | This mammal, Mustela vison, has been raised on ranches at least since WWI because of its valuable pelt | 
    mink
 
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    | A 1693 charter established the Virginia college named for this duo | 
    William & Mary
 
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    | Also a magazine founded in 1923, it "is of the essence" | 
    Time
 
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    | In the 16th century Prince Altan Khan gave this Tibetan religious leader his title, a Mongol term meaning "ocean" | 
    Dalai Lama
 
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    | Non-Hearing Panthera Pardus | 
    Def Leppard
 
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    | Writing about his first voyage to America, Salvador Dali said that this city "looked like an immense Gothic Roquefort cheese" | 
    (Alex: Somehow it doesn't seem to fit. He was talking about [*].)
  New York City
 
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    | This critter that lives in the North Pacific Ocean often sleeps in masses of floating kelp | 
    sea otter
 
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    | When the King of Granada refused to pay the usual tributes to this pair in 1492, they conquered his kingdom | 
    (Alex: [After reading the clue] ...that'll teach 'em.)
  Ferdinand & Isabella
 
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    | When you "bite the bullet" you do something unpleasant; when you "bite" this, you're dead | 
    the dust
 
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    | One of the earliest accounts of his life is the 8th century work "Sirat Rasul Allah" by Ibn Ishaq | 
    Mohammad
 
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    | Several Of The Boeing Craft Known As Stratofortresses | 
    B-52's
 
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    | The motto of this 68-square-mile area is Justitia Omnibus, "Justice For All" | 
    Washington, D.C.
 
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    | Ironically, this creature had been unseen in Michigan for 200 years until one was photographed in 2004 | 
    wolverine
 
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    | "She gave him sex, and he gave her class" was said of the chemistry between this duo, paired in 10 movie musicals | 
    (Christian: [Long pause]) (Alex: Oooh...) (Christian: Who are [*]?) (Alex: ...Yes, and you got it in just in the nick of time.  A little mental block there for a moment.)
  Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
 
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    | It's what they say about rain in the fourth month of the year & its effect on growth in the fifth | 
    April showers bring May flowers
 
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    | In July 1505 he was struck by lightning; as a result, he entered a monastery in Erfurt, Germany 15 days later | 
    Martin Luther
 
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    | Gnarled Nun | 
    Twisted Sister
 
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    | The von Trapp family of "Sound of Music" fame moved to this state in the '40s & built a ski lodge in Stowe | 
    Vermont
 
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    | It's also called foul marten due to its odor, but it probably prefers this partly feline name | 
    (Kate: What is the meerkat?)
  polecat
 
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    | A sextant was one of the tools this duo used to navigate 8,000 miles to Oregon & back | 
    Lewis & Clark
 
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    | It's a writer or musician's last work, or the chant of a certain water bird | 
    swan song
 
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    | During an 8-year Major League Baseball career, he batted .248; around 1896, he began holding revival meetings | 
    Billy Sunday
 
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    | Hommes Sans Chapeaux | 
    Men Without Hats
 
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    | Appropriately, this river flows into Long Island Sound just below New London, Connecticut | 
    (Christian: What is the Connecticut River?) ... (Alex: Just below New London? The [*]. The [*]. All right, we're going to take a break. Back in a moment!)
  Thames River
 
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    | As a verb its name means "to drive out" or "uncover"; it's used in Europe to drive rats out of tunnels | 
    (Alex: And that would be the cute little [*]. [Makes animal noises, laughter] Okay... [Shakes head] It's one of those days. [Laughter] Dan will go first when we come back, if I'm still here.)
  ferret
 
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    | In 1959 this pair gave would-be writers "The Elements of Style" | 
    Strunk & White
 
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    | Herbert Spencer coined this 4-word phrase to describe Darwin's theory of natural selection | 
    survival of the fittest
 
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