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She was born Anne Frances Robbins & nicknamed Nancy in infancy |
Nancy Reagan
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Duff McKagen, Gilby Clark, Matt Sorum, Slash & Axl Rose |
Guns N' Roses
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For the 2 weeks preceding Ash Wednesday, New Orleans comes alive with this festival |
Mardi Gras
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On August 2 Iraqi troops invaded this country, setting off the Persian Gulf crisis |
Kuwait
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Short hair became popular in the 1500s after Francis I accidentally did this to his hair with a torch |
he burned it off
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Elvis liked his pre-shrunk |
(Phoebe: What is shirts?)
Levis (anagram of Elvis)
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For her strong will, this first lady from Georgia is sometimes called the Steel Magnolia |
Rosalynn Carter
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Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Joe Perry & Steven Tyler |
Aerosmith
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Wash., D.C. kicks off its festival of these fruit blossoms with the lighting of a 17th c. Japanese lantern |
cherry trees (or cherry blossoms)
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On January 3 President Bush announced the surrender of this Panamanian dictator |
Noriega
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In the 1400s women did this to their hairlines to make their foreheads seem higher-ouch! |
pluck
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It's hard to remove a stain from this fabric |
satin (anagram of stain)
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Under her prodding, Congress passed the Highway Beautification Act in 1965 |
Lady Bird Johnson
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Bill Berry, Mike Mills, Peter Buck & Michael Stipe |
R.E.M.
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Every summer, this state's city of Prescott hosts the "World's Oldest Rodeo" |
Arizona
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After 4 decades these 2 European countries were officially reunited |
East & West Germany
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In th 1960s young women did this to their hair as well as their clothes by pressing it on a board |
iron it
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Thelma tried out for the role of Ophelia in this play |
Hamlet (anagram of Thelma)
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Harry Truman said it was love at first sight when he spotted Bess at Sunday school in this Missouri town |
(Eric: What is Hannibal, Missouri?) ... (Alex: Mark Twain might have picked Hannibal.)
Independence, Missouri
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Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., the Edge, Bono |
U2
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Take flight to these New Mexico caverns in August for the annual Bat Flight Breakfast |
the Carlsbad Caverns
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In April, after 6,137 performances, this high-kicking musical closed on Broadway |
A Chorus Line
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A season of the year, or a long, straight hairpiece popular in the '60s & '70s |
a fall
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Don flew to this Canadian province to give an oration |
Ontario (anagram of oration)
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After her husband's 1901 assassination, she returned to Canton, Ohio, where she died 6 years later |
Mrs. McKinley
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Tim, Andy & John Farriss, Kirk Pengilly, Garry Beers & Michael Hutchence |
(Alex: What is [*], or as I referred to them a couple of years ago, I-N-X-S.)
INXS
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On Sept. 28 this state celebrates Cabrillo Day in honor of its discoverer |
California
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In March Bob Hawke won a fourth term as prime minister of this country |
(Alex: Phoebe, if I recall correctly, after your semifinal win, one of your opponents said you played it beautifully with regard to the Daily Doubles. You were very wise in how you used them. How are you going to use this one? You have the lead right now with $1,400.) (Phoebe: I'll go with $1,000, please.)
Australia
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Ancient Persians colored their hair a lovely orange-red shade with this dye that comes from leaves |
henna
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To the king's dismay, this buzzing insect landed on his throne |
a hornet (anagram of throne)
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