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2,825
1996-12-06
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NOTABLE NONHUMANS
$600
Colo was the first of these great apes born in captivity, in 1956 at the Columbus Zoo
Gorilla
2,825
1996-12-06
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WORLD FACTS
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The lowest river in the world, it's revered by Jews, Christians & Muslims alike
The River Jordan
2,825
1996-12-06
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ART & ARTISTS
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He spent several summers painting pointillist seascapes including "Le Bec Du Hoc, Grandcamp"
Georges Seurat
2,825
1996-12-06
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
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In 1934 he plugged Bulova "Lone Eagle" watches
Charles Lindbergh
2,825
1996-12-06
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HISTORY
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In February 1904 this country attacked the Russian fleet at Port Arthur
Japan
2,825
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POETS
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For much of the winter of 1794-95, he served as acting supervisor for Dumfries, Scotland
Robert Burns
2,825
1996-12-06
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NOTABLE NONHUMANS
$800
In 1945 this famous scottie was injured in a fight with Blaze, Elliott Roosevelt's mastiff
Fala
2,825
1996-12-06
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WORLD FACTS
$1,100
Discovered by David Livingstone, Botswana's Lake Ngami lies in the northern part of this desert
Kalahari Desert
2,825
1996-12-06
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ART & ARTISTS
$800
His sculpture, "The Age of Bronze", exhibited in 1877, was inspired by Michelangelo
Auguste Rodin
2,825
1996-12-06
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
$800
Only Philip Morris & this Cincinnati-based firm have yearly ad expenditures exceeding $2 billion
Procter & Gamble
2,825
1996-12-06
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HISTORY
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On May 30, 1967 Colonel Ojukwu declared Biafra's independence from this country, starting a civil war
Nigeria
2,825
1996-12-06
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POETS
$800
Her "I Heard a Fly Buzz" may have been based on a chapter in "The House of the Seven Gables"
Emily Dickinson
2,825
1996-12-06
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NOTABLE NONHUMANS
$1000
This favorite horse of Alexander the Great sometimes wore golden horns in battle
Bucephalus
2,825
1996-12-06
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WORLD FACTS
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In area this country whose capital is now called Yangon is the largest in mainland southeast Asia
Myanmar (Burma)
2,825
1996-12-06
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ART & ARTISTS
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You can see this British sculptor's "Reclining Mother and Child" at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis
Henry Moore
2,825
1996-12-06
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BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
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In 1811 this German family began its steel-making business by constructing a plant in Essen
Krupp
2,825
1996-12-06
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HISTORY
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In the midst of the Korean War, this South Korean president was elected to his second of 4 terms
Syngman Rhee
2,825
1996-12-06
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POETS
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He once wrote, "I choose to be a plain New Hampshire farmer"
Robert Frost
2,825
1996-12-06
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BRITISH NOVELS
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This 1895 novel is subtitled "An Invention"
The Time Machine
6,037
2010-12-07
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LOST IN SPACE
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While making repairs on the Intl. Space Station, Scott Parazynski lost a needle-nose pair of these
pliers
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2010-12-07
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TIMELESS TV
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September 2010 brought the 45th edition of this comedian's telethon
Jerry Lewis
6,037
2010-12-07
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LET'S HIT IT
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Hit this paper mache container, Spanish for "jug", if you want candy and small gifts
pinata
6,037
2010-12-07
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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
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"In 1997, the House (of Reps.) voted to reprimand him... It marked the first time the House had reprimanded a Speaker"
Gingrich
6,037
2010-12-07
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MONEY SLANG
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We'll give you $200, not $1,000, for this five letter word meaning stately or majestic
grand
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2010-12-07
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RVs
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_26.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) The GMC Motorhome from the '60s & 70s was among the first models to have this innovation that helps with traction by putting the weight over the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_26a.jpg" target="_blank">wheels</a> that do the work
front-wheel drive
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LOST IN SPACE
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In its years of operation, this Soviet space station released more than 200 objects (mostly trash) into space
Mir
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2010-12-07
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TIMELESS TV
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Originally a half hour, this soap started in 1963 & featured Nurse Jessie Brewer
General Hospital
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2010-12-07
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LET'S HIT IT
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This word seen on doors is what a right-handed batter does when he hits the ball to left field
pull
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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
$400
"See Simon, Paul"
(Art) Garfunkel
6,037
2010-12-07
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MONEY SLANG
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Proverbially, you can "break" this food, or "take (it) out of someone's mouth"; earn some dough
bread
6,037
2010-12-07
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RVs
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_27.jpg" target="_blank">Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) I'm behind the wheel of the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_27a.jpg" target="_blank">very first motor home</a>, from the company whose name has become a synonym for "motor home"; since 1967, they've sold over 400,000 of them
Winnebago
6,037
2010-12-07
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LOST IN SPACE
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Ed White, the first U.S. spacewalker, lost one of these outside Gemini 4; he must've looked like a later "moonwalker"
a glove
6,037
2010-12-07
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TIMELESS TV
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In 1948 Douglas Edwards became the first anchor of this network's Evening News
CBS
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2010-12-07
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Aaron Fechter invented this carnival game where you hit a mammal with a mallet
Whack-A-Mole
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2010-12-07
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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
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"American poet... became known as a leader of the Beat literary movement of the 1950s"
(Allen) Ginsberg
6,037
2010-12-07
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MONEY SLANG
$2,200
The shell of this mollusk is composed chiefly of calcium carbonate
a clam
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2010-12-07
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RVs
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from the RV/MH Hall of Fame in Elkhart, IN.</a>) One of the first times a movie star received a <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28a.jpg" target="_blank">fancy trailer</a> as a perk was in 1931; Paramount gave a <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28b.jpg" target="_blank">Chevy house car</a> to <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_J_28c.jpg" target="_blank"> this</a> sexy star as she left the stage to make movies like "She Done Him Wrong"
Mae West
6,037
2010-12-07
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LOST IN SPACE
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Piers Sellers lost a tool in space while spreading putty into this Space Shuttle named for Capt. Cook's ship
Discovery
6,037
2010-12-07
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TIMELESS TV
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Shown Saturday afternoons on ABC, this sport's tour outdrew college football & moved to ESPN in 1997
the pro bowling tour
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2010-12-07
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LET'S HIT IT
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Everlast makes these that come in speed and heavy varieties
punching bags
6,037
2010-12-07
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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
$800
"Served under the Apache leaders Cochise and Mangas Coloradas... in 1894, he was moved to Fort Sill
Geronimo
6,037
2010-12-07
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MONEY SLANG
$800
You don't get 5 guesses at this winglike appendage to the underwater portion of a hull
a fin
6,037
2010-12-07
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LOST IN SPACE
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In 1992 Space Shuttle astronauts delivered ashes of this "Star Trek" creator into the final frontier
Gene Roddenberry
6,037
2010-12-07
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TIMELESS TV
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2010's "When Love Is Not Enough" was the 240th presentation in this series from a greeting card company
Hallmark Hall of Fame
6,037
2010-12-07
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LET'S HIT IT
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In some casinos, a blackjack dealer must hit with an ace & a 6, known as this type of 17
soft
6,037
2010-12-07
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WORLD BOOK DESCRIBES THE "G" MAN
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"One of the most original and provocative American architects working today"
(Frank) Gehry
6,037
2010-12-07
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MONEY SLANG
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When speaking of Messrs. Netanyahu or Britten, it's all about the first name, pluralized
the Benjamins
6,037
2010-12-07
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PLAY HEROINES
$400
Blanche DuBois
A Streetcar Named Desire
6,037
2010-12-07
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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
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Giving the devil his due, Fr. Karras invites the devil inside himself, then exits from the second floor in this 1973 movie
The Exorcist
6,037
2010-12-07
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A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
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3.6 million: Down Under
Melbourne
6,037
2010-12-07
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TAINTED GOV
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In 2010 this Illinois governor was tried on corruption charges, but convicted on only 1 count
Blagojevich
6,037
2010-12-07
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MEDICINE
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As Franklin D. Roosevelt's blood pressure was 300/190, he suffered from this 1-word condition
hypertension
6,037
2010-12-07
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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
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If you're vertical but supported by your palms, you're doing one of these
a handstand
6,037
2010-12-07
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PLAY HEROINES
$800
Emily Webb of Grover's Corners
Our Town
6,037
2010-12-07
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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
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In this Bruce Willis movie, the villain goes out the window of the Nakatomi building, gun in hand
Die Hard
6,037
2010-12-07
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A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
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11 million: on Luzon Island
Manila
6,037
2010-12-07
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TAINTED GOV
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In 2006 this Illinois governor was busted for racketeering; what's in the water there?
George Ryan
6,037
2010-12-07
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MEDICINE
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In 1905 German scientist Alfred Einhorn created this first injectable local anesthetic used in dentistry
novocaine
6,037
2010-12-07
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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
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A caterpillar that moves by contraction & expansion
an inchworm
6,037
2010-12-07
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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
$1200
Movie in which Axel Foley asks, "where ...you get off arresting me for being thrown out a window?"
Beverly Hills Cop
6,037
2010-12-07
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A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
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1.1 million: in the heart of the Po River Valley
Milan
6,037
2010-12-07
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TAINTED GOV
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In 2010 it was revealed that Robert Rizzo made $800,000 a year as the city this of Bell, Calif., population 37,000
manager
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2010-12-07
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MEDICINE
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Micro-Trach is an oxygen delivery system developed by this physician known for his "maneuver"
(Henry) Heimlich
6,037
2010-12-07
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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
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A loop found on footwear, it's a symbol of success through one's own efforts
a bootstrap
6,037
2010-12-07
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A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
$3,000
18 million: on the Arabian Sea
Mumbai
6,037
2010-12-07
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TAINTED GOV
$1600
In 2010 a House committee charged this veteran Harlem congressman with ethics violations
(Charlie) Rangel
6,037
2010-12-07
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MEDICINE
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-07_DJ_09.jpg" target="_blank">Dr. Oz presents the clue.</a>) By surgically interrupting the electrical impulses that are causing an abnormal rhythm, the maze procedure is designed to threat this type of heart arrhythmia abbreviated "A.F."
atrial fibrillation
6,037
2010-12-07
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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
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Hard coal that burns with little flame
anthracite
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2010-12-07
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PLAY HEROINES
$2000
Barbara Undershaft
Major Barbara
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2010-12-07
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DEFENESTRATION IN CINEMA
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In this Coen Brothers movie, Charles Durning jumps out a window during a board meeting
The Hudsucker Proxy
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2010-12-07
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A MASSIVE "M"ETROPOLIS
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3.2 million: 150 miles from Bogota
Medellin
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2010-12-07
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TAINTED GOV
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Elected to the Senate in 1930, he refused to resign as Louisiana's gov. until '32, when his handpicked crony got the gig
Huey Long
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2010-12-07
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MEDICINE
$2000
The name of this branch of pediatrics that deals with newborn infants literally means "newborn study"
neonatal
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2010-12-07
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4 CONSONANTS IN A ROW
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This important mechanism is what you're turning when you wind a clock
the mainspring
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2010-12-07
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FLAGS OF THE WORLD
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In use from 1844 to 1905, a flag representing the union of these 2 countries was nicknamed the "herring salad"
Norway and Sweden
5,243
2007-05-30
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AMERICAN AUTHORS
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While he was in Spain in 1959, he wrote "The Dangerous Summer", a story about rival bullfighters
Hemingway
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2007-05-30
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BEGINNING & END
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Like a door, a Broadway show does these 2 things
open & close
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2007-05-30
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STATE SUPERLATIVES
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A valley at 282 feet below sea level in this state is the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere
California
5,243
2007-05-30
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3 LITTLE LETTERS
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Like banks, many grocery stores now have these for dispensing cash & taking deposits
ATMs
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2007-05-30
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He was the voice of Mickey Mouse in "Steamboat Willie"
Walt Disney
5,243
2007-05-30
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YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
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Eastern European capital city of more than 2.2 million
Bucharest
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2007-05-30
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AMERICAN AUTHORS
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In 1884 she moved to Red Cloud, Nebraska & later fictionalized it as the town of Hanover in "O Pioneers!"
Willa Cather
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2007-05-30
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BEGINNING & END
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In 2006 it began on July 1 in Strasbourg & ended on July 23 in Paris
the Tour de France
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2007-05-30
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STATE SUPERLATIVES
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With 6,640 miles of coast, this state has the longest shoreline
Alaska
5,243
2007-05-30
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3 LITTLE LETTERS
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_09.jpg" target="_blank">Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Catalina Island Conservancy.</a>) Rampant use of this 3-letter insecticide lead to a hefty settlement for restorating the population of Catalina's <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_09a.jpg" target="_blank">bald eagles</a>
DDT
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2007-05-30
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CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_27.jpg" target="_blank">Hi, I'm Harry Shearer.</a>) Among my many "Simpsons" voices are the subservient Smithers & this man who lives next door to Homer--Howdy, neighbor
Ned Flanders
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2007-05-30
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YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
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Any mountain's summit
crest
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2007-05-30
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AMERICAN AUTHORS
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(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_16.jpg" target="_blank">Alex reports from the Mark Twain House.</a>) Mark Twain said that this anti-slavery <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_16a.jpg" target="_blank">novelist</a>, his next-door neighbor, liked to sneak up behind people and "fetch a war-whoop that would jump that person out of his clothes"
(Harriet Beecher) Stowe
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BEGINNING & END
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"From" this to this is an idiom meaning from the start of a meal (or something else) to the end
from soup to nuts
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2007-05-30
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STATE SUPERLATIVES
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It pumps more than one million barrels of oil a day, more than any other state
Texas
5,243
2007-05-30
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3 LITTLE LETTERS
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"Day to Day" & "All Things Considered" are among the programs going out to its 26 million listeners
NPR
5,243
2007-05-30
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CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD
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The voice of Daffy Duck (for the first 50 years)
Mel Blanc
5,243
2007-05-30
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YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
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A braced framework for carrying a railroad over a chasm
a trestle
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2007-05-30
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AMERICAN AUTHORS
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Under the name Laura Bancroft, he wrote about Twinkle & Chubbins in Nature Fairyland after taking us to Oz
L. Frank Baum
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2007-05-30
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BEGINNING & END
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These titles of the <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_17.jpg" target="_blank">2 paintings</a> <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2007-05-30_J_17a.jpg" target="_blank">seen here</a> represent the beginning & end of Jesus' life
"The Nativity" & "The Crucifixion"
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2007-05-30
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STATE SUPERLATIVES
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Considered the healthiest state in 2006, it's also home to the Mayo Clinic
Minnesota
5,243
2007-05-30
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3 LITTLE LETTERS
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Its headquarters compound in Langley, Virginia is named for Former President George Bush
the CIA
5,243
2007-05-30
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CALL OUT THE VOICE SQUAD
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He voiced Puss In Boots in "Shrek 2"
Antonio Banderas
5,243
2007-05-30
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YOU'RE UNDER A "REST"
$800
Quickly! (to an Italian)
Presto
5,243
2007-05-30
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AMERICAN AUTHORS
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William Rose Benet won a Pulitzer for "The Dust Which Is God", & this brother won for "John Brown's Body"
Stephen Vincent Benet