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Egyptians believed Apis, a sacred bull, was son of a virgin cow impregnated when struck by this |
lightning
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A map with a scale of 1/63,360 will represent one of these as 1 inch |
one mile
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John Larkin played this attorney on radio, Raymond Burr on TV |
Perry Mason
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By a twist of fate, Jocasta was both mother & this to Antigone |
(Susanna: What is aunt?) (Kevin: What is lover?) (Mike: What is sister?) (Alex: Jocasta wound up marrying her son Oedipus, so she was both Antigone's mother and her [*].)
grandmother
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As the lines of latitude on a map are called parallels, the lines of longitude are called these |
meridians
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U.S. federal judge John Woolsey ruled this James Joyce novel did not "tend to be an aphrodisiac" |
(Kevin: What is A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?)
Ulysses
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He led the "Talent Scouts", 1st on radio, then later on TV |
(Mike: Who is Major Bowes?)
Arthur Godfrey
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Described as birds with the faces of maidens, these monsters snatched people & carried them off |
harpies
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Using pictures of landmarks to watch for, Rand McNally published its 1st guide to these in 1907 |
roads
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The pope proclaimed 1933 a Holy Year as it was believed to be the 1900th anniversary of this |
(Mike: What is the birth of Jesus Christ?)
the crucifixion of Christ
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VI is the authorized 2-letter postal abbreviation for this locale |
(Mike: What is Virginia?)
the Virgin Islands
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June Whitley played Margaret Anderson to Robert Young's Jim on this 1949 radio series |
Father Knows Best
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Pegasus, the winged horse, was born from the neck of the Medusa after this man cut off her head |
Perseus
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2nd century Greco-Egyptian whose "Geography" was still being used to design maps in the 15th century |
(Alex: A minute to go.)
Ptolemy
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Despite the Depression, this city staged its World's Fair, The Century of Progress Exposition |
Chicago
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An envelope with a stamp indicating it was mailed from the place & on the day it was originally issued |
a first-day cover
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This 1960s rural sitcom was based on a 1950 radio show starring Gale Gordon & Bea Benaderet |
Green Acres
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Brothers Charles & Frank, they nickled & dimed their way through life |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Woolworths
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She was the royal sorceress of Colchis, niece of Circe, & wife of Jason |
Medea
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The science of toponymics tries to standardize these on maps around the world |
(Kevin: What are symbols?)
place name spellings
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On February 15, Giuseppe Zangara tried to do this |
(Kevin: What is assassinate the President?) (Alex: Be more specific) ... (Alex: Oh, by the way, I just want to stop for a moment and point out to Kevin and those people who are watching and who are astute Jeopardy! fans that we know [*] was not the president when the assassination attempt was made. He was the president-elect. He was not to assume office for another month.)
assassinate Franklin Roosevelt
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It is the safest way the U.S. Postal Service offers for sending valuables |
registered mail
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Turning 50 in 1987, this CBS soap is the only one left in production that began on radio |
(Mike: What is One Life to Live?)
The Guiding Light
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The only first, middle or last name of a U.S. president that fits this category |
Woodrow Wilson
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