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In describing those who install heating & ventilation, this word follows pipe or steam |
Fitter
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In July 1837 this naturalist began writing his notebooks on the transmutation of species |
Charles Darwin
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It takes 2 of these to play Monopoly & 5 to play Yahtzee |
Dice
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On Dec. 7, 1944 this Russian & de Gaulle were meeting in Moscow to sign a Franco-Soviet pact |
Josef Stalin
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He didn't invent the word beamish, which means radiant, but he did use it in his poem "Jabberwocky" |
(G: Who is Lear?)
Lewis Carroll
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A "Jeopardy!" category about these doctors who assist surgeons might be called "Numb-er, Please" |
Anesthesiologists
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We presume that in 1871 Dr. Livingstone was glad to see this man, who later nursed him back to health |
Sir Henry Stanley
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He's come a long way since his Sweathog days as Vinnie Barbarino on "Welcome Back, Kotter" |
John Travolta
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This 4-word motto has appeared on U.S. coins since 1864 |
"In God We Trust"
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In addition to this suicidal air squadron, Japan had the Kaiten, human torpedoes |
Kamikaze
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Mingy is a combination of mean & this; it could well describe Ebenezer Scrooge |
Stingy
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It's another term for truck drivers, from the time when their horsepower came from teams of horses |
Teamster
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This Boy Scout founder commanded observation balloons during wars in Sudan & Bechuanaland |
(T: Who is Powell?) (Alex: No...we can't accept that!) (less than a minute to go...)
Lord Robert Baden-Powell
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Of spring tide, neap tide or peptide, the one that's not related |
Peptide
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Around 300,000 of these troops were called up beginning in 1940, more than doubling the size of the U.S. Army |
(M: What are the National Guard and Reserves?) (Alex: Yes.)
National Guard
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The name of an exhibit at the 1939 World's Fair gave us this 8-letter word for a futuristic display-o-rama |
(G: What is television?) (T: What is diorama?)
Futurama
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Once a carnival performer who bit off chickens' heads, it's slang for an odd or ridiculous person |
Geek
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In 1854 this poet laureate wrote, "Into the valley of death rode the six hundred" |
Lord Alfred Tennyson ("Charge of the Light Brigade")
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[Hi, I'm Rob Schneider. In addition to my TV roles] I've also appeared in 2 Sylvester Stallone films, "Demolition Man" & this futuristic film based on a comic book [that was very popular in Turkey!] |
(buzzer sounds)
Judge Dredd
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In 1997 this chess champ was blue over this defeat in a match by IBM's Deep Blue computer |
Garry Kasparov
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In December 1943 he was named marshal & became president of a Yugoslavian liberation council |
Josip Broz Tito
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Hey sleepyhead, oneiromancy is a fancy word for foretelling the future by interpreting these |
Dreams
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An arbitrager profits from stock price differences; this similar word means a settler of disputes |
(G: What is an arbiter?) (Alex: Glenda, good news for you - we checked our dictionaries & the two are synonymous.)
Arbitrator
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In 1841 this British travel agent arranged his first excursion, a trip to a temperance meeting |
Thomas Cook
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In 1997 Johnny Depp went undercover to infiltrate the Mafia in this film based on a true story |
(M: Who is "Vinnie Brasco?")
Donnie Brasco
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The Roosevelt Memorial Bridge connects Lubec, Maine to this island in New Brunswick, Canada |
(G: What is Presque Isle?)
Campobello Island
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After Pearl Harbor he was appointed commander-in-chief of the U.S. Pacific fleet |
Chester Nimitz
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A fur used to line robes during the Middle Ages, or a "Mrs." played by Greer Garson |
Miniver
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