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Pope Boniface VIII rebuked Philip IV of France in the bull "Ausculta Fili", or "Listen," this person |
(Brian: What is father?)
Son
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In 1969 CCR had 3 No. 2 hits: "Bad Moon Rising", "Green River" & this one that kept on "rollin', rollin', rollin'" |
"Proud Mary"
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It's the only letter of the English alphabet that doesn't appear in the name of a U.S. state |
Q
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Wolfgang Bartschelly was famous for playing piano while he kept these spinning on the ends of sticks |
plates
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By Jove! This father of Jove has a day & a planet named for him |
Saturn
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Helium, aluminum |
heal (He Al)
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This German nation made peace with Napoleon after a crushing defeat at Jena & Auerstadt in 1806 |
(Brian: What is Austria?)
Prussia
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The frenzy accompanying this Scottish band's U.S. tour in 1976 was nicknamed "Rollermania" |
Bay City Rollers
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The briefest margin of victory in Olympic history, .002 seconds, occurred in this sledding event added in 1964 |
(Mark: What is the bobsled?) ... (Alex: With a minute to go.)
luge
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Once, these performers were called benders or posturers depending on whether they bent forward or back |
contortionists
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2 giants, Otus & Ephialties, once kept this Greek war god in a bronze jar for 13 months |
Ares
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Vanadium, argon, yttrium |
vary (V Ar Y)
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Written in 19th century France, it became the anthem of worldwide Marxism [audio clue] |
"The Internationale"
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"My City of Ruins" & other songs on this Bruce Springsteen CD relate in some way to the events of September 11, 2001 |
The Rising
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Appropriately, this stadium has hosted the NFL Super Bowl more than any other |
Louisiana Superdome
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Rather than this traditional object, Cirque de Soleil's creative studio uses a pit filled with 25,000 foam cubes |
net
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Later identified with Apollo, his sister Selene was goddess of the moon & he was god of the sun |
Helios
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Copper, tellurium |
cute (Cu Te)
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Around 1400 Gian Galeazzo Visconti, based in this city, ruled most of northern Italy but was foiled by the Florentines |
(Mark: What is Venice?)
Milan
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He sang backing vocals on Rod Stewart's "Let Me Be Your Car", which he co-wrote with Bernie Taupin |
Elton John
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Reassembled & rededicated in Arizona in 1971, it was the largest antique ever sold |
London Bridge
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The standard international diameter of one of these is 13 meters, about 42 feet |
ring
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The forger of Achilles' armor, some accounts say this Greek god also created Pandora |
Hephaestus
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Tin, actinium, potassium |
snack (Sn Ac K)
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The ancient Roman holiday Regifugium celebrated "the flight of the king" & the beginning of this government |
the republic
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His Top 40 career lasted 4 decades, from No. 1 "Diana" in 1957 to No. 40 "Hold Me 'Til the Morning Comes" in 1983 |
Paul Anka
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Skid marks left by the out-of-control jet car Spirit of America at this location were over 5 miles long in 1965 |
Bonneville Salt Flats
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Often featuring bears, it was the longtime official circus of the USSR |
Moscow Circus
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In Egyptian myth this son of Isis is the god of the sky |
Horus
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Tungsten, iodine, iron |
wife (W I Fe)
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