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PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION |
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The Shaw Festival runs from April through Nov. in the picturesque town of Niagara-on-the-Lake in this Canadian province |
Ontario
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Larry Mullen, Jr., Adam Clayton, The Edge, Bono |
(Alex: Hello. Helen.) (Helen: What is [*]?) (Alex: [*] is right. Why did I call you "Hello"?) [Laughter]
U2
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You'll find this man's presidential library at the University of Texas in Austin |
Lyndon Johnson
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A sample of the explosive work of this innovative American is seen here |
Jackson Pollock
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I'd like to thank my mother, my agent & my director for this word used for "O" in the radio alphabet |
Oscar
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The Shaw's landmark version of this Orwellian epic encompassed the whole town & even featured flying helicopters |
1984
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Nick Rhodes, Andy, John & Roger Taylor, Simon Le Bon |
Duran Duran
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In this WWII Russian battle, troops were ordered, "Not a step back" by the man for whom the city was named |
Stalingrad
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An attempt on this man's life was part of the Lincoln assassination plot |
Andrew Johnson
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His 1960s works include "I Know How You Must Feel, Brad!" & "As I Opened Fire..." |
Roy Lichtenstein
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From Japanese words meaning "fold paper", it's the Japanese leisure activity of folding paper into various shapes |
origami
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In 2005 audiences were on "The Razor's Edge" of their seats watching "The Constant Wife" by this author |
Somerset Maugham
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John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant |
Led Zeppelin
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Pietro Mennea's record of 19.72 seconds in the 200-m. dash stood from 1979 until this American broke it in 1996 |
Michael Johnson
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Also the title of a 2003 film, it's the famous work from around 1665 seen here |
(Alex: Well now, you have a $22,600 lead, lead I say!) (Jason: Yeah... This is not a strong suit for me, so I'm just going to say $4,000.) (Alex: Okay. That's easy to say. Now, here's the clue.) ... (Alex: You are right. By Johannes Vermeer.)
The Girl with a Pearl Earring
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It's the national airline of Greece & no, it doesn't fly only once every 4 years |
Olympic
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Dana Donnelly found salvation--the Salvation Army, that is--in the title role of this "Major" Shaw play in 2005 |
Major Barbara
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Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Bill Berry, Michael Stipe |
R.E.M.
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The Charge of the Light Brigade at this 1854 battle may have been due to the hubris of cavalryman Louis Nolan |
Balaclava
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In 1908 he became the first black heavyweight boxing champ when he KO'd Tommy Burns |
Jack Johnson
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This Dutchman's peculiar point-of-view played out in works like the one seen here |
M.C. Escher
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Named for an astronomer, it's a huge "cloud" of comets existing at the edge of the solar system |
the Oort Cloud
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The 2005 season saw the return of "Happy End", with songs by Kurt Weill & this "Mother Courage" funmeister |
Bertolt Brecht
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Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Joe Elliott |
(Helen: What is Genesis?)
Def Leppard
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(Jon shows a map on a monitor.) In 1879 at Isandlwana, a maneuver called "Horns of the Beast" allowed this African group to get close enough to overrun the British |
(Helen: Who are the Masai?) ... (Alex: Two films, very good films, made about events at that time.)
the Zulu
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This founder & publisher of Ebony received a 1996 Presidential Medal of Freedom |
(Alex: Jason, you're at $22,000 and we still have almost two full categories left.)
John H. Johnson
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Like so many of his paintings, his "Son of Man" features a man in a bowler hat |
Magritte
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Named for the top Norse god, this important port is Denmark's third-largest city |
Odense
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