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THE REST OF THE TITLE, PLEASE |
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In the 1970s this was rampant, raising prices 14% a year, & the president declared it "public enemy number one" |
inflation
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In a natural, unrefined state, like raw petroleum |
crude
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"Die Hard 2", promising even more |
(Katie: What is With a Vengeance?)
Die Harder
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The Seven Summits Women Team made history in 2007 when 10 Nepali women joined forces to conquer this nearby peak |
Mount Everest
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The Domesday Book, a record of the value & ownership of land in 11th century England, was compiled by order of this king |
(Jennifer: Who is King John?)
William the Conqueror
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It's the study of swatting implements used by Federer & Nadal et al. |
racket science
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In 1954, Russian words meaning "committee for state security" got shortened to these 3 letters for an agency |
KGB
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This synonym for domesticated is a much shorter word |
tame
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From 1991, "Terminator 2:" this |
Judgment Day
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No one has won more women's FIFA World Cup titles than this country |
the United States
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In the 4th century Eusebius wrote "The History of the Church from Christ to" this emperor who legalized the faith |
Constantine
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It's the study of toothed hand tools that permit rotation in only one direction |
ratchet science
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On Dec. 3, 1973 Pioneer 10 was within 81,000 miles of its cloud tops & would find this planet to be mostly liquid |
(Katie: What is Venus?) (Jennfier: What is Uranus?) (Randy: What is Mercury?) ... (Alex: Big [*]. Mostly liquid.)
Jupiter
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Able to be decomposed easily by living organisms, thereby avoiding pollution |
biodegradable
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Delivering on its title, very literally--"Airplane II: The" this |
(Randy: What is "The Return"?)
the Sequel
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The Minangkabau, the largest ethnic group of Sumatra, is this type of society in which descent is determined through women |
(Jennifer: What is matriarchal?)
matrilineal
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In the 13th century this saint & philosopher tried to sum up all religious thought in "Summa Theologica" |
Thomas Aquinas
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It's investigation into a bone-softening disease caused by vitamin D deficiency |
(Randy: What is osteoporosis?) (Jennifer: What is ricketology?) (Alex: No. Randy or Katie?) ... (Alex: You get what the category is about now? If you start at the top, you'll know immediately what the category's about.)
rickets science
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Discovered in 1943, streptomycin was the second major one of these wonder drugs & the first effective against tuberculosis |
(Randy: What is penicillin?)
antibiotics
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It's from the Latin for "hammer" & refers to metal that can be hammered into a new shape |
malleable
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2015's "Magic Mike", getting re-sized |
XXL
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The sultan of this Middle East country is assuredly proud of his all-female marching band |
(Randy: What is Brunei?)
Oman
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Snorri Sturluson's "Heimskringla" from around 1220 A.D. is a collection of these epic narratives about the kings of Norway |
saga (sagas)
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It's chemistry or physics at a New Brunswick, New Jersey school founded in 1766 |
Rutgers science
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Each car on the Ferris wheel seen here held an astonishing 60 people at the 1904 World's Fair in this Midwest city |
St. Louis
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It can mean difficult to understand, or traveling in a route similar to a planet's orbit |
elliptical
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In the '80s: "Breakin' 2" |
Electric Boogaloo
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Natasha Bedingfield & Pat Benatar have headlined the female-friendly Palm Springs festival named for this late TV star |
(Alex: Lovely lady.)
Dinah Shore
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Chretien de Troyes' 12th c. Arthurian tale about this young knight's search for the grail was the basis for a Wagner opera |
Parsifal
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It's learning acquired at a New York City correctional facility on an East River island |
Rikers Science
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