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3 of this province's major newspapers are La Presse, Le Devoir & Le Soleil |
Quebec
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When she won for playing Alexis on "Dynasty", she thanked Sophia Loren "for turning down the part" |
Joan Collins
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Pregnant women should increase intake of this mineral, plentiful in milk, by 50% |
calcium
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On Sept. 8, 1974 President Ford granted him a "full, free and absolute pardon" |
Nixon
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One of these knit items may be cashmere, fisherman's or letter |
a sweater
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This 5-letter word is probably a blend of "hocus-pocus" & "bunkum" |
hokum
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The standard postal abbreviation for this province is AB |
Alberta
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She said, "All I can say is 'wow'" when she & Paul Williams won for writing "Evergreen" |
Barbra Streisand
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This element that may provoke hypertension makes up 40% of salt by weight |
sodium
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A discovery made Jan. 24, 1848 at John Sutter's mill touched off this event |
the Gold Rush
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It's the piece that turns a suit into a 3-piece suit |
a vest
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The kind of nonsense one excels in after kissing a certain Irish stone |
blarney
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The O'Keefe Centre in this Ontario city is the home of the Canadian Opera Company |
Toronto
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She said, "Most of all, I want to thank the gorillas" when she won in 1989 for "Gorillas in the Mist" |
(Laura: Who is... not Dian Fossey.)
Sigourney Weaver
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Like carrots, apricots & peaches are rich sources of this vitamin |
vitamin A
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On Nov. 19, 1873 this political "Boss" was convicted of defrauding New York City of about $6,000,000 |
Boss Tweed
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They're denim trousers with a bib top & suspenders |
overalls
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This "sausage" synonym nonsense may have, arisen because sausage was considered an inferior food |
baloney
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It was a major British naval base during the War of 1812; now it's Nova Scotia's capital |
Halifax
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After winning in 1980 for "Kramer vs. Kramer", this actor said, "I'd like to thank divorce" |
Dustin Hoffman
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The "ascorbic" in ascorbic acid, this vitamin's chemical name means "anti-scurvy" |
Vitamin C
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After more than 15 years of effort, he finally reached the North Pole April 6, 1909 |
(Robert) Peary
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This street in London's Soho lent its name to a style of mod fashions in the 1960s |
Carnaby St.
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The first part of this word for pompous bureaucratic gibberish sounds like the noise a turkey makes |
gobbledygook
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Beaver Creek in this territory is the westernmost community in Canada |
the Yukon
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Winning in 1984 for "Silkwood", this singer said, "Just look at my dress until I can think of something" |
Cher
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By definition, an ovolacto-vegetarian eats vegetables, dairy products & these |
eggs
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Crispus Attucks was the first of 5 men killed in this riot March 5, 1770 |
(Amy: What is the Boston Tea Party?)
the Boston Massacre
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This lord, a commander in the Crimean War, had an overcoat with slanted sleeves named for him |
(Laura: I have no idea.) (Alex: ...And there was Cardigan in that Crimean War also; gave his name to a piece of clothing.)
Lord Raglin
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This slang term for nonsense is also a side dish made from fruit stewed to a pulp |
applesauce
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