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THE VATICAN'S INDEX OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS |
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WORDS IN (THE) DICTIONARY |
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From 1934 until 1939, it was known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament |
[Bill selected the first clue.]
the Masters
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Contrary to popular belief, this largest desert is only 30% sand; 70% is gravelly plains & rocky plateaus |
the Sahara
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It must have made this author miserable to know his "Hunchback of Notre Dame" was included |
Hugo
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Located in this city's Russian Hill section, Lombard Street has been called the world's crookedest street |
San Francisco
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A personal record of events in someone's life |
a diary
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Held in Hawaii, it consists of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike race & a 26.2-mile run |
the Ironman Triathlon
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The world's largest unbroken expanse of sand is the Rub Al-Khali, or "Empty Quarter", of this desert |
(Alex: Sorry, Erin, not quickly enough.) (Erin: Good.)
the Arabian desert
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There was no monkeying around when this man's "History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" made the list |
Edward Gibbon
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This east-west Interstate through Nebraska isn't really endless; it's exactly 455.32 miles |
(Rich: What is US-... I-I'm sorry, what is I-74?) ... (Alex: Missed it by six points.)
I-80
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Late to school or work |
tardy
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Among those who took part in this event's 150th Jubilee in 2001 were Juan Carlos, Prince Philip & Dennis Conner |
the America's Cup
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Botswana's Okavango Swamp is a remnant of an inland sea that once covered this desert |
the Kalahari
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Somehow his "Critique of Pure Reason" made the list, but not his "Critique of Practical Reason" |
Immanuel Kant
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In Boston, Mass. Ave., Massachusetts Avenue, intersects Com. Ave., this street |
Commonwealth Avenue
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Container for milk |
a carton
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It's a long day's journey into night in this event held each June on the Circuit de la Sarthe in France |
(Erin: What is the Grand Prix?... [*]?)
(the 24-hour Grand Prix at) Le Mans
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This Middle Eastern desert's name is from the Hebrew for "to dry" |
the Negev
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We must confess, both this Frenchman's "Emile" & "The Social Contract" are listed |
(Erin: Mmmm ...Voltaire?... Who is Voltaire?)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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L.A.'s Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Parkway runs in front of what was this hotel, home to the Cocoanut Grove |
(Erin: Beverly Hills Hotel?) (Alex: No.) (Erin: ...What is the Beverly Hills Hotel?) (Alex: You're a little late, but you're wrong on both counts.) (Erin: Okay, good.) ... (Alex: Be careful of that, Erin, in this round. You'll lose points.)
the Ambassador Hotel
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Seen here is Buran, the U.S.S.R.'s answer to this U.S. program that got off the ground in 1981 |
the shuttle
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The "All Star Game of Thoroughbred Racing", & racing's richest event, it's held each fall at a different track |
the Breeder's Cup
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Subdivisions of this desert include the Ka-Shun, Dzungarian & Trans-Altai |
the Gobi Desert
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"Madame Bovary" by Flaubert, we understand, but "Principles of Political Economy" by this 3-named Brit, we don't |
John Stuart Mill
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Named for a president, it was the USA's first transcontinental road for cars |
the Lincoln Highway
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A bond, an electrovalent bond |
ionic
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