NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TREASURES OF EGYPT |
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PHRASES OF HELLO & GOODBYE |
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Bracelets featuring butterflies inlaid with gems, circa 2500 B.C., are made from this metal, at that time, more precious than gold |
(Erica: What is bronze?)
silver
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This king sings "Find Your Grail" in "Spamalot" |
(Ken: King of the Britons, yes.)
Arthur
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"Last night Japanese forces attacked Guam" |
FDR
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In 1950 Ionesco's "The Bald Soprano" helped launch what is now known as the "Theatre of" this |
the Absurd
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As well as the respiratory organ of a fish, it's a measure equal to 4 fluid ounces |
a gill
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It's what "vaya con Dios" literally means |
Go with God
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This young pharaoh's mummified remains were interred in a solid-gold coffin weighing almost 250 pounds |
King Tut
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It's the musical seen here in its original Broadway production |
The King and I
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"That cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion" |
(Ken: That's from the Gettysburg Address; it's [*].)
Abe Lincoln
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These French-named epic poems, like the one named for Roland, are composed of irregular stanzas called laisses |
chanson
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For beer, 31 gallons go into one of these; for crude oil, 42 |
(Tracy: What is a keg?) ... (Ken: I know what Tracy's thinking about.) [Laughter]
a barrel
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Phrase used by DJs turning over a record; in an idiom, "I'll catch you on" it |
the flip side
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Looking ready to begin, a statue of a scribe from about 2400 B.C. holds a representation of a scroll of this material in his lap |
papyrus
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German sources tell us this song is das erste lied in "Kabarett" |
(Tracy: What is, uh, "Life Is A Cabaret"?) ... (Ken: [*], the first song in Cabaret, yes.)
"Willkommen"
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"Ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you" |
(Ken: Yes, from his inaugural.)
Kennedy
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A line from this play says, "He carries a nose!--ah, good my lords, what a nose is his!" |
Cyrano de Bergerac
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Used in typography, a pica is equal to 1/6 of an inch or 12 of these units |
(Ken: That would be 12 [*], like 12-[*] type.)
points
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These 2 words go with a chest thump or 2 & making a "V" with index & middle finger |
peace out
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A pendant from the tomb of Princess Mereret from around 1800 B.C. features two of these, a fierce hybrid of a raptor & lion |
(Tracy: What is a sphinx?)
a griffin
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This SNL alumna got big laughs in the stage farce "POTUS" |
(Molly: Who is Molly Shannon?)
Rachel Dratch
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"We have now lived almost 50 years under the Constitution framed by the sages & patriots of the Revolution" |
(Ken: Molly?) ... (Ken: [*] in the nick of time, is correct, yes; it was a math problem, that's 1837.)
(Andrew) Jackson
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His last novel, "Quatre-vingt-treize", is set during 1793 amidst the French Revolution |
Hugo
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This unit once equaled 40 yards of cloth but can vary today depending on the material |
a bolt
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You can welcome a guest to your "humble" this word for a dwelling, a phrase used by Jane Austen's annoying Mr. Collins |
abode
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He was laid to rest in the grandest of the pyramids, but a tiny ivory figurine is the only complete sculpture known of this pharaoh |
Khufu (Cheops)
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A 2021 revival changed the gender of bachelor Bobby, baby in this Sondheim show |
(Molly: What's Merrily We Roll Along?) ... (Ken: Different Sondheim show, this one is [*].)
Company
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"Let me now... warn you in the most solemn manner against the baneful effects of the spirit of party generally" |
(Ken: From his farewell address, yes.)
Washington
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Meursault, the narrator of this Camus work, says he doesn't believe in God after being arrested for murder |
The Stranger
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The King James Bible says Goliath stood 6 cubits & this, the distance between the extended tips of the thumb & little finger |
(Molly: What's a hand?)
a span
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Channel Charlotte the spider with these "greetings... my fancy way of saying hello" |
salutations
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