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The world's busiest sea passage, it separates France & England |
the English Channel
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1st of the digits in our number system |
(Mark: Um, what is 1?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
0
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His traveling companion on his 80-day world tour was his servant Passepartout |
(Laurie: Who is Phineas Fogg?) (Alex: I'll give it to you; [*].)
Phileas Fogg
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Winner of the Russo-Japanese War |
Japan
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In '78 he asked, "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" |
Rod Stewart
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Bosnia. Croatia & Montenegro are now all part of this nation |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
Yugoslavia
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Century in which Defoe penned "Robinson Crusoe", one of 1st English novels |
(Ralph: What is the 17th?) ... (Alex: 1719 is the date on that.)
the 18th century
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War in which the British burned the White House |
the War of 1812
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His name in English would be July Churches |
Julio Iglesias
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Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church is named after this country's former name |
(Mark: Uh... what is Belg--what is the Congo?)
Ethiopia
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Compass readings & angles are measured in these |
degrees
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In 1054, the Eastern Orthodox Church broke with the Catholic church by excommunicating this official |
the pope
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Because of his purity, Parsifal, not Monty Python, became the keeper of this |
the Holy Grail
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Name by which the 7 Years' War was known in the American colonies |
the French & Indian War
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Members of this singing group must quit when they reach 16:
" Zu-zumbador baila de prisa / Zu-zumbador y tu sonrisa / Zu-zumbador baila de prisa mi amor..." |
(Alex: Ralph, have you got a question?) (Ralph: Who are the Young Americans?)
Menudo
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Prior to 1903, Panama was a part of this country |
(Laurie: What is...)
Colombia
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The dividend in 27 divided by 9 equals 3 |
(Mark: Uh... what is 3?) (Ralph: What is 9?) (Laurie: What is 3?)
27
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No one knows the origin of the middle "A" in this famed archbishop of Canterbury's name |
(Mark: Who is, uh, [*]?) (Alex: Right.) (Mark: Samuel [*]?) (Alex: No, no, you said [*] first, that's enough; back off.) [Thomas is never said by Alex or Mark.]
(Thomas) Becket
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FDR named his wartime hideaway after this James Hilton paradise |
(Alex: Yes, it was later renamed Camp David.)
Shangri-La
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It was Britain, France, Turkey & Sardinia against Russia in this 19th c. war |
the Crimean War
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The 1st number that is the sum of all its divisors except itself |
(Alex: Do you have a question for me?) (Ralph: What is, uh... [*]?) (Alex: That a guess?) (Ralph: That's as correct as I think.)
6
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The 2 queens Alice met when she went through the looking glass |
(Laurie: Oh, who are the Queen of Hearts and the Queen of Diamonds?)
the Red Queen & the White Queen
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Outcome of Napoleonic Wars was dealt with at this European congress |
(Mark: [Whistles as he has done before responding to many previous clues]) [Laughter] (Mark: What was the... I have no idea.)
the Congress of Vienna
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