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What a physicist calls velocity, we usually call this |
speed
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A.E. Housman & Ezra Pound are well-versed in this form of literature |
poetry
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Former Baptist Elijah Muhammad headed this group from 1934 to 1975 |
the Black Muslims (Nation of Islam)
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His 2 pet beagles, which he liked to pick up by the ears, were named "Him" & "Her" |
Lyndon Johnson
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Orchestral drum that can be tuned to specific notes |
the timpani (or kettledrum)
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In 1937, Groucho & his brothers spent "a day" here on film |
A Day at the Races
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Process by which steam changes back into water |
condensation
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The 1st name of author Lewis, but the last name of author Upton |
Sinclair
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They expected the end of the world & Christ's second advent in 1844 |
(Sean: Who are the Mormons?)
the Seventh-Day Adventists
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Almost all U.S. presidents have worn these but most removed them when in public |
(Nathan: What are dentures?) [Laughter] (Alex: Well, that's not bad. That's a reasonable guess. The correct question is, what are [*]? What are [*]? Apparently, Rutherford B. Hayes is the only one. But nice that you thought of—nice that you were thinking of George Washington and all of the other presidents who followed him with wooden or ivory teeth. Nathan, go ahead.) (Nathan: I'm not sure I want to after that.)
eyeglasses
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"He talks only German, but he smiles in all languages", said a N.Y. newspaper about this "waltz king" |
Strauss
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One of Groucho's greatest thrills was to play Ko-ko, the lord high executioner in this operetta |
(Sean: [No response])
The Mikado
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An atom that has a charge due to a gain or loss of electrons is known as this |
(Doug: What is proton?)
an ion
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According to this author, "You Can't Go Home Again" |
Thomas Wolfe
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America's oldest synagogue is in this New England state |
(Sean: What is Maine?) (Nathan: What is Massachusetts?)
Rhode Island
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Harry Truman had political reasons for staying off this ride at Disneyland |
(Alex: He didn't want to be associated with anything having to do with elephants.)
Dumbo (the Elephant)
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Melancholy Russian many think committed suicide by drinking contaminated water |
(Sean: Who was Freda Popov?)
Tchaikovsky
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One of his most famous roles was of this African explorer in "Animal Crackers" |
(Nathan: What is Captain, um, um, uh, Staunton, Glosson?)
Captain Spalding
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Until the 1700s, astronomers were aware of only this many planets |
6
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There is actually a character named James Stewart in this author's "David Balfour" |
(Sean: I don't know.)
Robert Louis Stevenson
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The Baha'i religion is being severely persecuted in this Mideast country where it was founded |
Iran
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While playing football for West Point, he seriously injured himself trying to tackle Jim Thorpe |
(Nathan: Who is Gerald Ford?)
Dwight Eisenhower
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The part of a concerto called a cadenza features this number of instruments |
1
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From 1947-1961, he introduced him as "the one, the only, Groucho!" |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in this round.)
George Fenneman
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His principle of buoyancy explains why your rubber ducky floats while you're taking a bath |
Archimedes
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For 15 years, Hungarian cardinal Mindszenty lived in this building in Budapest |
the U.S. Embassy
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19th c. president who described his marriage as "neither heaven nor hell, simply purgatory" |
Abraham Lincoln
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"Coppelia", "Gayne" & "Push Comes to Shove" are examples |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
ballets
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"She has eyes that men adore so, & a torso even more so..." |
Lydia, the tattooed lady
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