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This special forces unit was the unlikely subject of a 1966 No. 1 hit by Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler |
the Green Berets
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It's no bull--this athlete's divorce from ex-Chicago bank officer Juanita Vanoy cost him $168 million |
Michael Jordan
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It was the Persians, not the Dutch, who invented this energy-producing machine to grind grain |
a windmill
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He beat out Gherman Titov to fly aboard Vostok I |
Yuri Gagarin
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"Poems are made by fools like me, but only god can make a ____" |
tree
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In 2010 American Humane celebrates "Be" this "to Animals Week" from May 2 to 8 |
Kind
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Anthony Swofford's book "Jarhead" was his firsthand chronicle of action in this war |
the Persian Gulf War (or Desert Storm)
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This crooner's $150 million divorce from Marcia Murphy could only be described as a "Song Sung Blue" |
Neil Diamond
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A scenic "Drive" in Los Angeles is named for this engineer who brought Owens Valley water to Los Angeles |
(William) Mulholland
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Seuss was the middle name of this man born in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1904 |
(Theodor) Geisel
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"'On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before.' Then the bird said ____" |
(Alex: Yes, "The Raven".)
nevermore
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The Constitution grants the president a "pocket" this |
a veto
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This "colorful" Indian Chief was defeated in the 1832 war named for him |
(Brandon: Who is Red Bull?) (Alex: No. [Laughing] Who is Red Bull? I love your sense of humor. [*], the famous [*] War.)
Black Hawk
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He could "feel it coming in the air tonight" when his split from Orianne Cevey cost him a reported $46.8 million |
Phil Collins
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In 1858 this French engineer built a railway bridge over the Garonne River; his more famous structure came 31 yrs. later |
(Gustave) Eiffel
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Helmut Frielinghaus edited a "Reader" of this author's works, including "The Tin Drum" & "Crabwalk" |
(Brandon: Who is Goethe?)
Günter Grass
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"But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red, where on the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and ____" |
dead
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From the Greek for "breath of air", it's an invisible emanation |
(Nancy: What is a gasp?)
an aura
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For help against a machine gun nest in 1943, Chips, a mutt, became the only animal ever awarded this medal, the DSC |
(Alex: Yes. It was later revoked.)
the Distinguished Service Cross
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His first wife, actress Amy, received $100 million when they parted ways |
(Alex: And that was Amy Irving, divorced from [*].)
Steven Spielberg
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Fearing Japanese invasion, in 1942 the Army Corps of Engineers built a 1,600-mile highway in this territory in 6 months |
(Alex: And that territory, at the time not a state, was [*].)
Alaska
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South Carolina's 2 Republican senators in the 111th Congress are Jim DeMint & him |
Lindsey Graham
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"Tyger! Tyger! burning bright in the forests of the ____" |
night
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This measurement comes for the Latin for "twelfth part" |
(Brandon: ...What is deci-?)
inch
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The last American soldier killed in action in WWI, Private Henry Gunther, died on this date in 1918 |
November 11
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Therapist Alyce Eichelberger is giving this Monty Python & "Fish Called Wanda" star $20 million worth of bad memories |
John Cleese
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In 1865 the world's first oil pipeline was constructed in this state & ran a straight course of about 5 miles |
(Laura: What is Texas?) (Nancy: What is Alaska?) (Alex: Remember, we're talking about the early days of oil now--[*]. [*].)
Pennsylvania
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Johann, can I borrow some sugar? In Weimar, Schiller's house is around the corner from the home of this great author |
(Alex: Yes, you were a little early with that response awhile ago.)
Goethe
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"As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, so deep in luve am I; and I will luve thee still, my dear, till a' the seas gang ____" |
dry
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Etymologically related to "duress" is this word meaning glum |
dour
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