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COUNTING DOWN TO "MIDNIGHT" |
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Holland & Belgium surrender to the Nazis |
1940
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Maneuvers used in this sport include schussing, traversing & the snowplow |
skiing
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This Canadian province's wine region includes Jordan & Vineland on the Niagara Peninsula |
Ontario
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It's thought that in the early universe, this element made up 75% of all mass |
hydrogen
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Steve Case was chairman of this Internet service provider from 1995 to 2001; then it had a big merger |
AOL
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According to Eric Clapton, it's when "we're gonna let it all hang down" |
"After Midnight"
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Nixon & JFK face off in the first televised presidential debate |
1960
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Kinds of these sold in the U.S. include milds & robustas |
(Ellen: What are cheroots?)
coffee
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It's somewhat ironic that this Romanian region produces mainly white wine, like Tirnave Riesling |
Transylvania
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Of 75, 90 or 105, the closest to the number of elements that occur naturally on earth |
90
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Kenneth Lay went from riches to rags running this company from 1985 to 2002 |
Enron
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Wilson Pickett's Top 40 hits include "I'm A Midnight Mover" & this one |
(Ellen: What is "Midnight Hour"? "Wait Til"--what is "Wait Til The Midnight Hour"?)
"In The Midnight Hour"
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Babe Ruth begins playing for the Yankees |
1920
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Writer Roald Dahl created this small race of people who have orange complexions & green hair |
Oompa Loompas
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South Dagestan has this country's longest wine-growing tradition |
(Lyn: [Without ringing in] What is Georgia?) (Alex: No, you have to ring in.) (Lyn: Oh, sorry.) [Lyn rings in.] (Lyn: What is Georgia?) (Alex: Sorry, wrong.) [Laughter]
Russia
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Around 3500 B.C. people were mixing copper & arsenic to make this; they soon found copper & tin worked better |
(Ellen: What is pewter?)
bronze
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Last name of brothers James & Charles, who sold heaps of processed cheese to the U.S. Army during WWI |
Kraft
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It's the "swift" '80s band that gave us "Come On Eileen" |
(Allysen: What is Midnight Oil?)
Dexys Midnight Runners
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The U.N. strongly deplores the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan |
1980
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From the Narragansett for "child", it's a Native American infant or very young child |
papoose
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Chateau Musar is a respected label from this Mideast country between Syria & the sea |
(Lyn: What is Jordan?)
Lebanon
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Named for a planet, it's the transuranic element with the lowest atomic number |
(Ellen: What is plutonium?)
neptunium
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Roger B. Smith (& not me) ran this mega-company from 1981 to 1990 |
General Motors
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Maria Muldaur sang us this desert tune |
"Midnight At The Oasis"
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Lord Roberts commands British troops in Africa during the Boer War |
1900
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Words taken from this language include apartheid, trek & meerkat |
Afrikaans
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You know about Argentinian wines, but try the rose from this country, Argentina's littlest neighbor |
Uruguay
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The name of this chemical element is from the Greek for "light-bearing" |
(Ellen: What is neon?)
phosphorus
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Over 60+ years, William Paley was pres., chairman of the board, founder chairman, acting chairman & chairman of this |
CBS
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This Australian band broke up in 2002 after 25 years of politically charged rocking |
Midnight Oil
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