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  | THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO |  |
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    | Heidegger said the most basic question in philosophy is "why is there something rather than" this | nothing 
 
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    | 2009: Sherlock Holmes to Jude Law's Dr. Watson | Robert Downey, Jr. 
 
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    | Enjoy a Fancy Fruit Shake or Crunchy Nut Shake at California Shakes on board this attraction at Long Beach | (Judy: What is the boardwalk?) (Ian: What's Santa Monica Pier?)
 
 the Queen Mary
 
 
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    | Polo wrote, this Asian desert "is reported to be so long that it would take a year to go from end to end" | the Gobi 
 
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    | An aerie is for these, perhaps the harpy or bald type | eagle 
 
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    | French for "small", this word can refer to a garment size or to the gal who wears one | petite 
 
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    | The hypothesis that the external world is a delusion is called this organ "in a vat" | a brain 
 
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    | 2010: The Mad Hatter | Johnny Depp 
 
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    | Aunt Sally's in the French Quarter produces "New Orleans most famous" of these pecan confections | (Ian: What are sweet rolls?) 
 pralines
 
 
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    | After the Polos crossed the Pamir Mountains, they followed this ancient trade route that led them into China | (Ian: What is the Khyber Pass?) 
 the Silk Road
 
 
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    | Coney-garths & pillow mounds hold these | rabbits 
 
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    | This 3-letter word can refer to something really small or the early hours of the morning | wee 
 
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    | In 1901 Jacques Maritain vowed to do this if he didn't find the meaning of life within a year; he lived until 1973 | kill himself 
 
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    | 2000: Chuck Noland, who is "Cast Away" | Tom Hanks 
 
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    | Kermit's in Key West is your one-stop shoppe for this flavor ice cream, cookies, jelly beans & pie on a stick | Key lime 
 
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    | (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.)  In 1271, the Polos left Venice for China; when they couldn't find seaworthy ships in this town, that shared its name with a nearby strait, they continued their journey by land | (Judy: What is Gibraltar?) (Damian: What's Messina?)
 
 Hormuz
 
 
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    | In a vespiary you'll find these insects | a wasp 
 
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    | This word that's used to describe the weight class of a boxer first meant a small chicken | bantam 
 
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    | The classic "Problem of the Many" is this in the sky: which droplets are part of it, & where does it start & end? | a cloud 
 
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    | 2010: Maid Marian to Russell Crowe's Robin Hood | Cate Blanchett 
 
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    | Two Fat Cats Bakery in Maine is famous for makin' these regional "pies", a creamy filling between 2 cake-like cookies | whoopee pies 
 
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    | On Sumatra Polo saw this animal he described as a unicorn having feet like an elephant & nearly as large | rhinoceros 
 
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    | A drey is home to these long-tailed rodents | squirrels 
 
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    | Derived from a 1726 novel, this adjective can describe someone very small or petty in outlook | (Judy: What is mean?) 
 lilliputian
 
 
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    | In philosophy it has a middle "A" instead of "I" & doesn't mean "about to happen" but "within one's mind" | immanent 
 
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    | 2009: The young Queen Victoria | (Judy: Emma Thompson?) 
 Emily Blunt
 
 
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    | Banana & teaberry are among more than 30 flavors of this old-fashioned sweet sold at Shriver's in Ocean City, New Jersey | salt water taffy 
 
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    | These animals come home to a byre | (Judy: What is a sheep?) 
 cows
 
 
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    | The "let" at the end of "booklet" is this type of suffix that indicates a smaller form | diminutive 
 
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