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| England's monetary system no longer uses the penny; the smallest denomination is now called this |
new pence
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| Richard Horowitz, a timpanist with the Met, makes these sticks that a conductor uses |
[Linda selected the first clue.]
batons
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| "Today" Show weatherman Willard Scott was the 1st to play this clown for McDonald's |
Ronald McDonald
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| The Bible says this wise king had a throne of ivory overlaid with gold & decorated with lions |
Solomon
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| This receiving station for immigrants in New York Bay opened January 1, 1892 |
Ellis Island
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| Jay Gatsby lived at West Egg on this, New York's largest island |
Long Island
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| This mild interjection is from a contraction of "God blind me!" |
blimey!
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| Indian-born music director of the Israel Philharmonic, he also conducts the New York Philharmonic |
Zubin Mehta
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| This movie star left his wife Down Under for actress Linda Kozlowski |
(Linda: Who is Paul Hobsey?)
Paul Hogan
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| The French word for "chair", it can be followed by "courante", "volante" or "longue" |
chaise
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| On March 3, 1847 Congress authorized the 1st ones of these, & with adhesive backs to boot |
postage stamps
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| While on Jackson's Island, he met Jim, Miss Watson's runaway slave |
Huck Finn
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| British TV's "Steptoe & Son" was about a rag-and-bone man; U.S. equivalent "Sanford & Son", was about this |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
junk dealers
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| A Ft. Worth piano contest is named for this winner of the 1958 Int'l Tchaikovsky Competition |
Van Cliburn
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| A Yankee broadcaster for 18 yrs., this former Cardinal player became president of the N.L. in 1989 |
Bill White
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| Rustic style of American furniture named for mountains in upstate New York |
Adirondack
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| In December 1962, this country agreed to let 1,113 POWs go in exchange for over $50 mil. in U.S. supplies |
(Drew: What is Korea?)
Cuba
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| Norman Mailer novel in which a platoon invades the Japanese-held island of Anopopei |
The Naked and the Dead
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| For the 1991-2 bicentennial of this composer's death, 800 of his works will be performed at Lincoln Center |
(Norm: Who is Beethoven?)
W.A. Mozart
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| The Kennedy who announced he & wife Sheila would separate & he would not run for Mass. governor in 1990 |
(Norm: Who is Joseph Kennedy Jr.?)
Joseph Kennedy II
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| The practice of weaving long strips of rattan or other material to make seats, backs of chairs, etc. |
(Drew: What is wicker?)
caning
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| An 1886 labor rally in this city's Haymarket Square turned into a riot |
Chicago
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| A coral island, probably in the South China Sea, was the setting for this book by William Golding |
Lord of the Flies
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| If Beethoven rolled over in his grave, he'd find this composer of the Incidental Music to Rosamunde |
Franz Schubert
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| The books "In God's Name" & "A Thief in the Night" investigated his 1978 death |
Pope John Paul I (Albino Luciani)
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| He popularized his furniture style in his 1754 book "The Gentleman & Cabinetmaker's Director" |
(Alex: Minute left in this round.)
Thomas Chippendale
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| A presidential order got her released from jail February 1, 1979 |
Patricia Hearst
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| William LeGrand & his servant found buried treasure on Sullivan's Island in this 19th c. detective story |
"The Gold-Bug"
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