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    | Known in ancient times as Berytus, this Middle Eastern seaport is now a world capital | Beirut 
 
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    | "It's Howdy Doody time, it's Howdy Doody time, Bob Smith and Howdy too say" this "to you" | (Mike: What is howdy?) 
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    | It's the former term for a male flight attendant, or one who oversees the food & drink at a club or hotel | steward 
 
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    | The city of Santa Ana is the seat of this southern California county | Orange County 
 
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    | The first Monday of this month is Labor Day in the U.S. | September 
 
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    | A great temple was built at Ur to honor Nannar, the Sumerian god of this heavenly body | (Bill: What is the sun?) 
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    | Nancy Marchand won a 1978 Emmy for playing publisher Margaret Pynchon on this Ed Asner series | Lou Grant 
 
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    | It's someone who stuffs or mounts animals, usually for a museum | taxidermist 
 
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    | No rivers flow into this sea between Africa & the Arabian Peninsula | Red Sea 
 
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    | Since 1946 the Kentucky Derby has been run on the first Saturday of this month | May 
 
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    | Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of this number | 13 
 
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    | Euripides' satyr play "The Cyclops" satirizes an episode from book 9 of this Homeric work | The Odyssey 
 
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    | Owners of this animal included Jeff Miller, Timmy Martin & forest ranger Corey Stuart | Lassie 
 
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    | While this professional makes & fits eyeglasses, he can neither prescribe them nor give exams | (Bill: What is an occulist?) (Alex: Nope, the occulist is a synonym for opthamologist; that's the doctor.  The optometrist will test you and the [*] is the one who provides you with these.) [Alex lifted his glasses by the stems.]
 
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    | A 1951 agreement with Denmark gave the U.S. rights to military bases on this island | Greenland 
 
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    | St. John's Day & Midsummer Day fall on the 24th of this month | (Mike: What is July?) 
 June
 
 
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    | When you reverse direction, you're said to "do" this number | 180 
 
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    | A type of this potent potable made from barley was the favorite beverage of ancient Egypt | beer 
 
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    | Rod Serling's "Requiem for a Heavyweight" aired live Oct. 11, 1956 on this 90-minute anthology | Playhouse 90 
 
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    | This person, often a nurse, is trained to deliver babies in a hospital, clinic or home | (Alex: Welcome to the game.) 
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    | At 5,729 feet, Mt. Rogers in this range is Virginia's highest point | Blue Ridge Mountains 
 
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    | In English this month has a "p", in French it has a "v" | April (Avril) 
 
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    | It's the number of items in a gross | 144 
 
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    | The Harappan civilization is another name for the ancient civilization of this Asian river valley | Indus River valley 
 
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    | For this "Mary Tyler Moore" newsman "It all started in a 5,000 watt radio station in Fresno, California..." | Ted Baxter 
 
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    | One of the highest-paid insurance professionals is this person who calculates the premium rates | actuary 
 
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    | This southern-most Texas city grew out of a fort whose establishment led to the Mexican War | (Laurel: What is Amarillo?) 
 Brownsville
 
 
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    | Once called Quintilis, this month was renamed in 44 B.C. for someone born during it | July 
 
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    | It's the number of lines in a sonnet | 14 
 
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