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Alphabetically 1st of the 7 deadly sins, you'll be mad if you don't get it |
anger
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He had a German father & an English mother, & his original name was Robinson Kreutznaer |
Robinson Crusoe
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The only president born in California, but California doesn't have him to kick around anymore |
Nixon
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They 1st defeated the Persians on land at the Battle of Marathon |
Greeks
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To send a letter to the White House mail it to this street address |
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
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A piece of work that's part of your assigned job, if you don't do it you might be "taken to" it |
task
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Of all the cereals Post makes, this one is alphabetically 1st |
Alpha-Bits
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Fyodor, the father of these title brothers, was "one of the most senseless...men in the whole district" |
Karamazov
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Despite Indian protests, this founder of the California missions was beatified in September 1988 |
Junipero Serra
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In this final military campaign, Julius Caesar defeated 2 sons of this man, his rival |
[Alex gave the correct response saying it like "Pompeii" and later gave the correct pronunciation.]
Pompey
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In 1961 this First Lady had a fine arts committee restore rooms to their former appearance |
Jacqueline Kennedy
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Given to a borrower, or the 40 weekdays before Easter |
Lent
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By their legal names, he's alphabetically 1st of Joseph P. Kennedy's children |
(Arlene: Who is Teddy Kennedy, [*]?)
Edward Kennedy
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His last words were "Thou damned whale! Thus, I give up the spear!" |
Captain Ahab
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Born in Martinez, Calif., this Yankee Clipper was a Californian long before he married Marilyn |
Joe DiMaggio
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Fort Necessity National Battlefield in Pennsylvania is site of the 1st battle of this war |
(Martha: What is the...Civil War?) … [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
7 Years War (French & Indian War)
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Now a mystery novelist, this presidential relative wrote "Murder in the White House" |
Margaret Truman
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Say it once & it's a puppet; say it 3 times & it's a bad Cary Grant imitation |
(Alex: [*], [*], [*].) [Peggi almost let a smile slip.]
Judy
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Of all the spaces on a Monopoly board, this one comes alphabetically 1st |
Atlantic Ave.
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It's the only novel we know that has characters named Scout, Atticus & Boo |
To Kill a Mockingbird
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This Pulitzer Prize winning team of historians must have liked the civilization they found in L.A. |
(Peggi: Who are the [*]s?)
(Will & Ariel) Durant
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2 of the 3 colorful rooms that are open to the public |
(Arlene: What is the Rose Room & the Green Room?) [Peggi rang in barely just ahead of the time's up signal.] ... (Alex: Minute to go.)
(2 of) Red Room & Blue Room (or Green Room)
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Meaning "backtalk", this 4-letter word has 3 "S"s |
sass
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Alphabetically 1st of the republics of the Soviet Union |
(Martha: Uh, what is Azerbaijan?)
Armenia
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This Dickens novel is narrated by Philip Pirrip |
(Arlene: What are Pickwick Papers?)
Great Expectations
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Brightly colored paintings of this British-born L.A. painter toured the U.S. in 1988 |
David Hockney
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Except for the private quarters, this room reflects each administration's changes more than any other |
Oval Office
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Believed a cure for colic, this stone's name is from Spanish "piedra de ijada", stone of the colic |
jade
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