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| Of the 3 branches of the federal government, the 1 that employs the most people |
(Steve: What is the legislative?)
the executive branch
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| Mark Twain story about look-alikes Edward Tudor & Tom Canty |
The Prince and the Pauper
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| This sports car was named for the place in England where it was made: the Morris Garage |
(Steve: What is an Austin Morris?)
MG
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| In 1858, 2 years before he was elected president, he ran for the Senate from Illinois & lost |
Abraham Lincoln
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| Jester Hairston composed this famous spiritual & plays a church elder on the sitcom of the same name |
"Amen"
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| A variant of raspberry, meaning to heckle |
razz
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| Serving from 1976-86, his was the longest continuous term for any Speaker of the House |
Tip O'Neill
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| The name of the Lamaist monastery in James Hilton's "Lost Horizon" |
Shangri-La
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| In 1948 the optical company Nippon Kogaku KK introduced this 35mm camera name |
Nikon
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| The Illinois Waterway connects Lake Michigan at Chicago to this river in Grafton, Illinois |
the Mississippi
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| Oscar winner Jose Ferrer plays snooty Stephanie's snobby daddy on this sitcom |
Newhart
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| When asked what this is, Louis Armstrong said, "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know" |
jazz
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| The constitution requires Congress to meet at least this often |
once a year (annually accepted)
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| Classic novel about Emma, her husband, Charles, & her lovers, Rodolphe & Leon |
(Steve: What is Emma Bovary?)
Madame Bovary
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| Manufactured by Piaggio, the Vespa motor scooter is named for this flying insect |
the wasp
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| When this company owned radio station WLS, the call letters stood for "World's Largest Store" |
Sears, Roebuck
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| This ventriloquist was the original Grandpa Walton on the TV movie that inspired "The Waltons" |
Edgar Bergen
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| Type of gin drink that hisses & bubbles |
a gin fizz
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| The agency that licenses all civilian pilots & aircraft both private & commercial |
(Jay: What is the Civil Aeronautics Board?)
FAA (Federal Aviation Administration
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| He wrote "Pal Joey", "Butterfield 8" & "Ten North Frederick" |
John O'Hara
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| "The Gourmet Guide to Beer" calls this top-selling lager from Holland "rich, fruity & well-balanced" |
Heineken
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| Central Illinois owes its rich black soil to the deposits left by these some 20,000 years ago |
glaciers
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| Dixie Carter's stepmother-in-law on "Filthy Rich", she's now her sister on "Designing Women" |
Delta Burke
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| Hairstyle characterized by small tight curls |
a frizz
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| Prominent in the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall held this cabinet post |
Secretary of the Interior
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| Alan Bates & Robert Redford were "The Fixer" & "The Natural" in films based on his novels |
Bernard Malamud
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| A model village made of Legos, Legoland is near the Lego factory in this Scandinavian country |
(Jay: What is Finland?)
Denmark
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| Enrico Fermi was among a team of scientists at this univ. who set off the 1st controlled nuclear chain reaction |
the University of Chicago
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| He played Mr. Bracken on "Bracken's World" before pulling out his "Naked Gun" |
Leslie Nielsen
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| Without any bonus points, this 4 letter word is worth 22 points in Scrabble |
quiz
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