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| The next square in the series 4, 9, 16,... |
25
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| Many products display this magazine's seal on their labels |
Good Housekeeping
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| Melville's book "White Jacket" helped abolish this form of corporal punishment on ships |
whipping (flogging)
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| It's said "North by Northwest" convinced Ian Fleming this man would be the best director for Bond films |
Alfred Hitchcock
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| Dustin & Warren didn't write most of those lousy songs in "Ishtar"; she & Paul Williams did |
Elaine May
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| Of the 36 rolls on a pair of dice, you have this many ways to roll a seven, whether you "root" for it or not |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go in the round.)
6
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| Angered by this girl, Athena changed her curling locks to snakes |
Medusa
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| It pays $400 for funny, true stories about life in the military, on campus or at work |
(Alex: Only if it's printed.)
Reader's Digest
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| Between sea voyages, Melville had this job at a Honolulu bowling alley |
pin setter
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| Once an actor for D.W. Griffith, this silent comedy director later formed the Keystone Company |
(Carmela: Who was Harold Lloyd?) (Kate: Who was Hal Roach?) (Elizabeth: Who was Buster Keaton?)
Mack Sennett
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| It's egg yolks, oil, lemon juice & seasonings beaten together until thick |
mayonnaise
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| To measure speed, you need know only these 2 things |
distance & time
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| Triangle Publications of Radnor, PA, famous for the Daily Racing Form, also publishes this weekly |
TV Guide
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| Melville 1st went to sea after failing to become a surveyor on this N.Y. state transportation project |
the Erie Canal
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| Director of the film from which the following was taken: |
(Alex: The film was Yentl.)
Barbra Streisand
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| The English translation of the Cuban song, "Quizas, Quizas, Quizas" |
"Maybe, Maybe, Maybe"
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| A 9-year-old boy coined this "nonsensical" term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros |
googol
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| After working as a CIA agent in Mexico under E. Howard Hunt, William Buckley founded this magazine |
The National Review
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| On Dec. 16, 1773, Melville's grandfather participated in this act of rebellion |
Boston Tea Party
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| He observed, "They let the studio janitor cut 'The Magnificent Ambersons' in my absence" |
Orson Welles
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| Rod Stewart sang to her, "The morning sun, when it's in your face, really shows your age" |
Maggie May
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| A king complained "The elements were difficult", but this Greek replied, "There is no royal way to geometry" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Euclid
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| It's subtitled "Man at His Best" |
Esquire
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| This title character's last words are "God bless Captain Vere!" |
Billy Budd
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| Director of "On The Waterfront", "He's the kind of man who sends a suit out to be cleaned & rumpled" |
(Alex: Vivian Leigh said that.)
Elia Kazan
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| From Old French "mahaignier", to maim, it's disfigurement that renders the victim defenseless |
mayhem
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