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| After hosting the 1976 Summer Olympics, this city's Olympic Stadium became the home of the Expos |
(Alex: Dan, you select first. You won the toss.)
Montreal
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| In 1978 B. Mandrell was "Sleeping single in" one of these, "thinking over things I wish I'd said" |
[Alex pronounced "B. Mandrell" as "Barbara Mandrell."]
a double bed
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| It's believed his association with the North Pole & reindeer came from Scandinavian legend |
Santa Claus
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| This biggest computer company is biggest also among companies in philanthropic contributions |
[ERRATUM: After Dan gave the correct response to this clue, his score jumped up to $400 rather than up to $0. The scoring error was corrected before the start of Double Jeopardy!]
IBM
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| His Feb. 11, 1990 release from a South African jail after some 27 years made world headlines |
(Nelson) Mandela
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| You say it to a sneezer to wish him or her "good health" |
gesundheit
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| Buildings in this Italian city don't stand on solid ground, but use wooden posts driven into the mud |
Venice
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| These 2 singers were the original co-hosts of TV's "Hee Haw" |
Roy Clark & Buck Owens
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| It's the northernmost region of the Earth & the North Pole is in its center |
(Dan: What is the polar--the North--what is the polar cap?) ... (Alex: The region is called [*]. Very simple. Sorry, we didn't mean to trick you on that one, Dan.)
the Arctic
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| The first major U.S. company to publish solely paperbacks, it's named for where their books could fit |
Pocket Books
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| Congress established this National Park in Arizona February 26, 1919 |
(Dan: What is Petrified National Forest?)
the Grand Canyon
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| As Wayne Newton could tell you, it means "thank you" |
danke schoen
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| After London and Birmingham, this Scottish city is Great Britain's third largest |
(Dan: Uh, what is Edinburgh?) (Richard: What is Liverpool, Alex?)
Glasgow
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| This singer's short story collection, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", was named for his 1979 hit song |
Charlie Daniels
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| The Soviet North Pole station set up in 1937 drifted away & was rescued 9 months later off this island |
Greenland
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| They claim to run "the tightest ship in the shipping business" |
(Richard: What is Federal Express?)
UPS
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| It was founded in Feb. 1941 to serve the social, religious, educational & welfare needs of our servicemen |
the USO
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| Brand of beer that means "lion's brew" |
Lowenbrau
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| Once called Philadelphia, this capital of Jordan assumed its present name in the 7th century |
Amman
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| Texas town that's the title of Waylon Jennings' 1977 hit subtitled "Back to the Basics of Love" |
Luckenbach
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| Regular job of the first surface ship to reach the North Pole |
(Richard: What is mail delivery?) ... (Alex: It was a Soviet [*].)
icebreaker
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| This company introduced the Band-Aid to America in 1920 |
Johnson & Johnson
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| On February 10, 1943 he started a 21-day fast |
Gandhi
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| The name of this flower which grows in the Alps means "noble white" |
edelweiss
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| When first founded, this capital of the Bahamas was known as Charles Towne |
Nassau
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| Roy Acuff, the 1st living member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, had a big hit with the following song: |
(Dan: What is the "Orange Blossom Special"?) (Alex: Oh, you picked the wrong one. What is the [*]? [*].)
"Wabash Cannonball"
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| In an 1818 novel he pursues his creation to the North Pole where they both die |
Frankenstein
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| This peanut-packed candy bar, the 1st successful one by Mars, is the current top seller |
(Alex: Yes--I call it the breakfast of champions.)
Snickers
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| On February 11, 1960 he walked off his late night television show while on the air |
(Jack) Paar
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| In the name of a popular veal dish, Vienna style, it means "slice" or "shaving" |
schnitzel
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