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    | "Operation Columba" tells the story of how these pigeons were used by the resistance during World War II | [NOTE: Adam named the second ones and Alex hesitated. Adam named the first ones and Alex indicated both were acceptable.] 
 homing pigeons (carrier pigeons)
 
 
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    | In 1850 Heinrich Steinweg came to America from Germany, anglicized his name & began manufacturing these | pianos 
 
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    | It's used as the bitter herbs at the Passover seder & is a traditional accompaniment to roast beef | (Rachel: What is rosemary?) 
 horseradish
 
 
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    | Toss a coin into this structure & your dreams will come true | a wishing well 
 
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    | Based on a Stephen King novel, this '88 musical featured a high school dance to remember but closed after only 5 performances | Carrie 
 
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    | Urged to admit that he made up his travel stories, this Venetian supposedly said he hadn't told half of what he saw | Marco Polo 
 
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    | In a Mo Willems book "The Pigeon Finds" this food item, which he describes as "a celebration in a bun" (needs mustard, though) | a hot dog 
 
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    | Trumpets made by Vincent Bach are so well-respected, this violin maker's name was added to the name of some models | Stradivarius 
 
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    | Though this spice is the flavor of hot tamales candies, it is not one of the ingredients | cinnamon 
 
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    | You'll often find "isopropyl" on bottles of this antiseptic | rubbing alcohol 
 
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    | Shuttered after only 6 shows, "Into the Light" is about a physicist seeking the truth about this fabled burial cloth of Jesus | the Shroud of Turin 
 
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    | He's the patron saint of animals & of Italy | Saint Francis 
 
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    | The Ottoman sultan granted a family the name "Zildjian", which literally means this metal percussion instrument "maker" | a cymbal 
 
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    | This grass important to Thai cooking gets its flavor & fragrance from an essential oil called citral | lemongrass 
 
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    | In 1947 a pilot reported 9 circular aircraft doing 1,700 mph near Mount Rainier & these 2-word items entered the modern lexicon | flying saucers 
 
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    | A sequel to this musical, "Bring Back Birdie" closed after 4 shows but still earned Chita Rivera a Tony nomination | Bye Bye Birdie 
 
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    | In 1978, Albino Luciani chose this name to honor his two predecessors in his new job | John Paul I 
 
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    | Hohner makes the Bob Dylan signature model of this instrument that Bob plays | (Alex: Less than a minute now.) 
 a harmonica
 
 
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    | Olympic medals are imprinted with sprigs of these leaves that cooks use to flavor soups & stews | bay leaves (laurel leaves) 
 
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    | Valdemar Poulsen's telegraphone of 1898 was one of these that used a reel of magnetized wire--beep! | an answering machine 
 
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    | "Bobbi Boland", meant to be a star vehicle for this late Charlie's Angel, never opened, closing after 7 previews | Farrah Fawcett 
 
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    | This Italian woman published her "Method" of education in 1912 & her name lives on in schools today | Montessori 
 
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    | In the 1930s this man turned his experiences making clocks & motors into inventing an electric organ | (Rachel: Who is Wurlitzer?) 
 Laurens Hammond
 
 
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    | Two-word name for the spice seen here; native to China, it has a flavor similar to fennel | star anise 
 
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    | Douglas Fairbanks, in 1929: these, featuring sound, "bring the audience closer to the actor than the stage ever could" | (Nick: What are moving pictures?) 
 talking pictures
 
 
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    | "La Strada", based on this director's film, starred a young Bernadette Peters & said arrivederci after one show | [The end-of-round signal sounds.] 
 Federico Fellini
 
 
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    | The musicians had scores, but he didn't. With poor eyesight, this 20th century maestro conducted from memory | Arturo Toscanini 
 
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