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| His service in the Air Force gave him the background to write about a madcap bombardier in "Catch-22" |
(Joseph) Heller
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| In 1961 this future "Jeopardy!" announcer hit the big screen in "Gidget Goes Hawaiian" |
Johnny Gilbert
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"The Windy City", Illinois |
Chicago
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| In 1881 this man's International Allied Shows joined with P.T. to promote "The Greatest Show on Earth" |
Bailey
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| If writing to this board game's association in Greenport, N.Y., send them a double letter (it scores more) |
Scrabble
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| Beer-related term describing the average blue-collar guy |
Joe Six-Pack
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| James Thurber shared this middle name with the 22nd & 24th president of the U.S. |
(Alex: Who is the president who served two terms but was separated by one? [*] Cleveland.)
Grover
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| Dennis Hopper played the son of Rock Hudson & Elizabeth Taylor in this 1956 classic |
(Paul: What is From Here to Eternity?) ... (Alex: Big movie. James Dean was in it also. [*].)
Giant
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"The City of Witches", Massachusetts |
Salem
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| Bartlett's Familiar Quotations has one quote attributed to Barnum--this one about gullible people |
"There's a sucker born every minute"
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| Horrified at the treatment of horses, Henry Bergh founded the American version of this humane society |
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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| Don Hutson, Paul Hornung & Lou Brock (no, not that Lou Brock) are in this team's Hall of Fame |
the Green Bay Packers
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| This "Stuart Little" author wrote the "Talk of the Town" column for The New Yorker for several years |
E.B. White
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| This boxing champ played a bartender in "The Hustler", & that's no "Raging Bull" |
(Jake) LaMotta
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"The Crescent City", Louisiana |
New Orleans
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| While publishing The Herald of Freedom in Danbury in this state, Barnum was sued for libel 3 times |
Connecticut
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| Founded as the Christian Mission, it changed its name to this in 1878 |
the Salvation Army
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| A brand of quick-drying, plaster-like material to fill small holes in plasterwork |
spackle
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| The Snopes family appeared in 6 of his novels, including "The Hamlet", "The Town" & "The Mansion" |
Faulkner
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| Wayne Knight, who played Newman on "Seinfeld", got to interrogate Sharon Stone in this revealing thriller |
(Dom: What is [*]?) (Alex: No. Nope. Marah?) [Dom stares in disbelief.] (Marah: What is [*]?) (Alex: Yes, not Instincts. You put an "S" on the end of it, Dom. Sorry.) [Dom was later awarded the value of the clue, as the producers checked the tape and determined Alex misheard him.]
Basic Instinct
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As in a Navy song, "Crabtown On The Bay", Maryland |
(Dom: What is Baltimore?)
Annapolis
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| Barnum offered $15,000 to Lavinia Warren & this man to delay their wedding for more publicity; they declined |
Tom Thumb
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| Tin Can Sailors is the name of a group of sailors who served on these ships that defend warships from attack |
(Paul: What are battleships?) (Dom: What are cruisers?) ... (Alex: Smaller than a battleship, smaller than a cruiser, the small, fast [*].)
destroyers
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| A large bushy-tailed rodent, or a person who saves small useless items |
a packrat
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| "Dragon's Teeth", one of 11 novels featuring Lanny Budd, won this muckraker the Pulitzer Prize for 1942 |
Upton Sinclair
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| Before "Starsky and Hutch", Paul Michael Glaser played Perchik in this movie musical (Hint: Topol got top billing) |
Fiddler on the Roof
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"The Emerald City", Washington |
Seattle
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| In 1860 this pair originally from SE Asia came out of retirement for a 6-week exhibition at Barnum's American museum |
Chang & Eng (the original Siamese twins)
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| Founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in 1881, it's the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization |
the Knights of Columbus
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| Lupine term for a group of subs operating together in hunting down enemy convoys |
a wolfpack
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