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In the code of Hammurabi, it was the penalty for adultery |
death
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The only ocean that lies completely within the Northern Hemisphere |
the Arctic Ocean
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Nadia Comaneci was the 1st gymnast to receive this perfect score from Olympic judges |
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Clever fellows who published "Clever Elsie", "Clever Hans" & "Clever Gretel" |
the Brothers Grimm
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It's a melon, or a sweet, sticky substance made by aphids, white flies & scale insects |
honeydew
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It wasn't until '78 that this planet in our solar system was found to have a moon |
(Bruce: What is Neptune?)
Pluto
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After the death of Cleopatra Egypt became a province of this empire |
the Roman Empire
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These 5 contiguous lakes form the largest body of fresh water in the world |
the Great Lakes
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Representing this country, Paavo Nurmi won gold medals in long distance races in 1920, '24 & '28 |
Finland
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"Toad of Toad Hall" is A.A. Milne's dramatization of this Kenneth Grahame classic |
The Wind in the Willows
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An Apis Mellifera, or Jim Gillis' wife on the old "Life of Riley" series |
honeybee
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Built around 2500 B.C., this structure's base covers 13 acres |
the (Great) Pyramid of Cheops
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Mistakenly thinking it began in the Gulf of Mexico, Ben Franklin gave this current its name |
the Gulf Stream
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Event won by Abebe Bikila in 1960 & 1964 & by Frank Shorter in 1972 |
the marathon
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Question posed in the poem "3 Blind Mice" |
(Bruce: Gosh, what is see how the run?)
Have (Did) you ever seen such a sight in your life as three blind mice
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In "South Pacific" Luther Billis wears a grass skirt & dances while Nellie sings this song:
" I'm speakin' of my Sweetie Pie / Only sixty inches high /Ev'ry inch is packed with dynamite! / Her hair is blond and curly / Her curls are hurly-burly..." |
(Bruce: "Honey, I Hate You".) (Alex: No, that's incorrect; I bet you Holly could tell us.) (Holly: Yes, what is [*]?)
"Honey Bun"
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Homer's "Iliad" directed archaeologists to the actual site of this ancient city |
Troy
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This, the world's highest waterfall, flows into Río Churún, a tributary of Río Caroní, in Venezuela |
Angel Falls
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Sport in which West Germany's Rosi Mittermaier won a gold medal in 1976 |
alpine skiing
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He got so tired of Dr. Dolittle he sent him to the Moon in 1928, but the public demanded a sequel |
Hugh Lofting
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Anne Francis played the title role in this mid '60s TV series about a female private eye |
Honey West
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Phobos circles Mars, & Phoebe circles this planet |
(Bruce: What is Venus?) (Allen: [Not ringing in] I'm afraid to try.) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Alex: We had one more clue up there that might have been of interest to you; it had to do with Venus having no moon.)
Saturn
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One of the world's oldest medical texts, circa 2500 B.C., was written in this wedge-shaped writing |
cuneiform
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Dividing the country in two, this river is an important int'l trade route for Hungary |
the Danube
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In 1952 Bob Mathias became the 1st man in Olympic history to win this event twice |
(Alex: We have a minute to go in the round.)
the decathlon
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Some "Tales" of this German author were called "Night-Pieces" & some were "Fantasy-Pieces" |
Hoffmann
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Ariel, Miranda, Titania & Oberon |
(Allen: What are the moons of Jupiter?) (Bruce: What are the moons of Saturn?)
the moons of Uranus
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