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| Custer made his last stand on June 25 when he & his men were killed in this battle |
Little Big Horn
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| He spun records as a DJ in Vietnam before taking a spin as the host of "Wheel of Fortune" |
Pat Sajak
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| In his Gettysburg Address, it's how Abraham Lincoln referred to 87 years |
four score and seven
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| Hawaii's seal includes a representation of this mythical bird rising from flames |
the phoenix
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| It's the electrical discharge visible between clouds |
lightning
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| This "is endless, restless and useless" & it "killed the cat" |
curiosity
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| His classification system for library books & pamphlets was made public in a 42-page booklet |
Dewey
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| In 1776 this orator became the Commonwealth of Virginia's first governor |
Patrick Henry
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| An old liquid measure called a pottle was equal to this many quarts; so is 1/2 a gallon |
(Craig: What is a pint?)
2 quarts
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| A grizzly bear stands next to the goddess Minerva on this state's seal |
(Adele: What is Alaska?)
California
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| Musically speaking, she's "the girl with kaleidoscope eyes" |
Lucy in the Sky (with Diamonds)
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| This may be "the best policy" but it's also "praised and starves" |
honesty
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| During the year, Princeton brought out the Princetonian & Harvard launched this humor magazine |
The Harvard Lampoon
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| In June 1993 the nation mourned this first lady who died at 81 |
Pat Nixon
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| You don't have to be a P.I. to figure out that it holds twice as much as the average champagne bottle |
a magnum
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| A granite boulder on this state's seal symbolizes its rugged terrain |
New Hampshire
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| It's the only sign of the zodiac that has paws |
Leo (the Lion)
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| This "seldom knocks twice" |
opportunity
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| Archibald Willard celebrated America's birthday with this painting of 2 drummers & a fife player |
The Spirit of '76
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| This New York Knicks center helped the U.S. Olympic team to victory in 1984 & 1992 |
Patrick Ewing
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| In cooking a dash is a few drops & this is a few grains |
a pinch
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| A 5-pointed star on this state's seal displays symbols of the Five Civilized Tribes |
(Adele: Uh, what is New York?)
Oklahoma
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| Soaring in wide circles at immense heights, these carrion eaters come in turkey & black varieties |
vultures
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| A rhyming proverb says "care brings gray" this |
hair
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| "Girls" began waiting tables at a Topeka Railroad Depot restaurant, the 1st of many owned by this man |
(Fred) Harvey
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| After it was filmed, his novel "The Prince of Tides" became a bestseller for the second time |
Pat Conroy
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| In India a lac equals 100,000 units, especially these monetary units |
a rupee
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| On Ohio's seal, a sun rising over the mountains shows that it was the first state west of this range |
(Craig: What is the Appalachians?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
the Alleghenies
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| It's the U.S. Navy's aerial acrobatic team |
(Adele: What are the Bluebirds?)
the Blue Angels
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| This "grease gives the best polish" |
elbow
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