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According to the reference books, the total permanent human population |
zero
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For 1966, Vanessa Redgrave was nominated for "Morgan!" & her sister Lynn, for this movie |
"Georgy Girl"
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In America, one can contain toothpaste; in England, one can contain a train |
a tube
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Color of Henry James' "Bowl" or Clifford Odets' "Boy" |
Golden
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In our solar system, it's the planet closest in size to Venus |
the Earth
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Descriptive of Morton's most famous product, or a really great guy, finest of his kind |
salt of the earth
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The elephant species of this animal breeds on Antarctica |
seals
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In 1961, this winner of a 1934 miniature statuette presented Hayley Mills with one |
Shirley Temple
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One can contain your eye, your humerus bone, or a light bulb |
a socket
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"Wild Cargo" was Frank Buck's sequel to this popular book |
Bring 'Em Back Alive
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In 1975, the 1st close-up photo of the surface of Venus was taken by a spacecraft of this country |
the Soviet Union
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Mention Mephistopheles |
speak of the devil
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Another name for the parallel of latitude at 66ยบ30' S |
the Antarctic Circle
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3 of the 6 studios whose cartoons were nominated for 1943 |
(3 of) Disney, Warner Brothers, MGM (Universal-RKO, Paramount or Columbia)
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Part of an animal in which American frontiersmen carried gunpowder |
the horn
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D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" was based on this 1905 book by Thomas Dixon |
The Clansman
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Venus ranks 3rd, after these 2 objects, among the brightest objects in our sky |
(Scott: What are the Sun and Mars?)
the Sun & Moon
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Proverb given as an excuse by a person who proverbially shows up at 9:30 for 8:00 appointments |
better late than never
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In 1823, Englishman James Weddell discovered this feature that now bears his name |
a sea
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Best Song winner "Up Where We Belong" was from this 1982 film |
(George: What is Top Gun?)
An Officer and a Gentleman
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French for "self-locking", it's a strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel used for sterilization |
(Alex: You hear about it whenever you go to the doctor's office or dentist's office--what is [*]? Scott thought of it, but too late.)
an autoclave
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Paul Fatout's biography of this writer was called, "The Devil's Lexicographer" |
Ambrose Bierce
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While ours mainly consist of water vapor, those of Venus mainly consist of sulfuric acid |
(George: What is the atmosphere?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (George: What are [*]?) [After the break it was determined that Alex should not have asked George to be more specific and the response was changed from correct to incorrect.]
the clouds
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Last male survivor of a family, or conductor's call to let you know this is the last stop |
end of the line
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After this famous program ended December 31 1958, a group of countries banded to carry on further research |
the International Geophysical Year
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At the 1st Oscars, a separate directing Oscar was given for this genre |
(Scott: What are, uh, silent movie?)
comedies
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"Suitcase" term for a single word containing parts of 2, like "chortle" made up from chuckle & snort |
a portmanteau word
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He came up with "A Guide to Confident Living" before his "The Power of Positive Thinking" |
Norman Vincent Peale
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Reason early astronomers had 2 different names for Venus--Phosphorus & Hesperus |
(David: What is... its light?)
because they thought it was really two different planets
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After Henry VIII wrote a treatise attacking Martin Luther, Pope Leo X gave Henry this title |
Defender of the Faith
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