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It's the system of rules under which a language functions, not your mother's mother |
G-R-A-M-M-A-R
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Most historians say there were 8 or 9 of these religious quests, as well as an ill-fated children's one |
the Crusades
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Weevils prefer cotton buds to this part they're named for |
the boll
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Minos' wife mated with 1 of these animals to conceive the Minotaur |
a bull
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Last name of brothers Moe, Shemp, & Curly |
Howard
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From Greek for "air" & "life", these exercises can start your day off with a jump |
A-E-R-O-B-I-C-S
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In the 13th century, King Sundiata founded the Mali Empire on this continent |
Africa
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In a 1963 hit Ray Charles lamented, "Cotton went down to a quarter a pound and I'm..." this |
busted
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When Zeus said, "Take me to your Leda," he was disguised as this aquatic bird |
a swan
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In both "You Nazty Spy" & "I'll Never Heil Again", Moe burlesqued this world leader |
Hitler
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(Punctuation marks enclosing this answer) |
(Chris: What are P-A-R-A-N-T-H-E-S-I-S?)
P-A-R-E-N-T-H-E-S-E-S
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Navarre, Aragon & Castile were independent kingdoms in what is now this country |
(Jonathan: What is now France?)
Spain
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Of a pup tent, a man's shirt, or a knee sock, the 1 that would use up just the cotton in this mini-bale: |
(Peg: What is a knee sock?) (Alex: Oh, sorry. According to the card, this contains 11 ounces of raw cotton, enough to make a long-sleeved [*]. Would you believe it in this little...) (Peg: No, I wouldn't believe it.) (Alex: You'll believe it now.)
a man's shirt
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Turned on by his tusks, Trish Van Devere fell for George C. Scott in TV version of this fairy tale |
Beauty and the Beast
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How Curly ended poem, "Roses are red & how do you do drink 4 of these & ..." |
[Alex gave the correct response with a vocal trill.]
woo
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Spelling of the sea you'd see looking north from Tripoli |
(Peg: What is A-D-R-I-A-T-I... I lost it.) ... (Alex: We've got less than a minute to go.)
M-E-D-I-T-E-R-R-A-N-E-A-N
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Danish king Canute ruled this island country even before becoming king of Denmark |
(Chris: What is Iceland?)
England
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The variety of cotton named for this Middle Eastern country was developed from New World strains |
(Chris: What is Madras?)
Egypt
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In "Son of Paleface", this equine star shared a bed with Bob Hope |
Trigger
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In "3 Little Beers", Moe's "Reporter's" badge read "Press", Larry's "Press", & Curly's, this |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.] (Alex: Somebody once said that only men appreciate the wild humor of the Three Stooges. Women are too intelligent to go for that kind of stuff.)
Pull
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A member of the spurge plant family, its bright red leaves make it a popular Christmas decoration |
P-O-I-N-S-E-T-T-I-A
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In 1281, a typhoon saved Japan from invasion by these conquering people |
(Jonathan: Who are the Huns?)
the Mongols
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This Tennessee city, world's largest cotton market, calls itself cotton capital of the world |
(Peg: What is Nashville?)
Memphis
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Woody Allen film where Gene Wilder whispers sweet nothings to a sheep |
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)
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