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After April 12, 1861 this structure on an artificial island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor got famous fast |
Fort Sumter
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In mythology, this queen of Sparta was the offspring of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan |
Helen of Troy
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Typical, just typical--remember this idiom from Jeremiah 13 about a certain unalterable feline |
(Victoria: What is a tiger can't change their stripes?)
a leopard can't change its spots
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Not the wall itself, but this landmark provided the background as Reagan asked Gorbachev to "tear down that wall" |
Brandenburg Gate
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In 1948 this organization awarded a grant to 3 biologists to develop a birth control pill |
(Victoria: What's the NIH?)
Planned Parenthood
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In a career spanning 6 decades, sportscasting legend Al Michaels is best known for these 5 words from February 22, 1980 |
(Ken: Yes, USA's big hockey win.)
Do you believe in miracles?
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The leading industrialized city of the South, it became the capital of the Confederacy in May 1861 |
Richmond
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Louis ain't a talker but gets a horn to honk some game at Serena in this classic book |
The Trumpet of the Swan (by E.B. White)
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Seeming anatomically inaccurate, this idiom about a narrow escape is in Job 19 |
by the skin of one's teeth
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The AKC recognizes 6 breeds of these, including the Redbone; they're specialists in treeing their prey |
(Ken: We're lookin' at an old [*], there.)
coonhound
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A leaping rabbit is the logo of this group founded by Ingrid Newkirk in 1980 to combat speciesism |
PETA
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Anthony is the middle name of this outspoken host of ESPN's "First Take" & yes, we'd like first, last & middle initial |
Stephen A. Smith
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This Union general was caught by surprise at the 1862 battle of Shiloh but managed to repair his reputation & get a big promotion |
Grant
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Deneb is the brightest star in this constellation whose name comes from the Latin for "swan" |
Cygnus
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Jesus said, "neither cast ye your" these 3 words |
pearls before swine
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The U.S. president seen here, he basically managed to destroy the Whig Party |
(Millard) Fillmore
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This humanitarian organization that provides medical care in more than 70 countries won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize |
(Ken: In French, no less. You're showing off a little. I like it.) (Victoria: Just a smidge.)
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
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A 1965 call by this late legend: "Sandy into his windup. Here's the pitch... Swung on & missed. A perfect game!" |
(Vin) Scully (for the Dodgers)
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Formed after First Bull Run, it was dubbed "Mr. Lincoln's Army" & part of its job was protecting D.C. |
Army of the Potomac
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Representing good & evil, these 2 roles in "Swan Lake" are often performed by the same ballerina |
Odile & Odette
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Isaiah 40 inspired this liquid measure expression for a uselessly tiny amount |
a drop in the bucket
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Here's a beauty shot of the Phantom Galaxy taken by this $10 billion piece of equipment--& now, a selfie |
the James Webb Space Telescope (Webb Telescope accepted)
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Morty Manford helped found the Gay Activists Alliance; in 1973 Morty's mom & dad founded this 5-letter group of allyship |
PFLAG
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The first woman to win a Sports Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award, she's worked Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics & much more |
Lesley Visser
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Though the Monitor & Merrimack fought in water, their battle is named for this place with a more terrestrial-sounding name |
Hampton Roads
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Scored for cello & piano, "The Swan" is one of the movements in this musical suite |
(Victoria: I've played that.)
The Carnival of the Animals
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The idiom-packed Isaiah 40 gave us this expression, also referenced in Handel's "Messiah", for one whom nobody listens to |
(Victoria: Who is a prophet in their own land?)
a voice crying in the wilderness
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Modeled after Neptune's trident in a local statue, here's the emblem of this sports car brand founded in Bologna in 1914 |
Maserati
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Chef José Andrés started it to provide fresh meals in the wake of all sorts of crises |
World Central Kitchen
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In 1992 this 3-time Sportscaster of the Year joined Dan Patrick as co-anchor of ESPN's "SportsCenter" |
Olbermann
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