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    | Near the end of this novel, the protagonist sends a turkey to the Cratchits | A Christmas Carol 
 
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    | Texas A&M grads got this former U.S. president telling them to "Dream Big" | George H.W. Bush 
 
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    | Except for a small European population, almost all Djiboutians are followers of this religion | (Becky: What is Buddhism?) 
 Islam
 
 
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    | Last name of the founder of Detroit, or a car found in Detroit | Cadillac 
 
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    | A properly stocked first aid kit should have some of the butterfly type of these | Bandages 
 
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    | "He got o-no sideboard, he one spinal cracker" | (Robin: What is "Get Back"?) 
 "Come Together"
 
 
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    | The trade this title character soon learns is pickpocketing | Oliver Twist 
 
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    | Hey, hey, hey!  He told Colgate grads that whining won't get you your way anymore | Bill Cosby 
 
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    | Djibouti's economy is largely dependent on the railroad that links it with this Ethiopian capital | Addis Ababa 
 
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    | The Egyptians were the first civilization to switch from a lunar-based one to a solar-based one | Calendar 
 
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    | Illegal logging in Mexico is endangering the lives of these "royal" butterflies that summer in Canada | Monarch butterflies 
 
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    | "It always leads me here, leads me to your door" | (Becky: What is "Abbey Road"?) ...
 (Alex: Probably help if I sing the lyrics!)
 
 "The Long And Winding Road"
 
 
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    | All Miss Havisham's clocks are permanently stopped in this 1860 work | Great Expectations 
 
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    | At the U. of Richmond this retired general stormed on about how character is what counts in leadership | Norman Schwarzkopf 
 
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    | This Djiboutian currency, which trades at about 170 to the U.S. dollar, is divided into 100 centimes | Franc 
 
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    | (Hi, I'm Caroline Rhea.) From the Latin for "warm", it may be a feminine symbol linked with the womb of the mother goddess, or a big iron pot | Cauldron 
 
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    | This "Ever After" star has a butterfly tattoo just below her navel | (Alex: How do you know this?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
 
 Drew Barrymore
 
 
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    | "Closer, let me whisper in your ear, say the words I love to hear" | (Alex: Break time and I'll go practice my singing!) 
 "Do You Want To Know A Secret"
 
 
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    | The title character of this work spends his early childhood with his mother & their servant Clara Peggotty | David Copperfield 
 
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    | He told Vassar grads, "May the force be with you; hey, he could have said, "This is CNN" | (Robin: Who is George Lucas?) 
 James Earl Jones
 
 
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    | In ancient times, Djibouti exported these 2 gum resins used in perfume that the Magi brought to the infant Jesus | Frankincense & myrrh 
 
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    | This name in an Italian chicken dish refers to hunters, as the dish was in their style | (Alex: Less than a minute to go.) 
 cacciatore
 
 
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    | "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, tomorrow I'll miss you" | (Alex: Well, we got 2 out of 5 in the category.) 
 "All My Loving"
 
 
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    | It's no mystery why this work was Dickens' last; he didn't live to finish it | (Robin: What is Nicholas Nickleby?) 
 The Mystery of Edwin Drood
 
 
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    | This "China Girl" singer joked at a music school, "How does a tuba player answer the telephone?  Hello, Domino's" | David Bowie 
 
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    | The war helmet of these Native Americans was a bison scalp complete with horns | (Becky: What is Cherokee?) 
 Comanche
 
 
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    | "Love, love, love, love, love, love,
 love, love, love"
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 "All You Need is Love"
 
 
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