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| Skaldic, a bit different than Eddaic poetry, originated in Norway, but was developed mainly on this island |
Iceland
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| The city of Burlington lies on the shores of this, Vermont's largest lake |
Lake Champlain
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| Hope & ____ |
(Bing) Crosby
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| Arsenic compounds are used as coloring agents in these sky displays |
fireworks
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| Until 1973 it was known as British Honduras |
(Charan: What are the Bahamas?)
Belize
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| The Greeks used encomia to praise people; today at a funeral you deliver one of these |
eulogy
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| In 1974 he became Vermont's first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate; he's still there |
Patrick Leahy
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| Martin & ____ |
(Jerry) Lewis
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| Caligula is said to have ordered his alchemists to turn the yellow orpiment, a sulfide of arsenic, into this |
gold
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| It's a road around a town, or an operation to reroute blood |
bypass
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| Tongdong, a Korean Pyolgok-form poem, is an ode on the 4 of these |
seasons
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| At 4,393 feet, Mount Mansfield in this range is the state's highest point |
Green Mountains
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| Around 3500 B.C. people were mixing copper & arsenic to make this: they soon found copper & tin worked better |
(Lara: What is brass?)
bronze
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| It's the historic linen seen here |
the Bayeux Tapestry
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| The Cielito, "darling", is associated with this cowboy literature of Argentina & Uruguay |
gaucho
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| This city's annual Battle Day Parade commemorates a Revolutionary War battle that took place on August 16, 1777 |
(Frank: What is Ticonderoga?)
Bennington
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| Stiller & ____ |
(Anne) Meara
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| Gallium arsenide is used in the semiconductor type of this device found in CD players |
(Charan: What is an integrated circuit?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before Double Jeopardy! because "our research has proven you to be correct."] ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
a laser
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| An athletic competition combining skiing & shooting |
biathlon
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| Popular in the 14th century, the Englyn & the Cywydd were poetic forms in this language |
(Frank: What is Middle English?) (Charan: What is Celtic?)
Welsh
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| The town of Barre is a world center in the production of this stone used for monuments |
granite
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| Nichols & ____ |
(Elaine) May
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| "Arsenic and Old Lace" recommends a teaspoon of arsenic per gallon of this wine |
(Frank: What is port?)
elderberry
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