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| The name of this religion predominant in Haiti is an African-derived word for "god" or "spirit" |
Voodoo
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| When "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played, foreigners as well as Americans should do this |
stand
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| 1996 was a good year for Fox as 2 of its shows won: "The X-Files" & this animated series |
The Simpsons
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| In 1994 a Liberty ship was named in honor of this Underground Railroad leader |
Harriet Tubman
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| If your command of the German language is poor, it wouldn't hurt to ask, "Sprechen sie Englisch?", which means this |
Do you speak English?
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| This small Mexican state's "saucy" name is Indian for "damp earth", not "hot pepper" |
(Monica: What is Jalisco?) (Jack: What is caliente?) (Mike: What is jalapeno?)
Tabasco
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| Etiquette experts say it's okay between courses or after the meal to put these body parts on the table |
(Alex: I was thinking of a lot of other body parts, to tell the truth!)
your elbows
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| This show whose theme is heard here copped an award for 1981 |
Hill Street Blues
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| Dorothy Hansine Andersen identified this disease abbreviated CF & devised a test to diagnose it |
cystic fibrosis
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| Literally meaning "little woman", it once meant "Miss", but many modern German women now find it offensive |
(Jack: What is madchen?)
fraulein
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| Canada's southernmost point lies on Middle Island in this Great Lake |
(Alex: And this is the first time, I believe, in our history that we've had all 3 contestants in the red when one of the players hits a Daily Double.)
Erie
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| "Etiquette for Dummies" says an index finger flat & firm against your upper lip may forestall one of these |
(Mike: What is a hiccup?)
a sneeze
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| A tour she gave of her home in 1962 won a Peabody |
Jacqueline Kennedy
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| Reaching for the stars, in 1865 Maria Mitchell became Vassar's first professor of this science |
astronomy
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| Germans call this holiday Neujahrstag |
New Year's Day
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| Argentines call residents of this port city "Portenos", which means "people of the port" |
Buenos Aires
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| If you have ESP or your phone has this, it's okay to answer the phone greeting the person by name |
caller ID
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| The Program for Youth Award for 1960 went to this game show sponsored by GE |
College Bowl
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| While living in Europe, she was asked to help introduce the Red Cross to America, & she did |
Clara Barton
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| If you order schwarzen kaffee mit sahne in a restaurant, you'll get coffee with this |
cream
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| The West Indian island of Aruba is a self-governing part of this European country |
the Netherlands
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| At a formal dinner, don't sit until the host, hostess or this person does |
(Alex: We have a minute to go now, Monica.)
the guest of honor
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| She produced & starred in 1974's Peabody Award-winning "Free to Be...You & Me" |
Marlo Thomas
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| Grace Hopper was perhaps best-known for co-developing this computer language used in business |
COBOL
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| You'd better not drive the wrong direction down an einbahnstrasse, which is this |
a one-way street
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