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| Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper & Trig |
(Sarah) Palin
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| "Hollywood Squares" is a game show version of this children's game |
tic-tac-toe
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| Greg Heffley is the character who writes the "Diary of" this title kind of "Kid" |
Wimpy
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| The removal of a sample of living tissue for diagnostic analysis |
a biopsy
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| This 4-letter imperative used in proofreading means "let it stand" |
stet
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| Charles Ferdinand, Duke de Berry, was stabbed to death while leaving this city's opera house in 1820 |
Paris
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| England's king Richard the Lion-hearted |
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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| On the U.S. version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", this is the lowest amount you earn for a correct answer |
(Nathan: What is $200?)
$100
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| "Untold Story" imagines that this royal faked her own death & lives in a small American town as Lydia Snaresbrook |
Princess Diana
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| A sudden great idea, or something seen on an EEG |
a brainwave (brainstorm accepted)
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| This fencing sword was introduced after the foil & before the sabre |
the epee
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| Soldier of fortune Frederick Hermann, Duke of Schomberg, fell at the 1690 Battle of the Boyne in this country |
Ireland
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| Current sitcom star Rashida Jones (a '60s TV star) |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Peggy Lipton
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| The survey says Richard Karn, Louie Anderson & Steve Harvey have all hosted this show |
Family Feud
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| "Every Thing on It" is a collection of drawings & poems by this author of "Where the Sidewalk Ends" |
Shel Silverstein
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| The name of this sedative compound synthesized in 1903 is also found after seco-, amo- & pheno- |
(Dan: What is barbiturate?)
barbital
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| This fruit of the blackthorn tree flavors a type of gin |
sloe
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| The Duke of Clarence was executed in the Tower of London in 1478; Shakespeare said he was drowned in this |
(Nathan: What is the moat?)
Malmsey wine (a tub of Malmsey accepted)
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| An 1868 novel's Meg, Jo, Beth & Amy |
Marmee
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| "Is it bigger than a breadbox?" became a popular catchphrase on this classic game show |
(Nathan: What is 20 Questions?)
What's My Line?
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| "Destiny of the Republic" is "A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President"--his lingering death |
(Nathan: Who is William Henry Harrison?) (Carol: Who is McKinley?)
James Garfield
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| This simple hydrocarbon, discovered in gas from whale oil, is the word for gasoline in Danish & Hungarian |
benzene
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| Trademarked name for an unattractive, wrinkly skinned variety of tangelo |
an Ugli
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| The Bible's Ishmael--call her this |
Hagar
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| The movie "Quiz Show" told the story of the scandal involving this 1950s game show |
(Dan: What is The $60,000 Question?) (Carol: What is The $64,000 Question?) ... (Alex: It's a popular misconception. It had to do with the show [*].)
Twenty-One
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| "The Bean Trees" was the first novel by this woman who also wrote "Animal Dreams" |
(Nathan: Who is Kidd?)
Barbara Kingsolver
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| The higgs type of this elementary particle was postulated by Peter Higgs in 1964 |
a boson
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| This word for s-shaped or double-curved molding sounds like an expression of amazement |
ogee
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