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| It's not known whether Mrs. O'Leary's cow started Chicago's great fire, but it did start in one of these structures |
(Dylan: What's a tenement?)
a barn
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| To break in this piece of baseball equipment, you'll need some good oil, rubber bands & patience |
a mitt (or glove)
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| A tantrum |
(Dylan: [No response])
a hissy fit
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| In 2009 she hit the charts with "Cowboy Casanova" |
Carrie Underwood
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| This word for illicit whiskey comes from its being made at night |
moonshine
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| Many of Stephen King's stories & novels are set in this state, his birthplace |
Maine
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| After 2/3 of Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero blamed this obscure new religious sect |
Christianity
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| On June 27, 1915 residents of this state needed sunscreen when it saw 100° temps; July usually tops out at 59°, inland |
Alaska
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| An unpleasant taste, or a type of ale |
bitter
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| Debbie Reynolds is the mom of this actress & writer |
Carrie Fisher
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| Some frogs eat so many of these, also called lightning bugs, that they glow |
fireflies
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| Beware of dog, specifically the St. Bernard gone berserk in this bestseller |
Cujo
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| In 1917 a fire on a TNT-laden ship in this Nova Scotia capital led to the biggest pre-atomic man-made explosion |
Halifax
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| To make goulash like Aunt Gyongyi did, you'll need this Hungarian red pepper condiment |
paprika
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| 4-letter verb meaning to move about with rapidity |
flit
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| She's played the Manolo Blahnik-shod Carrie Bradshaw on TV & in film |
Sarah Jessica Parker
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| A mini-studio that's part of Fox is named for this item that beams above the 20th Century Fox logo |
Searchlight
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| This nickname for death row at Cold Mountain penitentiary is also the title of a serial novel by King |
The Green Mile
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| Shockingly, a 2002 fire that blackened 200 square miles near Denver was started by an employee of this federal service |
the Forest Service
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| Latin term for the minimum number of members needed by parliamentary law to conduct business |
a quorum
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| Silvery reflective decorative material that comes in tiny bits--work it, sister! |
glitter
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| "Hollywood Arms", a play by this comedienne & her daughter Carrie Hamilton, opened soon after Carrie died in 2002 |
Carol Burnett
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| The folks who make Kiwi shoe polish instruct once the polish has dried, do this to a brilliant shine |
buff
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| Be careful if you mess with teen misfit Carrie White, who has this ability to move things with her mind |
telekinesis
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| After London's great fire of 1666 started, this diarist said he buried a "Parmazan cheese as well as my wine" |
Samuel Pepys
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| About 7" long, this pinkish gland produces 2 hormones needed to regulate the body's sugar balance |
the pancreas
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| A public prayer, or a catalog of events |
a litany
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| She played Trinity in the "Matrix" films |
Carrie-Anne Moss
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| This "Sphere", the visible surface of the sun, is only 300 miles thick, a tiny fraction of the sun's 430,000-mile radius |
(Drew: What is the chronosphere?)
the photosphere
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| Arnie Cunningham owns the jealous & deadly Christine, a Plymouth of this appropriate model |
(Drew: [Long pause] What is a rock? Plymouth Rock. [Shaking head])
a Fury
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