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| "Interview with the Vampire" (1976) |
Anne Rice
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| It's the term for 3 strikes in a row (gobble gobble) |
a turkey
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| Illinois & Texas both claim to be the home of this battered & deep-fried wiener on a stick |
a corndog
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| Now voiced by Wayne Allwine, this character was originally voiced by Walt Disney himself |
Mickey Mouse
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| In the 1600s, the pirate Koxinga took this island also known as Formosa from the Dutch |
Taiwan
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| This type of plane carries packages, not passengers |
cargo
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| "Catch-22" (1961) |
Joseph Heller
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| Appropriately, in a Woolworth split, these 2 pins are left standing |
the 5 & the 10
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| Dried, smoked or even roasted, this fish is "king" in Alaska |
salmon
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| This Norfolk, Virginia-born Las Vegas superstar claims to be a descendant of Pocahontas |
Wayne Newton
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| The main job of a pirate, "to take things by force", it's from a German word |
plunder
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| The FDA requires that this butter substitute be fortified with Vitamin A |
margarine
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| "Lord of the Flies" (1954) |
William Golding
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| Nopales, used in salads in the southwest, are the cooked-until-tender leaves of these, with the spines removed |
cacti
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| Good golly, his real name is Richard Wayne Penniman |
Little Richard
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| A favorite weapon of pirates; being stabbed by one 20 times helped kill the pirate Blackbeard |
(Tom: What is a dagger?) (Elisabeth: What is a sword?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Elisabeth: [Smiles]) (Alex: No?) (Elisabeth: [Shakes head])
cutlass
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| It's a signal by bugle for the soldiers to attack |
charge
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| "Horseman Pass By" (1961) |
Larry McMurtry
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| A trademark of Brunswick, you might say this type of bowling, with laser lights, fog & music is out of this world! |
cosmic bowling
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| Marionberries aren't from D.C.; they're from Oregon & are a variety of these berries |
blackberries
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| Sen. Wayne Morse, who spoke nonstop for 22 hours & 26 minutes in 1953, set a then-record for one of these |
a filibuster
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| Some of his famous treasure has been found on Gardiners Island off Long Island |
Captain Kidd
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| This city was named for one of the founders of American Express |
Fargo
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| "King Rat" (1962) |
James Clavell
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| The steamed blue ones from Chesapeake Bay are served by the dozen in Baltimore restaurants |
(Tom: What is an oyster?)
crabs
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| Before the 1804 Lewis & Clark expedition, William Clark served as an Army officer under this "crazy" General |
Mad Anthony Wayne
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| A New York bridge that gets you to Staten Island is named for this privateer turned explorer |
Verrazzano
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| It's the lingo peculiar to a particular trade or group |
jargon
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