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| Pakistan's capital is a new city, built in the 1960s to honor this religion |
(Alex: Islamabad is the city.)
Islam
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| City whose papers include the Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph |
London
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| Laura Wilder's maiden name |
Ingalls
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| A congressman, irrelevantly praising his home county, Buncombe in N.C., gave us this word for nonsense |
bunkum (bunk)
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| Carl Hubbell named this pitch which can also mean any zany player, whether he throws it or not |
a screwball
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| The "4th of July" was 1st celebrated in this city, July 8, 1776 |
Philadelphia
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| Country with the world's largest Jewish population |
the United States
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| It describes itself as "The Daily Diary of the American Dream" |
The Wall Street Journal
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| Helen Brown's maiden name |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute to go.)
Gurley
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| This county has over 1000 governmental entities besides the Chicago city government |
Cook County
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| A New York Mets outfielder, or a bruise resulting from sliding |
(Eric: Who is [*]?)
Strawberry
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| While most of the others didn't sign till Aug. 2, he signed the Declaration of Independence 1st on July 4th |
(Alex: Yes, he signed it big.)
John Hancock
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| In 1984 many Buddhists marked the 25th anniversary of his flight from Tibet |
the Dalai Lama
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| This paper, the 1st to do so, began publishing the Pentagon Papers June 13, 1971 |
the New York Times
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| Elizabeth Browning's maiden name |
Barrett
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| While 3 are named for the fruit, 5 other U.S. counties took this same name to honor Dutch royal family |
(Alex: The fruit ones are California, Florida and Texas.)
Orange
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| To fail in a critical situation, or to move your grip up the bat |
to choke
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| The United States granted independence to this country on July 4, 1946 |
the Philippines
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| Most sacred shrine of this religion is the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India |
the Sihks
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| Joseph Pulitzer began his career founding this St. Louis paper by merging 2 others |
the Post-Dispatch
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| Claire Luce's maiden name |
Booth
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| While the Republic of Ireland has 26 counties, Northern Ireland has this many |
(Bill: What is 1?)
6
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| The 2nd game of a double header, or the last congratulatory drink the winning pitcher might have |
a nightcap
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| Date of the Sesquicentennial of the United States |
July 4, 1926
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| While the Anglican Church is official in England, this church is official in Scotland |
Presbyterian Church
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| Founder of the Christian Science Monitor |
Mary Baker Eddy
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| Mary Rinehart's maiden name |
Roberts
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| America's smallest county in area, it's found in America's largest city in population |
New York (County)
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| For a batter to strike out swinging or someone in the stands who hopes it won't happen |
(Alex: [*]'s right, you ran the category.) [Audience applause.]
fan
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| Only president born on the 4th of July was this New England Yankee few would have called a dandy |
(Alex: Born in 1872, July 4th.)
Calvin Coolidge
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