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| March 2, 1969 saw the first flight of this supersonic transport; it didn't hit 300 mph that day but went 1,350 eventually |
the Concorde
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| Valentino in Santa Monica had private dining in this space that held thousands of bottles, like Gavi & Chardonnay |
a wine cellar
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| This 1997 movie was up for 9 Oscahs & took home 2--you got its numbahs; how do ya like them apples?! |
Good Will Hunting
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| Nice's opposite in a "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" lyric |
naughty
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| You'd think after 56 years, there'd be a premium version of this cereal where its mascot gets his long-deserved admiral promotion |
Cap'n Crunch
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| In French this melting vessel is le creuset but the Arthur Miller play of the same name is "Les Sorcieres de Salem" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
crucible
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| Some say this 10-yr. economic slump could have been stopped by a strong leader--Benjamin Strong, the N.Y. Fed head who died at 55 in 1928 |
the Great Depression
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| At Eleven Madison Park in New York, a cheesecake made from sturgeon is garnished with this, sturgeon roe |
caviar
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| David Ortiz was on hand at this ballpark for the premiere party of "Fever Pitch", starring Jimmy Fallon |
Fenway
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| Putrid, tainted, or Johnny of The Sex Pistols |
rotten
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| J.M. Barrie wrote that this pirate was "cadaverous...his hair dressed in long curls which look like black candles about to melt" |
Captain Hook
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| A Czech scientist can measure to the microgram with his váhy, this |
scale
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| England could have had a King Fred, but Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, son & father of kings with this name, died young in 1751 |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
George
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| Naturally, NYC's La Grenouille serves cuisses de grenouilles, this exotic dish in butter & garlic |
(Peter: What are lobsters?) (JJ: What are snails?) ... (Alex: "Grenouille" is French for "frog"--[*].)
frogs' legs
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| Mark Wahlberg goes through an impressive speed round of possible names of the new girlfriend of his bear pal in this pic |
Ted
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| A Yeti might find this other adjective used in its alternate name to be quite loathsome |
abominable
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| Valentine's Day in Hawaii sounds perfect for most, but in 1779, this captain was killed in a dispute over a stolen cutter |
Captain Cook
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| In Russian pipetka (like pipette) is this dispenser of small amounts of liquid, one at a time |
a dropper
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| This landmark began as the First Baptist Church of Wash. in 1833, became infamous in 1865 & closed for more than 100 years |
Ford's Theatre
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| A cop poses as a mobster & a mobster poses as a cop in this 2006 Scorsese film set in Boston |
The Departed
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| George W. Bush coined the "Axis of" it in 2002 |
evil
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| The 2003 novel "Gilligan's Wake" gives this TV character a backstory as a WWII PT boat captain hanging with JFK |
the Skipper
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| The microscope is called a Microscoop in this country where it was invented |
the Netherlands
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| The 12th c. Knights Hospitallers helped pilgrims in the Holy Land while the Knights this protected 'em coming & going |
the Templar
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| Diners book months in advance at Apège in Paris; in winter the menu has black truffles & in spring, stalks of white this |
asparagus
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| The "Friends of" this Boston crook played by Robert Mitchum are the people he's pressured to snitch on |
Eddie Coyle
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| Go "pro" with this word meaning blasphemous |
profane
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