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| Between Minnesota & Wisconsin, this river widens a bit, forming Lake Pepin |
the Mississippi
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| A dance of the 1960s or a tall African tribe that has a lion dance, among others |
the Watusi
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| He fled Louis Napoleon's France & wrote most of "Les Miserables" on the Channel Islands |
Victor Hugo
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| To make a tovarich cocktail, you need Kummel, lime juice, & this liquor, comrade |
vodka
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| This ruler who executed John the Baptist was eventually banished by the Roman Emperor |
Herod
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| In nursery rhymes, it's the number of men in a tub plus the number of King Cole's fiddlers |
(Les: What is 12?) ... (Alex: Three fiddlers & three men in a tub, & so the correct response is what is [*]?) ... (Alex: We have a minute to go.)
6
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| The U.S. Naval Academy is on this bay |
Chesapeake Bay
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| The Bharatanatyam, a dance form of this country, includes 36 glances to express emotion |
India
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| He published "The American" the year after settling permanently in Britain |
Henry James
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| This aromatic wine's name comes from the German for wormwood, one of its former ingredients |
(Alex: You've had it, I'm sure. It is [*].)
vermouth
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| In the 9th century, these nomads conquered most of what is now Hungary & became the dominant people |
(John: Who are the Gypsies?) ... (Alex: We were going for the name of the people. The nomadic people are [*].)
the Magyars
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| Deadly sins plus commandments |
17
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| A January film festival & skiing attract visitors to Park City, a suburb of this state capital |
Salt Lake City
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| In 1919, this Russian male dancer's career was cut short by insanity |
Nijinsky
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| She bought Hilltop Farm near Surrey in 1905; it appears in her illustrations for "Tom Kitten" |
Beatrix Potter
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| In a TV ad, Leslie Nielsen called this company's light beer "the official beer of the '90s" |
(Jennifer: What is Miller Lite?)
Coors Light
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| In 1687, Edmond Halley financed the publication of this English scientist's "Principia" |
Sir Isaac Newton
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| Lucky number of leaves on a clover plus the unlucky number on a match |
7
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| The site of Pawtucket is part of the land he purchased from the Narragansett Indians |
Roger Williams
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| Her autobiography, "My Life", was published in late 1927, several months after her death |
Isadora Duncan
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| Important locations in his life include 34 Tite Street, the Old Bailey, & Reading Gaol |
(John: Who is...) (Alex: Pick someone.) (John: ...oh, I just can't remember. Just completely blanked.)
Oscar Wilde
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| Perth, in this country, is the home of Dewar's |
Scotland
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| British troops remained in this country from 1882's Battle of Tel-El-Kebir until 1956 |
Egypt
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| Fort Raleigh is a National Historic Site on this island |
Roanoke Island
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| Born in Italy & raised in Brooklyn, in 1949, he debuted his own Spanish dance company |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Jose Greco
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| Virginia Woolf's group was formed in & named for this London neighborhood |
Bloomsbury
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| Of all the countries in the Western Hemisphere, this South American one produces the most wine |
(Jennifer: What is Chile?)
Argentina
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| By orders of Charles IX, thousands of Huguenots were murdered during this feast day massacre |
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
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