THAT PLACE SOUNDS LEGENDARY
COMIC STRIPS
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
NEVER WON AN EMMY
THE BODY PART WITHIN
MAMMALS
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Casinos in Reno & Shreveport named for this lost city seem like the perfect place to pick up some gold
El Dorado
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She's the platinum-tressed bride of Dagwood Bumstead
Blondie
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Before the Olympics went all-metric, the 1904 games had events like the 880 of these units freestyle swim
yards
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It was "Sorry, They Wrote" for this British woman, a 17-time nominee in the '80s, '90s & 2000s
Angela Lansbury
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An event that can be lunar, or it can mean "to outshine"
an eclipse
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Beneath the white fur, the skin of this bear is black, which helps absorb heat from the sun
a polar bear
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Danny Kaye & Ayn Rand went to this Norse hall of heroes, or at least a cemetery in a New York hamlet named for it
Valhalla
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This "Dilbert" creator received an MBA from Berkeley
(Scott) Adams
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In 1994 Oksana Baiul edged out this famously injured American for figure skating gold
Nancy Kerrigan
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"The Honeymooners" was a TV groundbreaker, but this creator & star never basked in Emmy glory
Jackie Gleason
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Let's give a round of applause for this ornate light fixture
a chandelier
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In England, in days of yore, the head of this wild swine was a centerpiece of the Christmas feast
a boar
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This realm of legend has resurfaced in the Bahamas
Atlantis
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Lincoln Peirce created this character, who's actually just 4 1/2 feet tall
Big Nate
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The 1924 Olympics played backdrop to this film about 2 British runners
Chariots of Fire
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"Kojak" was up for Best TV Drama twice but lost both times to this British PBS show about the upper & lower classes
Upstairs, Downstairs
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It's another word for a splinter in your finger
a sliver
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Meerkats are members of this mammal family that's noted for its cobra-killing capabilities
a mongoose
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In 1942 FDR gave this name to what's now called Camp David; the old moniker is lost over the horizon
Shangri-La
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This comic strip sportscaster has stayed current, covering Anthony Davis & Roger Goodell
Tank McNamara
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The 1968 Olympics in Grenoble were dubbed the "Killympics" after the exploits of a man in this sport
skier
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A long career including the iconic role of this hillbilly never brought Buddy Ebsen an Emmy
Jed Clampett
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**DAILY DOUBLE**
We'll go out on a limb & say it's another term for a parable
an allegory
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**DAILY DOUBLE**
More than half the tigers left in the world are this subspecies from India
Bengal tigers
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This 1972 book is named for an actual hill in Hampshire, England; in the novel it's a utopia sought by rabbits
Watership Down
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In a classic early strip, Offissa Pupp protects this feline
Krazy Kat
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A field event, the long jump favors athletes with track star speed, like this U.S. man who won 4 straight golds in the event
Carl Lewis
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Hugh Laurie's 0 for 10 Emmy score includes noms for "House" & this AMC series about arms dealers
The Night Manager
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Listen up! Or sit down! Either way, you're "in" these when you have an unpaid debt
arrears
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Sharing about 93% of their DNA with humans, these monkeys, native to Asia, have long been used in medical research
rhesus monkeys