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This expression means a person takes after one of their parents
a chip off the old block
Baltic Avenue, Park Place, St. James Place, Atlantic Avenue, and Boardwalk are all street names in this city.
Atlantic City
Even before she performed the final concert with the Supremes in 1970, she was recording her first solo album.
Diana Ross
This elongated car is used by wedding parties, in funeral processions, and to and from the office by moguls of industry
limousine
The popular saying “a month of Sundays” is flawed because you can have a maximum of only this number of Sundays in a month
five
Born December 1, 1935, this actor-director was once married to Mia Farrow and is often quoted as saying, “Eighty percent of life is showing up
(WA)
Woody Allen
You do this when you complete an item on your to-do list.
cross it off (or tick it off)
Juan Valdez’s coffee hails from Colombia, whose capital city is this
Bogotá
He left his band of five family members in 1979 and struck out on his own with two consecutive hit albums, Off the Wall and Thriller, right out of the gate.
Michael Jackson
In the film Murder on the Orient Express, the train ride starts in this city
Istanbul
This bell rings inside the giant grandfather-style clock that is one of the dominating features of the London skyline
Big Ben
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 17, 1936, Jorge Mario Bergoglio became the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, known by this name.
Pope Francis
Ready-made clothes are also called this
off the rack
This capital city of a Pacific Rim country has the largest population in the world.
Tokyo
In 1971, this Beatle started a band known as Wings
Paul McCartney
One tourist adventure in Venice is to ride one of these through the canals
gondola
This refers to a calendar that businesses or governments use when their calendars do not start on January 1
fiscal year
Born December 1, 1913, she will always be remembered for her role as Peter Pan, for which she won a Tony Award
(MM)
Mary Martin
Take this to exit the interstate highway system
off-ramp
One of the world’s most expensive places to live, this lavish European city is located on the Mediterranean Sea.
Monaco
This popular duo, consisting of Paul and Art, who each went on to successful solo careers
Simon and Garfunkel
Jules Verne wrote a book about traveling for five weeks in one of these unlikely modes of transportation, customarily used for recreation and sightseeing.
balloon
When someone at a speech or presentation holds up their arm and taps their watch so the speaker can see it, it means this
your time is up (or similar)
Born December 25, 1949, this actress plays the title role in the 1976 film Carrie
Sissy Spacek
Pharmaceuticals prescribed for purposes other than those officially approved are referred to as this
off-label
This European city is infamous for its red-light district
Amsterdam
This performer was a member of the New Christy Minstrels and the First Edition before he left to pursue a solo career.
Kenny Rogers
Get comfortable—we’re going for a ride on this, the longest highway in the world
Pan-American Highway
This is the official name of the prevalent calendar in use today, particularly in the West.
Gregorian calendar
On Christmas Night 1776, George Washington crossed this river with his bedraggled army to make a surprise attack on the Hessians
Delaware River
To take the blush off this flower is to find something mundane that was once exciting
rose
Africa’s oldest subway is found in this city
Cairo
It was opened in 1987 and spans 66 miles (106 km), with 80 stations.
A member of many bands, including Genesis before launching his successful solo career, his tune “In the Air Tonight” is among his many contributions to the world of music
Phil Collins
Cruise control was designed by an engineer who had this disability.
blindness
This ultra-precise device is so accurate that it can measure Earth’s rotation slowing down by milliseconds
atomic clock
On December 4, 1872, this American ghost ship was discovered near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean by the captain of the Dei Gratia, a small British brig
Mary Celeste