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Popularized in the 1990s, it's to bestow a present on someone else that was originally bestowed upon you
What is regift?
She is featured leading a 1982 Conservative Party conference in Brighton
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
Thom Yorke once said this band's song "Karma Police" was for "Everyone who works for a big firm. It's a song against bosses"
A chariot wheel would drop a pebble every 400 spins to show one mile in the ancient version of this device now used in cars
What is an odometer?
The longest-serving Monarch-in-Waiting in British history, he was a retirement benefits-eligible 73 when he finally got the big gig
Who is Charles III?
Used both positively & negatively, this Yiddish word means a lot of nerve or gall
What is chutzpah?
A 1953 shot of these 2 scientists standing in front of their original double-helix model made the cut
Who are Watson and Crick?
In a 1973 protest song, Bob Marley admits "I Shot the Sheriff" in self-defense, but denies committing this other crime
What is shooting the deputy?
An ancient mention of an early type of this object calls it a "South-Pointer" that could help jade hunters navigate
What is a compass?
Proverbially, if you pour this slow, sticky, thicky syrup in January, be prepared to wait awhile
What is molasses?
From Sanskrit, this synonym for expert is used of political commentators like George Will & Jessica Tarlov
This fashion designer is in the gallery; so's her dad, a musician of some note, & mom, both as a subject & a photographer
Who is Stella McCartney?
This reggae song by Inner Circle was the theme to the reality series "Cops" for over 30 years
What is "Bad Boys"?
In the 2nd Century B.C., Hipparchus determined this celestial distance at around 60.5 Earth radii, just a bit high
What is the distance to the moon?
At 18-22 months, this animal has the longest gestation period of any mammal, & I bet Mama never lets those kids forget it
What is the elephant?
It's the word for a work of art in 3 sections or panels & often used as an altarpiece
[DAILY DOUBLE] Annie Leibovitz took the 1992 shot of this music & transportation mogul who sent himself to space on his own ship
Who is Richard Branson?
It's no small tusk, er task, to decipher this trippy Beatles song, whose lyrics include a sighting of "Mister City P'Liceman"
What is "I Am the Walrus"?
[DAILY DOUBLE] The ancient Romans used this 2-word faming concept with a revolving "Food, Feed & Fallow" planting method
What is crop rotation?
Numbers chapter 14 verse 33 says, "Your children shall wander in the wilderness" this many years
What is 40?
From Greek for "to teach", it describes something intended to teach or inform, but can also mean preachy or moralizing
What is didactic?
If you don't know this mathematician is honoured on Floor Two, you've failed his test and simply aren't human
Who is Alan Turing?
"Mama, take this badge off of me" is the first line of this Dylan song, written for a movie scene about the death of a lawman
What is "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"?
The secret formula of this incendiary Byzantine weapon that was impervious to water is still unknown
What is Greek fire?
A Functionary tries to hold it together on the edge of an empire in J.M. Coetzee's novel "Waiting for" them
What is the barbarians?