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Joe Fryday wrote:

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Cornell

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22) On this date in 2005, in (State, please)'s Denali National Park, a roughly 70-million year old dinosaur track was discovered. The track was form a three-toed Cretaceous period dinosaur.
A) Alaska
B) Illinois

I) She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. The story of how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film “The Miracle Worker”. A prolific author, (Personality, please) (27 June, 1880 – 01 June, 1968) was well-traveled, and was outspoken in her anti-war convictions. She campaigned for women's suffrage, and labor rights.

II)“Good morning, Captain.” He is most notable as the title character of the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which became an icon for millions of people during its 30-year run from 1955 to 1984.(Personality, please)(27 June, 1927 – 23 January, 2004) also played the original "Clarabell the Clown" on the Howdy Doody television program.

III) This U.S. businessman is best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. (Personality, please) (27 June, 1930) founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded ___ Systems in 1988. ___ Systems was bought by Dell for $3.9 billion in 2009. With an estimated net worth of about US$3.4 billion in 2011, he is ranked by Forbes as the 99th-richest person in the United States.

Joe Fryday wrote:

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Joe Fryday wrote:

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Joe Fryday wrote:

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Ben and Jerry's

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IV) Many of his novels promote the idea that new technological advances render certain social conventions obsolete. This melding of scientific and social speculation is clearly present in the novel ‘Voyage from Yesteryear’ , a high-tech anarchist society in the Alpha Centauri system, a starship sent from Earth by a dictatorial government, and the events following their first contact. (Personality, please) (27 June, 1941 – 12 July, 2010) is known for his “Giant’s” series (Inherit The Stars; The Gentle Giants of Ganymede; Giant’s Star), and for ‘The Genesis Machine’.

V) He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality of these two countries. (Personality, please) (27 June 1985) won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula 3 Euro Series previously for his father's team. For the 2010 Formula One season, He joined the re-branded Mercedes team, formed by Mercedes' takeover of 2009 constructors' champions Brawn GP.

Fifth Generation wrote:

02) On this date in 1847, New York City, New York, and (Community, please), were linked by telegraph wires.
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Boston MA

Fifth Generation wrote:

II)“Good morning, Captain.” He is most notable as the title character of the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which became an icon for millions of people during its 30-year run from 1955 to 1984.(Personality, please)(27 June, 1927 – 23 January, 2004) also played the original "Clarabell the Clown" on the Howdy Doody television program.

Bob Whathisname

Fifth Generation wrote:

III) This U.S. businessman is best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996.(Personality, please)(27 June, 1930) founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded ___ Systems in 1988.___ Systems was bought by Dell for $3.9 billion in 2009. With an estimated net worth of about US$3.4 billion in 2011, he is ranked by Forbes as the 99th-richest person in the United States.

H Ross Pierot, EDS (Electronic Data System)

Alex Trebek wrote:

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$300 ~ On Rosh Hashanah it's traditional to dip slices of this fruit in honey

What are apples

Alex Trebek wrote:

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Alex - so pleased to find you alive and well and busy as ever. I heard you won an award for Day Time Entertainment on June 23 and then yesterday on the news I heard you had a heart attack. Were you a bit too hearty in your celebration?

Well congrats on award and I do hope you are doing well.

Ah - sorry, you probably aren't the same fella, RU?

Where does this fella come up with all this 411. Amazing what bit I have caught of it! New to topix and I couldn't resist.
Peace Out!

Alex Trebek wrote:

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$1000 ~ This psychiatric center in Topeka includes a children's hospital

What is the Memminger Clinic

Alex Trebek wrote:

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$200 ~ In 1994 Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia in "The Brady Bunch", appeared as Rizzo in this Broadway musical
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$400 ~ "King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running" is a musical revue set in the Outer Banks of this state
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$600 ~ Robert Preston starred as this silent film director in the Jerry Herman musical "Mack & Mabel"
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$800 ~ "Her First Roman" was a musical adaptation of Shaw's play about these historic lovers
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$1000 ~ This creator of Jeeves wrote lyrics for more than 2 dozen musicals, including "Leave It To Jane"

Grease

North Carolina

Mack Sennett

Caesar & Cleopatra

P G Wodehouse

Alex Trebek wrote:

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$200 ~ In 1985 he became the first jockey to win over $100,000,000 in career purses
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$300 ~ Muhammad Ali called his 1974 heavyweight fight with this recent champ the "Rumble In The Jungle"
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$500 ~ In 1944 swimmer Ann Curtis became the 1st woman to receive this award as the nation's oustanding amateur athlete

Willie Shoemaker

George Foreman

Sullivan Award

Alex Trebek wrote:

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$200 ~ Named for the poet & essayist, author Ralph Ellison had this middle name

Where's Waldo

__________ THE BODY CANINE __________

These pendulous body parts of Doberman pinschers are often cropped to make them stand up

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A dog cools its body mainly by panting because these glands are only found on its feet

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Like other running animals, many dogs lack this bone also called the clavicle