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What is "Good Night and Good Luck"?
This movie portrays the conflicts between Edward R. Murrow and Joseph McCarthy, especially Senator McCarthy's anti-communist actions.
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Minesweeper
Using logic based on numbers, this game has players place flags to designate potentially unsafe territory.
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When did Christopher Columbus discover the New World?
October 12, 1492
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What is Macy's?
This New York City store, which moved to its present location in 1902, is known for having the first in-store Santa Claus.
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What is "The Americans"?
Starring Keri Russell, this FX show follows Russian spies posing as an average family.
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Solitaire
Also known as Patience, this game is best played by one.
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When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
March 15, 44 BC
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What is John Wanamaker's?
Considered the first department store in Philadelphia, this store boasts a monstrous pipe organ from the St. Louis World’s Fair.
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What is "The Watchmen"?
A graphic novel taking place in an alternate timeline at the height of Cold War tensions, this story features Dr. Manhattan and the Comedian, among other characters.
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What is MahJongg?
In what game could you have a pung of cracks?
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When did the Berlin Wall come down?
November 9, 1989.
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What is Nordstrom?
In Seattle, in 1901, $13K profit from prospecting during the Klondike Gold Rush was enough money for a Swedish immigrant to establish this famous department store chain.
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What is "The Man from U.N.C.L.E."?
This 2015 movie based on the 1964 MGM television series features professional thief turned CIA agent, Napoleon Solo and Russian spy Illya Kuryakin.
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What is Churchill Solitaire?
This former Secretary of Defense helped develop an app for this game.
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When did Wilbur and Orville Wright make their first successful flight at Kitty Hawk?
December 17, 1903
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Who is Ivan Drago?
Fighting for the pride of his county, Rocky Balboa defeats this Soviet Boxer on Soviet turf in Rocky IV.
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What is "Operation?"
This popular board game is all about Cavity Sam.
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When was Napoleon defeated at Waterloo?
June 19, 1815
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