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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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What is Minesweeper?
Using logic based on numbers, this game has players place flags to designate potentially unsafe territory.
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What happened on October 12, 1492?
Christopher Columbus discovered the New World.
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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 Sputnik?
Also Ross Geller's Halloween costume, this was the name of the first earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union that kicked the Space Race into highgear.
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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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What is Solitaire?
Also known as Patience, this game is best played by one.
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What happened on February 6, 1982?
When was Julius Caesar assassinated?
Nina Shultz and Richard Barkley say their "I Dos."
March 15, 44 BC |
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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Drummer
Matt Aviero plays this instrument for the band, Cold War Kids. After Rockband practice, Mr.Barkley would often comment on Hilary's sweet serenades of this instrument which would often waft upstairs.
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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 this game you could have a pung of cracks.
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What happened on November 9, 1989?
A mere four months after her birth, Katherina Barkley's first order of diplomacy was to bring the dividing Berlin wall to crumbles on this date.
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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 is Crystal's Birthday?
This infamous event occurred on February 8, 1992.
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What is an elevator?
In 1898, Harrod's of London was the first store to install this new invention.
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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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What is Sears?
Julius Rosenwald, owner of this famous department store chain, built over 5,000 public schools in the U.S. South to provide "separate and equal" education for black children during the time of segregation.
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