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What is 1955
In Back to the Future, Marty McFly travels back in time to this year.
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Who is Davy Crockett
Coonskin Hat. Alamo.
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What is a hat
I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring."
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What is Decaf
Nestle once held a trademark on this 5-letter word for coffee such as Sanka that won't keep you up.
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Who is George Washington
He authorized construction of the Montauk Lighthouse in 1796.
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What is Toy Story
This 1995 smash was inspired by the Pixar short film "Tin Toy".
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What is Medicine
Hippocrates is known as the father of this.
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What is left field
If you're out of touch with reality you're said to be out in this part of a ballpark past third base.
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What is Herbicide
Now describing anything that kills plants this word was a brand name for a weed killer that was probably sodium arsenite.
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What is Rhode Island and Connecticut
These two other states are visible from Montauk on a clear day.
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What is Paris
Kevin's family in Home Alone travel to this city.
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What is Hadrian's Wall
Also known as the Roman Wall or Picts' Wall, this former defensive fortification of the Roman province of Britannia began construction in AD 122. Located in modern-day northern England and named after the emperor at the time.
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What is burning the candle at both ends
Meaning to exhaust one's energy & resources it sounds like quickly using up a pre-industrial light source.
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What is jungle gym
It's the alliterative 2-word name for the type of playground equipment that can be climbed on.
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Who is Captain William Kidd
He was declared a pirate by the British government, and buried a large amount of treasure on Gardiner’s Island
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Who is Lotso
The villainous teddy bear in Toy Story 3.
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Who is Alexander the Great
Hephaestion was an ancient Macedonian nobleman, a general, and, allegedly, a lover of this former king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon.
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What is forbidden fruit
This alliterative term refers to what God told Adam not to eat.
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What is adrenaline
It's the trademarked name for epinephrine that now just means excitement- -what a rush!
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What is Hurricane Carol
In 1954 this hurricane hit Montauk and temporarily made it an island.
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What is Jingle Bell Rock
In Mean Girls, The Plastics performed a dance to this Christmas song at the Winter Talent Show.
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What is the Peloponnesian War
Thucydides was a renowned Athenian historian, most known for his recording of this 5th century B.C. conflict.
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What is possession
In a dispute over ownership remember this is nine tenths of the law.
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What is a roach motel
Black Flag still makes this brand of insect trap that has now come to mean a seedy place to spend the night.
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What is third house
Built in 1747, burned down, and rebuilt in 1806, this structure is located on Deep Hollow Ranch.
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