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Clue |
Answer |
Number |
Letter |
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Golden girl |
Arthur |
21 |
U |
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Modem manufacturer |
Hayes |
19 |
S |
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MIT laboratory |
Lincoln |
16 |
P |
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Notting Hill star |
Grant |
18 |
R |
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Vacuum maker |
Hoover |
31 = 5 |
E |
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Recorded an album with Barry White |
Hayes |
19 |
S |
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A Beatle |
Harrison |
9 |
I |
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NYAvenue |
Madison |
4 |
D |
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Too Close for Comfort character |
Monroe |
5 |
E |
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MASH character |
Pierce |
14 |
N |
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Cartoon
cat |
Garfield |
20 |
T |
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Murder Is Easy Star |
Hayes |
19 |
S |
Explanation: Each trivia question can be answered by the name of a president. Convert from the name of the president to the number of the president to get a number. Convert the number to a letter by numbering the alphabet, and wrapping for numbers larger than 26. This spells out THE NUMBER OF … US PRESIDENTS, and the answer to that is 42.
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