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I HAVE BEEN AT EL ELIOT BAY BOOKS MANY TIMES BUT NEVER SEEN THE SECRET PART. I SAW SOME OFFICES AND WHERE ARE WE? THE MIDDLE OF CAPITOL HILL OR SOMETHING....
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| 00:01:18 |
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JOKES AIKEN FINISH? YOU HAVE TO YELL IT OUT. I WILL SET THE UP AND YOU CANNOT COME DOWN. MY NAME IS KEN. THE BOOK IS "MAPHEAD". IT SOUNDS LIKE A 12 STEPPING....
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| 00:20:44 |
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HERE. VERY NICE. WHERE ARE ELLSWORTHLAND AND -- SOMEWHERE -- WAY IN THE BACK. ONE ROW. WHAT CITY HAS SUGARLOAF? FRONT ROW. VERY NICE. THAT WAS A...
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| 00:22:33 |
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FOR MONEY INSTEAD OF NERD YOU ARE PLAYING VERY WELL. THE FIX MIGHT BE IN. THE LESSER ANTILLES OR ABC ISLAND. SOMEBODY SAID ARUBA. A BETTER THROW THAN...
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| 00:26:07 |
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NEBRASKA. BUT THE NAME OF WHAT U.S. STATE? VERY NICE. YOU JUST LUCKED OUT. ONE POINT IN THE MIDDLE FOR FRANK. WHAT COUNTRY'S LARGEST CITIES ARE CONCEPTION?...
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| 00:26:27 |
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I AM IMPRESSED. DID YOU THINK I WOULD SAY YOUR NAME? ZERO 20. WHAT U.S. STATE HAS A CAPITAL CITY WITH A THREE WORD NAME? IT IS THE RIGHT ANSWER. AND...
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| 00:27:41 |
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NOT. YOU DON'T GET ONE -- >> ALGERIA. >> AND
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| 00:27:46 |
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GOAL. JUST NORTH OF AN GOAL. THE ISLAND OF KNOW VIA ZAMBIA IS THE NORTHERNMOST EXTENT OF WHAT MOUNTAIN? CHRIS IS IN FIRST. WHAT MOUNTAIN RANGE? SORRY....
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| 00:29:10 |
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3-4-1. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THAT. HOW MANY OIL NATIONS HAVE THE WORD GUINEA IN THEIR NAME? >> TWO. >> CORRECT. >> THREE. >> THREE IS NOT
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| 00:29:30 |
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CORRECT. IS FOUR. [APPLAUSE] >> I WILL
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| 00:29:38 |
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GIVE YOU THE REST OF THE NERDS BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE LEFT. ONLY ONE MORE QUESTION. IN WHAT CITY IS THE AT THE RIVER? FRANK. I TRIED TO HELP YOU. LET'S...
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| 00:30:31 |
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FAMOUS MENTIONED IN THE JACKET COPY. I HAVE A LABRADOR RETRIEVER WHO COULD NOT BE WITH US TONIGHT BUT IS GETTING MORE STABLE WITH AGE. THE SAME -- PRETTY...
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| 00:30:47 |
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TELL US ABOUT YOUR EXPLANATION. >>
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| 00:30:52 |
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MY EDUCATION? I SORT OF SCREW UP A LOT IN SCHOOL. THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR. I WAS ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE AND MOVED OVERSEAS WHEN I WAS 7...
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| 00:31:52 |
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ANSWER TO THE LAST QUESTION OR JUST TIRED OF BEING ON "JEOPARDY!"? >> I GOT TO SAY IT IS
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| 00:32:00 |
Unidentified Speaker, -
THE WORST CONSPIRACY THEORY EVER. YOU EVER QUIT A JOB WHERE YOU ARE GETTING 60 K AND OUR OR SOMETHING? VERY HIGH RETENTION. IF YOU WERE GOING TO...
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| 00:32:58 |
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ASKED. IT IS ONE TO A CUSTOMER. YOU GET ONE LOSS. I GOT A AND FAIRLY NICE CHANCE ANYWAY. I GOT TO GO BACK LAST YEAR WHEN IBM HAD THE SUPERCOMPUTER....
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| 00:33:27 |
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A GOOD NONFICTION STORY? >> I HAVE BEEN WORKING
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| 00:33:30 |
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ON A LITTLE SOMETHING. THAT WAS GOING TO BE THE SECOND READING. YOUR THE FIRST EVER TO MENTION FLASH FICTION ON C-SPAN. >> I WILL
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| 00:33:43 |
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MAKE YOU OFFEND SOME PEOPLE. TO YOU USE MAP QUEST FOR GOOGLE MAPS? >> I DON'T
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| 00:33:53 |
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SEE BUMPER STICKERS--WHO WOULD BE OFFENDED IF I DON'T USE A BIG AS A VERB? ALL THESE MAP TECHNOLOGIES ARE GREAT. I ALL LEAD USE GOOGLE. >> WHAT TIPS
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| 00:34:10 |
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DO YOU HAVE FOR RETAINING THE MOST KNOWLEDGE POSSIBLE? >>
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| 00:34:17 |
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TIPS FOR KNOWLEDGE RETENTION FOR A KNOWLEDGEABLE TEAM MEMBER. >>
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| 00:34:19 |
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WHEN PEOPLE ASK HOW I KNOW ALL THAT STUFF I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE A GOOD ANSWER. I DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM OR A TIE IN BOOK THAT I CAN DIRECT THEM TO....
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| 00:35:18 |
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QUESTION. I UNDERSTAND THE GEOGRAPHY NATIONALS IS PREDOMINATELY BOYS AS OPPOSED TO THE SPELLING BEE WHICH IS PREDOMINANTLY GIRLS. ANY OBSERVATION? >>...
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| 00:35:28 |
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A GENDER GAP IN GEOGRAPHY KNOWLEDGE AND MAP READING. IF YOU EVER HEARD ANY STAND-UP COMEDIAN YOU KNOW THIS IS FODDER FOR MONOLOGUE FOR DECADES. THE...
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| 00:37:11 |
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SEEMS TO ME IN SCHOOLS NOWADAYS GEOGRAPHY JUST DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME AS IT DID 30 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF ...
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| 00:37:38 |
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THINGS LIKE THAT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. HE IS ASKING ABOUT GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION TAKING A HIT IN RECENT YEARS. IS IT 1,000 DEGREES IN HERE? THE ANSWER IS...
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| 00:39:45 |
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OTHER THAN GOING THROUGH THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ARE YOU ABLE TO GO THROUGH ANY OF THE OTHER ANCIENT MAPS OF OTHER COUNTRIES? >> DID I GO THROUGH ANCIENT...
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| 00:39:54 |
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IDEA IS THEY WOULD BE INTIMIDATED BY THE EXTENT OF HIS EARTHLY REALM AND HEAVENLY INFLUENCE. I AM A SUCKER FOR OLD MAPS. NEW MAPS ARE BEAUTIFUL BUT TO...
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| 00:41:32 |
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INFORMATION VISIT THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE, KEN JENNINGS.COM. >>
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.