In July 1959, the U.S. & the U.K. finally agreed that an inch was equivalent to 2.54 of these

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On July 24, 1866 it "voluntarily" became the first Confederate state to rejoin the Union

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The chapters of the Fraternal Order of Eagles are called these after the nests of eagles

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Related to Old Norse, Islenska is the official language of this island country

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In 1825 patriots crossed the Rio de la Plata from Argentina to fight for this country's freedom from Brazil

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Later dancing with Oscars, this actor is given the name "Dances With Wolves" in the movie of the same name

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Robin Givens & Howard Hesseman were featured in this series about a classroom of honors students

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In "Space Jam", classic Looney Tunes characters recruit this NBA star to help them win a basketball game

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The Indian "king" for whom this war was named was tracked down & killed in 1676

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From the Greek for "split mind", this mental disorder is not, as many believe, the same as a split personality

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Menippe mercenaria, this large edible crustacean, is found widely along the U.S. Atlantic coast

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1979: "In space no one can hear you scream"

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In 1957 he partnered with Donald Kaufman to build low-priced homes for first-time buyers

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The oldest stock exchange in Europe is located in this Belgian center of the world diamond trade

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Longer than an era, this is the longest geological time unit

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According to the rhyme, number of whacks Lizzie gave her father

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Some 18th C. chairs had footrests to accommodate the swollen feet of sufferers from this disease

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In 1997 this gymnast who vaulted hurt at the '96 Olympics went to Israel for the Maccabiah Games

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Pinckney's Treaty ended disputes between the U.S. & Spain over Florida's borders & access to this river's mouth

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In 1912 the Int'l Committee of the Red Cross created a medal for nursing named for this 19th century British woman

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"Here We Have" this Northwest state (we know, we've seen its ID)

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In 1876 this prime minister was created Earl of Beaconsfield by Queen Victoria

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Today known as this, the Phoenician city of Berytus rose to prominence during the Roman era

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This 1966 No. 1 hit is written in the form of a letter

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The eastern diamondback species of this snake is the heaviest of all poisonous snakes

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Another word for pirate, it's derived from the same Dutch word as "filibuster"

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This lake in the Andes is divided into 2 bodies of water connected by the Tiquina Strait

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In 1865 this general accepted the presidency of Washington College in Virginia

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Don't worry if you see this word on a Barbados menu: it refers to a fish, not the star of "Flipper"

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1872 U.S. presidential candidate seen here

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Lee Strasberg played the original peddler in this 1931 play which inspired "Oklahoma!"

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He started a record store chain in 1971 & an airline in 1984

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He was pres. of Case Western Eclectic Institute in Hiram, Ohio 1857-61; his term as U.S. pres. lasted 6 months in 1881

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His Fifth Symphony was the first major symphonic work to use the trombone

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Many of the caves in this New Mexico national park still have not been fully explored

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A cigarmaker by trade, he founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

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To life, to life, to this man, elected provisional president of Israel May 16, 1948

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Go back to this Evelyn Waugh novel & you'll see it's narrated by Charles Ryder

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1960s war that's the backdrop for Bobbie Ann Mason's "In Country" & Tobias Wolff's "The Barracks Thief"

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This New England state has the smallest population of any state east of the Mississippi River

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This state's Upper Peninsula has 2 land regions:  the Superior Upland & the Central Lowland

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(I'm Andrew Lloyd Webber.)  My "circle of friends" now includes this actress, who plays a diva named Carlotta in the film "The Phantom of the Opera"

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Hie Jinja, dedicated to Oyamakui no Kami, is a Tokyo shrine of this religion

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He was called the second-bravest Trojan (Hector was first); Virgil wrote the book on him

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This word used to describe a type of school also means "narrow in outlook"

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This 19th century fighter for Irish home rule was scandalously involved with a married woman named Kitty O'Shea

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He played Brad Majors in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"

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Canadian whose 1st No. 1 hit in the U.S. was "You Needed Me" in 1978

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For 1978 tennis' U.S. Open moved from Forest Hills to a new home at this "meadow"

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This sacred river begins in an ice cave in India's Uttaranchal state

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This missionary dedicated the first of 9 California missions in San Diego in 1769

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This country diva adopted a first name that means "on my way" in Ojibwa

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New Zealand's 2 official languages are English & this native one

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In 1997 this singer, seen here, took off with a CMA Award for her "455 Rocket" music video

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This multiple star in Centaurus is 4.3 light years from Earth

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From old French for "apple of amber", it's a fragrant ball of perfume

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It's said that the band's name was coined by Keith Moon, the drummer of this band

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Grover Cleveland Alexander was inducted into this sport's Hall of Fame in 1938 & interred in Nebraska in 1950

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(Hi, I'm Anderson Cooper of CNN.)  A few years after I graduated from Yale, I spent 5 months studying Vietnamese at the University of this world capital

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On Sept. 20, 1881 he took the oath of office in his NYC home at 2:15 A.M.

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In an 1859 novel, Charles Dickens called this object "the sharp female newly-born"

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In 1792 Beethoven went to this city, where he went into Haydn for lessons & stayed for the rest of his life

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A large bear named Ben was the best friend of this Dan Haggerty TV character

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This 20th century opera was inspired by Hieronymus Bosch's painting "The Adoration of the Magi"

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"Timeless American Style" was the hallmark of this fashion designer born in the Indiana heartland

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General Foods first introduced this nondairy dessert topping in 1966

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Unlike anteaters, this ant-eating "earth pig" has 20 cylindrical, rootless teeth

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He co-starred with Woody Harrelson in "White Men Can't Jump" & with Sean Connery in "Rising Sun"

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Hamburger Hans Rey's first book about a famous kids' character, it begins, "This is George.  He lived in Africa"

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The red stripes & star still symbolize its commitment to communism; the blue is peace; the white is purity

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It's the 1970 documentary on the Rolling Stones' notorious Altamont concert

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This African country's name is from the Spanish for "Lion Mountains"

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The name of this type of boat is on several resorts, like the Waikiki Shore & the Kanaloa at Kona

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It's no Greek myth: this big South American bird was probably named for the wife of Cronus

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This noble gas glows orange-red when an electric current is passed through it

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Because of its resemblance to another golden gem, citrine is nicknamed "false" this

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In a famous Gainsborough portrait, Jonathan Buttall wears this color associated with baby boys

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On April 6, 1808 he obtained a charter for the American Fur Company

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In 1784 Congress chose him as Secretary of Foreign Affairs; 5 years later he became Chief Justice of the U.S.

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This king's kids had sibling issues--Amnon attacked sister Tamar & was ordered killed by brother Absalom

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While on a late night stroll, window shop or stop at a cafe along the boulevards of this city

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From the Latin for "to hunt", it's deer meat

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It was Stanley Webber's birthday party in this playwright's "The Birthday Party"

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This book of the Old Testament is basically a collection of love poems

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Thornton Wilder called Act I of this play "Daily Life"

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HE WROTE, "since feeling is first who pays any attention to the syntax of things"

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In 1670 this British firm was granted the charter to establish fur trading posts in Canada

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Double-dribbling & shooting air balls are undesirable activities in this sport

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Several countries honored this "Faust" author's 250th birthday with new stamps

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He played Sgt. Nick Yemana on "Barney Miller"

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The skyscrapers of much of Kansas are silos & this type of structure seen here

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The life expectancy in the U.S. is 76 years; this country between Spain & France is tops with over 83 years

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Burkinabes live in this African country whose capital is Ougadougou

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This planet's famous rings were first seen by the Italian scientist Galileo in 1610

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These 4 Biblical writers are symbolized by a man, a lion, an ox & an eagle

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Madagascar is one of the leading producers of this bean used as a popular flavor of ice cream

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This word means a school of fish or a shallow spot in the sea

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It opened its doors as an immigration station on January 1, 1892

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This author of the poem "Daddy" committed suicide in 1963, before she could work out her parental issues

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Legendary dancer who choreographed & danced the title role in the following:

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Alaska's most populous city; it was founded in 1914 as a construction base for the Alaska Railroad

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In this book, Jesus cries, "'It is accomplished!' and it was as though he had said: 'Everything has begun'"

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In the War of 1812 this Sauk chief who later got his own war fought with the British against the double-dealing U.S.

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Cat-like animal raised for the secretions it produces which are used to make perfumes

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A device for holding bills & memos having a projecting metal spike on which to stick papers

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To brown a piece of meat & then simmer it in small amount of liquid in covered pan

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Botanical name for “plant sweat”, from Latin word for “droplet”

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The 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower seen here isn't in Paris, France, but in this city

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A soft white candy usually containing nuts, or a word for a deity

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Mascarpone is the cheese used to layer this Italian-named sponge-cake dessert

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This synonym for "choice" is a contract to buy or sell an asset at a given price

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This war dated to the 12th century B.C. has inspired writers from Homer to the present

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Georgia & Alabama are among states recognizing this type of marriage without ceremony, based on cohabitation

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When his father died, he moved to Ohrdruf to live & study the organ with his brother Johann Christoph

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Some have deduced it took 120 years to build this & when it was completed only 8 people used it

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Solomon Juneau was the first mayor of this largest Wisconsin city

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Stratigraphy is a branch of this science

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2 words that sound alike but are spelled differently

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There are American & English types of this popular breed of dog seen here

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This Brit coined "doublethink" & "Big Brother is watching you"

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Will's birth is celebrated on April 23 partly because that's the feast day of this patron saint of England

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Asgard was home to the Norse gods & this most famous palace

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In football, the defense earns this many points by tackling the opposing team's ball carrier in his own end zone

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Lose consciousness or turn out all the lights as an air raid precaution

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In the 1968 election, he won 13 1/2 percent of the popular vote & carried 5 southern states

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In 1905 this "Call of the Wild" author ran for mayor of Oakland, California as a Socialist

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Of 8,000, 28,000 or 128,000, the approximate diameter of the Earth in miles

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Now a Tennessee senator, he appeared in the films "Die Hard 2" & "The Hunt For Red October"

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Upon his death, this Hungarian pianist's manuscripts passed to the Princess Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein

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Amy Irving starred in the Broadway premiere of "Broken Glass" by this "Death of A Salesman" playwright

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The highest airport in the world is Lhasa Airport in this country

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Take off all your clothes, or name this "lady" who rode naked through Coventry

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It's used of bizarre behavior or the numbers 37, 59, 83, etc.

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In 1799 Alexander Von Humboldt set out to prove the Orinoco connects to this longer river

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Edgar Stillman Kelley's symphony "Gulliver" was inspired by a novel by this satirist

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The world's largest producer of Brazil nuts is not Brazil but this landlocked neighbor

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This French president's party is the Union for a Popular Movement, but what of the Unpopular Movement Party?

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Felicity, a Colonial lass, & Addy, who escaped slavery, are 2 of the delightful females in this book series

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October 19, 1987, a "Black" day for Wall Street

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This boxing champ of the '40s was portrayed by Paul Newman in "Somebody Up There Likes Me"

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In 1980 he was recognized as the leader of the Polish trade union Solidarity

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A sincere cavalier, he fooled around with Guinevere

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For starters you can read the first entry, dated June 14, 1942, in this girl's diary

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Federal building bombed in Oklahoma City; Kobe, Japan struck by 7.2 earthquake

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The only one of these that still remains is the Pyramids of Giza

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12 avenues radiate from this Paris structure completed in 1835

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Body cholesterol is both made and destroyed in this large organ

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As a group, spiders have 7 different types of glands to produce this fiber

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In Tombstone, Arizona, you can visit the site of this famous gunfight & see a live reenactment

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Agatha Christie was staying in Aswan when she wrote this 1937 mystery about a young woman's murder

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In 1945 he declared Indonesia's independence & became its first president

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There's a branch of the University of Cairo in this capital of Sudan

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Only 2 lizards are poisonous:  the beaded lizard of Mexico & this species of the American Southwest

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Albert R. Broccoli produced 17 James Bond films & this kids' movie also based on an Ian Fleming book

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The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" featured a working zipper on its cover designed by this artist

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In October 1789 a large crowd of women marched to Versailles demanding this food staple

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"Beware the ides of March" is a line from this play


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He said, "I never give them hell; I just give them the truth and they think it is hell"

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Richard Burton & Ava Gardner starred in the '64 film adaptation of Tennessee's "Night of" this arboreal lizard

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Claude Rains played this elusive fellow on the big screen in 1933

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On Sept. 21, 1985 he became the heavyweight boxing champion, like his brother before him

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This territory became a U.S. commonwealth July 25, 1952

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The words that complete the famous fairy tale request "Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down..."

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Stephen Vincent Benet said this president was "Six feet one in his stocking feet" & "Tough as a hickory rail"

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The lambskin aprons worn by this largest fraternal order represent innocence & purity

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Celine Dion's "Tell Him" came out one week before this lady, her duet partner, released it on her album

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Paul Hewson, better known as Bono, is this group's lead singer

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Colorful nickname of Times sportswriter Walter Smith

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This author of "I, Robot" once observed, "Life is pleasant.  Death is peaceful.  It's the transition that's troublesome"

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Group of mammals seen here:[like Timon in The Lion King]

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Word on the steet is Snoop Dogg stepped in for Antonio Fargas as this guy

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(Jimmy of the Clue Crew at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii)  Pearl Harbor will always be remembered for this date in 1941, which FDR said "will live in infamy"

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Sailcloth, canvas, rope & twine are made from this fiber plant grown in warm regions

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An Internet site about this product from Bayer can be found at wonderdrug.com

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This Irish poet's epitaph reads, "Cast a cold eye on life, on death, horseman, pass by"

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The Stoics derived their name from a painted porch in this Greek city

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Composer whose name completes the title of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Mozart and..."

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Abraham was 100 years old & Sarah was 90 when this child was born to them

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Claustrophobic tale that ends "For the half of a century no mortal has disturbed them.  In pace requiescat!"

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Charles Baudelaire's masterpiece, "Les Fleurs du mal", translates as these "of Evil"

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In an 1819 tale, his daughter says about him, "It's been twenty years since he went away from home, with his gun"

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Through 8 films, Robert Englund has played this sadistic resurrected child killer

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It's what's normally carried in a metal pail called a scuttle

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This tropical American Mammal, potus flavus, is known for its long, prehensile tail & is related to the raccoon

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In a 1977 film, Diane Keaton was "Looking For" him

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In "Alice in Wonderland", Lewis Carroll adapted this 4-couple French dance for lobsters

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These are back, not just combed over the forehead, but swept to the side & layered

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"Soulful", the debut album by this "American Idol" winner, reached No. 1 in December 2003

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Kermit the Frog is left-handed & so was this famous creator of his

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This "Mad Monk" convinced Alexandra of Russia he had mystical powers

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While the U.S. has many territories in Oceania, it has only one state there:  this one

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1967:Charles Bronson & Jim Brown are 2 of the 12 angry men on a secret mission behind Nazi lines

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An ancient Egyptian who had a sweet tooth would reach for honey or this palm fruit

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The treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905 was named for this New Hampshire city

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Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" recounts the Italian retreat from Caporetto during this war

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This fiery goddess makes her home in the firepit of Kilauea

The Legend Behind Hawaii's Goddess of Fire | Roberts Hawaii  Pele is renowned for her passionate and fiery temperament and many people ... Pele's home is believed to be Halemaumau crater at the summit of Kilauea, one ... Oahu where she dug fire pits, including the crater today called Diamond Head.


On Apr. 26, 1990 Carlos Pizarro became this country's third presidential candidate killed within 9 months

Carlos Pizarro Leongmez - Wikipedia  Carlos Pizarro Leongmez (6 June 1951  26 April 1990) was the fourth commander of the Colombian guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (Movimiento 19 de Abril) (M-19). Pizarro later ran for president of Colombia after the demobilization of M-19 ... M-19) (AD/M-19). Pizarro was assassinated on 26 April 1990.


Legal in 4 states, it's youngest specified age a female can be maried with parental consent

Maine Marriage Age Requirements Laws - State Laws - FindLaw  Chart providing details of Maine Marriage Age Requirements Laws. ... but to get the license, you must be at least a certain age, as specified by your state. ... and girls age 16 and 17 can marry with the written consent of their parents, ... of the parent, guardian, or custodian, if it's in the best interest of the young spouse-to-be.


She played a lovely model named Zsa Zsa in the movie musical "Lovely to Look At"

Lovely To Look At (1952)  The Blonde at the Film  Jan 23, 2015 ... In 1933, Alice Duer Miller published a novel called Gowns by Roberta. ... Lovely to Look At is not a strict remake of Roberta, though it features the .... While Stephanie plays dress up in the salon, she also enjoys a romantic hallucination. ... Pretty soon, one of Roberta's models, Zsa Zsa (Zsa Zsa Gabor) and...


Jeopary Questions page 736 - A CAPITAL IDEA - TriviaBistro.com  DINNER THEATER: A fine cheese selection is laid out for this Agatha Christie mystery play that debuted in 1952  HAIRSTYLES: The name of this puffed-out...


Sime Silverman, editor of this weekly trade paper, coined the headline "Sticks Nix Hick Pix"

Variety's Scribes: Wordplay Wizards - latimes  Aug 23, 1998 ... The showbiz trade paper has specialized in sly headlines and nifty words ... And after all, what is showbiz (another term coined by Variety) without a little ... the vintage "Sticks Nix Hick Pix," an arcane 1935 headline that accompanied a ... by Sime Silverman, the vivid language reflected its vaudevillian roots.


As a boy, this current host of "Meet the Press" watched the show with his father

Meet the Press - September 25, 2016 - NBC News  Sep 25, 2016 ... From NBC News in Washington, this is Meet the Press with Chuck Todd. .... Donald Trump will have to think about what he said in the past, his .... It's obviously going to be probably the most watched show in the-- .... my name is Rafael Eduardo Cruz, you insulted my wife and father, prepare to be endorsed.