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1
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“…Baby One More Time” singer

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Britney Spears

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2
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King of 1 Kings

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Solomon

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3
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Name for the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution

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the Bill of Rights

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4
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He’s on the $10 Bill

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Alexander Hamilton

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5
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Another name for the 10 Commandments

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the Decalogue

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6
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First & Last day of the 10 Days of Repentance/Penitence (Jewish holidays)

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Rosh Hashanah (1st day)
Yom Kippur (10th day) - holiest day
Together, the two are the "High Holy Days"
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7
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10 Things I Hate About You is a movie based on this Shakespeare play

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The Taming of the Shrew

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8
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Athlete who won gold in 100 Meters, 1936 Olympics

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Jesse Owens

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9
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He scored 100 Points in an NBA game

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Wilt Chamberlain

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10
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first to swim 100-meter Freestyle under 1 minute

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Johnny Weissmuller (later became an actor, started in Tarzan)

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11
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10,000 Lakes state

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Minnesota

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12
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10,000 Maniacs lead singer

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Natalie Merchant

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13
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Country that spans 109 acres

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Vatican City

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14
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10th Sign in the Zodiac

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Capricorn

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15
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11 Islands artist

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Christo

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16
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11 stripes on its flag represent the 11 Signers of its Declaration of Independence

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Liberia

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17
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Planet that is 11 Times diameter of Earth

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Jupiter

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18
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110-story building Chicago

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the Sears/Willis Tower

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19
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11th Sign of the Zodiac

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Aquarius

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20
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He performed the 12 Labors

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Hercules

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21
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He Won Masters by 12 Strokes

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Tiger Woods

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22
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134 Degrees recorded here. Hottest temperature recorded in USA.

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Death Valley National Park, CA

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23
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13th State admitted to USA

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Rhode Island

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24
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14 Films as Sherlock Holmes

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Sir Basil Rathbone

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25
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City on 14 Islands

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Stockholm

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26
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14-line Poems

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Sonnet

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27
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$1.5 Billion bailout for this company in 1980

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Chrysler (Pres. Carter, 1980)

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28
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$15 Million land purchase by USA

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the Louisiana Purchase

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29
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15 Minutes associated with this artist

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Andy Warhol

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30
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Game played with 15 Red Balls

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Snooker

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31
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Name for a 150th Anniversary

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Sesquicentennial

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32
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17th Amendment says:

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Senators elected by popular vote

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33
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Landmark 18 Miles Wide

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the Grand Canyon

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34
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1812 Overture composer

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Peter I. Tchaikovsky

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35
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1853-56 War

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The Crimean War (between France/Ottoman Empire/Great Britain/Sardinia and Russian Empire).

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36
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1860s Novel about the March family

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Little Women

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37
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18th Amendment

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Prohibition

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38
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1920s Dance

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the Charleston

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39
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Fighter for the 19th Amendment

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Susan B. Anthony

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40
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Fictional land where people are 2 1/2 Feet High

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Lilliput (from Gulliver’s Travels; adjective Lilliputian has come to mean any tiny person)

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41
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Chambers of human heart

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2 atria and 2 ventricles

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42
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Sin Cities destroyed in Genesis 19

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Sodom and Gomorrah

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43
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2 Fathoms

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Mark Twain (term for 2 fathoms deep)

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44
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2 Inches (in diameter); a wild fruit

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Crabapples

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45
Q

Connects 2 Larger land masses

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an isthmus

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46
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Animal that can be heard from 2 Miles away

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Howler Monkey

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47
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Famous 2 Minute Speech

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the Gettysburg Address

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48
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U.S. Capital for 2 Months

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Trenton, NJ (November -December 1784)

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49
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2 Moons Of Mars

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Phobos and Deimos

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50
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He served two Nonconsecutive Presidential terms

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Grover Cleveland

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51
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Quadrilateral with 2 Parallel Sides

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a trapezoid

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52
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No. 2 Reactor malfunctioned

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Three Mile Island

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53
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In mythology, this baby killed two Serpents in his cradle

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Hercules

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54
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Pair of famous Surveyors

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Mason & Dixon

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55
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Two “certainties” in life

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death and taxes

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56
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2-cent Piece slogan/motto

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In God We Trust (first coin to use)

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57
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He’s on the $20 Bill

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Andrew Jackson

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58
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Sport where record is > 20 Feet

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the pole vault

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59
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TV show with episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”

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The Twilight Zone (episode title)

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60
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea character

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Captain Nemo

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61
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Name for a 200th Anniversary

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a bicentennial

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62
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20th Greek Letter

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upsilon

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63
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20th President

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Garfield

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64
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He was hanged September 22, 1776

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Nathan Hale (day he was hanged; CT’s state hero)

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65
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22 Pounds = this other weight

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a kilogram

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66
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24th President

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Grover Cleveland

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67
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The original race was 25 Miles

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Marathon (distance Pheidippides ran to Athens, Greece to deliver news of victory at Marathon)

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68
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US Steel bought his steel company for $250 Million

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Andrew Carnegie (amount for which he sold his steel company to U.S. Steel)

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69
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Sci-Fi character who is frozen after WWI and wakes up in the 25th Century

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Buck Rogers

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70
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He was imprisoned for 27 Years

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Nelson Mandela

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71
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Natural landmark 277 Miles Long

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the Grand Canyon

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72
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2nd Century Alexandrian astronomer

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Ptolemy

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73
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2nd Largest Island in the world

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New Guinea (largest is Greenland)

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74
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2nd Wife of Henry VIII

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Anne Boleyn

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75
Q

3 Blind Mice weapon

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carving knife

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76
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Country whose 3 Stars on its flag represent its 3 island groups

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The Philippines

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77
Q

3-leafed Plant

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Poison ivy

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78
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Celebrity who died on September 30 1955

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James Dean

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79
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30 Rock writer/creator

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Tina Fey

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80
Q

30-minute Meals chef

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Rachael Ray

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81
Q

3001 The Final Odyssey author

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Arthur C. Clarke

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82
Q

Transportation landmark 31 Miles long

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the Chunnel

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83
Q

35th State

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West Virginia

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84
Q

Object that averages 37 Degrees Celsius

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Temperature of the human body

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85
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3rd Rock From The Sun actor

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John Lithgow

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86
Q

4 Basic Forces

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Strong nuclear, weak nuclear, electromagnetic, gravity (weakest)

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87
Q

French square dance involving 4 Couples

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the quadrille (notable: lobster quadrille in Alice in wonderland)

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88
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Athlete who won 4 Gold Medals in 1936

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Jesse Owens

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89
Q

4 Largest satellites/moons of Jupiter

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Galileo

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90
Q

4 Line poem or stanza

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Quatrain

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91
Q

He ran the first 4-Minute Mile

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Roger Bannister

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92
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Country co dusting of four Provinces

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Pakistan (Baluchistan, the Northwest frontier, Sindh, Punjab)

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93
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Team in 4 Straight Super Bowls

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the Buffalo Bills

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94
Q

Incident where 4 Students were killed

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Kent State

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95
Q

Natural Selection 4-word Phrase

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Survival of the Fittest (coined by Herbert Spencer, not Darwin).

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96
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41 Male Passengers signed it

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The Mayflower Compact

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97
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Transportation hub on 42nd Street (NYC)

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Grand Central Station

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98
Q

49ers Quarterback

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Joe Montana

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99
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49ers Receiver

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Jerry Rice

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100
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4th Century leader

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Alexander the Great

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101
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Name for the first 5 Books of Old Testament

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the Pentateuch

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102
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5 Congressmen from here were shot & wounded March 1, 1954

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Puerto Rico

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103
Q

5 Foot Long Piano

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Baby grand

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104
Q

No. 5 Perfume maker

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Coco Chanel

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105
Q

Creature with 50 Heads

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Cerberus

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106
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50 Years as King (literature)

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Beowulf

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107
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Creature with 500 Year life-cycle

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The Phoenix

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108
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Artist with album “52nd Street”

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Billy Joel album (#1 of 1979)

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109
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Athlete with 56-game Hitting Streak

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Joe DiMaggio

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110
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Greek historian of 5th Century B.C.

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Herodotus

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111
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6 Obols = ? (Ancient Greek coins)

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Drachma

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112
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He famously had 6 Wives

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King Henry VIII

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113
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6-pointed Star game

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Chinese checkers

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114
Q

Distance in bowling from foul line to head pin

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60 feet

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115
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600 Miles west of Ecuador

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Galapagos Islands

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116
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Seven deadly sins

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First enumerated in 6th century by Pope/St. Gregory the Great: wrath/anger, avarice/greed, sloth, lust, gluttony, pride, and envy

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117
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Country consisting of 7 States

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the United Arab Emirates

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118
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French King who reigned for 72 Years

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Louis XIV

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119
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Made BBC documentary “Around the World in 80 Days”

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Michael Palin

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120
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Planet whose surface temperature is 800 Degrees

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Mercury

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121
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85 Essays Urging Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

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The Federalist Papers

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122
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87th Precinct novels author

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Ed McBain (pen name of Evan Hunter)

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123
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Planet with 88 Day year

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Mercury’s year

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124
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8th Century poem

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Beowulf

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125
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9-year War in North America

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the French and Indian War

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126
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Company with famous 9000-year Lease

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Guinness

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127
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Condition when Human body temperature falls below 95 Degrees

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Hypothermia

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128
Q

He wrote the 95 Theses

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Martin Luther

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129
Q

A Brief History of Time author

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Stephen Hawking

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130
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Actor in A Bronx Tale

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Robert De Niro

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131
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A Child’s Garden of Verses author

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Robert Louis Stevenson

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132
Q

Actor in A Day At The Races

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Groucho Marx

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133
Q

A Doll’s House playwright

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Henrik Ibsen (play describes home of Torvald & Nora)

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134
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A History of New York author

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Washington Irving

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135
Q

Band who sings “A Horse With No Name”

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America

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136
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A Life on the Road author

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Charles Kuralt (TV journalist’s memoir)

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137
Q

Musical with the song “A Little More Mascara”

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Song in French musical La Cage Aux Folles (made into the Birdcage in U.S.)

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138
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He created the musical A Little Night Music

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Stephen Sondheim’s 1973 musical featuring “Send In The Clowns”

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139
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A Magician Among the Spirits author

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Harry Houdini (title of his 1924 book)

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140
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A Modest Proposal author

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Jonathan Swift (a satirical essay)

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A Most Wanted Man author

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John le Carre (authored the book which focuses on the war on terror)

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142
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A Moveable Feast author

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Ernest Hemingway

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143
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A Negro Explorer At The North Pole author

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Matthew Henson (title of his autobiography, published in 1912)

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144
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“A Novel Without A Hero” is the subtitle to this book

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Vanity Fair (subtitle of the book by Thackeray)

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145
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A Pair Of Blue Eyes author

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Thomas Hardy (first book published under his own name)

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146
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A Raisin in the Sun playwright

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Lorraine Hansberry (her 1959 play was the first to be produced in Broadway written by an African-American woman)

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147
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A Remembrance of Things Past author

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Marcel Proust

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148
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A Room of One’s Own author

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Virginia Woolf

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149
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A Stillness At Appomattox author

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Bruce Catton (Civil War historian)

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150
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A Streetcar Named Desire heroine

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Blanche DuBois (heroine of the play by Tennessee Williams)

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151
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Name that means “A Strong Ruler” in German

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Richard (German name meaning “strong ruler”); associated with Richard the Lion-Heart

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152
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A Study Of History author

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Arnold Toynbee (British historian whose work was published 1934-1961; popularized term “Industrial Revolution”)

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153
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A Study in Scarlet author

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (the first Sherlock Holmes story)

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154
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A Tale of Two Cities author

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Charles Dickens

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155
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A Time To Kill author

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John Grisham

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A Time to Heal author

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Gerald Ford (title of his autobiography)

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157
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A Treatise of Human Nature author

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David Hume (Scotish philosopher)

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158
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A View From the Bridge author

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Arthur Miller (play concerning the Brooklyn Bridge)

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159
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Movie with song “A Whole New World”

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Aladdin

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160
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A la recherche du temps perdu author

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Marcel Proust (In Search of Lost Time)

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161
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“A-tisket A-tasket” singer

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Ella Fitzgerald (her first hit, performed with Chick Webb’s band)

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162
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A. A. Fair is his pen name

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Erle Stanley Gardner (Perry Mason author’s pen name)

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163
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A&W product

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Root beer

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164
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This country was named for Abdul Aziz

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Saudi Arabia (named after him - Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud)

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165
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Abebe Bikila’s Olympic milestone

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First black African Olympic medalist (1960 Marathon winner, ran barefoot)

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166
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Abel Tasman’s profession

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Dutch navigator who discovered New Zealand and explored Oceania. Tasmania named for him.

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167
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It is Sanskrit for “Abode Of Snow”

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the Himalayas

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168
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Absalom, Absalom! Author

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William Faulkner

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169
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Absecon Island contains this city

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Atlantic City

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170
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substance invented by the professor in the movie Absent-minded Professor

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Flubber

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171
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His work established Absolute Zero as the lowest temperature in existence

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Lord Kelvin

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172
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Abstract Expressionist

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Jackson Pollock

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Abu Dhabi is the capital of this country

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the United Arab Emirates

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174
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The ruins of Abu Simbel is the great temple of this pharaoh

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Ramses II (ancient ruins built under his direction; temple holds statues of Ramses II)

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175
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Most Abundant Metal of Earth’s crust

A

Aluminum

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176
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Ace Ventura actor

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Jim Carrey

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177
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Achy Breaky Heart singer

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Billy Ray Cyrus

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178
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Acid Queen actress

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Tina Turner (played the Acid Queen in 1975’s “Tommy”)

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179
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Author whose pen name was Acton Bell

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Anne Brontë (pseudonym)

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180
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Adam Bede author

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George Eliot (title of novel)

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181
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Adam Dalgliesh author

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P.D. James (the main character/detective in her novel series)

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182
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Adam Duritz band

A

the Counting Crows

183
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Adam Levine band

A

Maroon 5

184
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Adam Smith book

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The Wealth of Nations

185
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Adam Trask is a character in this book

A

East of Eden (character in book - father of twin sons Caleb & Aron)

186
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Addams Family uncle

A

Uncle Fester

187
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Adding Machine inventor

A

William S. Burroughs (inventor)

188
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Addis Ababa is the capital of this country

A

Ethiopia

189
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Adelie Species

A

Penguin (species names after French explorer Jules d’Urville’s wife)

190
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Adlai Stevenson ran against him for U.S. president

A

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952, 1956)

191
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He was given the title Admiral Of The Indian Sea

A

Vasco Da Gama (Portuguese explorer)

192
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Admiralty Inlet & Hood Canal are the two main branches of this body of water

A

2 main branches of Puget Sound

193
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African Bird

A

the ostrich

194
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African Dog

A

Basenji

195
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President on the African Game Trails

A

Theodore Roosevelt

196
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African Island

A

Madagascar

197
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African Language

A

Swahili

198
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African Pig

A

Warthog

199
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Novelist associated with African Safari

A

Ernest Hemingway (“The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” “The Short Happy Life if Francis Macomber,” and “True at First Light” are all set on an African Safari)

200
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African Waterfall

A

Victoria Falls

201
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African-american Holiday

A

Kwanzaa

202
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Afrika Korps General (WWII)

A

Erwin Rommel aka the Desert Fox

203
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It means “Against Life”

A

an antibiotic

204
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Agent J is a character in this movie

A

Men in Black (Will Smith character)

205
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Agent K is a character in this movie

A

Men in Black (Tommy Lee Jones character)

206
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Ahura Mazda is a God of this religion

A

The God of Zoroastrianism (ancient religion of Persia/Iran)

207
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“Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet!” Is a catchphrase from this movie

A

The Jazz Singer catch phrase

208
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“Ain’t Misbehavin’” composer

A

Fats Waller (co-writer of song for 1929 “Hot Chocolates” musical)

209
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Air Brake inventor

A

George Westinghouse

210
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Air Power advocate

A

Billy Mitchell

211
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Device that measures Air Pressure

A

a barometer

212
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Tiny Air Sacs in lungs

A

the alveoli

213
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First nuclear-powered U.S. Aircraft Carrier

A

Enterprise

214
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Al Gore Democratic primary rival (2000)

A

Bill Bradley

215
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Ala Moana is associated with this city

A

Honolulu (name of boulevard and the tallest building in the city)

216
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Alabama Governor (1963-67, 1971-79, 1983-87)

A

George Wallace

217
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Alan Ball created this TV series

A

Six Feet Under (he also wrote “American Beauty”)

218
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The Alan Brady Show was a show within this show

A

The Dick Van Dyke Show (“The Alan Brady Show” was the series for which Rob Petrie was head writer)

219
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Alan Paton wrote this book

A

Author of “Cry, the Beloved Country,” set in South Africa

220
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Alan Shore is a character on this tv show

A

Boston Legal (character)

221
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What are the Aland Islands

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Province of Finland at the southern end of the Gulf of Bothnia; residents speak Sweden

222
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Alanis Morissette debut album

A

Jagged Little Pill

223
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Alaskan Island chain

A

the Aleutians

224
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King Albert II of this country

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Belgium

225
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Largest city in Alberta

A

Calgary

226
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Aldous Huxley novel

A

Brave New World

227
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Alec Baldwin ex

A

Kim Basinger

228
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Aleutian Islands body of water

A

the Bering Sea

229
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Alex Cross author

A

James Patterson

230
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Alex Haley books

A

Author of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X”and “Roots”

231
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Actor that played Alex P Keaton

A

Michael J. Fox (Family Ties character)

232
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Alexander Dubcek led these reforms

A

Czechoslovakia leader; liberal reforms of 1968 known as the “Prague Spring.”

233
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Alexander Fleming discovery

A

Penicillin

234
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Alexander Hamilton killed by

A

Aaron Burr

235
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Alexander III, Russian Czar and father of

A

Nicholas II

236
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Alexander Portnoy was the main character in this novel

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Main character in “Portnoy’s Complaint” by Philip Roth

237
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Alexander Selkirk was the real life basis for this character

A

Robinson Crusoe

238
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Alexander The Great sliced this to take control of Asia

A

the Gordian knot

239
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Alexandrian Astronomer

A

Ptolemy

240
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Alexis Carrel - French surgeon who worked with __________ to invent perfusion pump

A

Charles Lindbergh

241
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Alfred Douglas is famous for his relationship with this person

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Had a relationship with Oscar Wilde and was the recipient of Wilde’s “De Profundis” letter sent from reading Gaol

242
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Alfred Uhry play

A

Driving Miss Daisy (playwright)

243
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Alger Hiss was accused of being Soviet spy by

A

Whittaker Chambers (editor of Time magazine)

244
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Algonquin Round Table figure

A

Dorothy Parker (Algonquin is the name of the NYC hotel where they met)

245
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Algonquin Wit

A

Dorothy Parker

246
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Alice In Wonderland feline

A

the Cheshire Cat

247
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Alice Liddell inspired this author

A

Lewis Carroll (inspiration for Alice in Wonderland)

248
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Location of city of Alice Springs

A

City in central Australia, 5 hours from Ayers Rock

249
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Alice Walker’s most famous work

A

The Color Purple

250
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Alicia Silverstone’s breakout film

A

Clueless (1995)

251
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All I Wanna Do singer

A

Sheryl Crow

252
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Day before All Saints’ Day

A

Halloween

253
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All The King’s Men author

A

Robert Penn Warren

254
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All The Pretty Horses author

A

Cormac McCarthy (Part 1 of his Border trilogy)

255
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Allegheny County location

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Pittsburgh, PA

256
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Allen Funt TV show

A

Candid Camera

257
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Allergic Reaction

A

anaphylactic shock

258
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Alligator Pear aka

A

Avocado

259
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Ally McBeal co-star

A

Lucy Liu

260
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Almond Paste

A

Marzipan

261
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Alphabet Mysteries author

A

Sue Grafton

262
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Alpine Country

A

Switzerland

263
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Alpine Lake

A

Lake Geneva

264
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Alpine Peak

A

Mont Blanc

265
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Aluminum Ore

A

Bauxite

266
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Alvaro Uribe was president of this country from 2002-2010

A

Colombia

267
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Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin’s pen name

A

George Sand

268
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Amateur Athlete prize

A

the Sullivan Award

269
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Amateur Golf Trophy

A

Dwight D. Eisenhower (award named after the president, first awarded in 1958)

270
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Ambassador Hotel assassination

A

Robert F. Kennedy

271
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Notable AMC Shows

A

The Walking Dead, MadMen, Breaking Bad

272
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America Singing poet

A

Walt Whitman

273
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America’s Cup patriotic winner

A

Stars & Stripes (a yacht)

274
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America’s Dairyland

A

Wisconsin

275
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America’s Junior Miss 1963

A

Diane Sawyer

276
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America’s Sweetheart

A

Mary Pickford (1892-1979); sometimes listed as first woman to own a Hollywood studio (recognition also attributed to Lucille Ball)

277
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American Seascape Artist

A

Winslow Homer

278
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American Aviator

A

Charles Lindbergh

279
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American Beauty lead actor

A

Kevin Spacey

280
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American Bison hybrid with domestic cow

A

the beefalo

281
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American Buffalo playwright

A

David Mamet

282
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American Folk artist

A

Grandma Moses

283
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American Fur Company founder

A

John Jacob Astor (founded in 1786, charter in 1808)

284
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American Gigolo actor

A

Richard Gere

285
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American Gothic artist

A

Grant Wood

286
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American Hero

A

Charles Lindbergh

287
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American Impressionist

A

Mary Cassatt

288
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1968 American Independent Party candidate

A

George Wallace

289
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American Motors 70s car model

A

the Gremlin

290
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American Museum

A

P.T. Barnum

291
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American Naval hero of the Revolution

A

John Paul Jones (“I have not yet begun to fight”)

292
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1935 American Opera

A

Porgy and Bess (written by George Gershwin)

293
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1950s American Pianist

A

Van Cliburn ( from Texas)

294
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American Pie singer

A

Don McLean

295
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American Samoa capital

A

Pago Pago

296
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American Southwest venomous lizard

A

Gila monster

297
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First Lady of the American Theatre

A

Helen Hayes

298
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American Traitor

A

Benedict Arnold

299
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American West painter & sculptor

A

Remington

300
Q

Essential Amino Acids

A

tryptophan, (valine, & lysis)

301
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Amino Acids form ________

A

Proteins

302
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Measure of the Amount Of Water Vapor in the air

A

the humidity

303
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Amy Adams princess movie

A

Enchanted

304
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Amy Irving was first wife of _________

A

Steven Spielberg

305
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Amy Tan famous work

A

The Joy Luck Club

306
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An American Daughter playwright

A

Wendy Wasserstein

307
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An American In Paris composer (1928)

A

George Gershwin (used in final scene of 1951 film)

308
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An American Tragedy author

A

Theodore Dreiser (story based on Chester Gillette’s murder of his pregnant girlfriend on Big Moose Lake)

309
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An Enemy of the People playwright

A

Henrik Ibsen (Norwegian, 1828-1906)

310
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“An Episode of the American Civil War” is a subtitle to this book

A

The Red Badge of Courage

311
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding author

A

John Locke

312
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An Essay on Man author

A

Alexander Pope (work includes famous phrase “hope springs eternal”)

313
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An Unmarried Woman actress

A

Jill Clayburgh

314
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An iron hand in ____________

A

A velvet glove (phase credited to Napoleon)

315
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Diarist Anais Nin had famous affair with ______

A

Henry Miller (his relationship with his wife & Nin was the basis for movie “Henry & June”)

316
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Analytic Geometry inventor

A

Rene Descartes

317
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Anastasio Somoza

A

Deposed president of Nicaragua, assassinated in Paraguay in 1980. Father, Anastasio Somoza Garcia ruled Nicaragua as dictator (officially president) until his own assassination in Panama in 1956; older brother ruled between them.

318
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“Anatomy Lesson Of Dr Tulp” painter

A

Rembrandt

319
Q

Anchor Bar is famous for this food

A

Invented Buffalo wings

320
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Ancient Egyptians made paper from

A

Papyrus

321
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Ancient Language Of India

A

Sanskrit

322
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Ancient Region

A

Mesopotamia

323
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Ancient Religion of Iran/Persia

A

Zoroastrianism

324
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Andre Braugher TV shows (2)

A

Homicide: Life on the Street; Brooklyn Nine-Nine

325
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“Andrea Del Sarto” poet

A

Robert Browning

326
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Andrew Jackson co-founded this city

A

Memphis, TN

327
Q

Andrew Johnson state

A

Tennessee (mayor of Greeneville, elected Senator from TN after presidency, was a tailor before mayor)

328
Q

Andy Kaufman musical tribute

A

“Man on the Moon” by R.E.M.

329
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Andy Warhol’s magazine

A

Interview

330
Q

Angels And Demons author

A

Dan Brown

331
Q

Angkor Thom location

A

Angkor, Cambodia

332
Q

Angkor Wat location

A

Angkor, Cambodia

333
Q

Angus T Jones sitcom

A

Two and a Half Men

334
Q

Animal House actor

A

John Belushi

335
Q

“Animal, Vegetable, Or Mineral?” game

A

Twenty Questions

336
Q

Willy the Hillbilly product

A

Mountain Dew

337
Q

Anita Loos novel

A

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1925)

338
Q

Ann Arbor college

A

the University of Michigan

339
Q

Ann Rutledge was his first love

A

Abraham Lincoln

340
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Anna Christie lead actress (1930 film)

A

Greta Garbo (her first speaking role)

341
Q

Anna Karenina author

A

Leo Tolstoy

342
Q

Anna Sewell novel

A

Black Beauty

343
Q

“Annabel Lee” poet

A

Edgar Allan Poe

344
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Anne Boleyn’s husband

A

Henry VIII

345
Q

Anne Morrow’s husband

A

Charles Lindbergh

346
Q

Anne Murray song

A

“Snowbird”

347
Q

Anne Rampling pen name

A

Anne Rice

348
Q

Anne Sullivan student

A

Helen Keller

349
Q

Annette O’Toole TV Show

A

Smallville

350
Q

Annie Hall actress

A

Diane Keaton

351
Q

Annie Oakley musical

A

Annie Get Your Gun

352
Q

Another Brick In The Wall band

A

Pink Floyd

353
Q

Another Day In Paradise singer

A

Phil Collins

354
Q

Another name for mercury

A

Quicksilver

355
Q

Antelope Island location

A

the Great Salt Lake, UT

356
Q

Sci-fi Anthology Series

A

The Twilight Zone

357
Q

Anthony Burgess novel

A

A Clockwork Orange

358
Q

Anthony Kiedis band

A

the Red Hot Chili Peppers

359
Q

Anthony Quinn role in “Lust for Life”

A

Paul Gauguin (1956)

360
Q

Father of Antiseptic Surgery

A

Joseph Lister

361
Q

1929 Antiwar Novel

A

All Quiet on the Western Front

362
Q

Antoine De Saint-Exupery novel

A

The Little Prince

363
Q

Antonia Novello: first women to hold this post

A

Surgeon General

364
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Antonio Banderas ex

A

Melanie Griffith (m. 1996; filed for divorce June 2014)

365
Q

Movie about Antonio Salieri

A

Amadeus

366
Q

Antosha Chekhonte pen name

A

Anton Chekhov (pen name)

367
Q

Apache Leader

A

Geronimo

368
Q

Apache Warrior

A

Geronimo

369
Q

Apollo 11 Astronauts

A

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins

370
Q

Apollo 13 director

A

Ron Howard

371
Q

“Appalachian Spring” composer

A

Aaron Copland

372
Q

Parisian schoolgirl had her appendix out

A

Madeline (first book)

373
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“Appetite For Destruction” band

A

Guns N’ Roses (1987 debut album)

374
Q

Shot Apple Off son’s head

A

William Tell

375
Q

Chocolate cake with layer of apricot jam

A

Sachertorte (famous dessert in Vienna, Austria)

376
Q

He was famously fired April 11, 1951

A

Douglas MacArthur

377
Q

He was sworn in April 12, 1945

A

Harry Truman (the day FDR died)

378
Q

April 12, 1961 event

A

Yuri Gagarin orbits the earth once

379
Q

April 14, 1861 event

A

Confederate capture of Fort Sumter

380
Q

April 14, 1865 event

A

John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln (who died the following day)

381
Q

April 17, 1961 event

A

the Bay of Pigs invasion

382
Q

April 19, 1775 battle

A

Lexington & Concord

383
Q

April 22 Holiday

A

Earth Day (first celebrated in 1970)

384
Q

April 26, 1986 event

A

Chernobyl

385
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April 3, 1882 event

A

Jesse James shot dead by Robert Ford

386
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April 30, 1812 - this territory gains statehood

A

Louisiana becomes a state

387
Q

April 30, 1900 event

A

Casey Jones dies saving all passengers on his train

388
Q

April 8, 1974 - this baseball record broken

A

Hank Aaron hits HR number 715, passing Babe Ruth

389
Q

Apsley House

A

residence of the Duke of Wellington (aka Number 1, London)

390
Q

Aquatic Mammals (6 common)

A

manatee, seal/sea lion/walrus, dolphin, whale, hippopotamus

391
Q

Arabian Nights characters

A

Aladdin, Sinbad, magic carpet

392
Q

She lived at 239 Arch Street, Philadelphia

A

Betsy Ross

393
Q

lake lying on the Arctic Circle

A

Great Bear Lake (largest lake entirely within Canada)

394
Q

Aretha Franklin song

A

Respect

395
Q

Argentine Capital

A

Buenos Aires

396
Q

“Aristotle Contemplating The Bust Of Homer” artist

A

Rembrandt (retitled in 2013 to “Aristotle With a Bust of Homer”; owned by Metropolitan Museum of Art)

397
Q

Arizona Capital

A

Phoenix

398
Q

Arizona City with the OK Corral

A

Tombstone

399
Q

Arizona Natural Wonder

A

the Grand Canyon

400
Q

Arizona Senator

A

John McCain

401
Q

Arkansas Capital

A

Little Rock

402
Q

Arkansas Park

A

Hot Springs

403
Q

Arlington House resident

A

Robert E. Lee

404
Q

Arm Lizard

A

Brachiosaurus

405
Q

Armistice Day holiday

A

Veterans Day

406
Q

Armored Mammal

A

Armadillo

407
Q

Arms And The Man playwright

A

George Bernard Shaw

408
Q

Army Medical Center

A

Walter Reed (in DC; named for the bacteriologist; Army’s largest health-care facility)

409
Q

Army Of The Potomac general

A

George McClellan (removed from command twice by Pres. Lincoln)

410
Q

Army Wives TV channel

A

Lifetime

411
Q

Arno River cities

A

Main river through Florence, Pisa sits at mouth to Mediterranean

412
Q

Arnold Schwarzenegger home country

A

Austria

413
Q

Art Deco NYC Skyscraper

A

the Chrysler Building (1930, first to exceed 1,000 feet, sunburst spire, still tallest brick building in world - though with stainless steel skeleton)

414
Q

Art Garfunkel partner

A

Paul Simon

415
Q

Art Institute location

A

Chicago

416
Q

“Art is a jealous _______”

A

Mistress (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

417
Q

Art Nouveau glasswork artist

A

Louis Tiffany

418
Q

Japanese Art Of Flower Arranging

A

Ikebana

419
Q

Art Of French Cooking author

A

Julia Child

420
Q

Art Of War author

A

Sun Tzu (4th century BC)

421
Q

Art Patron who collected in Venice

A

Peggy Guggenheim

422
Q

Arthur Bremer target

A

George Wallace (shot and paralyzed by Bremer while campaigning in Laurel, MD)

423
Q

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale

A

charachter in The Scarlet Letter (Father of Hester Prynne’s baby)

424
Q

Arthur Griffith party

A

Sinn Fein (for Irish independence, founded in 1905, pronounced “shin feign”)

425
Q

Arthur Hailey best-selling novel of 1968

A

Airport (Also wrote “Hotel” and “Wheels”

426
Q

Arthur Miller play set in Salem

A

Crucible (veilled critique of Joe McCarthy’s 1950s “witchhunt”)

427
Q

Arthur Wellesley title

A

the (first) Duke of Wellington

428
Q

Island of Arthurian Legend

A

Avalon

429
Q

ex-wife of Artie Shaw, Mickey Rooney, and Frank Sinatra

A

Ava Gardner

430
Q

Largest artificial lake in U.S.

A

Lake Mead (NV, outlet to sea via Colorado R.)

431
Q

Artificial Sweetener discovered in 1879

A

Saccharin (from Latin for “sugar”)

432
Q

As I Lay Dying author

A

William Faulkner

433
Q

Ascorbic Acid

A

Vitamin C

434
Q

Asian Art Museum location

A

San Francisco

435
Q

Asked Congress to declare war against Great Britain

A

James Madison

436
Q

When asked how he became a war hero, this president said, “It was involuntary. They sank my boat”

A

John F. Kennedy

437
Q

First car off a moving assembly line

A

the Model T

438
Q

Astrid Lindgren character

A

Pippi Longstocking

439
Q

Astrological Forecast

A

a horoscope

440
Q

Aswan High Dam created this resevoir

A

Lake Nasser (dam in Egypt, Nile River, supplies about 15% of Egypt’s electricity, lake shared by Egypt & Sudan, construction on dam began in 1960)

441
Q

Athenian Philosopher died in 399 B.C.E.

A

Socrates

442
Q

Athenian Temple

A

the Parthenon

443
Q

Downtown Athletic Club

A

the Heisman Trophy

444
Q

Atlantic City: home of this competition from 1921-2005

A

Miss America (moved to Las Vegas, has since moved back)

445
Q

Atlas Shrugged author

A

Ayn Rand

446
Q

Atmospheric Layer

A

the ozone layer

447
Q

Atomic Number 13

A

aluminum

448
Q

Atticus Finch novel

A

To Kill A Mockingbird

449
Q

Auditory Tube

A

the eustachian tube (pronounced “you-station”)

450
Q

Audrey Hepburn played a runaway princess in this 1953 film

A

a Roman holiday

451
Q

Audrey II

A

man-eating flytrap in Little Shop of Horrors

452
Q

Audrey Meadows character

A

Alice Kramden

453
Q

Augean Stables

A

Hercules cleaned by diverting nearby rivers (6th Labor)

454
Q

August 15, 1914

A

the Panama Canal opens to commercial traffic

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