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The Yankee Clipper |
Joe DiMaggio
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Portuguese dictator from 1932 to 1968
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António de Oliveira Salazar
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Leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole, first undisputed expedition to reach the North Pole
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Roald Amundsen
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Chinese-American architect
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I.M. Pei
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Swedish playwright
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Strindberg
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Norwegian playwright
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Ibsen
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Norwegian painter
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Munch
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Danish astronomer
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Brahe
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Polish astronomer
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Copernicus
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Polish composer
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Chopin
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Finnish architect
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Saarinen
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Finnish composer
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Sibelius
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Yugoslavian tennis player
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Monica Seles
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Czech tennis player
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Martina Navratilova
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Welsh poet
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Dylan Thomas
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European duchy
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Luxembourg
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Nonsense poet
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Edward Lear
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King of Calypso
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Harry Belafonte
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Author of Winesburg, Ohio
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Sherwood Anderson
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"Lady Day"
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Billie Holiday
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12th president, daughter married Jefferson Davis
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Zachary Taylor
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11th president, "Napoleon of the Stump"
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James Knox Polk
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9th president, first to die in office
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William Henry Harrison
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10th president, coffin draped with non-US flag
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John Tyler
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14th president, New Hampshire "doughface"
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Franklin Pierce
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19th president, one term, Ohio
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Rutherford Birchard Hayes
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20th president, only sitting Representative elected to the presidency
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James Abram Garfield
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21st president, rumored to be born outside US
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Chester Alan Arthur
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23rd president, during Wounded Knee
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Benjamin Harrison
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Author of Spoon River Anthology
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Edgar Lee Masters
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In 1905 he said, 'It is my duty to make money and still more money and to use the money... for the good of my fellow man'
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John D. Rockefeller
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Phoebe Snetsinger, she of the apropos first name, set a record for this activity, about 8,400 species
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Birdwatching
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Before Victoria & Elizabeth II, this was the last British monarch to reign during 2 different centuries
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George III
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A catering hall called Aphrodite's Palace is featured in this 2002 film
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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On April 25, 1792 Nicolas-Jacques Pelletier became the first person in history to have a bad encounter with this
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Guillotine
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One-word title of the Verdi opera set in Windsor, England in the 15th century
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Falstaff
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Brooklyn Dodgers GM who recruited Jackie Robinson
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Branch Rickey
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Jackie Robinson's number
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42
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Creators of Superman
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Siegal and Shuster
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Abstract expressionist artist
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Jackson Pollock
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Of Cain and Abel, this is the one who was a farmer
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Cain
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Bible: Ishmael's mother
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Hagar
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Lot is Abraham's ________
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nephew
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Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt)
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Edvard Grieg
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Playwright of Peer Gynt
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Henrik Ibsen
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Playwright of A Doll's House
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Henrik Ibsen
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Playwright of Hedda Gabler
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Henrik Ibsen
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Ibsen wrote plays in this language
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Danish
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"Borat" is from this country
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Kazakhstan
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Author of The Big Sleep, starring Phillip Marlowe
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Raymond Chandler
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Author of The Maltese Falcon, starring Sam Spade
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Dashiell Hammett
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Author of The Thin Man
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Dashiell Hammett
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Lillian Hellman's lover
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Dashiell Hammett
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Playwright of The Children's Hour
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Lillian Hellman
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Playwright of The Little Foxes
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Lillian Hellman
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Author of Perry Mason
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Erle Stanley Gardner
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Author of the stories on which Guys and Dolls is based
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Damon Runyon
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Oscar Wilde's book about an aging painting
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Jesse Owens competed in Berlin Olympics in this year
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1936
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Black Power salute happened at this Olympics
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1968 - Mexico City
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These countries competed separately for the first time at the 1968 Olympics
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East and West Germany
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The Fosbury flop debuted at this Olympics
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1968 - Mexico City
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Munich Olympics massacre happened in this year
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1972
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Mark Spitz set world diving record at this Olympics
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1972 - Munich
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This Olympics was boycotted by US and other countries
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1980 - Moscow
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When the US boycotted the Olympics an alternative was held in this city
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Philadelphia
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South Africa's first post-Apartheid Olympics
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1992 - Barcelona
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Chilean poet
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Pablo Neruda
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Czech composer
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Antonin Dvorak
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Romantic Poet: Bright Star, Endymion, La Belle Dame Sans Merci, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to a Nightingale, On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer
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John Keats
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First Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature (1923)
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William Butler Yeats
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Poet who specialized in Irish legends and the occult
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William Butler Yeats
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Stars produce energy through this process
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fusion (hydrogen --> helium)
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Most common element in the sun
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hydrogen
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Smallest planet
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Mercury
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Closest planet to the sun
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Mercury
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Planet closest to Earth's mass
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Venus
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Hottest planet
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Venus
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Planet with no axial tilt/no seasons
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Venus
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Densest planet
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Earth
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Planet with moons named Deimos and Phobos
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Mars
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Largest planet
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Jupiter
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Planet with a Great Red Spot
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Jupiter
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Planet with moons including Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Europa
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Jupiter
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Planet with moons including Titan
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Saturn
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This is the only moon with an atmosphere
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Titan (moon of Saturn)
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Planet in our solar system furthest from the sun
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Neptune
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Planet with moons including Titania, Oberon, Umbriel, Ariel, Miranda
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Uranus
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Planet whose moons include Triton
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Neptune
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First artificial satellite in space (1957)
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Sputnik
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First animal in orbit (1957)
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Laika
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First man in space (1961)
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Yuri Gagarin
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First American in space (1961)
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Alan Shepard
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First man to orbit Earth (1962)
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John Glenn
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First woman in space (1963)
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Valentina Tereshkova
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In this 1967 mission, Grissom, White and Chaffee were killed by a fire on the launch pad
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Apollo 1
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Apollo 11 pilot (1969)
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Michael Collins
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First American woman in space (1983)
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Sally Ride
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Space Shuttle destroyed in 2003 disaster
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Columbia
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Team with the most World Series appearances
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NY Yankees
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2013 World Series champions
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Boston Red Sox
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The Boston Americans were the first winners of this in 1903
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World Series
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World Series trophy
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Commissioner's Trophy
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NBA trophy
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Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
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2013 NBA champions
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Miami Heat
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NBA trophy for Finals MVP
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Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP Award
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2014 NCAA basketball champions
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UConn Huskies
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Super Bowl trophy
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Vince Lombardi trophy
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2014 Super Bowl champions
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Seattle Seahawks
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First Super Bowl champions (1967)
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Green Bay Packers
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Burnside, Hooker and Sheridan fought for this side in the Civil War
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Union
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J.E.B. Stuart and Jubal Early fought for this side in the Civil War
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Confederacy
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Which side was which? Monitor vs Merrimack
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Union: USS Monitor
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Governor of Alabama 1963-1967, 1971-1979 and 1983-1987
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George Wallace
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George Wallace's party in his presidential run
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American Independent Party
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1968 major presidential candidates
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Nixon, Humphrey, Wallace
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President when Alaska was admitted as a territory
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Andrew Johnson
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Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson
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William Seward
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President when Alaska and Hawaii were admitted as states
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Eisenhower
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Most populous state capital in the US
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Phoenix
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Arizona's MLB team
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Diamondbacks
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Arizona
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Arizona's NHL team
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Coyotes
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Phoenix
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Arizona's NFL team
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Cardinals
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Arizona's NBA team
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Suns
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Phoenix
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1963 "Stand at the Schoolhouse Door" was to prevent integration at this school
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University of Alabama
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High school integration was symbolized by this 1957 "nine"
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Little Rock Nine
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Most populous US state
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California
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5 MLB teams in California
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Angels, Athletics, Dodgers, Giants, Padres
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3 NHL teams in California
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(Mighty) Ducks, Kings, Sharks
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3 NFL teams in California
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Raiders, Chargers, 49ers
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4 NBA teams in California
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Warriors, Clippers, Lakers, Kings
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Golden State, Sacramento, 2 LA
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MLB team in Colorado
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Rockies
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Colorado
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NHL team in Colorado
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Avalanche
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Colorado
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NFL team in Colorado
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Broncos
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Denver
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NBA team in Colorado
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Denver Nuggets
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Most populous state without a professional sports team
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Virginia
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2 MLB teams in Florida
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• Tampa Bay Rays
• Miami Marlins |
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2 NHL teams in Florida
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• Florida Panthers
• Tampa Bay Lightning |
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3 NFL teams in Florida
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• Miami Dolphins
• Jacksonville Jaguars • Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
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2 NBA teams in Florida
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• Miami Heat
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State founded by James Oglethorpe
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Georgia
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MLB team in Georgia
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Atlanta Braves
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NFL team in Georgia
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Atlanta Falcons
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NBA team in Georgia
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Atlanta Hawks
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Hawaii became a territory under this president
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McKinley
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MLB teams in Illinois
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• Chicago White Sox
• Chicago Cubs |
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NHL team in Illinois
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Chicago Blackhawks
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NFL team in Illinois
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Chicago Bears
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NBA team in Illinois
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Chicago Bulls
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MLS team in Illinois
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Chicago Fire
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NFL team in Indiana
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Indianapolis Colts
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NFL team in Indiana
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Indianapolis Pacers
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Brown vs the Board of Education (1954) occurred in this state
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Kansas
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This 1954 court decision declared that "separate but equal" schools are unconstitutional
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Brown vs the Board of Education
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NFL team in Louisiana
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New Orleans Saints
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NBA team in Louisiana
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New Orleans Pelicans
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State founded by George Calvert and named after the Catholic consort of Charles I
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Maryland
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MLB team in Maryland
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Baltimore Orioles
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NFL team in Maryland
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Baltimore Ravens
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Hiawatha's lover
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Minnehaha
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Author of The Song of Hiawatha
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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MLB team in Massachusetts
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Boston Red Sox
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NHL team in Massachusetts
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Boston Bruins
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NFL team in Massachusetts
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New England Patriots
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NBA team in Massachusetts
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Boston Celtics
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MLS team in Massachusetts
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New England Revolution
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MLB team in Minnesota
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Minnesota Twins
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NHL team in Minnesota
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Minnesota Wild
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NFL team in Minnesota
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Minnesota Vikings
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NBA team in Minnesota
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Minnesota Timberwolves
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2 MLB teams in Missouri
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• Kansas City Royals
• St Louis Cardinals |
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NHL team in Missouri
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St Louis Blues
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2 NFL teams in Missouri
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William Jennings Bryan was a US Representative from this state
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Nebraska
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NHL team from New Jersey
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New Jersey Devils
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2 MLB teams in New York
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• New York Yankees
• New York Mets |
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3 NHL teams in New York
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• Buffalo Sabres
• New York Islanders • New York Rangers |
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3 NFL teams in New York
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• Buffalo Bills
• New York Jets • New York Giants |
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2 NBA teams in New York
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• Brooklyn Nets
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New Orleans hyphenated newspaper
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Times-Picayune
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Author of Angela's Ashes
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Frank McCourt
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1960s Mattel insect toy with an alliterative two-word name
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Creepy Crawlers
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In 1909 the New York Times helped sponsor this man's race to the North Pole in return for exclusive reports
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Robert Peary
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EARTH SCIENCE: On the Earth's surface, it's 24,901 miles long
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The equator
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ALSO A CANDY BAR: This 1844 novel is set during the time of Louis XIII
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The Three Musketeers
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Baseball player: "The Big Unit"
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Randy Johnson
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Rival of Jonas Salk, developed vaccine for dengue fever while in the army in WWII
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Albert Sabin
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League of Nations was dissolved in April of this year; the UN charter was ratified the preceding October
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1946
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Religious-sounding creature also called a lawyerfish
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monkfish
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1950s author of Player Piano and The Sirens of Titan
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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Reptile found only off the coast of New Zealand, name is Maori for "having spines"
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Tuatara
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES: Dean Smith (1962-1997)
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UNC
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL COACHES: John Wooden (1949-1975)
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UCLA
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Age of Kentucky Derby horses
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3
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According to the Brothers Grimm, Sleeping Beauty sleeps how many years?
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100
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This plant's name may have come from its use by Italian Renaissance women to dilate pupils, which, they felt, augmented beauty
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Belladonna
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Portrays Tyrion Lannister on GoT
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Peter Dinklage
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This Scorsese film earned 5 Academy Awards in 2012 including Best Cinematography
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Hugo
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS: "A Kinder, Gentler Nation"
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George H. W. Bush
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PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SLOGANS: "It's Morning Again in America"
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Ronald Reagan
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This strategically important channel connects the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman
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Strait of Hormuz
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The Loire flows into this bay that's also called the Gulf of Gascony
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Bay of Biscay
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6 of the top 10 U.S. cities in population are found in these two states
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CA and TX
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The 2008 film The Express told the story of this 1961 Heisman Trophy winner, the first African-American to win the award
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Ernie Davis
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Only 2 Heisman winners have played for Navy: Joe Bellino and this man, "Roger the Dodger"
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Roger Staubach
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On January 1, 2006, this 1984 Heisman winner from Boston College executed the first drop kick in the NFL in 65 years
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Doug Flutie
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The distance between these two bodies in our solar system ranges from about 225,000 miles to about 251,000 miles
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Earth and moon
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Composer of the Barber of Seville and William Tell
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Rossini
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Composer of Pagliacci
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Leoncavallo
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Composer of Lucia di Lammermoor, The Daughter of the Regiment
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Donizetti
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Composer of Carmen
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Bizet
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Composer of Tales of Hoffman, Orpheus in the Underworld
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Offenbach
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Composer of Les Troyens
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Berlioz
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Composer of Faust
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Gounod
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Beethoven's opera
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Fidelio
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Benjamin Britten's opera
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Billy Budd
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Composer of Salome, Der Rosenkavalier, Elektra
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Richard Strauss
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Composer of Porgy and Bess
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Gershwin
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Gian Carlo Menotti opera
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Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Philip Glass opera
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Einstein on the Beach
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Composer of Nixon in China
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John Adams
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Composer of Eugene Onegin
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Tchaikovsky
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Composer of Boris Godunov
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Mussorgsky
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Composer of Prince Igor
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Borodin
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Lover of George Sand
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Frederic Chopin
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Lover of Frederic Chopin
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George Sand
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19th century Hungarian composer
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Franz Liszt
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20th century Hungarian composer
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Bela Bartok
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Armenian composer
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Aram Khachaturian
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Lullaby composer
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Brahms
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Wedding march composer
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Mendelssohn
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Canon in D composer
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Pachelbel
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Messiah and Water Music composer
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Handel
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Thus Spake Zarathustra composer
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Richard Strauss
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Spring Symphony composer with a pianist wife
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Robert Schumann
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Carmina Burana composer
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Carl Orff
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Blue Danube Waltz composer
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Johann Strauss
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Lieder composer with an unfinished symphony
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Franz Schubert
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Austrian atonalist composer
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Schoenberg
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Composer of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, La Mer, Clair de Lune
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Claude Debussy
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Bolero composer
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Maurice Ravel
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Carnival of the Animals/Danse Macabre composer
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Camille Saint-Saens
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Symphonie Fantastique composer
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Berlioz
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The Planets composer
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Gustav Holst
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Pomp and Circumstance composer
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Edward Elgar
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Composer of Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris
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George Gershwin
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NFL team named after their first coach
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Cleveland Browns
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Composer of Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Fanfare for the Common Man
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Aaron Copland
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Composer of the 1812 Overture
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Tchaikovsky
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Composer of Flight of the Bumblebee
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Composer of Night on Bald Mountain
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Modest Mussorgsky
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Composer of Peter and the Wolf
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Sergei Prokofiev
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Russian piano virtuoso
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Rachmaninoff
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Four Seasons composer
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Vivaldi
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Italian violin virtuoso
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Paganini
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Composer of ballets: Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty
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Tchaikovsky
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Composer of ballets: Firebird, Rite of Spring, Petrushka
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Stravinsky
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Ballerina associated with "the dying swan"
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Anna Pavlova
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Mrs Dalloway author
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Virginia Woolf
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"Good evening, ladies and germs"
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Milton Berle
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Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi is the fictional setting for most of this author's works
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William Faulkner
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To the Lighthouse author
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Virginia Woolf
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The Waves author
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Virginia Woolf
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A Room of One's Own essayist
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Virginia Woolf
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Cotton Club bandleader and pianist
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Duke Ellington
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Won 3 of her 4 Oscars at age 60+
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Katharine Hepburn
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Catholic Democratic candidate in 1928 election
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Al Smith
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Only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing
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Rocky Marciano
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New York Giant who hit "the shot heard round the world" in 1951 to win NL pennant
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Bobby Thomson
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Story by Wells narrated by Welles
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The War of the Worlds
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Absalom, Absalom! author
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William Faulkner
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Jazz/swing bandleader with signature trombone
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Glenn Miller
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Moonlight Serenade bandleader
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Glenn Miller
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Jazz/swing clarinetist
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Benny Goodman
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First synthetic plastic
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Bakelite
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Created by chemist Leo Baekeland
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Mr Hockey
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Gordie Howe
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The Great One
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Wayne Gretzky
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Democratic nominee for president 1952
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Adlai Stevenson
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Room With a View author
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E.M. Forster
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Room With a View producer and director
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Merchant/Ivory
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First president limited to 2 terms by 22nd amendment
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Eisenhower
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Father of Charlemagne
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Pepin the Short
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Wrote music/lyrics for Pippin
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Steven Schwartz
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Charlemagne's sword
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Joyeuse
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Alexander the Great's horse
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Bucephalus
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Platypus's class
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Mammalia
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Carried the sword Durandal
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Roland
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Ballet dancer who defected to Canada in 1974
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
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West Side Story choreographer
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Jerome Robbins
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Osage ballerina married to George Balanchine
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Maria Tallchief
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Dancer strangled by a scarf in a car
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Isadora Duncan
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Modern dance choreographer associated with Betty Ford
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Martha Graham
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"Rodeo" choreographer
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Agnes de Mille
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Uncle is a film director
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All That Jazz/Cabaret choreographer
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Bob Fosse
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Johann Strauss II operetta
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Die Fledermaus
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Franz Lehar operetta
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The Merry Widow
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The three films that have won the Oscar for Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, and Screenplay
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Silence of the Lambs
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest It Happened One Night |
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Oldest Oscar winner
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Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy)
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Oldest Oscar nominee
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Gloria Stuart (Titanic)
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Portraitist of Paul Revere
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John Singleton Copley
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Early American Neoclassicist painter - "The Death of General Wolfe"
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Benjamin West
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Portraitist of George Washington
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Gilbert Stuart
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Illustrator of birds
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John James Audubon
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Hudson River School painter
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Thomas Cole
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Civil War photographer
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Mathew Brady
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Painter of "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2"
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James MacNeill Whistler
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American painter of seascapes
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Winslow Homer
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Political cartoonist
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Thomas Nast
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American impressionist painter
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Mary Cassatt
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Philadelphia painter - "The Gross Clinic"
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Thomas Eakins
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Sculptor of Lincoln Memorial and "Minute Man" sculpture
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Daniel Chester French
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1856-1925 painter of portraits of the socially prominent
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John Singer Sargent
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Old lady painter (1860-1961)
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Grandma Moses
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Wild West sculptor
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Frederic Remington
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Sculptor of Mount Rushmore and Stone Mountain
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Gutzon Borglum
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Illustrator of an iconic "girl"
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Charles Dana Gibson
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Painter of Nighthawks
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Edward Hopper
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Painter of American Southwest, cow skulls and flowers
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Georgia O'Keeffe
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Iowa painter
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Grant Wood
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Missouri-born muralist
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Thomas Hart Benson
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Dadaist photographer
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Man Ray
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Magazine connected with Norman Rockwell illustrations
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Saturday Evening Post
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Depression-era photographer
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Dorothea Lange
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Sculptor known for mobiles
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Alexander Calder
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Nature photographer
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Ansel Adams
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Russian-born abstract painter of bands of color
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Mark Rothko
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Life Magazine photojournalist
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Margaret Bourke-White
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Wife of Jackson Pollock
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Lee Krasner
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Christina's World painter
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Andrew Wyeth
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Artist specializing in blown-up comic book style
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Roy Lichtenstein
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Artist known for macabre illustrations
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Edward Gorey
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Pop artist known for soup cans
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Andy Warhol
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Swedish-born pop sculptor of giant versions of common objects
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Claes Oldenburg
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Three Flags artist
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Jasper Johns
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The Dinner Party artist
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Judy Chicago
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Artist connected with obscenity
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Robert Mapplethorpe
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Weimaraner photographer
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William Wegman
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Rolling Stone celebrity photographer
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Annie Leibovitz
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NYC street art
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Keith Haring
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The "Painter of Light"
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Thomas Kinkade
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Haitian-American graffiti artist
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
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Sculptor of the OTHER David
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Donatello
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Painter of The Birth of Venus
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Sandro Botticelli
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Painter of Mona Lisa and The Last Supper
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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Sistine Chapel, David
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Michelangelo Buonarroti
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School of Athens painter
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Raphael
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Venetian painter of redheaded nudes
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Titian
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Florentine sculptor of Perseus holding Medusa's head
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Benvenuto Cellini
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Venetian painter whose name means "little dyer"
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Tintoretto
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Flemish painter of large women
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Peter Paul Rubens
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Belgian surrealist
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Rene Magritte
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Garden of Earthly Delights triptych painter
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Hieronymus Bosch
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Laughing Cavalier painter
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Frans Hals
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Painter of "the night watch" & "aristotle contemplating the bust of homer"
& "the anatomy lesson of dr. tulp" |
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Girl With a Pearl Earring painter
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Johannes Vermeer
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Painter with a brother named Theo
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Painter of "The Potato Eaters"
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Vincent Van Gogh
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De stijl painter - "Broadway Boogie Woogie"
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Piet Mondrian
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Dutch painter of optical illusions
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M. C. Escher
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Dutch-American abstract expressionist
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Willem de Kooning
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German self-portrait painter
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Albrecht Durer
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German portraitist of Henry VIII
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Hans Holbein the Younger
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Spanish painter born on Crete
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El Greco
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Court painter of Philip IV, "Las Meninas"
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Diego Velazquez
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"The Third of May 1808" painter
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Francisco Goya
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Guernica painter
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Pablo Picasso
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Les Demoiselles D'Avignon painter
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Pablo Picasso
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Non-Picasso Spanish cubist
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Juan Gris
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Surrealist from Barcelona
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Joan Miro
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"The Persistence of Memory" artist
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Salvador Dali
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Rococo painter, "Pilgrimage to Cythera"
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Antoine Watteau
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Rococo painter, "The Swing"
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard
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Sculptor of Voltaire
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Jean-Antoine Houdon
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"Death of Marat" painter
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Jacques-Louis David
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"Raft of the Medusa" painter
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Theodore Gericault
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"Liberty Leading the People" painter
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Eugene Delacroix
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"The Gleaners" painter
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Jean-Francois Millet
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Barbizon School painter
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Jean-Francois Millet
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French leader of Realism movement
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Gustave Courbet
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French painter at every impressionist exhibition
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Camille Pissarro
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Olympia painter
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Edouard Manet
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Bar at the Folies-Bergere painter
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Edouard Manet
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Painter of ballet dancers
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Edgar Degas
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Statue of Liberty sculptor
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Frederic Bartholdi
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Post-impressionist father of modern art, still lifes, "Mont Sainte-Victore"
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Paul Cezanne
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"The Thinker"/"The Kiss" sculptor
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Auguste Rodin
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French female Impressionist and sister-in-law of Manet
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Berthe Morisot
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Impression: Sunrise painter, founder of Impressionism
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Claude Monet
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Claude Monet's home
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Giverny
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City in France where Joan of Arc was burned
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Rouen
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Primitivist painter
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Henri Rousseau
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Limoges-born Impressionist - "Luncheon of the Boating Party"
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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Artist connected with Tahiti
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Paul Gauguin
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Pointillist painter
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George Seurat
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"At the Moulin Rouge" painter, had a different perspective
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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French Fauvist painter
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Henri Matisse
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French Cubist
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Georges Braque
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"Nude Descending a Staircase" artist
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Marcel Duchamp
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Dadaist who painted a mustache on the Mona Lisa
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Marcel Duchamp
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"The Rake's Progress" painter
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William Hogarth
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British portraitist and first president of the Royal Academy of Arts
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Joshua Reynolds
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"The Blue Boy" artist
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Thomas Gainsborough
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British painter of landscapes and seascapes
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J.M.W. Turner
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British painter of landscapes and "The Haywain"
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John Constable
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British Pre-Raphaelite
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Dante Gabriel Rossetti
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British Art Nouveau illustrator
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Aubrey Beardsley
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British sculptor
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Henry Moore
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British painter of swimmers and swimming pools
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David Hockney
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British poet with a Pre-Raphaelite painter brother
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Christina Rossetti
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Austrian painter, "The Kiss"
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Gustav Klimt
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Abstract Russian painter
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Wassily Kandinsky
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Jewish Russian painter
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Marc Chagall
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Romanian sculptor
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Constantin Brancusi
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Swiss painter
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Paul Klee
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Swiss sculptor
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Alberto Giacometti
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Mexican muralist married to Frida Kahlo
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Diego Rivera
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Mexican painter with a muralist husband
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Frida Kahlo
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Bulgarian "wrap" artist
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Christo
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Greek goddess connected with peacocks
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Hera
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Goddess of marriage
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Greek god of earthquakes
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Poseidon
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God of the sea
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Greek god of love
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Eros
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Roman: Cupid
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Greek god of metalworking
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Hephaestus
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Husband of Aphrodite
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Greek goddess connected with owls
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Athena
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goddess of wisdom
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Greek god of war
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Ares
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Greek goddess of chastity
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Artemis
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Rome: Diana
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Greek god of music
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Apollo
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Greek goddess of grain and the harvest
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Demeter
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Rome: Ceres
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Greek god of wine
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Dionysus
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Greek messenger of the gods
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Hermes
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Greek god with a caduceus staff
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Hermes
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Greek goddess of the hearth
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Hestia
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Greek goddess of the underworld
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Persephone
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Daughter of Demeter in Greek myth
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Persephone
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Greek mythic figure connected with pomegranate seeds
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Persephone
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Greek goddess of victory
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Nike
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Greek god of the sun (not Apollo)
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Helios
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Son of Helios, crashed his chariot
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Phaeton
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Greek goddess of the moon
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Selene
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Greek goddess of the rainbow
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Iris
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Greek goddesses of vengeance
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The Furies
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Greek god of woods and pastures
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Pan
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Greek god of medicine
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Asclepius
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Greek god of sleep
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Hypnos
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Colombian author
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Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Chilean novelist
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Isabel Allende
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Argentine author
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Jorge Luis Borges
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Russian poet
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Pushkin
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Russian playwright
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Chekov
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Russian-American novelist
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Nabokov
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Peruvian novelist
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Mario Vargas Llosa
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French comic playwright
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Moliere
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Playwright of Cyrano de Bergerac
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Edmund Rostand
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French author of Gigi
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Colette
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Existentialist author of The Stranger, The Plague
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Albert Camus
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Author of the Count of Monte Cristo, Man in the Iron Mask, 3 Musketeers
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Alexandre Dumas
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Author of Madame Bovary
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Gustave Flaubert
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Author of Les Miserables, Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Victor Hugo
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French short story author
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Guy de Maupassant
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Author of Remembrance of Things Past
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Marcel Proust
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French author whose real name was Lucile Aurore Dupin
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George Sand
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Author of Remains of the Day
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Kazuo Ishiguro
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Author of Around the World in 80 Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth
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Jules Verne
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Writer of J'Accuse
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Emile Zola
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Subject of J'Accuse
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Dreyfus Affair
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Scottish author of Kidnapped, Jekyll and Hyde
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Robert Louis Stevenson
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Scottish author of Rob Roy, Ivanhoe
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Sir Walter Scott
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Irish novelist
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James Joyce
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Irish poet
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William Butler Yeats
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Nobel-winning Irish playwright of Major Barbara
|
George Bernard Shaw
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Irish playwright connected with Reading Gaol
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Oscar Wilde
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Irish playwright who wrote in French
|
Samuel Beckett
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Polish sci-fi author
|
Lem
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Chinua Achebe's home country
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Nigeria
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Chilean poetess
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Gabriela Mistral
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Author of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
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Carson McCullers
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The Member of the Wedding author
|
Carson McCullers
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Female author associated with Mississippi
|
Eudora Welty
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Danish philosopher
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Søren Kierkegaard
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Scottish poet
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Robert Burns
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Sons of Ares and Aphrodite, embodiment of fear and terror (also moons of Mars)
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Phobos & Deimos
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Greek god of dreams
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Morpheus
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Greek god of the sky, father of titans
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Uranus
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Greek goddess of the earth, mother of titans
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Gaia
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Titan who deposed his father Uranus and was deposed by his son Zeus
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Cronus
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Titan mother of Zeus
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Rhea
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Titan who holds up the heavens
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Atlas
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Titan who stole fire
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Prometheus
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Only planet named after a Greek god
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Uranus
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Roman king of the gods
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Jupiter
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Roman queen of the gods, goddess of marriage
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Juno
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Roman god of the sea and earthquakes
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Neptune
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Roman god of the underworld
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Pluto
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Roman goddess of love
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Venus
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Roman god of love
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Cupid
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Eros
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Roman god of metalworking
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Vulcan
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Roman god of war
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Mars
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Roman goddess of wisdom, associated with owls
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Minerva
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Roman goddess of the hunt, chastity and childbirth
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Diana
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Roman god of the sun
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Phoebus
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Roman goddess of grain and the harvest
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Ceres
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Roman god of wine
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Bacchus
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Roman messenger of the gods
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Mercury
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Roman goddess of the hearth, has virgin priestesses
|
Vesta
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Roman goddess of the underworld, daughter of Ceres, pomegranate seeds
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Proserpina
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Roman goddess of the dawn
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Aurora
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Roman goddess of the moon
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Luna
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Roman god of agriculture, father of Jupiter
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Saturn
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Abductor of Helen of Troy
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Paris
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Three goddesses who judged Paris
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Aphrodite, Athena, Hera
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Famed beauty abducted by Paris
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Helen of Troy
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Husband of Helen of Troy
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Menelaus
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Twins who were siblings of Helen
|
Castor & Pollux
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Greatest Greek warrior in Trojan War
|
Achilles
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Son of Thetis
|
Achilles
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Greatest Trojan warrior of Trojan War
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Hector
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Friend of Achilles
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Patroclus
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Trojan warrior who founded Rome
|
Aeneas
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King of Troy, father of Paris, Hector and Cassandra
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Priam
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Queen of Troy, mother of Paris, Hector and Cassandra
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Hecuba
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Trojan prophetess
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Cassandra
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Leader of the Greeks in the Trojan War
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Agamemnon
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Wife of Agamemnon, murdered him, was murdered by their son
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Clytemnestra
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Number of labors Hercules performed
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Twelve
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Hero who beheaded Medusa and rescued Andromeda
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Perseus
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Princess sacrificed to sea monster
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Andromeda
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Sailor who spurned his wife Medea
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Jason
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Sorceress who helped Jason get the Golden Fleece
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Medea
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Hero who rode Pegasus and killed the Chimera
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Bellerophon
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Hero who killed the Minotaur
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Theseus
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Supplied Theseus with ball of thread to navigate labyrinth
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Ariadne
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King of Crete, father of Ariadne and Phaedra
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Minos
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Designer of the Cretan labyrinth and a set of wings
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Daedalus
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Son of Daedalus
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Icarus
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King of Thebes who murdered his father, "swollen foot"
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Oedipus
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King of Phrygia with the golden touch
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Midas
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Queen of Carthage who loved Aeneas
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Dido
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Founders of Rome, suckled by a wolf
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Romulus & Remus
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Seduced by Zeus in bull form
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Europa
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Seduced by Zeus in swan form
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Leda
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Mother of Helen, Clytemnestra, Castor and Pollux
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Leda
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Mother of Perseus, seduced by Zeus in the form of a golden shower
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Danae
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Beloved of Eros/Cupid
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Psyche
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Cupbearer of the Greek gods
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Ganymede
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Lover of Galatea
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Pygmalion
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Lover of Pygmalion
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Galatea
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Wife of Orpheus
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Eurydice
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Master of the lyre
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Orpheus
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Handsome youth who falls in love with his reflection
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Narcissus
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Rejected by Narcissus until only her voice remained
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Echo
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Tragic lovers from Ovid
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Pyramus and Thisbe
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Ferryman of the dead
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Charon
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Doomed to eternally push rock up hill
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Sisyphus
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Doomed to eternally long for out-of-reach food and water
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Tantalus
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Challenged Athena to a weaving contest and turned into a spider
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Arachne
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Warrior women of antiquity
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Amazons
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Queen of the Amazons
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Hippolyta
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The first woman (Greek myth)
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Pandora
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Oracle-like prophetess
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Sibyl
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Daughter of Menelaus and Helen
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Hermione
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Wife of Odysseus
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Penelope
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Son of Odysseus
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Telemachus
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Sorceress who turned Odysseus's men into pigs
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Circe
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Virgin huntress who challenged suitors to a footrace
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Atalanta
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Connected with a sword hanging over his head at a feast
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Damocles
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Planted dragon's teeth to grow an army to defeat Thebes
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Cadmus
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Mighty hunter killed by a scorpion
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Orion
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Half man/half bull in the labyrinth
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Minotaur
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Half man/half lion on the road to Thebes
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Sphinx
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Half man/half goat attendants of Dionysus
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Satyr
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Half man/half horse
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Centaur
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Centaur mentor of Jason and Achilles
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Chiron
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Half woman/half bird tormentors
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Harpies
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Half eagle/half lion, pulled Zeus's chariot
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Griffin
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Part lion/goat/serpent killed by Bellerophon
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Chimera
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Snaky-haired Gorgon
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Medusa
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Three-headed hell dog
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Cerberus
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Many-headed water serpent killed by Hercules
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Hydra
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Hundred-eyed monster, Hera put its eyes in the tail of the peacock
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Argus
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Six-headed sea monster opposite Charybdis
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Scylla
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Whirlpool opposite Scylla
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Charybdis
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Born from Medusa's blood and ridden by Bellerophon
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Pegasus
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Bird that dies by fire and is reborn from its ashes
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Phoenix
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Race of one-eyed giants
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Cyclopes
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Cyclops blinded by Odysseus
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Polyphemus
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Statue carved by Pygmalion
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Galatea
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Tree nymphs
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Dryads
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Water nymphs
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Naiads
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Sea nymphs
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Nereids
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Mountain nymphs
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Oreads
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Daughter of Atlas who detained Odysseus for seven years
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Calypso
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Lured sailors to their doom
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Sirens
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Mother of Achilles
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Thetis
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Turned into a white heifer by Zeus
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Io
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Seven sisters, daughters of Atlas
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Pleiades
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Muse of history
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Clio
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Muse of dance
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Terpsichore
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Muse of lyric/love poetry
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Erato
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Muse of tragedy
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Melpomene
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Muse of epic poetry (and mother of Orpheus)
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Calliope
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Muse of music
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Euterpe
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Muse of choral poetry
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Polyhymnia
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Muse of comedy
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Thalia
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Muse of astrology
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Urania
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Highest mountain in Greece
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Olympus
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Location of the main Greek oracle
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Delphi
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Island that was home to the Minotaur
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Crete
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Kingdom of Oedipus
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Thebes
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AKA Ilium, located in modern-day Turkey
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Troy
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Temple of Athena on the Acropolis
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Parthenon
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Builder of the Parthenon
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Pericles
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Strait swum by Leander and Lord Byron
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Hellespont
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Greek underworld
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Hades
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Lowest region of Hades
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Tartarus
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Delightful resting place of the dead in Greek myth
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Elysian Fields
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Norse king of the gods
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Odin
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Norse queen of the gods
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Frigg
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Norse god of thunder
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Thor
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Norse god of mischief
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Loki
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Norse goddess of love and beauty
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Freya
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Norse god of love and beauty, murdered with mistletoe by Loki
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Balder
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Norse goddess of the underworld
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Hel
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Norse slayer of the dragon Fafnir and rescuer of Brunhilde
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Siegfried/Sigurd
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Maidens who transport the souls of dead warriors to Valhalla
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Valkyrie
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Valkyrie warrior princess rescued from the ring of fire by Sigurd/Sigfried
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Brunhilde
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Gold-guarding dragon killed by Sigurd
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Fafnir
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Eight-legged horse of Odin
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Sleipnir
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Giant wolf in Norse mythology
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Fenris
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Home of the Norse gods
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Asgard
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Hall of the slain in Norse mythology
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Valhalla
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Final battle of good and evil in Norse mythology
|
Ragnarok
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Hammer of Thor
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Mjolnir
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Old Norse collections of Scandinavian mythology
|
Eddas
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Icelandic epics
|
sagas
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Egyptian god of the sun
|
Ra
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Egyptian god of the afterlife
|
Osiris
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Egyptian goddess of fertility
|
Isis
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Falcon-headed Egyptian god of the sky
|
Horus
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Donkey-headed evil brother of Osiris
|
Set
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Jackal-headed Egyptian god of the dead
|
Anubis
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Cow-headed Egyptian goddess of love, motherhood and music
|
Hathor
|
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Ibis-headed Egyptian god of wisdom
|
Thoth
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"Key of the Nile" symbol
|
ankh
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Hindu creator god
|
Brahma
|
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Hindu destroyer god
|
Shiva
|
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Hindu preserver god
|
Vishnu
|
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Hindu god with many avatars
|
Vishnu
|
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Hindu goddess of destruction, wife of Shiva
|
Kali
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Hindu god of war, son of Shiva
|
Skanda
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Seventh avatar of Vishnu
|
Rama
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Eighth avatar of Vishnu
|
Krishna
|
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Ninth avatar of Vishnu, Siddhartha Gautama
|
Buddha
|
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Avatar of Vishnu who gained enlightenment under a bodhi tree
|
Buddha
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Tenth and last avatar of Vishnu
|
Kalki
|
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Elephant-headed Hindu god of wisdom
|
Ganesha
|
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Hindu monkey god
|
Hanuman
|
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Oldest Hindu scriptures
|
Vedas
|
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Huitzilopochtli was a god in this culture
|
Aztec
|
|
|
|
Sanskrit poem that is a dialogue between the Krishna and the warrior Arjuna
|
Bhagavad Gita
|
|
|
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Epic Sanskrit poem about the seventh avatar of Vishnu
|
Ramayana
|
|
|
|
100,000 verse national epic Sanskrit poem of India
|
Mahabharata
|
|
|
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Sacred river named for a goddess
|
Ganges
|
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River whose name means "Son of Brahma"
|
Brahmaputra
|
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Religion with sun goddess Amaterasu and god of rice Inari
|
Shinto
|
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Fire/volcano goddess in Polynesia
|
Pele
|
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|
|
Father of the American Navy
|
John Paul Jones
|
|
|
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"I have not yet begun to fight"
|
John Paul Jones
|
|
|
|
Conqueror of the Barbary pirates, burning the Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor
|
Stephen Decatur
|
|
|
|
"We have met the enemy and they are ours", War of 1812
|
Oliver Hazard Perry
|
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|
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French pirate in the Battle of New Orleans
|
Jean Lafitte
|
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Captain of the Fulton (Navy's first steamship), opened Japan in 1854
|
Matthew Perry
|
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"Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!", captured New Orleans in Civil War
|
David Farragut
|
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|
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"You may fire when you are ready, Gridley", Spanish-American War
|
George Dewey
|
|
|
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WWII commander of Pacific fleet, signed the Japanese surrender
|
Chester Nimitz
|
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WWII Admiral nicknamed "Bull"
|
William Halsey
|
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"Old Ironsides" frigate launched 1797
|
USS Constitution
|
|
|
|
Union ironclad at the Battle of Hampton Roads
|
Monitor
|
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Confederate ironclad at the Battle of Hampton Roads
|
Merrimack
|
|
|
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Viking discoverer of Greenland
|
Erik the Red
|
|
|
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Balsa wood raft sailed by Thor Heyerdahl
|
Kon-Tiki
|
|
|
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Kon-Tiki sailor
|
Thor Heyerdahl
|
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|
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Italian explorer of 13th century
|
Marco Polo
|
China
|
|
|
Early 15th century patron of exploration
|
Henry the Navigator
|
Portuguese
|
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Italian namesake of the Americas
|
Amerigo Vespucci
|
|
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First European to the Cape of Good Hope
|
Bartolomeu Dias
|
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|
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First European to India
|
Vasco Da Gama
|
|
|
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Spaniard who searched for the Fountain of Youth
|
Juan Ponce de Leon
|
|
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Spaniard who discovered the Pacific Ocean
|
Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
|
|
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Spaniard who conquered Aztecs
|
Hernan Cortes
|
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Spaniard who conquered Incas
|
Francisco Pizarro
|
|
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Portuguese-born circumnavigation attempter who died in Philippines
|
Ferdinand Magellan
|
|
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Spaniard who discovered Mississippi
|
Hernando de Soto
|
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Spaniard who sought the 7 cities of Cibola in Arizona/New Mexico
|
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
|
|
|
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Florentine explorer in the service of France who was the first to NY Harbor
|
Giovanni da Verrazzano
|
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French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River and named Montreal
|
Jacques Cartier
|
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"Father of New France" who discovered Quebec
|
Samuel de Champlain
|
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French explorers who navigated northern Mississippi River and Michigan
|
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
|
|
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French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River valley
|
Robert de LaSalle
|
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French founder of Detroit
|
Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac
|
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Italian explorer of Newfoundland for the British
|
John Cabot
|
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English circumnavigator
|
Francis Drake
|
The Golden Hind
|
|
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1770s Pacific explorer
|
James Cook
|
|
|
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Captain of the HMS Bounty
|
William Bligh
|
|
|
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Leader of the mutiny on the Bounty
|
Fletcher Christian
|
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British leader at the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
|
Horatio Nelson
|
|
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British explorer who translated "The Thousand and One Nights"
|
Richard Burton
|
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Scottish missionary who discovered Victoria Falls
|
David Livingstone
|
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"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
|
Henry Stanley
|
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English explorer working for the Dutch who sought the Northwest Passage
|
Henry Hudson
|
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Dutch explorer of the Pacific
|
Abel Tasman
|
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Danish explorer who sailed for Russia
|
Vitus Bering
|
|
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First white dude to climb Everest
|
Edmund Hillary
|
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Hillary's sherpa guide
|
Tenzing Norgay
|
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14th Dalai Lama
|
Tenzin Gyatso
|
|
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|
First explorer to the North Pole , 1909 (now disputed)
|
Robert Peary (American)
|
|
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African-American North Pole explorer
|
Matthew Henson (American)
|
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Second to South Pole, died during return
|
Robert Falcon Scott (English)
|
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First to fly over both poles
|
Richard Evelyn Byrd (American)
|
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Ship "Endurance" was trapped in ice during Antarctic exploration
|
Ernest Shackleton
|
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Visionary nun at Lourdes
|
Bernadette Soubirous
|
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Maid of Orleans
|
Joan of Arc
|
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February 14th martyr
|
Valentine
|
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Nature-loving saint
|
Francis of Assisi
|
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Founder of Society of Jesus
|
Ignatius Loyola
|
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Bishop of Hippo, wrote "Confessions"
|
Augustine
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Mother of St. Augustine
|
Monica
|
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13th century "Summa Theologica" philosopher
|
Thomas Aquinas
|
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Patron saint of England, dragon slayer
|
George
|
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Patron saint of Ireland
|
Patrick
|
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Patron saint of Scotland, crucified on an x-shaped cross
|
Andrew
|
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Patron saint of Wales
|
David
|
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Patron saint of Venice
|
Mark
|
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Czech saint and Bohemian king
|
Wenceslas
|
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Patron saint of Hungary
|
Stephen
|
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First Christian martyr, stoned to death
|
Stephen
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Patron saint of Norway
|
Olaf
|
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Namesake of Moscow cathedral
|
Basil
|
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Canadian river saint
|
Lawrence
|
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Saint, first bishop of Paris
|
Denis
|
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Sixteenth century Spanish nun and mystic
|
Teresa of Avila
|
|
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Patron saint of Poland
|
Stanislaus
|
|
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First American saint
|
Mother Cabrini, patron saint of immigrants
|
|
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First American-born saint
|
Elizabeth Ann Seton
|
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First male American saint
|
John Neumann
|
|
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New Testament letter writer
|
Paul
|
|
|
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Named Saul before conversion on the road to Damascus
|
Paul
|
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|
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Namesake of London cathedral
|
Paul
|
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New Testament beheading
|
John the Baptist
|
|
|
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New Testament physician
|
Luke
|
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|
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Saint who was crucified upside-down
|
Peter
|
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|
|
First pope
|
Peter
|
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|
Author of the Book of Revelation
|
John the Divine
|
|
|
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Mother of the Virgin Mary
|
Ann
|
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|
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Mother of John the Baptist
|
Elizabeth
|
|
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|
Patron saint of skiers
|
Bernard
|
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Patron saint of sailors
|
Elmo
|
|
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Patron saint of charitable societies
|
Vincent de Paul
|
|
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Patron saint of lost causes
|
Jude
|
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Patron saint of the poor
|
Anthony
|
|
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Patron saint of travelers
|
Christopher
|
|
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Follower of Francis of Assisi
|
Clare
|
|
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|
Saint executed by Henry II
|
Thomas a Becket
|
|
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Saint executed by Henry VIII
|
Thomas More
|
|
|
|
"Venerable" saint
|
Bede
|
|
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Saint who wrote ontological argument for the existence of god
|
Anselm
|
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Evangelizer of Spain AKA Santiago
|
James
|
|
|
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Mother of Constantine
|
Helena
|
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Huguenot massacre day
|
Bartholomew
|
|
|
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Saint condemned to death on the wheel
|
Catherine of Alexandria
|
|
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Hawaiian leper carer
|
Father Damien
|
|
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Translator of vulgate bible, patron saint of librarians
|
Jerome
|
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Saint with a veil with Jesus's face on it
|
Veronica
|
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Saint who invented Slavic alphabet script
|
Cyril
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Swedish saint with December 13 saint day
|
Lucia
|
|
|
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His "dance" = chorea
|
Vitus
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|
This stretches from Maine to Georgia
|
Appalachian Trail
|
|
|
|
This stretches from Independence, MO to the Willamette River Valley
|
Oregon Trail
|
|
|
|
Mapper of the Oregon Trail
|
John C. Fremont
|
|
|
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Boston history trail
|
Freedom Trail
|
|
|
|
Forced march of Cherokee from the Deep South to Fort Gibson
|
Trail of Tears
|
|
|
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eastern frontiersman & cumberland gap & wilderness road
|
Daniel Boone
|
|
|
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Colorado explorer
|
Zebulon Pike
|
|
|
|
Western frontiersman/trapper/scout, guide for Fremont
|
Kit Carson
|
|
|
|
First Republican presidential candidate and one of the first two California senators, "The Pathfinder"
|
John C. Fremont
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Czech opera composer, "The Bartered Bride"
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Bedrich Smetana
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Baron Greenwich
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Prince Philip
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Brave New World and 1984: which was published first?
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Brave New World (1932)
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"This machine kills fascists"
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Woody Guthrie
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3 films tied for most Oscars (11)
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Ben-Hur (1959)
Titanic (1998) LOTR: The Return of the King (2003) |
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Brave New World and 1984: which was published first?
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Brave New World (1932)
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"This machine kills fascists"
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Woody Guthrie
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3 films tied for most Oscars (11)
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Ben-Hur (1959)
Titanic (1998) LOTR: The Return of the King (2003) |
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Scottish scientist who created penicillin
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Alexander Fleming
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Drug: C16 H18 N2 O4 S
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Penicillin
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Team that won 8 consecutive NBA championships (1959-1966)
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Boston Celtics
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NBA Coach of the Year trophy is named for this 1950-66 Celtics coach
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Red Auerbach
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First secretary of the Soviet Communist Party after the death of Stalin
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Nikita Khrushchev
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This 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni film was about a fashion photographer who believes he may have witnessed a murder and unwittingly taken photographs of the killing
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Blow-Up
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New York Nets' Doctor J
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Julius Erving
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Won 11 NBA championships in his 13-year career with the Boston Celtics
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Bill Russell
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Captain of the 1956 US Olympic basketball team
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Bill Russell
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First African-American NBA superstar
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Bill Russell
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German Dallas Mavericks player
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Dirk Nowitzki
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Phoenix Suns/NY Knicks player selected out of high school, founder of Each One, Teach One, was on The Mindy Project
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Amar'e Stoudemire
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LA Laker who grew up in Italy
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Kobe Bryant
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"The Mailman", duo with John Stockton, played most of his career with the Utah Jazz
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Karl Malone
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"Vinsanity", played for longest periods with Toronto Raptors and NJ Nets
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Vince Carter
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San Antonio Spur from the Virgin Islands, reputed for stoicism
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Tim Duncan
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French San Antonio Spurs player who was married to Eva Longoria
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Tony Parker
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Athlete who was married to Kris Kardashian
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Bruce Jenner
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Athlete who was married to Kim Kardashian
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Kris Humphries
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Athlete who was married to Khloe Kardashian
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Lamar Odom
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Winner of the 1976 Olympic decathlon
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Bruce Jenner
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"The Big O", namesake of NBA antitrust suit that led to higher player salaries
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Oscar Robertson
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Lucky Jim author
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Kingsley Amis
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Lord Jim author
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Joseph Conrad
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Former Portland Trailblazers player known as "The Glide"
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Clyde Drexler
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Canadian basketball player for Suns, Mavericks, Suns again, Lakers
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Steve Nash
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Outspokenly Christian player for Orlando Magic
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Dwight Howard
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Oklahoma City Thunder player who set record for total points scored in an Olympic basketball tournament
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Kevin Durant
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New York Knicks player raised in Jamaica until age 12, wore a t-shirt under his jersey
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Patrick Ewing
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In 1995, was the first player drafted to NBA (Timberwolves) since 1975
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Kevin Garnett
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Miami Heat player with switched-around letters in his name
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Dwyane Wade
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Spanish (Barcelona) player for Memphis Grizzlies and LA Lakers
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Pau Gasol
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These two Lakers players talk to each other in Spanish
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Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant
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Nigerian player for Houston Rockets
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Hakeem Olajuwon
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Congolese player for Houston Rockets
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Dikembe Mutombo
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Sudanese basketball player
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Manute Bol
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Chinese basketball player
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Yao Ming
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Romanian basketball player
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Gheorghe Muresan
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French wrestler
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Andre the Giant
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Only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game
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Wilt Chamberlain
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Youngest player to start a game
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Kobe Bryant (18 years, 158 days)
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Record for most NFL seasons played
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George Blanda
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Record for most games played in an NFL career
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Morten Andersen
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Most points scored in an NFL career
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Morten Andersen
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Most points scored in an NFL season
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LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
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Most touchdowns in an NFL career
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Jerry Rice
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Most touchdowns in an NFL season
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LaDainian Tomlinson, 2006
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Most yards rushing gained in an NFL career
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Emmitt Smith
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Most pass completions in an NFL career
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Brett Favre
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Most pass completions in an NFL season
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Drew Brees, 2011
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2 players tied for most NHL seasons (26)
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Gordie Howe and Chris Chelios
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Most NHL games played (1767)
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Gordie Howe
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NHL player who won the most Stanley Cups (11)
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Henri Richard
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NHL coach who won the most Stanley Cups (13)
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Scotty Bowman
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Most NHL goals scored (894 regular season, 122 playoffs)
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Wayne Gretzky
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Most NHL goals in one game (7)
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Joe Malone
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Most NHL assists (2857 regular season, 382 playoffs)
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Wayne Gretzky
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Most NHL shots on goal in a career (6206)
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Raymond Bourque)
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Most wins by a goaltender (782)
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Martin Brodeur
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Most home runs in an MLB season (73)
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Barry Bonds
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Most home runs in an MLB season without PEDs (61)
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Roger Maris
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Most hits in an MLB season (262)
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Ichiro Suzuki
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Highest batting average in a MLB career (.366)
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Ty Cobb
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Most singles/hits in MLB career (3215/4256)
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Pete Rose
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Most RBIs in MLB career (2297)
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Hank Aaron
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Most stolen bases in MLB career (1406)
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Rickey Henderson
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Highest slugging percentage in MLB career (.690)
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Babe Ruth
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Most wins in a MLB pitching career (511)
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Cy Young
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Most losses in an MLB pitching career (316)
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Cy Young
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Most strikeouts in an MLB pitching career (5714)
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Nolan Ryan
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Most consecutive scoreless innings pitched (59)
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Orel Hershiser
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The 1975 "Thrilla in Manila" was a fight between these two
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Winner: Ali vs Loser: Frazier
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Order of the planets from the Sun mnemonic
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My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos
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Order of biological taxa in biology mnemonic
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Dear King Philip Come Over For Good Spaghetti
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Four gospels
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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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Name a sacred text of Hinduism.
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Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Puranas, Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Ramayana, Yoga Sutras, Laws of Manu, Kama Sutra
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What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
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Quran
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Where according to the Bible was Jesus born?
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Bethlehem
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President George W. Bush spoke in his first inaugural address of the Jericho road. What Bible story was he invoking?
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The Good Samaritan
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What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament?
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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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What is the Golden Rule?
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"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Matthew 7:12)
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Name the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism.
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Life is suffering.
Suffering has an origin. Suffering can be overcome. The path to overcoming suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path. |
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What are the seven sacraments of Catholicism? List as many as you can.
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Baptism, Communion, Confession, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Last Rites
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The First Amendment says two things about religion, each in its own "clause." What are the two religious clauses of the First Amendment?
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
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Argentine Marxist revolutionary
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Che Guevara
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Assassin of RFK
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Sirhan Sirhan
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Assassin of JFK
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Assassin of Garfield
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Charles Guiteau
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Assassin of McKinley
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Leon Czolgosz
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Attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
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John Hinckley
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The pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell
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petrichor
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President ousted in the Cuban Revolution
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Fulgencio Batista
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Louisiana senator assassinated in 1935
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Huey Long
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New York senator assassinated in 1968
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Robert Kennedy
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Mexican-American civil rights activist
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Cesar Chavez
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Only member of Congress killed in the line of duty
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Leo Ryan
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What U.S. city's regional magazine is called 5280
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Denver (elevation in feet)
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Historically, the Germans used the term "left-handed" to refer to a morganatic what?
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marriage
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What famous inventor "plays the mamba," according to the lyrics of Starship's "We Built This City"?
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Marconi
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what state became the first in the U.S. to honor an official "State Microbe," Lactococcus lactis?
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Wisconsin (cheese-making)
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During its first season, what TV comedy include the names "De Fazio" and "Feeney" in its main title screen?
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Laverne & Shirley
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The second highest mountain in Africa is located in, and shares its name with, which nation?
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Mount Kenya
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What history-changing event happened eight miles off Kinsale, Ireland on May 7, 1915?
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Sinking of the Lusitania by U-Boats
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Last NBA Rookie of the Year to have entered the league out of high school
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LeBron James
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When You're Strange is a documentary about this band
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The Doors
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Part of the brain named for its resemblance to a seahorse
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hippocampus
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The Kindness of Strangers was the name of a biography of this playwright
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Tennessee Williams
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This war began with the 1854 Siege of Sevastapol
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Crimean War
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Creator of The Twilight Zone
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Rod Serling
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Say Hey Kid
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Willie Mays
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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are part of this country
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India
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The Beagle Channel dispute of the 1970s was between these two countries
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Chile and Argentina
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Nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way
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Andromeda
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Carl Denham brought him back from Skull Island
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King Kong
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Author of "On the Colored Lights of the Binary Stars and Some Other Stars of the Heavens"
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Doppler
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The Battle of Greasy Grass Creek is better-known as this
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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Author of The Count of Monte Cristo
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Alexandre Dumas (pere)
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"a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment"
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Edmond Dantès, Chateau d'If
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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River navigated by "Maid of the Mist"
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Niagara
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Only cephalopod with an external shell
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nautilus
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Saint with a lamb
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Agnes
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Saint on an x-shaped cross
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Andrew
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Saint in the desert, sometimes has a pig
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Anthony
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Saint pictured with a book and pen
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Augustine
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Saint pictured with a spiked wheel, sometimes a book
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Catherine of Alexandria
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Saint in the desert with a lion
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Jerome
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Saint with a wolf and lamb
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Francis of Assisi
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Saint with his head on a platter
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John the Baptist
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Saint pictured as an eagle
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John the Evangelist
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Saint pictured as a winged ox
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Luke the Evangelist
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Saint pictured as a winged lion
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Mark the Evangelist
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Saint pictured as a winged bull or with the purse of a tax collector
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Matthew the Evangelist
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Saint pictured with the keys to heaven
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Peter
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Saint pictured with his severed head under his arm
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Paul
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Saint pictured riddled with arrows
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Sebastian
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Saint pictured with a compass or square
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Thomas
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Saint pictured with a veil
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Veronica
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NHL team in North Carolina
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Hurricanes
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NFL team in North Carolina
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Panthers
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NBA team in North Carolina
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Bobcats
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2 MLB teams in Ohio
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Indians & Reds
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NHL team in Ohio
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Blue Jackets
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2 NFL teams in Ohio
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Browns & Bengals
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NBA team in Ohio
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Cavaliers
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NBA team in Oklahoma
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Thunder
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NBA team in Oregon
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Trail Blazers
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2 MLB teams in Pennsylvania
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Pirates & Phillies
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2 NFL teams in Pennsylvania
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Steelers & Eagles
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2 NHL teams in Pennsylvania
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Flyers & Penguins
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NBA team in Pennsylvania
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76ers
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Two attorneys in the Scopes Monkey Trial (1925)
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Darrow (Scopes) vs. William Jennings Bryan (State of Tennessee)
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Play/movie dramatizing the Scopes Monkey Trial
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Inherit the Wind
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NHL team in Tennessee
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Predators
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NFL team in Tennessee
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Titans
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NBA team in Tennessee
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Grizzlies
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2 MLB teams in Texas
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Astros & Rangers
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NHL team in Texas
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Stars
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2 NFL teams in Texas
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Texans & Cowboys
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3 NBA teams in Texas
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Mavericks, Rockets & Spurs
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NBA team in Utah
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Jazz
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MLB team in Washington
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Mariners
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NFL team in Washington
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Seahawks
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MLB team in Wisconsin
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Brewers
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NFL team in Wisconsin
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Packers
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NBA team in Wisconsin
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Bucks
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MLB team in DC
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Nationals
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NHL team in DC
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Capitals
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NFL team in DC
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Potatoes
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NBA team in DC
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Wizards
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2 NHL teams in Alberta
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Flames & Oilers
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NHL team in British Columbia
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Canucks
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NHL team in Manitoba
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Jets
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MLB team in Ontario
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Blue Jays
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2 NHL teams in Ontario
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Senators & Maple Leafs
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NBA team in Ontario
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Raptors
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NHL team in Quebec
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Canadiens
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Publisher of an anti-slavery newspaper
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William Lloyd Garrison
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First black person to earn a doctorate from Harvard
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WEB Du Bois
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First black person to sing with the NY Metropolitan Opera
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Marian Anderson
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First black woman elected to Congress (1969)
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Shirley Chisholm
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First black person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature
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Toni Morrison
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Maya Angelou's autobiography
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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First black woman elected to US Senate (1992)
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Carol Mosely Braun
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First black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize (1950)
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Ralph Bunche
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First black astronaut in space (1983)
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Guion Bluford
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First black female astronaut (1992)
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Mae Jemison
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First black Pulitzer Prize winner (Poetry, 1950)
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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First black man to win a Grammy (1958)
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Count Basie
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First black woman to win a Grammy (1958)
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Ella Fitzgerald
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First black Oscar winner (1940)
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Hattie McDaniel (supporting actress)
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First black Best Actor Oscar winner (1963)
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Sidney Poitier
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First black Best Actress Oscar winner (2001)
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Halle Berry
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First black Best Actress Oscar nominee (1954)
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Dorothy Dandridge
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Black woman who won Wimbledon in 1957 and 1958
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Althea Gibson
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Black man who won Wimbledon in 1975
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Arthur Ashe
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First black heavyweight boxing champion (1908)
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Jack Johnson
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2 bible books named after women
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Esther, Ruth
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Bible book that tells of the destruction of Jerusalem
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Leviticus
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First book of the bible, alphabetically
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Amos
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Bible book with the shortest name
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Job
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Bible book written by David
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Psalms
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Bible book written by Solomon
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Proverbs
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Noah's three sons
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Shem, Ham & Japeth
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Mountain where the ark landed
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Ararat
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Birds Noah sent out from the ark
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Dove, raven
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Isaac's wife in the bible
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Rebecca
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Father of Jacob and Esau
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Isaac
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Mother of Jacob and Esau
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Rebecca
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Father of Joseph (dreamcoat Joseph)
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Jacob
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Jacob's wife, Joseph's mother
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Rachel
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Zipporah's husband
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Moses
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Brother of Moses
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Aaron
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Sister of Moses
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Miriam
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Number of years the Israelites were in Egypt
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400
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Mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments
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Sinai
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Chest containing the Ten Commandments
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Ark of the Covenant
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Biblical land "Flowing With Milk and Honey"
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Canaan
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Leader of the Israelites after Moses
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Joshua
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Walled city conquered by Joshua
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Jericho
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Festival to celebrate Esther
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Purim
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Esther's cousin
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Mordecai
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Esther's antagonist
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Haman
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Esther's husband
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Xerxes
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Ruth's mother-in-law
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Naomi
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Naomi's daughter-in-law
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Ruth
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Ruth's husband
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Boaz
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Righteous man from Uz
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Job
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Prophet taken to heaven on a chariot of fire
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Elijah
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Prophet from Ninevah, swallowed by "great fish"
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Jonah
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Prophet who advised Saul
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Samuel
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Prophetess who helped the Israelites in Canaan
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Deborah
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Jezebel's husband
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Ahab
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First king of Israel
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Saul
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Saul's son
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Jonathan
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King after Saul
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David
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King David's father
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Jesse
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King David slew this Philistine giant
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Goliath
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King David's great-grandmother
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Ruth
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King David's love
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Bathsheba
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King David's sons
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Absalom, Solomon
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King David played this instrument
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lyre (harp)
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King of Babylon who destroyed Jerusalem
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Interpreter of Nebuchadnezzar's drem
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Daniel
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They were thrown into the fiery furnace
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Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego
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Names of the Three Wise Men
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Melchior, Caspar & Balthazar
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Document created November 15, 1777
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Articles of Confederation
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Document ratified March 1, 1781
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Articles of Confederation
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Document made obsolete September 13, 1788
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Articles of Confederation
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First colony to ratify the Articles of Confederation (1777)
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Virginia
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Last colony to ratify the Articles of Confederation (1781)
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Maryland
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Only two people to sign the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation and Constitution
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Roger Sherman & Robert Morris
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1st Amendment
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Free speech, freedom of religion, anti-establishment, freedom of the press, right to assemble
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2nd Amendment
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keep and bear arms
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3rd Amendment
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quartering of soldiers during peacetime
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4th Amendment
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unreasonable search and seizure
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5th Amendment
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due process, self-incrimination
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6th Amendment
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fair and speedy public trial by jury
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7th Amendment
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trial by jury in certain civil cases
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8th Amendment
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excessive fines, cruel and unusual punishment
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9th Amendment
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protects rights not enumerated in Constitutuion
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10th Amendment
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limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated by the Constitution
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11th Amendment
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sovereign immunity
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12th Amendment
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presidential election procedures
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13th Amendment
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abolition of slavery
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14th Amendment
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defines citizenship
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15th Amendment
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prohibits denial of the right to vote based on race/color
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16th Amendment
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federal income tax
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17th Amendment
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direct election of Senators
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18th Amendment
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Prohibition
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19th Amendment
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right of women to vote
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20th Amendment
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changes the date of inauguration of presidents and Congress
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21st Amendment
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repeal of Prohibition
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22nd Amendment
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presidential term limits
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23rd Amendment
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DC represented in electoral college
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24th Amendment
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Prohibits recovation of voting rights due to non-payment of poll tax
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25th Amendment
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Succession to the Presidency
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26th Amendment
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lowered voting age from 21 to 18
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27th Amendment
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Congressional salary changes take effect after next election
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Maximum time one can serve as US president
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10 years
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Massenet opera based on a work by Abbé Prévost (1884)
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Manon
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Puccini opera based on a work by Abbé Prévost (1893)
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Manon Lescaut
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Abbé Prévost work (1731) about the Chevalier des Grieux, takes place in France and Louisiana
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Manon Lescaut
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Anti-Federalist woman writer
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Mercy Otis Warren
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3 authors of the Federalist Papers
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Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay
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First state to ratify the Constitution (1787)
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Delaware
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Thirteenth state to ratify the Constitution (1790)
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Rhode Island
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The four gospels
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Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
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Shortest gospel
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Mark the Evangelist
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NT book that tells the story of Jesus's birth
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Matthew
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Last book of NT
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Revelation
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Author of Revelation
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John
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Author of Acts
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Luke (the Physician)
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Mother of John the Baptist
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Elizabeth
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Father of John the Baptist
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Zechariah
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Called for the head of John the Baptist
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Salomé
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River where John the Baptist baptized Jesus
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Jordan
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Gifts brought to Jesus
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Gold, frankincense and myrrh
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Birthplace of Jesus
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Bethlehem
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Home city of Jesus
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Nazareth
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Language of Jesus
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Aramaic
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Grandmother of Jesus and John the Baptist
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Anne
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Angel who appeared to Mary
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Gabriel
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City where Jesus performed the first miracle
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Cana (water into wine)
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Jesus's sermon in Matthew and Luke
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Sermon on the Mount
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Location of the Sermon on the Mount
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Mount of the Beatitudes
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First apostle
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Andrew
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Fisherman brother apostles
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Peter and Andrew
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Apostle brothers "the sons of thunder"
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John and James
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Tax collector apostle
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Matthew
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Apostle who doubted the resurrection
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Thomas
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First Christian martyr (stoned to death)
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Stephen
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Where Jesus was arrested
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Garden of Gethsemane
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"Washed his hands" of Jesus's death
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Pontius Pilate
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High priests who sent Jesus to Pilate
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Annas and Caiaphus
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Criminal released instead of Jesus
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Bawabbas
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Hill where Jesus was crucified
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Calvary
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Man who provided tomb for Jesus
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Joseph of Arimathea
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Witness to Jesus's resurrection
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Mary Magdalene
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Wrote much of New Testament, formerly Saul
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Paul
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St. Paul's occupation
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Tentmaker
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Island where St. Paul was shipwrecked
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Malta
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Companion and messenger of Paul
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Timothy
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Last battle in the Book of Revelation
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Armageddon
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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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War, Famine, Pestilence & Death
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Shortest verse in the bible (John 11:35)
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Jesus wept.
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Location of Dead Sea Scrolls
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Qumran
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Composer of Brandenburg Concertos 1-6
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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German
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Composer of The Well-Tempered Clavier
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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German
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Composer of Toccata and Fugue
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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German
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Composer of Goldberg Variations
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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German
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School for Scandal composer
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Samuel Barber
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American
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Adagio for Strings composer
|
Samuel Barber
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American
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Eroica Symphony #3 composer
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Ludwig von Beethoven
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German
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Pastoral Symphony #6 composer
|
Ludwig von Beethoven
|
German
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Choral Symphony #9 (Ode to Joy) composer
|
Ludwig von Beethoven
|
German
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Egmont Overture composer
|
Ludwig von Beethoven
|
German
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Fidelio composer
|
Ludwig von Beethoven
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German
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Moonlight Sonata composer
|
Ludwig von Beethoven
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German
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"Emperor" Piano concerto #5 composer
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Ludwig von Beethoven
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German
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Fur Elise composer
|
Ludwig von Beethoven
|
German
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Symphonie Fantastique composer
|
Hector Berlioz
|
French
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Damnation of Faust composer
|
Hector Berlioz
|
French
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Les Troyens (opera) composer
|
Hector Berlioz
|
French
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Carmen composer
|
Georges Bizet
|
French
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City where Carmen is set
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Seville
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L'Arlesienne composer
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Georges Bizet
|
French
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Prince Igor (opera) composer
|
Alexandr Borodin
|
Russian
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Hungarian Dances composer
|
Johannes Brahms
|
German
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Lullaby composer
|
Johannes Brahms
|
German
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Billy Budd (opera) composer
|
Benjamin Britten
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British
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Composer of numerous scherzos, etudes and mazurkas
|
Frederic Chopin
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Polish
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Appalachian Spring composer
|
Aaron Copland
|
American
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Fanfare for the Common Man composer
|
Aaron Copland
|
American
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Billy the Kid (opera) composer
|
Aaron Copland
|
American
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Music for a Great City composer
|
Aaron Copland
|
American
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Clair de Lune composer
|
Claude Debussy
|
French
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La Mer composer
|
Claude Debussy
|
French
|
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Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun composer
|
Claude Debussy
|
French
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Lucia di Lammermoor (opera) composer
|
Gaetano Donizetti
|
Italian
|
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Humoresque composer
|
Antonin Dvorak
|
Czech
|
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The New World Symphony composer
|
Antonin Dvorak
|
Czech
|
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Pomp and Circumstance composer
|
Edward Elgar
|
British
|
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Enigma Variation composer
|
Edward Elgar
|
British
|
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Rhapsody in Blue composer
|
George Gershwin
|
American
|
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Porgy and Bess (opera) composer
|
George Gershwin
|
American
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An American in Paris composer
|
George Gershwin
|
American
|
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Messiah composer
|
George Friedrich Handel
|
German
|
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Water Music composer
|
George Friedrich Handel
|
German
|
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Music for Royal Fireworks composer
|
George Friedrich Handel
|
German
|
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"Surprise" Symphony #94 composer
|
Franz Joseph Haydn
|
Austrian
|
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The Planets composer
|
Gustav Holst
|
British
|
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Hansel and Gretel composer
|
Engelbert Humperdink
|
German
|
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Sabre Dance composer
|
Aram Khachaturian
|
Armenian
|
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I Pagliacci (opera) composer
|
Ruggiero Leoncavallo
|
Italian
|
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Hungarian Rhapsody composer
|
Franz Liszt
|
Hungarian
|
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Thais composer
|
Jules Massenet
|
French
|
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Manon (opera) composer
|
Jules Massenet
|
French
|
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Amahl and the Night Visitors composer
|
Gian Carlo Menotti
|
Italian
|
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The Magic Flute composer
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Austrian
|
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|
Age Ain't Nothing But a Number singer/actress killed in plane crash
|
Aaliyah
|
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|
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Elvira Madigan composer
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Austrian
|
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|
Marriage of Figaro (opera) composer
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Austrian
|
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Cosi Fan Tutte (opera) composer
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Austrian
|
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Don Giovanni (opera) composer
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Austrian
|
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik composer
|
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
|
Austrian
|
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|
Night on Bald Mountain composer
|
Modest Mussorgsky
|
Russian
|
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Pictures at an Exhibition composer
|
Modest Mussorgsky
|
Russian
|
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Boris Godunov (opera) composer
|
Modest Mussorgsky
|
Russian
|
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Carmina Burana composer
|
Carl Orff
|
German
|
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Tales of Hoffman composer
|
Jacques Offenbach
|
French
|
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Orpheus in the Underworld composer
|
Jacques Offenbach
|
French
|
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Peter and the Wolf composer
|
Sergei Prokofiev
|
Russian
|
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Romeo and Juliet (opera) composer
|
Sergei Prokofiev
|
Russian
|
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Madame Butterfly (opera) composer
|
Giacomo Puccini
|
Italian
|
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Tosca (opera) composer
|
Giacomo Puccini
|
Italian
|
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La Boheme (opera) composer
|
Giacomo Puccini
|
Italian
|
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Turandot (opera) composer
|
Giacomo Puccini
|
Italian
|
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini composer
|
Sergei Rachmaninov
|
Russian
|
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|
Piano Concerto #3 (used in the movie Shine) composer
|
Sergei Rachmaninov
|
Russian
|
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Bolero composer
|
Maurice Ravel
|
French
|
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Flight of the Bumblebee composer
|
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
|
Russian
|
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Scheherezade composer
|
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
|
Russian
|
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William Tell Overture composer
|
Gioacchino Rossini
|
Italian
|
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Barber of Seville composer
|
Gioacchino Rossini
|
Italian
|
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|
Danse Macabre composer
|
Camille Saint-Saens
|
French
|
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|
Carnival of the Animals composer
|
Camille Saint-Saens
|
French
|
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Gymnopedies composer
|
Erik Satie
|
French
|
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|
Ave Maria composer
|
Franz Schubert
|
Austrian
|
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Unfinished Symphony composer
|
Franz Schubert
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Finlandia composer
|
Jean Sibelius
|
Finnish
|
|
|
Bartered Bride (opera) composer
|
Bedrich Smetana
|
Czech
|
|
|
Stars and Stripes Forever composer
|
John Philip Sousa
|
American
|
|
|
Die Fledermaus composer
|
Johann Strauss II
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Blue Danube Waltz composer
|
Johann Strauss II
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Tales from the Vienna Woods composer
|
Johann Strauss II
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Don Juan (opera) composer
|
Richard Strauss
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Thus Spake Zarathustra composer
|
Richard Strauss
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Don Quixote (opera) composer
|
Richard Strauss
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Der Rosenkavalier (opera) composer
|
Richard Strauss
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Salome (opera) composer
|
Richard Strauss
|
Austrian
|
|
|
Firebird composer
|
Igor Stravinsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Rite of Spring composer
|
Igor Stravinsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Petrushka (puppet ballet) composer
|
Igor Stravinsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Nutcracker (ballet) composer
|
Peter Tchaikovsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Swan Lake (ballet) composer
|
Peter Tchaikovsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
1812 Overture composer
|
Peter Tchaikovsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Romeo and Juliet (ballet) composer
|
Peter Tchaikovsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Symphony #6 (Pathetique) composer
|
Peter Tchaikovsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Eugene Onegin (opera) composer
|
Peter Tchaikovsky
|
Russian
|
|
|
Aida (opera) composer
|
Giuseppe Verdi
|
Italian
|
|
|
La Traviata (opera) composer
|
Giuseppe Verdi
|
Italian
|
|
|
Rigoletto (opera) composer
|
Giuseppe Verdi
|
Italian
|
|
|
Il Trovatore (opera) composer
|
Giuseppe Verdi
|
Italian
|
|
|
Anvil Chorus composer
|
Giuseppe Verdi
|
Italian
|
|
|
Four Seasons composer
|
Antonio Vivaldi
|
Italian
|
|
|
Tannhauser (opera) composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Parsifal (opera) composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Tristan and Isolde (opera) composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Lohengrin (opera) composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Ring of Nibelungen (opera) composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Flying Dutchman composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Ride of the Valkyries composer
|
Richard Wagner
|
German
|
|
|
Threepenny Opera composer
|
Kurt Weill
|
German
|
|
|
John Adams' modern political opera
|
Nixon in China
|
|
|
|
Franz Liszt's son-in-law
|
Richard Wagner
|
|
|
|
German composer buried at Westminster Abbey
|
George Friedrich Handel
|
|
|
|
First black person to win the Pulitzer Prize for Literature
|
Alice Walker
|
|
|
|
Medal awarded by the NAACP
|
Spingarn Medal
|
|
|
|
NAACP representative murdered in Mississippi
|
Medgar Evers
|
|
|
|
Black Panther leader
|
Eldridge Cleaver
|
|
|
|
Nation of Islam leader
|
Louis Farrakhan
|
|
|
|
Protagonist of The Metamorphosis
|
Gregor Samsa
|
|
|
|
Protagonist of The Metamorphosis
|
Gregor Samsa
|
|
|
|
Author of The Metamorphosis
|
Franz Kafka
|
|
|
|
Protagonist of The Metamorphosis
|
Gregor Samsa
|
|
|
|
Author of The Metamorphosis
|
Franz Kafka
|
|
|
|
Head of a collaborationist regime in Norway during the Second World War
|
Vidkun Quisling
|
|
|
|
First child born to a reigning monarch since Princess Beatrice in 1857
|
Prince Andrew
|
|
|
|
Princess Margaret's husband, later Earl of Snowdon
|
Anthony Armstrong-Jones
|
|
|
|
Prince Andrew's two daughters
|
Beatrice & Eugenie
|
|
|
|
Napoleon III's wife
|
Empress Eugenie
|
|
|
|
Prince Andrew's title
|
Duke of York
|
|
|
|
Prince Edward's title
|
Earl of Wessex
|
|
|
|
Princess Anne's title
|
Princess Royal
|
|
|
|
Prince Edward's two children
|
Lady Louise Windsor & James, Viscount Severn
|
|
|
|
Prince William's title
|
Duke of Cambridge
|
|
|
|
Princess Anne's current husband
|
Timothy Laurence
|
|
|
|
Princess Anne's two children
|
Peter and Zara Phillips
|
|
|
|
These two African countries' capitals mean the same thing
|
Gabon (Libreville) and Sierra Leone (Freetown)
|
|
|
|
Author of The Jungle
|
Upton Sinclair
|
|
|
|
Book that exposed conditions in the US meat packing industry
|
The Jungle
|
|
|
|
Author of a book about the US meat packing industry
|
Upton Sinclair
|
|
|
|
First American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
|
Sinclair Lewis
|
|
|
|
Author of Babbitt
|
Sinclair Lewis
|
|
|
|
Author of Elmer Gantry
|
Sinclair Lewis
|
|
|
|
Author of Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott
|
Sinclair Lewis
|
|
|
|
Founder and first leader of the Red Army
|
Leon Trotsky
|
|
|
|
Russian revolutionary born Lev Bronshtein in Ukraine
|
Leon Trotsky
|
|
|
|
Russian revolutionary who lived in exile in Mexico 1929-1940
|
Leon Trotsky
|
|
|
|
Republican nominee in the 1964 election
|
Barry Goldwater
|
|
|
|
Arizona Republican of the 1960s
|
Barry Goldwater
|
|
|
|
Political conservative of the 1960s opposed to religious right, government intervention
|
Barry Goldwater
|
|
|
|
Ran against incumbent LBJ for the Democratic nomination in 1968
|
Eugene McCarthy
|
|
|
|
Minnesota Democrat of the 1960s
|
Eugene McCarthy
|
|
|
|
5 candidates for the 1968 Democratic nomination
|
LBJ, RFK, Humphrey, McCarthy, McGovern
|
|
|
|
Republican senator from Wisconsin, 1947-1957
|
Joseph McCarthy
|
|
|
|
If a jazz album has the word "Blue" in its title, it might be by this trumpeter
|
Miles Davis
|
|
|
|
Jazz saxophonist known as "Bird" or "Yardbird"
|
Charlie Parker
|
|
|
|
Jazz saxophonist who was an intellectual icon for the Beat Generation
|
Charlie Parker
|
|
|
|
Jazz pianist and bandleader who elevated perception of jazz
|
Duke Ellington
|
|
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Jazz saxophonist influenced by several world religions, made his first recordings while in the Navy
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John Coltrane
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Jazz/bebop trumpeter and bandleader with a beret, horn-rimmed spectacles and a bent horn
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Dizzy Gillespie
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New Orleans jazz trumpeter/cornetist who popularized scan singing
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Louis Armstrong
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"Satchmo"
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Louis Armstrong
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South Dakotan Democratic nominee in the 1972 election
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George McGovern
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Republican presidential candidate, 2012
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Mitt Romney
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Paul Ryan
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Republican presidential candidate, 2008
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John McCain
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Sarah Palin
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Democratic presidential candidate, 2004
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John Kerry
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John Edwards
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Democratic presidential candidate, 2000
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Al Gore
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Joe Lieberman
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Republican presidential candidate, 1996
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Bob Dole
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3rd party presidential candidate, 2000
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Ralph Nader
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3rd party presidential candidate, 1992 and 1996
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Ross Perot
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1988
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Michael Dukakis
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1984
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Walter Mondale
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Geraldine Ferraro
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1972
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George McGovern
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1968
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Hubert Humphrey
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Muskie
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Republican presidential candidate, 1960
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Richard Nixon
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1952 and 1956
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Adlai Stevenson
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3rd party presidential candidate, 1968
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George Wallace
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Republican presidential candidate, 1944 and 1948
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Thomas E. Dewey
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defeated by Truman
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Republican presidential candidate, 1940
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Wendell Willkie
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Republican presidential candidate, 1936
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Alf Landon
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1928
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Al Smith
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Catholic
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1924
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John W. Davis
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1920
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James M. Cox
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3rd party presidential candidate, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920
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Eugene V. Debs
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Socialist
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Republican presidential candidate, 1916
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Charles Evans Hughes
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3rd party presidential candidate who received more votes than the Republican in 1912 election
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Progressive Party
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1896, 1900, 1908
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William Jennings Bryan
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Significant third party in presidential elections between 1884 and 1916
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Prohibition
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Keynote speaker at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
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Daniel Inouye
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Most-recorded jazz composer
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Duke Ellington
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Jazz pianist active 1940s-1970s with improvisational style
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Thelonious Monk
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"Minnie the Moocher" singer and bandleader
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Cab Calloway
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AKA Industrial Workers of the World
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Wobblies
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Republican presidential candidate, 1884
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James G. Blaine
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Senator from Maine, Secretary of State 1889-1892
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Senators from this state include Hannibal Hamlin, Margaret Chase Smith, Edmund Muskie and Olympia Snowe
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Maine
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Democratic presidential candidate, 1876 (won the popular vote)
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Samuel J. Tilden
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Liberal Republican presidential candidate, 1872
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Horace Greeley
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Newspaper editor
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During the Mexican-American War, this US Army major took control of California
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John C. Fremont
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Maine senator who was US Special Envoy for Northern Ireland
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George Mitchell
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Longest-serving general: War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Mexican-American War, Second Seminole War, American Civil War
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Winfield Scott
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Old Fuss and Feathers
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Tallest man ever nominated by a major party (Whig) for president
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Winfield Scott
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6'5"
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Michigan senator who was the Democratic nominee for president in 1848
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Lewis Cass
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US Senator (Whig) from Kentucky between 1806 and 1852, Secretary of State under JQ Adams
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Henry Clay
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US Senator (Whig) from Massachusetts between 1841 and 1852
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Daniel Webster
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Protagonist of The Devil and Daniel Webster
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Jabez Stone
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Author of The Devil and Daniel Webster
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Stephen Vincent Benet
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Governor of New York credited with the construction of the Erie Canal
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DeWitt Clinton
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First Chief Justice of the United States
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John Jay
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appointed by Washington
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Chief Justice of the United States (2005-present)
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John Roberts
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appointed by GW Bush
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Chief Justice of the United States (1986-2005)
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William Rehnquist
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appointed by Reagan
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Chief Justice of the United States (1969-1986)
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Warren E. Burger
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appointed by Nixon
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Chief Justice of the United States (1954-1969)
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Earl Warren
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appointed by Eisenhower
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Chief Justice of the United States (1941-1946)
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Harlan F. Stone
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appointed by Roosevelt
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Chief Justice of the United States (1930-1941)
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Charles Evans Hughes
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appointed by Hoover
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Chief Justice of the United States (1921-1930)
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William Howard Taft
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appointed by Harding
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Chief Justice of the United States (1864-1873)
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Salmon P. Chase
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appointed by Lincoln
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Chief Justice of the United States (1801-1835)
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John Marshall
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appointed by John Adams
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Abraham Lincoln served in this war
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Black Hawk War
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Protagonist of The Metamorphosis
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Gregor Samsa
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Author of The Metamorphosis
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Franz Kafka
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Head of a collaborationist regime in Norway during the Second World War
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Vidkun Quisling
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U-2 spy plane pilot shot down in 1960
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Francis Gary Powers
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Mayor of West Berlin during construction of the Berlin Wall, later chancellor of West Germany
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Willy Brandt
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Man associated with Dale Evans
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Roy Rogers
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Man associated with Dale Evans
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Roy Rogers
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Jazz clarinetist and bandleader who married Lana Turner and Ava Gardner
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Artie Shaw
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South Carolina senator between 1832 and 1850
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John C. Calhoun
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Has the crazy eyes
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Wisconsin senator/governor (early 20th c.) who opposed the dominance of corporations over the Government
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Teapot Dome
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Conservative Ohio senator who was the main opponent of the New Deal
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Robert Taft
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This senator was elected at age 29 but turned 30 before the swearing-in ceremony in 1973
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Joe Biden
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Supreme Court case in which the Court held that African Americans, whether slave or free, could not be American citizens and therefore had no standing to sue in federal court
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Dred Scott v. Sandford
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Chief Justice during Dred Scott v. Sandford
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Roger Taney
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"Deep Throat"'s true identity
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Mark Felt
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Chief Justice during Bush v. Gore
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William Rehnquist
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Administered the oath of office to Bush, Clinton and Bush
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William Rehnquist
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Added stripes to the sleeves of his robes like the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe
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William Rehnquist
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Longest-serving Chief Justice of the US
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John Marshall
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Longest-serving Justice of the US
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William O. Douglas
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Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal"
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Chief Justice during Plessy v. Ferguson
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Melville Fuller
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Journalists who were tipped off to Nixon's involvement in Watergate scandal
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Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
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First woman on the US Supreme Court
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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First Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex wedding
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Oldest current Supreme Court justice
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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First Black woman on a postage stamp
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Harriet Tubman
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First Black US Poet Laureate
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Rita Dove
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First Black winner of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
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Gwendolyn Brooks
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First Black winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature
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Alice Walker
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First Black winner of Nobel Prize for Literature
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Toni Morrison
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First Black Surgeon General
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Jocelyn Elders
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First Black woman in a starring role on television
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Diahann Carroll
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Medal awarded by NAACP
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Spingarn Medal
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Coined the term "black power"
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Adam Clayton Powell
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American poet who won a Pulitzer for his biography of Lincoln
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Carl Sandburg
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Author of Sophie's Choice
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William Styron
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Author of The Confessions of Nat Turner
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William Styron
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NASA's first manned spaceflight mission
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Freedom 7
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NASA's first manned orbital spaceflight
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Friendship 7
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First man to orbit the Earth
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John Glenn
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First manned space mission
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Vostok 1 |
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14-letter word for someone who's worried about their own health
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valetudiarian
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13-letter word for someone who's worried about their own health
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hypochondriac
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only non-sitting Vice President to be elected President
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Richard Nixon
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Election that featured a former VP against the incumbent VP
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1968
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Nixon v Humphrey
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only person to be elected President and Vice President twice each
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Richard Nixon
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first Presidential candidate to choose his Vice Presidential candidate
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Franklin Roosevelt
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1940
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last Presidential candidate to leave his VP up to the convention
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Adlai Stevenson
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1956
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only president to affirm the oath of office
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Franklin Pierce
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Three presidents who died on July 4
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Adams, Jefferson and Monroe
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Four sitting VPs elected president
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Adams, Jefferson, Van Buren and HW Bush
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Pitched a no-hitter on LSD
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Dock Ellis
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Most recent film to win Best Picture without a Best Director nomination
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Argo
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Others: Wings, Grand Hotel, Driving Miss Daisy
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First animated film nominated for Best Picture
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Beauty & the Beast
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Two sequels to win Best Picture
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The Godfather Part II, Return of the King
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First sequel to be nominated for Best Picture
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The Bells of St. Mary's
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Second silent film to win Best Picture
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The Artist
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Only two black-and-white Best Picture winners since 1960
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Schindler's List, The Artist
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Most recent Best Picture nominee to receive nominations in all four acting categories
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American Hustle
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Most recent film to win Best Picture without receiving any acting nominations
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Slumdog Millionaire
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Most-recent Best Picture winner to win both Best Actor and Best Actress
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The Silence of the Lambs
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Only Best Picture winner to have credited roles for actors of only one gender
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Lawrence of Arabia
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First Best Picture nominee to receive nominations in all of the four acting categories
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Mrs Miniver
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First production from a non-English speaking country to win Best Picture
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The Artist
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France
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First Best Picture winner directed by a black person
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12 Years a Slave
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Steve McQueen
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Author of Paddington Bear books
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Michael Bond
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Paddington Bear came from this country
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Peru
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American Olympic runner taken prisoner by the Japanese in WWII
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Louis Zamperini
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Steven Hawking's alma mater
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Cambridge
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Canadian author of The Cremation of Sam McGee
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Robert W. Service
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Secretary of Defense under Reagan
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Caspar Weinberger |
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