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Charles Dickens
LITERATURE: Readers in 1860-61 picked up copies of All The Year Round to read installments of his Great Expectations Answer:
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methane
SCIENCE: The bubbling seen here is caused by this gas, a major part of Jupiters atmosphere Answer:
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the Emancipation Proclamation
AMERICAN HISTORY: Lincoln said it was the central act of my administration & the greatest event of the 19th century Answer:
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silk
WORLD HISTORY: European production of this fiber began after 2 monks smuggled some worms out of China c. 550 Answer:
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turkey for Thanksgiving
AMERICAN HISTORY: On November 28, 1946 the Allied Council adjourned their peace talks here at the Waldorf for a dinner of this Answer:
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The Catcher in the Rye
LITERATURE: 17-year-old Holden Caulfield is the narrator of this acclaimed 1951 novel Answer:
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Larry McMurtry
LITERATURE: Buffalo Girls & The Evening Star are among this Lonesome Dove authors recent novels Answer:
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Robert F. Kennedy
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1961 he became the first brother of a president appointed to a cabinet position Answer:
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Iberian Peninsula
WORLD HISTORY: A phase of the Napoleonic Wars, The Peninsular War, 1808-1814, was fought on this peninsula Answer:
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the elephant
SCIENCE: Land animal with the largest teeth Answer:
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geology
SCIENCE: Stratigraphy is a branch of this science Answer:
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Masque of the Red Death
LITERATURE: This Edgar Allan Poe story concerns a masked ball of the most unusual magnificence Answer:
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Venus
SCIENCE: After the sun & moon, this planet is the brightest object in the sky Answer:
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Draco
WORLD HISTORY: This Athenians code was so strict, you could be executed for stealing a cabbage Answer:
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Heart Of Darkness
LITERATURE: Mr. Kurtz is an agent of a Belgian Congo trading station in this Joseph Conrad novella Answer:
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Attica
AMERICAN HISTORY: In September, 1971, 43 peole were killed during a 4-day riot at this New York prison Answer:
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The Mayor of Casterbridge
LITERATURE: In a Thomas Hardy novel, grain merchant Michael Henchard serves in this title political office Answer:
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E.L. Doctorow
LITERATURE: His novels Ragtime & Worlds Fair were both set in NYC before WWII Answer:
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Shetland Islands
WORLD HISTORY: In 1472 this island group known for its pony & sheepdog was annexed to Scotland Answer:
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Labor
AMERICAN HISTORY: In the 1880s the Knights of this gave way to the American Federation of this representing workers Answer:
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Lord Nelson
WORLD HISTORY: In a 1797 Canary Islands battle, this British naval heros right arm was wounded & later amputated Answer:
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a fetus
SCIENCE: After about eight weeks, a human embryo develops into this Answer:
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Tolkien
LITERATURE: If youre in the hobbit of reading his books, try his non-hobbit tale Farmer Giles Of Ham Answer:
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Ayn Rand
LITERATURE: Atlas Shrugged is the fullest fictional presentation of this authors philosophy, objectivism Answer:
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The Parthenon
WORLD HISTORY: The 1st great building of the Acropolis was this one built between 447-438 B.C. Answer:
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Flagellum
SCIENCE: From the Latin for whip, theyre the whiplike parts by which certain protozoa move about Answer:
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Japan
WORLD HISTORY: In 1910 Korea was annexed by this country that held it for the next 35 years Answer:
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Lottery
AMERICAN HISTORY: The Continental Congress approved this game to raise money for the army; it never hit $250 million Answer:
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Russia
WORLD HISTORY: Prior to independence in 1917, Finland had been a grand Duchy of this country for 108 years Answer:
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membrane
SCIENCE: From the Latin for parchment, this semi-permeable barrier surrounds a cells cytoplasm Answer:
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Lincoln Memorial
AMERICAN HISTORY: This monument with a 19-foot seated statue was dedicated by President Harding May 30, 1922 Answer:
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oxygen
SCIENCE: Only a few living things, like some germs, can live without this gas symbolized O Answer:
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acid rain
SCIENCE: This type of rain forms when nitrogen oxides & sulfur dioxide react within growing droplets Answer:
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the Sahara
SCIENCE: A dry Sirocco is a warm wind that carries particles of sand from this African desert across the Mediterranean Answer:
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Peace Corps
AMERICAN HISTORY: This group of volunteers, created on Mar. 1, 1961, works to improve living conditions in other nations Answer:
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Martin Chuzzlewit
LITERATURE: Chapter one of this book informs us that There was unquestionably a Chuzzlewit in the Gunpowder Plot Answer:
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the ERA
AMERICAN HISTORY: This amendment was 3 states short of ratification when its deadline elapsed June 30, 1982 Answer:
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South Wales
WORLD HISTORY: In 1770 Capt. James Cook became the first European to sight Australias fertile east coast, which he named New this Answer:
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the Empire State Building
WORLD HISTORY: This building that opened May 1, 1931 remained the worlds tallest until 1971 Answer:
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cells
SCIENCE: Cytology is the study of these biological building blocks Answer:
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The Crimean War
WORLD HISTORY: Most of the fighting during this war in the 1850s took place near the Russian port of Sevastopol Answer:
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Quantum Theory
SCIENCE: Science took a leap forward when physicist Max Planck devised this theory about light Answer:
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John Updike
LITERATURE: He may have put his rabbit to rest, but in 1996 he published a new family saga, In The Beauty Of The Lilies Answer:
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China
WORLD HISTORY: During the Tang dynasty, 618 to 907, Changan in this country was the most populous city in the world Answer:
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the equator
SCIENCE: Days & nights are always 12 hours long there Answer:
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Plaque
SCIENCE: It can be fatty matter on the wall of an artery, or a buildup of matter on a tooth Answer:
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Israel
WORLD HISTORY: In 1981 this country formally annexed the Golan Heights, land it had held militarily since 1967 Answer:
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Monitor
AMERICAN HISTORY: Swedish-born John Ericsson designed this 1st of the ironclads with a revolving turret Answer:
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Charlotte Bronte
LITERATURE: The heroine of her 1849 novel Shirley was inspired by her late sister Emily Answer:
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melting
SCIENCE: Fusion, the change of a solid to a liquid state, is more commonly called this Answer:
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Sinbad
LITERATURE: On his fifth voyage, he encounters the Old Man of the Sea Answer:
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Earl Warren
AMERICAN HISTORY: On Sept. 30, 1953, Pres. Eisenhower named this California governor as Chief Justice of the U.S. Answer:
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Genghis Khan
WORLD HISTORY: The first of this Mongol conquerors many wives was Borte, to whom he was betrothed as a child Answer:
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Tarir Square
WORLD HISTORY: This Cairo square was the heart of the 18 days of protest that toppled Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011 Answer:
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Ferdinand
WORLD HISTORY: In 1488 this king of Spain sent 100 Moorish slaves to Pope Innocent VIII who gave them as gifts to Cardinals Answer:
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Alaska
AMERICAN HISTORY: On March 27, 1964, North Americas most intense recorded earthquake, an 8.4, hit this state Answer:
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Through the Looking-Glass
LITERATURE: The full title of this 1872 tale ends with And what Alice found there Answer:
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H.G. Wells
LITERATURE: Nicodemus Frapp is a narrow-minded evangelist in Tono-Bungay, a 1909 novel by this author of The Time Machine Answer:
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the Maine
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1898 Americans were urged to remember this battleship that sank in Havana harbor, leading to war with Spain Answer:
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steam
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1899 President McKinley took a turn in the Locomobile, a car made by Stanley & propelled by this Answer:
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Optics
SCIENCE: Its the branch of physics that deals with light & vision Answer:
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Pope John Paul II
WORLD HISTORY: In 1982 he became the first Pope in modern history to visit Sicily Answer:
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Compass
SCIENCE: In ancient times, lodestone was used as a form of this instrument Answer:
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Henry Cabot Lodge
AMERICAN HISTORY: Nixons running mate in 1960, he was named chief negotiator at the Paris Peace Talks in 1969 Answer:
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H.G. Wells
LITERATURE: In 1938 actor Orson presented this novelists The War of the Worlds on radio Answer:
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Andrew Jackson
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1832 this president declared, The bank, Mr. Van Buren, is trying to kill me; but I will kill it Answer:
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the Headless Horseman
LITERATURE: Brom Bones dressed up as this to scare the schoolmaster away from Katrina Answer:
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The Mayflower Compact
AMERICAN HISTORY: 41 male passengers signed this document in Provincetown Harbor, November 11, 1620 Answer:
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Diamond
SCIENCE: This mineral comes after No. 9, corundum, on the Mohs scale Answer:
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pseudopods
SCIENCE: Amoebas use temporary extensions called these to move or to surround & engulf food Answer:
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Rasputin
WORLD HISTORY: This mystic ate his last meal at the home of Prince Feliks Yusupov, one of the men who killed him Answer:
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iodine
SCIENCE: Kelp is an especially rich source of this halogen Answer:
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Fords Theatre
AMERICAN HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln died across the street from this theatre on April 15, 1865 Answer:
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the Santa Fe Trail
AMERICAN HISTORY: When the Mexican War began in 1846, the Army of the West used this trail to invade New Mexico Answer:
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Saladin
WORLD HISTORY: Richard I negotiated a treaty with this Saracen, allowing Christian pilgrims to enter Jerusalem freely Answer:
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Canterbury
WORLD HISTORY: William Laud, an archbishop of this who opposed the Puritans, was beheaded on Tower Hill in 1645 Answer:
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Maryland
AMERICAN HISTORY: On May 10, 1692 this colony founded by Cecil Calvert made the Anglican Church its official church Answer:
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Daniel Webster
AMERICAN HISTORY: On Aug. 2, 1826 at Bostons Faneuil Hall, this great orator delivered a eulogy on Jefferson & Adams Answer:
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the Jazz Age
LITERATURE: F. Scott Fitzgeralds 1922 collection of stories was titled Tales of this Age Answer:
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Pole
SCIENCE: Also a term for someone from Warsaw, its one of the 2 strongest points in a magnetic field Answer:
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Moon
SCIENCE: In a month an observer can see 59% of this heavenly bodys surface Answer:
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Alice Adams
LITERATURE: This Booth Tarkington novel tells the tale of a girls attempts to raise her station in life Answer:
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Tehran
AMERICAN HISTORY: On April 24, 1980 an attempt to rescue 53 hostages in this capital city was called off Answer:
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Attila
WORLD HISTORY: In 447 he & his band of Huns devastated the area between the Mediterranean & Black Seas Answer:
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Pluto
SCIENCE: In 2002 an 800-mile-diameter planetoid called Quaoar was found 1 billion miles past this 1430-mile-diameter planet Answer:
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William the Conqueror
WORLD HISTORY: The Bayeux Tapestry is a graphic representation of this mans conquest of England Answer:
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Lorna Doone
LITERATURE: This R.D. Blackmore novel begins in Exmoor, in the county of Somerset, in the year 1673 Answer:
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Antigone
LITERATURE: Sophocles wrote a tragedy about this self-sacrificing daughter of Oedipus Answer:
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Bull moose
AMERICAN HISTORY: When he began his Progressive Party, Teddy Roosevelt said he felt as fit as one of these animals Answer:
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Miss Julie
LITERATURE: A fling with the valet is one of the escapades of this Strindberg title Miss Answer:
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James Michener
LITERATURE: He wrote about Polish life in Poland & the history of South Africa in The Covenant Answer:
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Little Women
LITERATURE: In Good Wives, the second part of this novel, Aunt March dies & leaves her home, Plumfield, to Jo Answer:
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Florida
AMERICAN HISTORY: This Sunshine State once had east & west portions; the western part now belongs to Ala., Miss. & La. Answer:
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Russia
WORLD HISTORY: In 1825, the Decembrists attempted a coup in this country--didnt work Answer:
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Oxbow
LITERATURE: In this title incident, vigilantes hang 3 men falsely accused of cattle rustling Answer:
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Ice Age
SCIENCE: Scientists say the Earth has warmed about 9 degrees since the last of these frigid ages Answer:
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Saturn
SCIENCE: A phrase used to remember this planets main moons is Met Dr. Thip; Titan is the second T Answer:
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King Ferdinand
WORLD HISTORY: This King of Aragon freed the Catalan Serfs in 1486 & captured Granada in 1492 Answer:
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a muscle
SCIENCE: In 1996researchers announced a new one of these body parts, the spheno-mandibularis Answer:
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Tehran
AMERICAN HISTORY: 8 Americans were killed April 24, 1980 in a failed attempt to rescue American hostages held in this city Answer:
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