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Confucius
WORLD HISTORY: His 5 classics were canonized during the Han Dynasty Answer:
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Edna Ferber
LITERATURE: Her career as a novelist dawned with Dawn OHara; Show Boat showed up later Answer:
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Emily Dickinson
LITERATURE: In 1914, 146 of this late Americans poems were published by her niece under the title The Single Hound Answer:
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Resistance
SCIENCE: Its the property of a body that opposes an electric current moving through it Answer:
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James Fenimore Cooper
LITERATURE: The Red Rover is a sea novel by this author of The Last of the Mohicans Answer:
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Erie Canal
AMERICAN HISTORY: After this waterway opened in 1825, freight rates between Buffalo & NYC were cut by more than 90% Answer:
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fairy tales
LITERATURE: Grimm stories Answer:
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The Ancient Mariner
LITERATURE: When he saw water snakes in the moonlight and blessed them, the albatross fell from his neck Answer:
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helium
SCIENCE: Of the noble gases, this one has the lowest atomic weight Answer:
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measurement
SCIENCE: If youre studying mensuration, youre studying this Answer:
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dividing
SCIENCE: Poor amoebas! They reproduce by doing this Answer:
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A Christmas Carol
LITERATURE: Dickens divided this book into staves instead of chapters; Stave IV is called The Last of the Spirits Answer:
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Ibuprofen
SCIENCE: This drug marketed as Motrin was patented in Great Britain in 1964 Answer:
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Mississippi
AMERICAN HISTORY: When Thomas Jefferson took office in March, 1801, this river formed the western U.S. boundary Answer:
"/4z/yv3VT+GRKL8cd8c3dw=="
Periodic Table of Elements
SCIENCE: Elements are arranged in order of their atomic numbers on this table Answer:
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Natty Bumppo
LITERATURE: In James Fenimore Coopers The Pioneers Oliver Edwards is this frontiersmans companion Answer:
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Praetorian Guard
WORLD HISTORY: This personal guard of Roman emperors consisted of 9 cohorts of 1,000 soldiers each Answer:
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the Hanseatic League
WORLD HISTORY: In 1669 this loose confederation of North German cities met for the last time Answer:
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Hannibal Hamlin
AMERICAN HISTORY: At the outbreak of hostilities of the Civil War, he was president of the Senate Answer:
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Smallpox
SCIENCE: Developed by Edward Jenner, the first true vaccine was designed to protect against this disease Answer:
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Portugal
WORLD HISTORY: When Alfonso I was proclaimed king in 1143, it became independent of Castilian & Moorish control Answer:
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vulcanization
SCIENCE: This process of making rubber harder & more elastic by heating it with sulfur bears the name of a Roman god Answer:
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glue
SCIENCE: What youre stuck with boiling down collagen, softening it with hot water & letting it swell Answer:
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Russian
LITERATURE: In 1923 Vladimir Nabokov translated Alice In Wonderland into this language Answer:
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Oliver Twist
LITERATURE: Chapter 48 of this English novel deals with The Flight of Sikes--Bill Sikes Answer:
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Amundsen & Scott
WORLD HISTORY: In a famous race, these 2 men reached the South Pole, 1 in December 1911, the other 5 weeks later Answer:
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mistletoe
SCIENCE: Though pleasant to kiss under, this plant is poisonous to eat Answer:
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kernels
SCIENCE: Term for the edible endospermic seeds of an ear of corn Answer:
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The Jungle Book
LITERATURE: A line from this 1894 Kipling book says, Rikki-Tikki had a right to be proud of himself; but he did not grow too proud Answer:
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Crazy Horse
AMERICAN HISTORY: This Oglala Sioux chief was fatally stabbed Sept. 5, 1877 at Fort Robinson, Nebraska Answer:
"8H/J4mDFSo6C+PzGG1xOsg=="
Saudi Arabia
WORLD HISTORY: In 1953 Ibn Saud organized this countrys first cabinet to modernize the government Answer:
"O1OSPCejQBagVcDx6Cc1TQ=="
flying the mail
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1926 Lindbergh had to parachute out of planes 4 times while employed to do this Answer:
"77wY/XiVReCnGIXo1GdabA=="
Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr
AMERICAN HISTORY: Years of political rivalry led to the July 11, 1804 duel between these 2 men Answer:
"vX822ONmQu+a/Rj5bbDNOA=="
Edgar Allan Poe
LITERATURE: Roderick & Madeline are the doomed twins in his scary 1839 story The Fall of the House of Usher Answer:
"tm9+XlQNRXusIgKYpzqbnQ=="
21
SCIENCE: Its the largest number in the Fibonacci sequence thats also a day in a month Answer:
"Yac8kQQOSjmSEJRyWK7qww=="
Thurgood Marshall
AMERICAN HISTORY: On Oct. 2, 1967 he was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice Answer:
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Zulu
WORLD HISTORY: In 1816 Shaka became leader of this African people & embarked on a program of conquest Answer:
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Willow
SCIENCE: This family of trees has 2 genera, populus & salix; we wonder to which one Alyson Hannigan belongs Answer:
"lQEt4/7YROS83uJfuzAcVg=="
Huckleberry Finn
LITERATURE: This character writes, Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid....we got six thousand dollars apiece Answer:
"YGTTNoxpTu2yGyZKIjTD0g=="
Leaning Tower of Pisa
SCIENCE: Galileo is said to have done gravity experiments by dropping weights from this tower Answer:
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Stratosphere
SCIENCE: The highest jet streams occur in this layer of the atmosphere that begins 10 miles above the earth Answer:
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Atoll
SCIENCE: An archipelago is a group of islands & this is a ring of coral islands like Bikini in the Pacific Answer:
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Polaris
SCIENCE: This pole star is the brightest one in the constellation Ursa Minor Answer:
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The Twice-Told Tales
LITERATURE: This 1837 Nathaniel Hawthorne collection contained 39 of his stories Answer:
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Jonathan Swift
LITERATURE: In 1726, he received 200 pounds for his tale of Lemuel Gulliver, the only time he was paid for his writing Answer:
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Metal
SCIENCE: The surfaces of this type of element can be anodized Answer:
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Eye
SCIENCE: Used to control glaucoma, a trabeculectomy is a procedure that reduces pressure in this organ Answer:
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sunshine
SCIENCE: An isohel on a weather map is a line showing connecting places with an equal amount of this Answer:
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light
SCIENCE: Silver iodide & silver bromide are sensitive to this, hence their use in photography Answer:
"hgcQze6zR127vvmSw1iZjA=="
Louis XIV
WORLD HISTORY: At the death of Cardinal Mazarin in 1661, this French king declared that he would serve as his own prime minister Answer:
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the Medicis
WORLD HISTORY: Alessandro, the first Duke of Florence, was an illegitimate member of this family Answer:
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tungsten
SCIENCE: The symbol of this element first isolated in 1783 comes from its German name Answer:
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The Manhattan Project
SCIENCE: This project to develop a fission bomb was established in August 1942 Answer:
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intelligence quotient
SCIENCE: You may not need a high IQ to know IQ stands for this Answer:
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Antonio de Salazar
WORLD HISTORY: In 1968 Marcello Caetano replaced this longtime dictator as ruler of Portugal Answer:
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Reich
WORLD HISTORY: German for empire, the first one was the Holy Roman Empire; the second was founded in 1871 Answer:
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Egypt
WORLD HISTORY: In 1517 the Ottoman Turks took this country & put a pasha in power; today a Mubarak rules Answer:
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Kohoutek
SCIENCE: In 1973 it became the first comet studied by men in space Answer:
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Matthew Perry
AMERICAN HISTORY: This commodore became a friend to Japan in 1854, showing them the telegraph & a daguerreotype camera Answer:
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Egypt
LITERATURE: Child of the Morning is the story of Hatshepsut, a woman who ruled this country as a pharaoh Answer:
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Ferdinand
WORLD HISTORY: In 1512 this king seized Navarre, completing the unification of what is now Spain Answer:
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the Nile
WORLD HISTORY: On August 1, 1798 Admiral Nelson delivered a fatal blow to the French fleet near the Rosetta mouth of this river Answer:
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Cincinnati
AMERICAN HISTORY: Due to expansive pork processing facilities, this city on the Ohio River was once known as Porkopolis Answer:
"hV/5jCE6SKeSmD9CNqbVEw=="
The Pilgrims Progress
LITERATURE: This John Bunyan work written as a dream was published in 2 parts: Part I in 1678 & Part II in 1684 Answer:
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chimpanzees
LITERATURE: In Pierre Boulles Planet of the Apes, Zira & Cornelius are this species of ape Answer:
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Water
SCIENCE: The only substance known to ancient man in solid, liquid & gas form Answer:
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Napoleon Bonaparte
WORLD HISTORY: In April 1796 this French officer defeated the Sardinians at Mondovi, gaining Savoy & Nice for France Answer:
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Antony and Cleopatra
WORLD HISTORY: This pair fled the Battle of Actium soon after fighting began, & their forces surrendered to Marcus Agrippa Answer:
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The Scarlet Letter
LITERATURE: Chapter 13 of this classic novel is called Another View of Hester Answer:
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Fort Boise
AMERICAN HISTORY: 2 forts were founded in Idaho in 1834: Fort Hall & this one that bore the name of the future capital Answer:
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Little Women
LITERATURE: Chapter 25 of this book is called The First Wedding & it described Megs marriage to John Brooke Answer:
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Richard the Lionheart
WORLD HISTORY: In 1191, Berengaria married this king of England in Limassol, Cyprus Answer:
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smallpox
SCIENCE: During an epidemic of this disease in 1796, Edward Jenner discovered the power of vaccines & used it to save lives Answer:
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Armed Forces/Servicemen & women
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1945-46 the number of these government employees dropped from 12 million to less than 3 million Answer:
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California
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1850 it became the first state on the Pacific coast admitted to the union Answer:
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delta
SCIENCE: This 4th letter of the Greek alphabet is used to describ a high-speed aircraft wing type Answer:
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Galileo
SCIENCE: On July 10, 1996 scientists released close-up photos of Ganymede taken by this space probe Answer:
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For Whom The Bell Tolls
LITERATURE: In this Hemingway novel, Robert Jordan falls in love with Maria Answer:
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Algae
SCIENCE: Varieties of these simple plants include red, brown, green & blue-green Answer:
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Haiti
WORLD HISTORY: Former slave Jean-Jacque Dessalines ruled this country as emperor Jacque I from 1804-1806 Answer:
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Teapot Dome
AMERICAN HISTORY: The government leasing oil reserves to Mammoth Oil in 1922 caused this scandal the next year Answer:
"RB+TUo5kT7aibW7rC+Y5Tw=="
Samuel Beckett
LITERATURE: The 2 leading French Absurdists were Ionesco, from Romania, & this Irish author of Waiting for Godot Answer:
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Luther Burbank
SCIENCE: In 1875 this plant breeder moved to California using profits earned on his potato Answer:
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the lithosphere
SCIENCE: Below the atmosphere is this sphere, from the Greek for stone Answer:
"D6DXi3UJSViSiO+Qo8hkew=="
Nigeria
LITERATURE: Its the native country of Flora Nwapa, who wrote This is Lagos, and Other Stories Answer:
"kH/thlsZRvuq092kRhsglA=="
Robert Frost
LITERATURE: Poet who wrote, Before I built a wall Id ask to know what I was walling in or walling out Answer:
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The Jacobin Club
WORLD HISTORY: This radical club led by Robespierre came to power in 1793 & began the Reign of Terror Answer:
"BlalcOH+SGqjGZyW9Fbe2A=="
Spartacus
WORLD HISTORY: In 73 B.C. this Thracian gladiator began a 2-year slave revolt against Roman rule Answer:
"lzbi4vqUT6ybktxhBhhCqQ=="
Russia
WORLD HISTORY: In a 1918 treaty, this country gave up Ukraine but soon recovered it Answer:
"BDqWkdO6Sd6o6P64hfezOA=="
Sunspots
SCIENCE: The number of these dark patches visible on the suns surface varies from a few to several hundred Answer:
"VEWHH19rQP2cevoZdbcr8w=="
the draft
AMERICAN HISTORY: Youre in the Army now--in 1940 FDR instituted the first peacetime one of these in U.S. history Answer:
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Comet
SCIENCE: In 1993 Eugene & Carolyn Shoemaker & David Levy discovered a highly fragmented one of these Answer:
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neon
SCIENCE: The name of this noble gas is from the Greek for new Answer:
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Harold II
WORLD HISTORY: In 1066 he became the last Saxon king to rule England Answer:
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Frederick the Great
WORLD HISTORY: In 1740 he became king of Prussia & elector of Brandenburg Answer:
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Horn
AMERICAN HISTORY: Custers Last Stand is also known by the oxymoronic name Little Big this Answer:
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Simone de Beauvoir
LITERATURE: She based the characters of Anne & Robert in her novel The Mandarins on herself & Jean-Paul Sartre Answer:
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Parsec
SCIENCE: Abbreviated pc, its a unit of distance used in astronomy equal to 3.21 light years Answer:
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a neutron
SCIENCE: A deuterium atom is a hydrogen atom that has this keeping its proton company in the nucleus Answer:
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Brom Bones
LITERATURE: In The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, Abraham Van Brunt, a rival of Ichabod Crane, is better known by this name Answer:
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