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the Wright brothers
AMERICAN HISTORY: On May 22, 1906 they received a patent for an improved model of their airplane Answer:
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The Raven
LITERATURE: In this Edgar Allan Poe poem, the title birds favorite word is nevermore Answer:
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Colorblindness
SCIENCE: Scientist John Dalton suffered from the red-green type of this Answer:
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Pearl Buck
LITERATURE: This author of The Good Earth based the heroine of her 1938 novel This Proud Heart on herself Answer:
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The Revolutionary War
LITERATURE: Set in part in Philadelphia, Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker is a novel about this war Answer:
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Michigan
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1805 this territory was created from the Indiana one, with all or parts of the lower & upper peninsulas Answer:
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Mexico
AMERICAN HISTORY: On May 13, 1846, President James K. Polk signed a declaration of war against this country Answer:
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gravity
SCIENCE: Isaac Newton found the strength of this depends on 2 things: mass & distance Answer:
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spray cans
SCIENCE: In 1977 the U.S. banned these that used freon as the propellant Answer:
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C.S. Lewis
LITERATURE: 1938s Out Of The Silent Planet was the first sci-fi novel by this Narnia creator Answer:
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income
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1913 the 16th Amendment was passed allowing Congress to collect taxes on this Answer:
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Opium Wars
WORLD HISTORY: The 1842 Treaty of Nanking ended the first of these drug wars Answer:
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Nadine Gordimer
LITERATURE: This South African called her 1965 story collection Not For Publication Answer:
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rice
AMERICAN HISTORY: In the late 1600s this Asian grain became the main crop of the Carolina coastal lowlands Answer:
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Pendulum
SCIENCE: A simple one of these consists of a small weight swinging to & fro on the end of a string Answer:
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The Prince and the Pauper
LITERATURE: Tom Canty, born in a slum called Offal Court, & Edward Tudor are the title characters in this Twain novel Answer:
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the Ottoman Empire
WORLD HISTORY: Called the Sick Man of Europe in the early 20th century, this empire collapsed just after WWI Answer:
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The Three Musketeers
LITERATURE: The first sequel to this classic French novel was titled Twenty Years After Answer:
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a sequoia
SCIENCE: The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood Answer:
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silver
SCIENCE: From its Latin name argentum, Ag is the chemical symbol for this metallic element Answer:
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Athens
WORLD HISTORY: In 404 B.C., this city surrendered, ending the 27-year-long Peloponnesian War Answer:
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light
SCIENCE: Diffraction refers to the way it bends Answer:
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worms
SCIENCE: An acre of soil contains billions of nematodes, the round type of these seen here under the microscope Answer:
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a pulley
SCIENCE: This one of the simple machines is made by using a wheel & a rope Answer:
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Shelley
LITERATURE: His wife Mary said the caroling of a skylark in Leghorn inspired his poem To a Skylark Answer:
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The Sun Also Rises
LITERATURE: This Hemingway novel about the Lost Generation is told from the viewpoint of Jake Barnes Answer:
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Leo Tolstoy
LITERATURE: His Anna Karenina was originally published in installments between 1875 & 1877 Answer:
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a mushroom
LITERATURE: In Wonderland, Alice comes across a large one of these with a snooty caterpillar atop it Answer:
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Henry VIII
WORLD HISTORY: Catherine of Aragon, a daughter of Ferdinand & Isabella, married this British king Answer:
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the Sandinistas
WORLD HISTORY: Nicaraguan guerrilla group that overthrew Somoza Answer:
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Lever
SCIENCE: Simple machine Archimedes would use to move the Earth if you gave him a firm spot on which to stand Answer:
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Ovaries
SCIENCE: The Graafian follicles of these glands contain the female reproductive cells Answer:
"3eSYyHDXTV64lWbA/gws8g=="
Francisco Pizarro
WORLD HISTORY: According to legend, he was a swineherd before he conquered the Incas Answer:
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Sinclair Lewis
LITERATURE: The Readers Encyclopedia said, He loved the... main streets of America even as he deplored them Answer:
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Kosovo
WORLD HISTORY: On Feb. 18, 2008 the U.S. recognized this new Balkan state Answer:
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Ahab
LITERATURE: This Melville characters artificial leg is carved from the jawbone of a sperm whale Answer:
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the sciatic
SCIENCE: This largest nerve in the body arises in the sacral plexus, leaves the pelvis & runs down the thigh Answer:
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Georgia
AMERICAN HISTORY: This states been on my mind since it entered the Union 3 times, in 1788, 1868 & 1870 Answer:
"6xuX5l8KRZGcui6TzQj0qA=="
Hawaii
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1900 Sanford B. Dole became the first governor of this U.S. territory Answer:
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Caligula
WORLD HISTORY: After succeeding Tiberius, this emperor had Tiberius grandson executed Answer:
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the Moon
SCIENCE: In a month, this object ranges from about 225,000 miles to 252,000 miles from the Earth Answer:
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yeast
SCIENCE: Just using flour & water gives you unleavened bread; add this fungus to leaven it Answer:
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Dred Scott
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1857 antislavery forces were set back when the Supreme Court decided the case of this man vs. Sandford Answer:
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aneroid
SCIENCE: Meaning without water, its one type of barometer Answer:
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roses
SCIENCE: Black spot is a serious fungal disease that affects these flowers; rugosas have good resistance Answer:
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the inert gases
SCIENCE: Because they are never found in chemical compounds, the noble gases neon, argon & helium are called this Answer:
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Isaac Newton
SCIENCE: Termed The Last Sorcerer in a recent biography, in 1705 he became the first scientist to be knighted for his work Answer:
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Benigno Aquino
WORLD HISTORY: More than 1 million turned out for his funeral procession in the Philippines August 31, 1983 Answer:
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Bull Run
AMERICAN HISTORY: Stonewall Jackson earned his nickname during the Battle of Manassas, also called the Battle of this creek Answer:
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War and Peace
LITERATURE: Our copy of this 1865-69 Tolstoy work is 1,444 pages long Answer:
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Ringing of the bells
LITERATURE: Its what made Quasimodo deaf Answer:
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James Joyce
LITERATURE: In the last years of his life, he devoted many of his working hours to Finnegans Wake Answer:
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Antarctica
SCIENCE: In 1985 a hole was discovered in the ozone layer over this continent Answer:
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Galileo
SCIENCE: In 1633 the Church condemned him to house arrest for astronomical heresy Answer:
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batteries
SCIENCE: Inventors of these include Georges Leclanche, Gaston Plante & Alessandro Volta Answer:
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a hot air balloon
SCIENCE: Cosmic rays were first detected by V. F. Hess during a flight by one of these Answer:
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Tennessee
AMERICAN HISTORY: What was once the proposed state of Franklin became part of this new state in 1796 Answer:
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the Milky Way
SCIENCE: This is the name of our own galaxy Answer:
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World War II
AMERICAN HISTORY: WAC, the Womens Army Corps, was created during this war Answer:
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Anton Chekhov
LITERATURE: Written in 1900, In the Ravine is one of this Russian playwrights finest stories Answer:
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the Alamo
AMERICAN HISTORY: Our flag still waves proudly from the walls, William B. Travis said of it, I shall never surrender or retreat Answer:
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Rochester
LITERATURE: Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys is the story of the mad wife of this Jane Eyre character Answer:
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the Statue of Liberty
AMERICAN HISTORY: This statue got a new torch in 1986; the old one was 100 years old Answer:
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Fossils
SCIENCE: Horseshoe crabs & coelacanth fish are considered living ones of these Answer:
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Alexander Hamilton
AMERICAN HISTORY: Though he said he found dueling abhorent, he participated in one in 1804 Answer:
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San Martin
WORLD HISTORY: At the urging of this general now on the 5-peso note, Argentina declared its independence from Spain July 9, 1816 Answer:
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Washington Irving
LITERATURE: One contributor to Knickerbocker magazine was this author, who used Knickerbocker as a pseudonym Answer:
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The Magnificent Ambersons
LITERATURE: In 1919 Booth Tarkington won a Pulitzer Prize for this Magnificent novel; in 1922 he won again for Alice Adams Answer:
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The Old Man and the Sea
LITERATURE: 1952 novel that begins off the coast of Cuba, & ends on shore 3 days later Answer:
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The Little Mermaid
LITERATURE: In the Andersen tale, at age 15 she swims to the oceans surface & views the world above for the first time Answer:
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the Great Wall
WORLD HISTORY: In the 3rd century B.C., during the reign of Shih Huang Ti, at least 1 million slaves were used to build this Answer:
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Ichabod Crane
LITERATURE: Irvings bird-like hero chased by the Headless Horseman Answer:
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John Jay
AMERICAN HISTORY: Before becoming chief justice in 1789, he was Secy of Foreign Affairs in the Continental Congress Answer:
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Poland
WORLD HISTORY: Wladyslaw Gomulka was first secretary of this countrys Communist party from 1956-1970 Answer:
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Joseph Priestley
SCIENCE: He invented carbonated water as a byproduct of his investigations into the chemistry of air Answer:
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King Faisal
WORLD HISTORY: In 1975 Khalid succeeded this man, assassinated by a nephew, as king of Saudi Arabia Answer:
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North Carolina
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1960 black sit-ins at segregated lunch counters started in Greensboro in this state Answer:
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Darius the Great
WORLD HISTORY: Around 500 B.C. this Persian king built Persepolis; parts of the citys audience hall & palace are still standing Answer:
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William of Orange
WORLD HISTORY: The Glorious Revolution of 1688 brought this Dutchman to power as king of England, Scotland, & Ireland Answer:
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Don Quixote
LITERATURE: Cervantes novel that tells us, A knight errant without a lady is like...a body without a soul Answer:
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tea
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1774 New Jerseyites dressed as Indians burned this in Greenwich; a similar Party occurred earlier in Boston Answer:
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Luxembourg
WORLD HISTORY: At the Congress of Vienna, William I of the Netherlands traded Nassau for this Duchy Answer:
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John Smith
AMERICAN HISTORY: He related the story of Pocahontas in his General History of Virginia in 1624 Answer:
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2
SCIENCE: You have many sweatglands, but only this number of lacrimal glands Answer:
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poverty
AMERICAN HISTORY: The War on this, approved by Congress in August of 1964, included VISTA, Volunteers in Service to America Answer:
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Archimedes
SCIENCE: In the third century B.C. this principled Greek showed the value of pi was between 223/71 & 220/70 Answer:
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flappers
AMERICAN HISTORY: Term for the women of the 1920s who wore bobbed hair, short dresses & long strings of beads Answer:
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an echo
SCIENCE: A sounds repetition by reflection Answer:
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Santa Fe
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1692 the Spanish regained control of this future New Mexico capital from the Pueblo Indians Answer:
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Pasteurization
SCIENCE: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the organisms this process kills in milk Answer:
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
LITERATURE: The final chapter of this classic book is entitled Quasimodos Marriage Answer:
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tides
SCIENCE: In parts of the Caribbean, these are on a diurnal cycle: one high, one low a day, thats it Answer:
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Hans Christian Andersen
LITERATURE: He published the first 4 of his fairy tales in an 1835 pamphlet; The Tinder Box was among them Answer:
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Missouri
AMERICAN HISTORY: A compromise allowed Maines admission to the union in 1820 as a free state & this as a slave state in 1821 Answer:
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Three Mile Island
AMERICAN HISTORY: Cleanup of this Pennsylvania nuclear power plant following the 1979 meltdown didnt end until 1993 Answer:
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The Spanish Inquisition
WORLD HISTORY: This tribunal flourished in Spain for centuries until it was finally suppressed in 1834 Answer:
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Sam Houston
AMERICAN HISTORY: The siege of the Alamo gave this Texas general time to prepare for the Battle of San Jacinto Answer:
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Edgar Allan Poe
LITERATURE: His famous story The Tell-Tale Heart tells us, It was not the old man who vexed me, but his evil eye Answer:
"dEDPKbquRWSlDonIVSt2BA=="
Ishmael
LITERATURE: At the end of Moby Dick, this narrator is rescued by another whaling ship, the Rachel Answer:
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Joseph Lister
SCIENCE: This British baron pioneered antiseptic surgery using carbolic acid for sterilization Answer:
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