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SCIENCE: Vegetable dye that turns red in acid solutions & blue in alkaline solutions Answer:
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first person singular
LITERATURE: Literary point of view when I write like this Answer:
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London
LITERATURE: City that was the starting & ending point of Phileas Foggs 80-day trip around the world Answer:
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discovery of the New World
WORLD HISTORY: This world-changing event was first announced in a Barcelona banquet hall in April 1493 Answer:
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Zimbabwe
WORLD HISTORY: In 1200 Africas Shona people had a mighty city called Great this, adopted in 1979 as Rhodesias new name Answer:
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Mir
SCIENCE: This space station turned 10 in February 1996 Answer:
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Yucatan Peninsula
WORLD HISTORY: In 1517 Cordova became the first Spaniard to reach Mexico when he landed on this east coast peninsula Answer:
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Garrison Keillor
LITERATURE: Some of the stories & poems in We Are Still Married reflect on this authors life in Minnesota Answer:
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freezing
SCIENCE: Cryobiologists are interested in doing this to living matter to preserve it for future use Answer:
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iron and steel
SCIENCE: The 2 primary ferrous metals Answer:
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adrenaline
SCIENCE: Also known as epinephrine, this hormone is secreted in response to stress, like fear or injury Answer:
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New Orleans
AMERICAN HISTORY: Unaware of the Treaty of Ghent signed earlier, the British attacked this Louisiana city on Jan. 8, 1815 Answer:
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The Korean War
WORLD HISTORY: An armistice to end this war was signed at Panmunjom in July 1953 Answer:
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Thomas Edison
SCIENCE: In 1882 this inventor opened the Pearl Street Power Station in New York Answer:
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the Maya
WORLD HISTORY: Cities like Copan thrived in this Mesoamerican civilizations Classic Period, until about 900 Answer:
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Sir Walter Scott
LITERATURE: Richard Middlemas gets crushed by an elephant in The Surgeons Daughter, an 1827 tale by this Edinburgher Answer:
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The Mayflower
AMERICAN HISTORY: 15 indentured servants were aboard this ship when it sailed for the new world, Sept. 16, 1620 Answer:
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iron
SCIENCE: Of copper, iron or aluminum, the one that would be most attracted to a magnet Answer:
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Tortilla Flat
LITERATURE: The title of this Steinbeck novel refers to a district above Monterey inhabited by Paisanos Answer:
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Bay of Pigs
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1962 the U.S agreed to give Cuba $53 million in aid for the release of 1,113 prisoners taken in this invasion Answer:
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Calvin Coolidge
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1919 this future pres. mobilized the Mass. Militia to restore order in the Boston police strike Answer:
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Burroughs
LITERATURE: This experimental novelist named William published a 1953 account of drug addiction under the name William Lee Answer:
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Louisiana Purchase
AMERICAN HISTORY: On October 20, 1803, the senate ratified the treaty for this land acquisition Answer:
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a parasite
SCIENCE: Type of organism that lives off of another, contributing nothing Answer:
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the Union-Pacific Railroad
AMERICAN HISTORY: On December 2, 1863, ground was broken in Omaha for the construction of this railroad Answer:
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Sun Yat-sen
WORLD HISTORY: This doctor lit up China as its provisional president in 1911 Answer:
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Pluto
SCIENCE: This ninth planets unusual orbit sometimes brings it closer to the sun than the eighth planet Answer:
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Vietnam
WORLD HISTORY: The Geneva Accords of 1954 split this SE Asian country in 2 at 17 degrees North latitude Answer:
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electrolysis
SCIENCE: This is the permanent removal of unwanted hair by destroying its roots with electric current Answer:
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Sputnik
SCIENCE: After 1,400 orbits it fell back to Earth January 4, 1958 & burned up Answer:
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Horse
SCIENCE: The mother of a mule Answer:
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Mickey Spillane
LITERATURE: This author introduced detective Mike Hammer in I, The Jury Answer:
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Morse
AMERICAN HISTORY: In May 1844 he sent a telegraph message using the code hed also invented Answer:
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hepatitis
SCIENCE: Jaundice can be a symptom of this liver disease, type A, B or C Answer:
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Linnaeus
SCIENCE: In 1729 this Swede wrote Praeludia Sponsaliorum Plantarum, which described the sexual processes of plants Answer:
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the First Gulf War
AMERICAN HISTORY: African Americans, 13% of the U.S., were nearly twice that percentage of U.S. troops in this 1990-91 war Answer:
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Tereshkova
WORLD HISTORY: On June 16, 1963 she blasted into orbit, joining Valery Bykovsky who had been launched 2 days earlier Answer:
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The Scarlet Letter
LITERATURE: Chapter 6 of this Hawthorne classic is titled Pearl Answer:
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Padua
WORLD HISTORY: In 601 the Lombards destroyed this Italian city, home to a shrewish Kate, but it made a quick comeback Answer:
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the day
SCIENCE: The length of this on Jupiter is less than 10 hours Answer:
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Benjamin Franklin
AMERICAN HISTORY: From 1757 to 1762 this man was ambassador extraordinaire of the American colonies to Great Britain Answer:
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silver dollar
AMERICAN HISTORY: Contrary to myth, Washington didnt throw one of these across the Potomac; there werent any when he was young Answer:
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half-life
SCIENCE: Term for the time it takes a radioactive substance to decay to 50% of its original quantity Answer:
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Sadie
LITERATURE: 1st name of the Maugham title character Miss Thompson Answer:
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Mexico City
WORLD HISTORY: City that was the seat of government of the viceroyalty of New Spain Answer:
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The Molly Maguires
AMERICAN HISTORY: 19 members of this Irish-American terrorist society active in 1870s Pennsylvania were hanged Answer:
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Ion
SCIENCE: Its defined as an atom or group of atoms that has an electrical charge Answer:
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evolution
SCIENCE: William Jennings Bryan called this theory a program of infidelity masquerading under the name of science Answer:
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the Indus
WORLD HISTORY: Around 2500 B.C. the Harappan Civilization sprung up around this river in Pakistan & nothwestern India Answer:
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Attila
WORLD HISTORY: This Hun got an annual tribute of 2,100 pounds of gold from the Romans Answer:
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Brazil
WORLD HISTORY: During the Napoleonic Wars, the royal family of Portugal fled to this colony Answer:
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Will Hays
AMERICAN HISTORY: After serving as postmaster general in 1921 & 1922 he became czar of the motion picture industry Answer:
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Louis XIV
WORLD HISTORY: A civil war in Paris during his youth convinced this king to build his palace at Versailles Answer:
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Organic Chemistry
SCIENCE: Its the branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds Answer:
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the kidneys
SCIENCE: Each of these organs contains about 1 million nephrons, which filter blood Answer:
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
LITERATURE: Part of this Robert Louis Stevenson tale takes place in a sinister house called the Laboratory Answer:
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Brown v. Board of Education
AMERICAN HISTORY: Plessy vs. Ferguson, which upheld segregation, was overturned by this 1954 case Answer:
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Water for Elephants
LITERATURE: One reviewer called this recent Sara Gruen bestseller so much more than a tale about a circus Answer:
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the lens
SCIENCE: The focal length is the distance from the center of one of these to the focal point Answer:
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Russia
WORLD HISTORY: In 1812 Napoleons Grand Army of 614,000 invaded this country; months later only 40,000 were left Answer:
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open-door policy
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1899 Secretary of State John Hay proclaimed this welcoming policy to preserve U.S. trading rights in China Answer:
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Marco Polo
WORLD HISTORY: This Venetian arrived at the Chinese court in 1275 with his father & uncle Answer:
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Dust Bowl
AMERICAN HISTORY: Nickname given in the 1930s to the area seen here in a famous Arthur Rothstein photo Answer:
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Puerto Rico
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1952 this territory adopted its own constitution & became a commonwealth Answer:
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James Gadsden
AMERICAN HISTORY: As minister to Mexico, he was authorized by President Pierce to buy border land for the railroads Answer:
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Jamestown
AMERICAN HISTORY: John Smith was among the early members on the Council of Seven that governed this Virginia colony Answer:
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Anti-Masonic party
AMERICAN HISTORY: 1st to hold a nominating convention, this 3rd party ironically chose Mason Wm. Wirt to run for Pres. Answer:
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Francisco Franco
WORLD HISTORY: Toledo military academy class of 1910 grad who went on to become a dictator Answer:
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Pierre & Marie Curie
SCIENCE: In 1935 the daughter of this famed pair won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of artificial radioactivity Answer:
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Joan of Arc
WORLD HISTORY: In 1429, while leading an attack on Paris, she was wounded by an arrow Answer:
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John Dillinger
AMERICAN HISTORY: This Public Enemy No. 1 robbed Midwestern banks until 1934 when he was done in by the Woman in Red Answer:
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Hayes
AMERICAN HISTORY: His foes said that in 1877 he agreed to withdraw remaining federal troops from the south in return for electoral support Answer:
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a scavenger
SCIENCE: Term for creatures like vultures or hermit crabs that eat carcasses & refuse Answer:
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The Masque of the Red Death
LITERATURE: This scary Edgar Allan Poe story takes place at a spooky masked ball given by a prince Answer:
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Ursa Major
SCIENCE: The Big Dipper is part of this constellation Answer:
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Alien & Sedition Laws
AMERICAN HISTORY: These unpopular laws that dealt with citizenship & free speech contributed to John Adams defeat in 1800 Answer:
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Rememberance of Things Past
LITERATURE: Proust paid to publish Swanns Way, the first part of this epic work, after publishers rejected it Answer:
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Peter Minuit
AMERICAN HISTORY: This man who bought Manhattan from the Indians later served as governor of New Sweden Answer:
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The Sun
SCIENCE: This heavenly bodys prominences include dark filaments & clouds of gas Answer:
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salty
SCIENCE: Some minerals can readily be identified by taste; halite has this type of taste Answer:
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the Wife of Bath
LITERATURE: In Chaucers The Canterbury Tales , this bawdy wife tells of her 5 husbands & her desire for a sixth Answer:
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West/or opposite to the Earths rotation
SCIENCE: A satellite in a retrograde orbit around the Earth heads in this direction Answer:
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Vienna
WORLD HISTORY: The congress held here hoped to restore Europe to the way it was before Napoleon Answer:
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meat
SCIENCE: By definition, its what a carnivore eats Answer:
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Elba
WORLD HISTORY: In 1814 & 1815 Napoleon ruled this island as a principality Answer:
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Minnesota
AMERICAN HISTORY: The only state Reagan didnt carry in 1984 was this one, Mondales home state Answer:
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the long march
WORLD HISTORY: In 1934-35, nationalist military pressure forced Mao to lead his Red Army on this 6000 mile trek Answer:
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Neoprene
SCIENCE: In the 1920s, Julius Nieuwland polymerized acetylene, added chlorine atoms & created this synthetic rubber Answer:
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Grow Old With Me
LITERATURE: Robert Browning wrote, do this along with me! The best is yet to be! Answer:
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West Virginia
AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1939 this state finally finished paying off a $12.4-million debt to the state from which it had separated Answer:
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Sherwood Anderson
LITERATURE: This author of the classic American novel Winesburg, Ohio once lived here in the Pontalba Apartments on Jackson Square Answer:
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hair
SCIENCE: Hirsutism is having more than the normal amount of this Answer:
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the Whigs
AMERICAN HISTORY: The British party of this name aimed to limit the kings powers; the U.S. party hoped to limit King Andrew Jackson Answer:
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the Hundred Years War
WORLD HISTORY: The 3 major battles of this war were at Crecy, Poitiers & Agincourt Answer:
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Victor Hugo
LITERATURE: Before Les Miserables, he attacked the French penal system in the novel Claude Gueux Answer:
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Pierre Curie
SCIENCE: Frenchman who discovered the Piezoelectric Effect, that certain crystals when stressed make electricity Answer:
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Globulins
SCIENCE: This blood protein now comes in alpha, beta & gamma types Answer:
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Jane Austen
LITERATURE: She wrote in Emma, One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other Answer:
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Paradise Lost
LITERATURE: In 1671, Milton wrote Paradise Regained, a sequel to this Answer:
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photons
SCIENCE: American Arthur Comptons work proved the existence of these particles of light Answer:
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