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This pirate interrupted his illicit activities to defend New Orleans against the British in the War of 1812 |
Lafitte
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The Venus de Milo is one of many noted statues made of the parian type of this material |
marble
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Ann Judson went to Burma in 1812 as the first American woman to do this religious work converting souls overseas |
missionary
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It precedes "Bay" in a national park in Alaska & "National Park" in a national park in Montana |
Glacier
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With listings from Aaron to Zurishaddai, it's Harper's over 1,200-page dictionary of this book |
the Bible
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Jett Rink in 1956's "Giant" |
James Dean
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Edward Teach, known by this moniker, was hunted down when he tried to find safe harbor off North Carolina |
Blackbeard
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Better be good if you don't want a stocking full of this carbon-rich stuff |
coal
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Gabriel is not just an angel but one of these in the angelic hierarchy |
an archangel
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"The origin of" this word meaning a distinct sort or kind? The Latin for "form" |
species
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All 22 volumes of the current edition of this "global" work first published in 1917 |
the World Book Encyclopedia
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Dying gunfighter J.B. Books in "The Shootist" |
John Wayne
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In April 2009 the U.S. Navy rescued a ship's captain after pirates from this country held him captive |
Somalia
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You're looking at this silica mineral, widely used in clocks & watches |
quartz
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Calvinism emphasizes scripture more than does this older movement named for a German reformer |
Lutheranism
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This word that can mean an association often follows "honor" or "high" |
society
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This many "Places To See Before You Die" by Patricia Schultz |
1,000
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Eric Draven in "The Crow"; he was fatally wounded on the set |
(Brandon) Lee
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The first Barbary Coast Wars fought on the "shores of Tripoli" against pirates occurred under this president |
(Lisa: Who is Monroe?)
Thomas Jefferson
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This porous volcanic rock floats; after the eruption of Krakatau, banks of it covered the ocean for miles |
(Lisa: What is tufa?) (Alex: No, but you're on the right track. You're thinking of taking a bath and using [*].)
pumice stone
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Joseph Rutherford of this group had his followers play sermonettes on record players when going door to door |
the Jehovah's Witnesses
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Adjective meaning time long past, especially before the end of the Western Roman Empire |
ancient
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Funk & Lewis' "30 Days To A More Powerful" one of these |
Vocabulary
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Oddly, Wilma's nagging mother, Pearl Slaghoople, in 1994's "The Flintstones" |
Elizabeth Taylor
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This last name of Anne, one of the few female pirates, is a Scottish word for "pretty" |
Bonny
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Wales has a national museum devoted to this stuff used in roofing, flooring, & blackboards |
slate
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Shabbetai Tzevi, a student of this mystical tradition, became a false Messiah who brought havoc to 17th c. Jewry |
Kabbalah
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Here's the evidence: this 2-word Latin term means "at first view" |
prima facie
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"Remember Everything You Read", which presents this woman's "7-Day Speed Reading & Learning Program" |
Evelyn Wood
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Tom Hanks' gangster boss John Rooney in "Road To Perdition" |
Paul Newman
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