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The Algonquians gave us the name for this black animal with white stripes down its back |
Skunk
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It's the numerical alternate name for blackjack |
21
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As a teenager in the 1940s, this president of the Philippines attended convent schools in the U.S. |
(J: Who was Marcos?)
Corazon Aquino
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In 552 Emperor Justinian sent 2 monks to China to discover the secret of this fabric |
Silk
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It precedes -bill, -bar & -bone |
T
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Cakes rise in an oven because baking powder or yeast in the batter produces this gas |
Carbon Dioxide
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Plains Indians usually stretched these animal skins over frames to make bullboats & tepees |
Buffalo
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At the end of this classic children's game, whoever holds the odd queen loses |
Old Maid
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She gave birth to her 1st child, a son, during her successful 1988 campaign to become P.M. of Pakistan |
Benazir Bhutto
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The city of Damascus gave us the name Damask & the city of Mosul gave us the name of this fabric |
Muslin
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An FBI agent is popularly referred to as this type of "man" |
G-Man
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Navigational instruments are displayed at the Maritime Museum near Franklin Court in this Penn. city |
Philadelphia
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This future chief of the Menominee helped the English capture Fort Mackinac, b'gosh |
Oshkosh
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Played by 2 sets of partners, it's the most popular form of bridge |
Contract Bridge
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In 1956 Time reported that during the Suez crisis this Egyptian president attended a Jane Russell movie |
Gamal Abdul Nasser
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The chief hair fiber used in textiles today comes from this kind of animal |
Sheep
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It's the Roman numeral for 500 |
D
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On Jan. 16, 1969 Metroliner high-speed train service began between New York City & this city at the other end |
Washington, D.C.
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The Navajo learned sand painting from these Indians whose name is Spanish for "village" |
Pueblo
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This gambling game popular in Europe is called "chemmy" for short |
Chemin-de-fer
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This 1st president of Indonesia was the son of a Javanese school teacher & his Balinese wife |
Sukarno
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A true Donegal type of this fabric will have flecks of many colors in the weave |
(E: What is wool?)
Tweed
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On a 1970s sitcom, Penny Marshall frequently wore this letter on her blouse |
L (for Laverne)
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Cumberland Falls in the southeast of this state is called the "Niagara of the South" |
(B: What is Tennessee?)
Kentucky
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Thomas Jeffords befriended this Apache leader in the 1860s & later became the tribe's agent |
(J: Who is Geronimo?)
Cochise
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Bolivia & samba are variations of this game that originated in South America |
(E: What is baccarat?)
Canasta
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This was Jose Lopez Portillo's 1st elective office; he was sworn in in 1976 |
President of Mexico
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Count Hilaire de Chardonnet is considered the father of this regenerated cellulose fiber |
Rayon
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These 2 letters do not appear on the buttons of a telephone |
Q & Z
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Neewollah, a festival for this holiday, is observed each year in Independence, Kansas |
(B: What is Truman's birthday?)
Halloween ("Neewollah" backwards)
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