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Here's a changeup; the 3 classes of rock are igneous, sedimentary & this |
metamorphic
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This British fortress includes Bloody Tower, Wakefield Tower & Devereux Tower |
the Tower of London
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Of Houis, Douis, or Louis, the royal leader of the Eighth Crusade |
(Alex: [*] the Ninth. Right.)
Louis
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A Pittsburgh museum devoted to this pop artist/publisher is the largest single-artist museum in the U.S. |
Andy Warhol
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To cook an egg gently, or to be overprotective of someone |
to coddle
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On a 1972 record she sings "What a friend we have in Jesus"; Rev. C.L. Franklin, her dad, is on the album too |
Aretha Franklin
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The name of this hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony, can also be found on maps of Michigan |
flint
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Built between 1585 & 1593, Belyi Gorod helped defend this world capital |
Moscow
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These family emblems go back to the Crusaders' robes, which were emblazoned with heraldic symbols |
crests (or coats of arms)
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"Christina's World" came about when he saw his crippled neighbor Christina Olson in a field |
(Gillian: Who is Wyeth?) (Alex: Which one?) (Gillian: A.C.?) (Alex: No.)
Andrew Wyeth
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A man of advanced years who is seen as slightly eccentric or amusing |
a codger
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"How sweet the sound" of Meryl Streep singing this hymn on the soundtrack to the film "Silkwood" |
"Amazing Grace"
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Give me a Z! One crystal of this 6-letter mineral was found in sandstone formed in Australia about 4.4 bil. years ago |
zircon
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You can find Canada's oldest fort, Fort Anne, at Annapolis Royal in this maritime province |
Nova Scotia
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Jaufre Rudel was a crusading one of these performers, aka minstrels, like Manrico in an opera title |
(Chris: What is a bard?)
a troubador
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He was quoted as saying, "I like to make explosions into elaborate beautiful forms... what they become in a comic strip" |
Lichtenstein
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Rich in vitamins A & D, this notoriously bad-tasting substance is often used as a food supplement |
cod-liver oil
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In 2005, this "First Lady of Contemporary Christian Music" gave us "Rock of Ages... Hymns & Faith" |
Amy Grant
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The Rock of Gibraltar is made up mostly of this rock that's generally composed of calcium carbonate |
(Joan: What is lime?)
limestone
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"Fortress" in Hebrew, these ruins excavated by Yigael Yadin in the 1960s are today an Israeli shrine |
Masada
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The 7th Crusade began in 1248, 4 years after the Muslim recapture of this city, but it was all but over for the Europeans |
Jerusalem
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This Iowan's "Daughters of Revolution" was a stab at what he thought was the smugness of the D.A.R. & others |
Grant Wood
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To arrange laws or rules into an organized system |
to codify
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Alicia Keys is featured on the Gospel-tinged title tune of this 2006 Josh Lucas film about a 1960s basketball team |
Glory Road
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Also starting with "MA", this is a big element in the rocks that make up the Earth's mantle |
(Gillian: What is magma?)
magnesium
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Heinrich Schliemann found this place after digging on a mound called Hissarlik, "place of fortresses" |
(Alex: [*] is right. The discoverer of the ancient city of [*], Ilium.)
Troy
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This "hermit" was a leader of the First Crusade & preached its cause throughout Europe |
Peter the Hermit
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This "mama's boy" answered the art critics in his 1890 book "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies" |
Whistler
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At times unhealthy, it's a relationship based on mutual need |
a codependent relationship
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Rev. Thomas A. Dorsey wrote "Peace In The Valley" with this contralto, the Gospel Queen, in mind |
Mahalia Jackson
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