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Some thought she was on a spy mission when her plane disappeared over the Pacific in 1937 |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go now.)
Amelia Earhart
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In 1969 he placed a seismometer meant to detect moonquakes |
Neil Armstrong
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In 1970 this capital's Place de L'Etoile was renamed Place Charles de Gaulle |
Paris
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His presidency saw the first federal budget surplus in 29 years but also the second impeachment of a president |
Clinton
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Alfred E. Neuman is the worry-free, gap-toothed cover boy of this humor magazine |
Mad
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Discouraged by women's place in rock & roll, this Nova Scotian seen here started Lilith Fair in 1997 |
Sarah McLachlan
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In 1958 his castle & San Simeon estate became California State Historic Landmark No. 640 |
William Randolph Hearst
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This Revolutionary hero said, "If this be treason, make the most of it"--as well as the liberty or death bit |
Patrick Henry
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This capital's Cathedral of the Archangel Michael is the burial site for many czars |
(Bebe: What is St.--what is [*]?)
Moscow
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Two days after Fort Sumter fell, this president called for 75,000 men for the army & got more than he could equip |
Abraham Lincoln
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In the names of magazines this word follows both Architectural & Reader's |
Digest
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His film roles included Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" series |
Richard Harris
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The Sphinx lies just a few miles southwest of this capital |
Cairo
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At a particularly rough time, John Dean said there was "a cancer growing on (his) presidency" |
Richard Nixon
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In 1928 Time magazine chose its first "Man of the Year"; in 1985 this magazine began crowning "The Sexiest Man Alive" |
People
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At his death in 1931, this Jersey boy had more than a thousand patents to his name |
(James: Who is Nicola Tesla?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Thomas Edison
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After Buffalo Springfield broke up, this guy rejoined Stephen Stills & 2 others in 1969 |
Neil Young
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Built on the site of the Aztecs' capital, it later served as the capital of New Spain |
Mexico City
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Televised hearings on the Iran-Contra affair revealed deep conflict among members of this Republican's administration |
Ronald Reagan
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Mick Jagger's band has been on the cover of this music magazine founded in 1967 more than anyone else--how fitting |
Rolling Stone
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In 1721 he was proclaimed "Father of his Country", "Emperor of all Russia" & "the Great" |
(Bebe: Who was Nicholas?)
Peter
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This 7-foot center out of Georgetown starred for the Knicks in the '80s & '90s |
Patrick Ewing
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The old part of this European capital has 3 main squares: Dam, Leidseplein & Rembrandtsplein |
(Bebe: What is Den Haag?)
Amsterdam
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A stock-market crash during his presidency vacuumed up $40 billion in losses & 40% of the value of NYSE stocks |
Herbert Hoover
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This "national" magazine that takes readers all over the world has been around since 1888 |
National Geographic
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This alliterative femme was the first unsigned artist to have a No. 1 hit in the United States |
Lisa Loeb
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