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Britain was drawn into the war when this Low Country was invaded August 4, 1914 |
(R: What is the Netherlands?)
Belgium
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He made his official adult Warsaw debut in 1830 with his "Piano Concerto in F Minor" |
Frederic Chopin
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Riz au lait samp is a simple dessert made of rice cooked in this dairy product |
Milk
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It can be a blow to the head, or the resulting brain injury that produces brief unconsciousness |
a concussion
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This author of "The Lord of the Rings" was born in South Africa & brought to England at age 4 |
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Bolivia's highest peak, Sajama, lies in this range |
Andes
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This liner was carrying about 5500 cases of ammunition when sunk by a U-boat May 7, 1915 |
Lusitania
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His "Goldberg Variations" were actually commissioned by a Russian diplomat named Kaiserling |
J.S. Bach
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Escoffier said these shellfish, which the French call huitres, are best raw, but he also served them a la Florentine |
Oysters
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The hypothalamus monitors your body temperature by using the temperature of this fluid as a control |
Blood
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In "Vespers" he wrote, "Hush, hush, whisper who dares, Christopher Robin is saying his prayers" |
A.A. Milne
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They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of Europe |
Pyrenees
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About 7 pounds of peach pits were needed to make one of these protective devices |
Gas mask
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Though a strong Hungarian nationalist, this "Mephisto Waltz" composer barely spoke the language |
(Rachael: Who is Bartok?) ... (Alex: We have a minute left, you're at $8,000 & we have seven clues.)
Franz Liszt
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A famous French sauce is called chaud froid, French for these 2 antonyms |
Hot & cold
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Collectively, the brain & spinal cord are known as this system |
(J: What is the neural system?)
Central nervous system
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His "i:six nonlectures", a book of autobiographical essays, was published in 1953 |
[NOTE: The spelling of the name is verified in Wikipedia.]
E.E. Cummings
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It's been said that more climbers have died on this peak than any other in the Swiss Alps |
(J: What is Mont Blanc?) (D: What is Eiger?)
The Matterhorn
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The 1916 Battle of Jutland was fought in the Skagerrak, an arm of this sea |
North Sea
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This composer's "Trout Quintet" is one of the most popular pieces of classical chamber music |
Franz Schubert
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Dishes described as a la Dubarry contain this vegetable that the French call chou-fleur |
Cauliflower
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This progressive, degenerative disease of the brain is the leading cause of senile dementia |
Alzheimer's
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The 16th edition of Bartlett's devotes more than 5 pages to this "Four Quartets" poet |
T.S. Eliot
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Mount Vesuvius lies in this mountain range that stretches from the Gulf of Genoa to the toe of Italy's boot |
Apennines
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The famous Zimmerman Note was sent to Heinrich von Eckhardt, the German minister in this country |
Mexico
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This Italian maestro became conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony in 1928 |
(J: Who was Normandy?)
Arturo Toscanini
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Reins, these organ meats, may be sauteed with mushrooms |
(J: What is liver?)
Kidneys
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The occipital lobe is devoted to this sense |
Sight
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"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" was the only book by this American horror writer published during his life |
(Jeff: [Whispering, but no response])
H.P. Lovecraft
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The Aures Mountains of Algeria are a part of this greater chain |
Atlas Mountains
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