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It's the only element that weighs less than helium |
Hydrogen
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During WWII the VOA was in the Office of War Information; after the war it became part of this cabinet dept. |
State Department
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In the 1930s the Brownshirts were Nazi thugs; Mussolini's Fascist goons were called this |
Blackshirts
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Zorba creator Nikos Kazantzakis |
Greece
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This musical instrument was derived from the lute in the early 18th century |
Mandolin
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A ride through the history of this type of liquor is a fun-filled attraction near Edinburgh Castle |
Scotch
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This element was named for Marie & Pierre |
Curium
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I love the online VOA pronounciation guide when we mention this country's new president Vojislav Kostunica |
Yugoslavia
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In 338 B.C., under this king, Macedonia defeated the Greeks in the Battle of Chaeronea |
(Carsten!: Who was Alexander the Great?)
Philip of Macedon
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Artist portraitist James Joyce |
Ireland
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The trees that produce this tropical edible seen here can grow over 50 feet high |
Mango
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In 2000 a new Chinese-themed area, with terra-cotta warriors, opened in this Copenhagen amusement park |
Tivoli Gardens
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Symbolized Ar, this noble gas is used to fill most household light bulbs |
Argon
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In early 2000, just before elections, this country's government began jamming VOA Farsi broadcasts |
Iran
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In 1990 he won a runoff election against Stanislaw Tyminski to win the presidency of Poland |
Lech Walesa
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"Schindler's List" maker Thomas Keneally |
Australia
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1 of the 2 Asian capital cities whose names start with "man" |
Manama (Bahrain) or Manila (Philippines)
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If you want to walk across the Bridge Over the River Kwai, head for Kanchanaburi in this country |
(Carsten!: What is Burma?) (Robin: What is Indonesia?)
Thailand
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To make element 104, scientists in Berkeley bombarded this home state element, No. 98, with carbon, No. 6 |
Californium
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The first VOA broadcast, on February 24, 1942, was in this European language |
(Robin: What is French?)
German
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With few interrruptions, this family ruled the Holy Roman Empire for almost 400 years, from 1438-1806 |
Hapsburgs
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"The Prophet" Kahlil Gibran |
Lebanon
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A relative of the dugong, it's also known as a sea cow |
Manatee
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The country known as this island "& Tobago" claims that its Carnaval is "The Greatest Show on Earth" |
Trinidad
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It was used as a cleanser, bleach & medicine before it was used in gunpowder |
(Robin: What is arsenic?)
Sulphur
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Come, Mr. Taliban, listen to the following Pashto broadcast aimed at this country |
Afghanistan
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In the 1090s this Croat capital became the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric |
Zagreb
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Writer of "Ficciones" Jorge Luis Borges |
Argentina
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It's the easternmost of Canada's 3 Prairie Provinces |
Manitoba
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Visit this Catalonian city to see the magnificent Guell Palace designed by Antonio Gaudi |
Barcelona
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