SOUTH AMERICAN LITERATURE |
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It shouldn't take "100 Years" to figure out this Colombian wrote "News of a Kidnapping" |
Gabriel García Márquez
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The 1925 film "Shakhmatnaya Goryachka" centered on an excited participant in a tournament of this game |
chess
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This soup may be hard to swallow, especially if the feathers & twigs aren't removed |
bird's nest
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According to legend, the Arabian is descended from ancestors picked by this Biblical king, son of David |
Solomon
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This type of bass is a fisherman's favorite |
smallmouth
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Her 2003 memoir was titled "My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile" |
Isabel Allende
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Many Russians watch the film "Ironiya Sudby", about a group of old friends, every year on this evening |
New Year's Eve
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Smaller & lighter than an egg roll, this appetizer isn't a seasonal favorite; it's enjoyed all year long |
spring roll
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By word of mouth, these Nomadic people keep track of Arabian pedigrees; some track back to 2500 B.C. |
Bedu
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Have the guts to name this main organ of digestion in the human body |
small intestine
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Born Neftali Reyes, this Nobel-winning Chilean poet penned "Elementary Odes" in 1954 |
Pablo Neruda
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"Russian Ark" follows a man through 300 years of history as he walks through this city's Hermitage Museum |
St. Petersburg
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This classic dish is known in Chinese as Beijing kao ya |
Peking duck
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When the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published these in late 2005, a worldwide crisis developed |
Muhammad cartoons
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This racing breed descends from 3 Arabian stallions bred with English mares |
(Allisson: What is the quarter horse?)
thoroughbreds
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If you want to open your own pub, consider getting a loan from this government agency, the SBA |
Small Business Administration
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Shaw was "GBS"; this Argentine writer of "Ficciones" & "Labyrinths" could've gone by "JLB" |
Jorge Luis Borges
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This man directed the classic Russian films "Alexander Nevsky" & "Ivan the Terrible" |
Sergei Eisenstein
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Spice up your evening with this Szechwan dish made with your choice of meat, peppers, dried chiles & peanuts |
kung pao
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Breaking a long tradition of neutrality, Denmark joined this military alliance in 1949 |
NATO
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The jibbah, a convex shape on the forehead of the Arabian, is often compared to this defensive piece of armor |
shield
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Played by Al Franken on both TV & film, he was good enough, smart enough & doggone it, people liked him |
Stuart Smalley
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The first novel by "Kiss of the Spider Woman" author Manuel Puig was "Betrayed By" this screen siren |
Rita Hayworth
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The 1980 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film went to Vladimir Menshov's "Moscow Does Not Believe In" these |
Tears
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Traditionally, it's shredded pork stir-fried with eggs, bamboo shoots & other veggies & served in thin pancakes |
moo shoo
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This country gave Denmark the cold shoulder in 1944 by declaring its independence after 564 years of Danish rule |
(Kazim: What is Greenland?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Iceland
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The Arabian is a smaller breed than most, having 23 of these, unlike the usual 24 for other horses |
(Kazim: What is hand?) (Su: What are teeth?)
vertebrae
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A single red triangular pennant tells boaters that this 3-word alert is in effect |
Small craft advisory (warning)
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