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19th CENTURY AMERICAN LIT |
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Son succeeded father as leader of this Asian country that said it would withdraw from the nuclear nonprolif. treaty |
North Korea
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The Tigers were tamed as this team won the 2006 World Series |
the St. Louis Cardinals
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In an 1876 novel, he cons Ben, Billy & Johnny into whitewashing a fence for him |
Tom Sawyer
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Beware of bulging or swollen cans of food; it could be a sign of this food poisoning |
(Eliza: What is salmonella?)
botulism
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Around 1000 A.D. it was Dai Co Viet |
Vietnam
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Sing along to the music with this Japanese word that literally means "empty orchestra" |
(Stephen: What is kabuki?)
karaoke
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After Saddam Hussein invaded this country, the U.S. attacked Iraq |
Kuwait
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In February 2005 this QB led the Patriots to their third Super Bowl win in 4 years, defeating the Eagles |
(Tom) Brady
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In this novel, Hester Prynne's husband assumes the guise of Roger Chillingworth, a doctor |
The Scarlet Letter
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Of the 3 common types of burn, this intermediate type is typified by blisters & swelling |
second degree
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Kongeriket Norge translates to "Kingdom of" this |
[Stephen furiously tries to buzz in, but Eliza wins the buzzer battle.] ... (Alex: Yeahhh, you broke Stephen's heart.)
Norway
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For sleepover guests, you might consider one of these Japanese mattresses that can double as a sofa |
a futon
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After a bitter confirmation hearing, this man took over for retiring justice Thurgood Marshall |
Clarence Thomas
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This driver seen here is the only man to twice win three of NASCAR's top 5 races in one year |
Jeff Gordon
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"The Legend of" this place is set in "Greensburgh... which is more generally" known as Tarry Town |
Sleepy Hollow
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Hepatitis, which can be severe or cause no symptoms at all, is an inflammation of this organ |
the liver
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The name of this European country on the Atlantic comes from the Latin for a city where ships unload |
(Eliza: What is Puerto Rico?)
Portugal
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Tofu, a Japanese word, comes from this type of bean, which is also from the Japanese |
soy
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In 1994 Boris Yeltsin had his Russian forces invade this breakaway republic |
Chechnya
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This Swiss mister is the first man to win both Wimbledon & the U.S. Open 3 straight times |
(Roger) Federer
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Text that was deleted by the original publisher in 1895 was restored to this Stephen Crane novel in 1982 |
(Stephen: What is Where the Red Fern Grows?)
The Red Badge of Courage
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It became a duchy in 1354 & a grand duchy in 1815 |
Luxembourg
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Violent & futuristic anime can be based on these, Japanese for "comic books" |
manga
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The leader of this S. Amer. country's Shining Path movement was captured, & Pres. Fujimori called him a "monster" |
Peru
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In 2004 he won the floor exercise at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships; he was second to twin brother Morgan in '02 & '03 |
Paul Hamm
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Captain Kidd's buried treasure & a scarab beetle figure prominently in this 1843 Edgar Allan Poe tale |
The Gold Bug
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Very simply, myalgia is pain in any one of these, often due to a stress injury |
a muscle
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As one word, an African country; as 2, the type of food eaten on the run |
Togo
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This botanical art form is "heaven & Earth in one container" |
bonsai
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