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Wyborowa is a popular Polish brand of this liquor also associated with Russia |
Vodka
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Bertolucci's movie "1900" is about 2 men born the day this "Aida" composer died |
Giuseppe Verdi
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Joseph L. Mankiewicz based his screenplay for this film on Mary Orr's story "The Wisdom of Eve" |
All About Eve
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Prior to 1992 this country had 3 historical regions: Moravia, Bohemia & Slovakia |
Czechoslovakia
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This influential modern jazz trumpeter was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917 |
(C: Who is Benny Goodman?)
Dizzy Gillespie
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From the Greek for "treasury", it's a treasury of synonyms & antonyms |
(we have a minute to go...)
Thesaurus
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Look for the pirate on the label of the Captain Morgan brand of this |
Rum
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17th C. composer Frescobaldi was organist at this Rome basilica for about 30 years -- pretty good gig |
St. Peter's Basilica
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This Spencer Tracy-Elizabeth Taylor film was followed 1 year later with a sequel, "Father's Little Dividend" |
Father of the Bride
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In 1905, 110 years after it was founded, this city became capital of Alberta |
Edmonton
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In 1957 this comrade became Soviet foreign minister |
(M: Who is Gorbachev?)
Andrei Gromyko
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This explosive substance originally consisted of saltpeter, charcoal & sulfur |
Gunpowder
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In the 1890s Adolphus Busch developed this superpremium beer still marketed by Anheuser-Busch |
Michelob
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This 19th century virtuoso wrote 24 fiendishly difficult caprices for solo violin |
Niccolo Paganini
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Jose Ferrer won an Oscar for playing this 1950 title role |
Cyrano de Bergerac
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Madrid is in the region of central Spain known as this; it even has its own language |
(M: What is Catalonia?)
Castille
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He was Mary Wollstonecraft's husband & Mary Shelley's father |
(P: Who is Goodwin?)
William Godwin
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This term for a broad, tree-lined street comes from the Dutch for "bulwark" |
Boulevard
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Seeing the symbol of this German drink may induce a college flashback |
(Alex: You knew that, Chris?) (Chris: Shame to admit that I do!)
Jagermeister
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Niccolo Jommelli, "The Italian Gluck", came from this southern city known for songs like "O Sole Mio" |
Naples
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Harry James dubbed the trumpet playing for this actor in "Young Man With A Horn" |
(P: Who is Sal Mineo?) (M: Who is...(too much time)?) (C: Who is Jimmy Stewart?)
Kirk Douglas
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This island is home to orangutans & the Sultan of Brunei |
Borneo
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This general skillfully led the left side of American forces at the battles of Trenton & Brandywine |
Nathanael Greene
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Worn as a symbol of penitence, this garment is made of camel or goat hair |
(C: What is a hair shirt?) (Alex: (before Final Jeopardy!) A change in scoring for Chris, even though "hair shirt" was two words, there are sources that list it as one word, & since it has 9 letters, it's acceptable.)
Sackcloth
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Last name of Edouard, who created a new liqueur by blending sweet & bitter orange peels |
Cointreau
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Bellissima! Bellini wrote for singers in this style, Italian for "beautiful singing" |
Bel canto
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Judy Holliday reprised her stage role as Billie Dawn in this George Cukor-directed comedy classic |
Born Yesterday
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You'll find Ho Chi Minh City on this river (they didn't change its name) |
Saigon River
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The theories of this 2nd century Greek physician influenced medical practice for centuries |
Galen
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This square dance of French origin is composed of 5 formations & danced by 4 couples |
Quadrille
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