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CAPITALS OF THE WEST INDIES |
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In 2005 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once this country's richest man, got 9 years in jail for fraud & tax evasion |
Russia
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Though not native born, this composer became part of the British Invasion |
(Alex: Listen to a piece of his music.)
Handel
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Beavers have been known to build these homes as large as 12 feet high & 20 feet in diameter |
(Amy: What is a dam?) ... (Alex: The dams they build are even larger than that, we're talking about their homes, their dens, their [*].)
lodges
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A narrow peninsula called the Palisados protects this Jamaican port from the Caribbean Sea |
Kingston
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Take your gooseberry jam to the Iowa State Fair & win this top prize, like Dawn Shaw did in 2005 |
blue ribbon
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Hard to believe! Mrs. Ashley Wilkes' seriously unlawful activities |
Melanie's felonies
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The fat lady sang for this man's rockin' operas after the tune heard here |
Rossini
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Though it's the apex of a branch of the U.S. govt., it didn't get a building of its own until 1935 |
Supreme Court
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From 1936 to 1961 this capital was called Ciudad Trujillo after dictator Rafael Trujillo |
(Rosemary: What is Havana, Cuba?) (Cathy: What is Panama City?)
Santo Domingo
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Make a 100'-long papier-mache model of this largest cetacean |
blue whale
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A nimble robbery |
deft theft
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In 2005 there were fireworks on the 4th of July--83 million miles away, as the Deep Impact probe hit one of these |
(Cathy: What is an asteroid?)
a comet
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It's no bull--it's the Bizet work adapted here |
Carmen
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In 1932 Churchill said, "That's the highest I've ever been up" when he viewed NYC from the top of this building |
(Alex: ...with less than a minute, now.)
Empire State Building
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This Bahamian capital took its name from the family name of King William III of England |
Nassau
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Perk yourself up by walking across the mile-high swinging bridge on Grandfather Mountain in this range |
Blue Ridge
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Anglican cleric's incendiary crimes |
Parson's arsons
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This currency introduced Jan. 1, 2002 promptly jumped 1.5% against the dollar & 2% against the pound |
euro
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This Russian composer gave his fans the bird with the music heard here |
Tchaikovsky
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This important part of a building can be gambrel or mansard |
roof
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A 1634 Spanish decree declared it the "key to the New World and the bulwark of the West Indies" |
(Rosemary: What is San Juan, Puerto Rico?)
Havana
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Go wild & gorge on these "wild" items at their annual festival in Machias, Maine |
blueberries
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Weak, fragile payment insuring that a released defendant will return to court |
frail bail
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A 2003 judgment said keeping 2 women from marrying each other violated this state's constitution |
Massachusetts
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His concerts became year-long events |
(Amy: Who is Mozart?) ... (Alex: That was from The Four Seasons by [*].)
Antonio Vivaldi
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While in Oranjestad, capital of this Dutch island, you can book a tour aboard the Atlantis submarine |
(Rosemary: What is Curacao?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Aruba
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Ride a rowboat into this "Capri"cious cavern, once feared to be full of witches & monsters |
Blue Grotto
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A hip young delinquent |
groovy juvie
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