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In 1995 People Magazine devoted an entire commemorative issue to this late Tejano singer |
Selena
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This Stephen Crane classic is subtitled "An Episode of the American Civil War" |
The Red Badge of Courage
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It's the "Emerald Isle" |
Ireland
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In 1996 Sgt. Heather Johnsen became the first woman to stand guard at this cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns |
Arlington National Cemetery
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In 1980, at age 19, he became the youngest player in NHL history named MVP |
Wayne Gretzky
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Thomas Carlyle described this British capital as a "monstrous tuberosity of civilized life" |
London
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This beautiful daughter of Ingrid Bergman shared some of her thoughts in her 1997 memoir "Some of Me" |
Isabella Rossellini
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This John Steinbeck novel centers on Adam Trask & his twin sons Aron & Caleb |
East of Eden
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The mysterious stone statues on this Chilean island vary in height from about 10 to 40 feet |
Easter Island
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In 1968 in Mexico City, Enriqueta Basilo carried a torch to light this fire |
the Olympic torch (or flame)
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In 1992 this NBA team chose LSU's Shaquille O'Neal as its first round draft pick |
the Orlando Magic
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To Pope Innocent II, it was "the capital of the world"; to us, it's a world capital |
Rome
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We assume Baryshnikov took his first graceful steps in this capital of Latvia, his birthplace |
Riga
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The title character of this Bernard Malamud novel is Roy Hobbs of the New York Knights |
The Natural
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Haiti occupies the western third of this island |
Hispaniola
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She was the first American woman to be pictured on a U.S. stamp & on U.S. paper currency: |
(Chris: [Without being called] Who is Dolley Madison?) (Alex: Someone has to ring in. John?) (John: Who is Dolley Madison?) (Alex: Sorry, incorrect.) [Laughter] (Chris: Sorry, sorry.) (Stephanie: I was going for it, too.) (Alex: Chris or Stephanie?) [Chris's podium lights up, but he doesn't notice.] (Alex: Chris. You just rang in.) (Chris: Did I? Well, I mistakenly did so, because I have no idea in the world who she is.) [Laughter] (Alex: Oh, that's too bad...) (Chris: It sure is, it sure is.) (Alex: ...because it's going to cost you 600 bucks. If you had known "Who is [*]?", then you'd have picked up the money instead of losing it. Select again, Chris.) (Chris: Confusion reigns.)
Martha Washington
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Receiver Max McGee of this Vince Lombardi-coached team scored the first Super Bowl touchdown |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Packers
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Metternich said, "The emperor is everything," this city "is nothing"--nice waltzes, though |
(Chris: What is Salzburg?)
Vienna
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Jan Troell's 1971 film "The Emigrants" earned this Norwegian her first Oscar nomination |
Liv Ullmann
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In this 1985 novel, E.L. Doctorow recalled life & the Expo in NYC during the 1930s |
World's Fair
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This Greek island is perhaps best known as the birthplace of poet Sappho |
(Alex: That's right. I could see the wheels turning! Well done. Good thought process.)
Lesbos
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This Kansan was the first woman elected to the Senate who didn't succeed her husband |
(Nancy) Kassebaum
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Joris K. Huysmans held a dark view of this "City of Light": he called it "a sinister Chicago" |
Paris
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Her film "Never on Sunday" was set in Piraeus & she later represented Piraeus in the Greek parliament |
Melina Mercouri
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After he becomes wealthy, this Horatio Alger title character uses the name Richard Hunter, Esq. |
Ragged Dick
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The most southerly of Japan's 4 main islands, it's where Nagasaki is located |
Kyushu
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Serving from 1992 to 1994, she made news as the White House's first female press secretary: |
(John: Who is Shalala?)
Dee Dee Myers
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"I feel a ton better since I landed again in dear dirty Dublin", he wrote in "Dubliners" |
James Joyce
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