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The Walker Cup in golf was named for his maternal grandfather, George Herbert Walker |
George H.W. Bush
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Argentina declared its independence from this country in 1816 |
Spain
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In the 1960s he made such experimental films as "Eat", "Sleep" & "Kiss" |
Andy Warhol
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In 1861 a Poughkeepsie, New York brewer founded this women's college; it's since become co-educational |
Vassar
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Many Viking artifacts can be found on these islands famous for their ponies |
Shetland Islands
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This poet's grandnephew, Greenleaf Whittier Pickard, invented the crystal detector used in radio |
John Greenleaf Whittier
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After the presidency, he set up an office at Gettysburg College, where he put together his memoirs |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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The Rhine Valley occupies one-third of this 62-square-mile country; the Alps cover the rest |
Liechtenstein
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He was born Jheronimus van Aken in the Netherlands c. 1450 |
Hieronymus Bosch
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This private university is New Orleans' oldest institution of higher learning |
Tulane
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These historical epics which the Vikings learned by heart were passed on from generation to generation |
Sagas/eddas
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When Elinor Wylie married William Rose Benet, she became this poet's sister-in-law |
Stephen Vincent Benet
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Born in 1735 in Braintree, MA, he wrote most of the articles of the state's constitution |
(Alex: We have a minute left.)
John Adams
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King Jigme Singye Wangchuck rules this Himalayan country between India & Tibet |
(Jim: What is Nepal?) (Steve: What is Sikkim?)
Bhutan
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He engraved his poems such as "The Tyger", illustrated them & hand-colored the prints he made |
William Blake
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Founded in Detroit, the University of Michigan moved to this city in 1837 |
Ann Arbor
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Now considered a fake, a stone with these Viking letters was found in 1898 in Kensington, Minnesota |
Runes/Runic letters
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He was the son of publisher Arthur Waugh & the brother of novelist Alec Waugh |
Evelyn Waugh
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In the first presidential White House wedding, he married Frances Folsom |
Grover Cleveland
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In its native language, this heavily forested European country is known as Suomi |
Finland
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Edward Hicks did over 60 versions of this painting based on a Bible prophecy of the lion lying with the lamb |
The Peaceable Kingdom
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Its West Lafayette, Indiana campus library system is also a depository for the U.S. Defense Mapping Agency |
Purdue
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This French territory was colonized by the Vikings in the 900s & is named for them |
Normandy
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Several of Harriet Beecher Stowe's brothers were preachers; this one wrote "Life of Jesus the Christ" |
(Jim: Who is James Beecher?)
Henry Ward Beecher
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Some speculate that this successor to James Garfield was actually born in Canada |
Chester A. Arthur
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Enver Hoxha ruled this Balkan country from 1944 until his death in 1985 |
Albania
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This artist has made a bronze sculpture of two beer cans as well as paintings of the U.S. flag |
Jasper Johns
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From 1899-1960, this university was known as Alabama Polytechnic Institute |
Auburn
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In the late 800s, this king of Wessex prevented the Vikings from conquering all of England |
Alfred the Great
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This author of "The Virginian" was the grandson of 19th century actress Fannie Kimball |
Owen Wister
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