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Prokofiev wrote his 4th Piano Concerto for this hand only |
(Alex: That's right, he was comissioned, by the way, by a one-armed pianist. That's why he wrote it.)
the left hand
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In 1985, at 17, he became Wimbledon's youngest & only unseeded winner of men's singles |
Boris Becker
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Considered 1st universal genius, this student of Plato believed goats breathed through their ears |
(Paul: Who is Socrates?)
Aristotle
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Completes Omar Khayyam's threesome, "Jug of wine, a loaf of bread--and" |
"thou"
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These schools were first opened to educate children who worked in factories 6 days a week |
Sunday schools
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Haydn burst into tears upon first hearing this famous section of "The Messiah" |
the Hallelujah Chorus
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Originally Italian for gondola race, it's a racing meet that might be held on the Thames |
a regatta
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Delta city with automatic door openers, washing machines, & a world-famous library |
Alexandria
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Longfellow said "When she was good, she was very, very good but when she was bad, she was" this |
"horrid"
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After graphite deposits were discovered in 1564, the British began making "marking stones" &, later, these |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
pencils
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His 6th Symphony, not "Swan Lake", was his swan song |
Tchaikovsky
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Played by his home club, the following became the unofficial theme song for this 1980 rookie |
(Alex: It took him no time at all. ABBA was the singing group.)
Fernando Valenzuela
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Noticing ill effects, the Roman, Vitruvius, recommended water pipes be made of clay rather than this |
(Garth: What is wood?) ... (Alex: Even in those days they were concerned with [*] poisoning.)
lead
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He said, "Good fences make good neighbors" |
Robert Frost
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In British newspapers, it's what a "Page 3 Girl" is usually lacking |
clothing
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Ravel was an ambulance driver during this war |
World War I
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1 of 2 NFL divisions that have only 4 teams |
(Garth: What is the Central Division?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Garth: What is the Western Division of the Central... of the American Conference?)
the National Football Conference West or the American Football Conference Central
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Greek who 1st used math to tune an instrument, he's more famous for a triangle |
Pythagoras
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This author of "Prometheus Unbound" suggested to his wife that she write "Frankenstein" |
Shelley
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An estimated 79% of sales revenues of this "fade cream" are spent on advertising |
Porcelana
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In 18th-century English gambling dens, employees swallowed these in case of a police raid |
(Alex: Yes. Loyal employees.)
dice
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Russian who spent "A Night on Bald Mountain" |
Mussorgsky
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From 1956-'60, Carol Heiss was world champion in this sport |
figure skating
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The ancient Sumerian number system, based on 60, is still used today to measure this |
(Paul: What is acreage?)
time
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Creator of "Little Orphant Annie" this "Hoosier Poet" once passed 1 of his poems as Edgar Allan Poe's |
James Whitcomb Riley
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This type of retail store sells more shampoo & makeup than any other |
(Garth: What is a drugstore?)
food stores (supermarkets)
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Lloyd's of London started out not as an insurer, but as a purveyor of this beverage |
(Alex: It was a [*] house where a lot of the brokers met.)
coffee
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