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THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE ROME |
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While grading school papers, he came up with the line "In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit" |
J.R.R. Tolkien
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Because his view of Venus is obstructed, this Martian is going to blow up the Earth |
Marvin the Martian
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Oceanographer James Snodgrass invented a gnathodynamometer to measure the force of this creature's bite |
Great white shark
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Bonnie, Sir John, Aretha |
Franklin
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Found in northwest Rome, it's Europe's largest Christian church |
St. Peter's Basilica
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A district of L.A., it's considered the movie capital of the world |
Hollywood
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Big Brother could tell you his real name was Eric Arthur Blair |
George Orwell
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These 2 Disney chipmunks make life difficult for Donald Duck |
Chip & Dale
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The fin type, the second-largest species of this, can be 80 feet long & travel at ocean liner speed |
(J: What is a shark?)
Whale
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Examples of these in Rome include Il Messaggero, Il Tempo & La Repubblica |
Newspapers
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Charles was the real first name of this Texan who died in a plane crash near Mason City, Iowa |
Buddy Holly
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Princess Di's step-grandmother, this "Queen of Romance" passed away in 2000 at the age of 98 |
Barbara Cartland
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In 1958 these 3 chipmunks had a No. 1 hit with "The Chipmunk Song" |
Alvin, Simon & Theodore
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Free-floating algae that form a foul film are called the pond type of this |
Scum
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Janet, Vivien, Jennifer Jason |
Leigh
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It's the river that flows through the city |
Tiber
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This Oscar winner's credits include "Miss Firecracker" & "Broadcast News" |
Holly Hunter
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"The Little Drummer Girl" was his first novel to feature a female protagonist |
John le Carre
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This show that debuted in 1993 featured siblings Dot, Yakko & Wakko (who sounds like Ringo Starr) |
(J: Who are "The Powerpuff Girls?")
Animaniacs
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These organisms cemented to ships & rocks are also called cirripedes, for their food-gathering cirri |
Barnacles
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James, Jackie, Marsha |
Mason
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Built in celebration of military victories, it's the emperor's arch seen here |
Arch of Constantine
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It's the colorful backyard favorite seen here |
Hollyhock
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He left his heart & the remains of 2 wives "Far From the Madding Crowd" at Stinsford Church near Dorchester |
Thomas Hardy
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This soulful singer is the voice of Chef on "South Park" |
Isaac Hayes
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A creature that expels water through a siphon is called a "sea" one of these, like a pipsqueak kid |
Squirt
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Penelope Ann, Glenn, Arthur |
Miller
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The seat of the Italian senate since 1871, Rome's Madama Palace was once owned by this powerful family |
Medici
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After jumping from "21 Jump Street", she jumped into the arms of a pro football quarterback |
Holly Robinson-Peete
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