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His 1905 paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" contained his special theory of relativity |
Albert Einstein
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A classic sweater that opens down the front is named for the 7th Earl of this |
Cardigan
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The descendants of Noah erected it on the Plain of Shinar |
the Tower of Babel
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On "The Simpsons" in Warsaw Bart is a brat, one of these to Lisa |
[Alex pronounces "brat" like "BRAHT", with a Polish accent.]
a brother
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Before checking into "Heartbreak Hotel", this superstar drove a truck for the Crown Electric Company |
Elvis
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It's Morocco's largest city & chief seaport, sweetheart |
Casablanca
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In 1935 the daughter of this famed pair won a Nobel Prize for the discovery of artificial radioactivity |
Marie & Pierre Curie
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This U.S. architect designed his Usonian houses to be "integral to the life of the inhabitants" |
Frank Lloyd Wright
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Near the top of this wrought-iron French tower is a suite of rooms once used by its builder |
(Alex: Yeah, it'd be kind of neat having a suite up there.) [Brad chuckles.]
the Eiffel Tower
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Let's all sit in a circle & play kaczka, kaczka ges--this playground game |
[ERRATUM: In Polish, the game is known as chodzi lisek koło drogi, "a fox walks near the road".]
duck, duck, goose
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They're the fraternal goodbye-sters who sang the 1957 hit "Bye Bye Love" |
The Everly Brothers
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Shortly after independence in 1956, Mohammed V changed his title from sultan to this |
king
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"C.C.", this Frenchwoman was famed for designing simple, elegant suits with braided trim & gold link chains |
Coco Chanel
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By the time its first 3 stories were completed, this 180-foot building had already begun to sink into the soil |
(Alex: You trail the streaker by $400.)
the Leaning Tower of Pisa
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The bialy of the oko; don't shoot until you see it |
the white of the eye
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This band's albums include "Animals", "A Saucer Full of Secrets" & "Dark Side of the Moon" |
Pink Floyd
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A proposed 10-mile tunnel to be built between Morocco & this country would directly link Africa & Europe |
Spain
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The term geotropism refers to the effect that this has on the direction plants grow or bend |
(Brad: What is sunlight?) (Matthew: What is the wind?)
the Earth (or gravity)
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This Chicago building's Skydeck elevator can travel to the 103rd floor in a quick 70 seconds |
(Alex: You're back on the plus side. Good for you.)
the Sears Tower
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Stay at a Polish lozko i sniadanie, one of these, & it's kielbasas at dawn for you |
(Matthew: What is curtains?)
a bed & breakfast
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In their Top 40 hit "Born to Be Wild" this band is credited with popularizing the term "heavy metal" |
Steppenwolf
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FDR met with this leader in Morocco for 10 days in 1943 |
(Jessica: Who is King Fahd?)
Churchill (in Casablanca)
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In the Arctic, some of these organisms consisting of an alga & a fungus may be 4,000 years old |
a lichen
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Rene Lalique's Art Nouveau jewelry was often seen on this "Divine" actress who epitomized Art Nouveau style |
(Alex: [*]--yes, you have to go back, uh, just after the turn of the century.)
Sarah Bernhardt
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Guinness Records' Ross McWhirter said that if an earthquake struck Toronto, it would be the last building standing |
the CN Tower
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Make one of these & you may say my "blad" |
an error (mistake)
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Golden Earring's first Top 40 hit, this "Love" song cruised to No. 13 in 1974 |
"Radar Love"
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At about 14,000 feet, the highest peak in this mountain chain is Morocco's Mount Toubkal |
the Atlas Mountains
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