|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Throughout the '70s, this Arizona senator's son Barry Jr. was a U.S. representative from California |
(Barry) Goldwater
|
|
|
Over protests from Vaclav Havel & others, this nation split into 2 states January 1, 1993 |
Czechoslovakia
|
|
|
A 1981 version of this ballet featured Dame Margot Fonteyn as Lady Capulet |
Romeo and Juliet
|
|
|
In Egyptian sculpture, a hieracosphinx has a hawk's head & this animal's body |
a lion
|
|
|
In 220 this country's Han dynasty was overthrown, beginning the period of disunity |
China
|
|
|
He dedicated "Moby Dick" to his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne |
Herman Melville
|
|
|
He was Speaker of the Mass. House of Rep. 1948-1952 & Speaker of the U.S. House 1977-1987 |
Tip O'Neill
|
|
|
Charles Garnier, who designed the Paris Opera House, built the famous casino here in 1878 |
Monte Carlo
|
|
|
The name of the Israeli dance Mayim, Mayim means this liquid, this liquid |
water
|
|
|
A museum in Ogdensburg, New York is devoted to this artist famous for his Wild West bronzes |
Remington
|
|
|
In 1920 the League of Nations gave this neighboring country a mandate over the territory of Namibia |
South Africa
|
|
|
"The Remains of the Day" author Kazuo Ishiguro was a grouse beater for this grandmother of Prince Charles |
(Nancy: Who is Elizabeth?) (Alex: Elizabeth? Be more specific.) (Nancy: Who is...oh...[*]?) [The time expiry signal sounds just as Nancy gets out her response.] (Alex: Sorry.) [Dan's podium lights up, but the light instantly goes out again without Alex recognizing him.] (Alex: Let's go to Dan or Isaac. Isaac?) (Isaac: Who is [*]?) (Alex: That is correct, of course, but I don't think we're going to be able to award you some points, because we have a problem here. Nancy, as you know, time ran out on you before you were able to be specific and come up with [*]. The Queen is also called "Elizabeth" and we wanted you to--we wanted to be sure that you knew which was which. But, after I ruled against you, Dan's light came on very, very briefly. I didn't notice it at first, but it did come on, and we deprived him of a--of an opportunity to respond. And so, Isaac, we are not going to credit you with the correct response, but we will continue. You have control of the board; you make the selection.)
the Queen Mother
|
|
|
Indicted on 17 felony counts, this longtime Illinois representative was defeated for reelection in 1994 |
(Dan) Rostenkowski
|
|
|
In 1973, after a 23-year reign, this country's King Gustav VI died at age 90 |
Sweden
|
|
|
The name of the gavotte, a dance from this country, is from Provencal for "mountain dweller" |
France
|
|
|
Luca Della Robbia specialized in sculpture made of this ceramic material whose name is Italian for "baked earth" |
terra cotta
|
|
|
In 1025 Boleslaw I became this country's first king but died within the year |
Poland
|
|
|
These brothers studied law at the University of Marburg before they started collecting folk tales |
the Brothers Grimm
|
|
|
This senator who represented Maine from 1959 to 1980 was later a member of the Tower Commission |
Edmund Muskie
|
|
|
It's the westernmost country of continental Europe |
Portugal
|
|
|
Vernon & Irene Castle popularized the "hesitation" style of this ballroom dance |
the waltz
|
|
|
Many of the figures Degas modeled in clay or this substance were cast in bronze after his death |
(Isaac: What is plaster of Paris?)
wax
|
|
|
In July 1977 the military took over this nation & Gen. Zia ul-Haq became chief martial law administrator |
Pakistan
|
|
|
This author of "Gorky Park" once wrote Western novels under the pseudonym Jake Logan |
Martin Cruz Smith
|
|
|
The last political post William Jennings Bryan held was Secretary of State under this president |
(Woodrow) Wilson
|
|
|
This large German city on the Elbe River was the birthplace of Felix Mendelssohn & Johannes Brahms |
(Isaac: What is Leipzig?) (Nancy: What is Dreiden--Dresden?)
Hamburg
|
|
|
Some movements in the baile grande, a type of this Andalusian dance, resemble classical Hindu dance |
flamenco
|
|
|
In the 1430s Donatello sculpted dancing cherubs for the Singing Gallery of the Duomo in this city |
Florence
|
|
|
In 1579 the Union of Utrecht was formed with this prince of Orange as its leader |
William of Orange
|
|
|
He managed the publicity for such films as "Pinocchio" before he wrote "The Manchurian Candidate" |
(Richard) Condon
|
|