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RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT! |
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She was in Kenya when she learned she had become queen on February 6, 1952 |
Elizabeth II
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Originally drafted by Atlanta, he quarterbacked Green Bay to a Super Bowl victory in 1997 |
Brett Favre
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A rock & roll president: Eagle (not Elvis, as rumored) |
Bill Clinton
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This country is Canada's main import & export business partner |
the United States
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B.I.O.N., Texan David Pay has written over 300 alphabetic characters on a single grain of this! |
(Ken: What is sand?)
rice
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Castor & Pollux are the twin sons of this god |
Zeus
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An Asian prime minister for 15 years, she was called "Indu" for short |
Indira Gandhi
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This American's career grand slam began with his victory at Wimbledon in 1992 |
(Ken: Who is Pete Sampras?)
Agassi
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A cowboy president: Rawhide |
Reagan
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The scientific name of this high flyer seen here is Branta canadensis |
a Canada goose
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B.I.O.N., herpetologist Bill Haast has been bitten over 150 times by these deadly creatures! |
snakes
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This Hungarian enjoyed a single day of wedded bliss with Felipe de Alba in 1982 |
Zsa Zsa Gabor
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In 1767 this "Great" empress called a commission on legal reform |
Catherine the Great
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A Detroit Red Wing from 1946 to 1971, it was his records that Gretzky broke |
Gordie Howe
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A Baptist president: Deacon |
Carter
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Sharing a border with Alaska, it's the Canadian territory that had a record low of -81 F. in 1947 |
the Yukon
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B.I.O.N., every year a Filipino village recreates this event of around 30 A.D. using nails |
[Unlike the other clues in the category, this one did not end with an exclamation point.]
the crucifixion
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Leader of the musical Mothers of Invention |
Frank Zappa
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In 1993 True Path Party leader Tansu Ciller became the first female PM of this large Muslim country |
(Rick: What is Indonesia?)
Turkey
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In 1984 this gymnast won 2 bronzes, 2 silvers & the Olympic gold medal for women's all-around |
Mary Lou Retton
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Eisenhower was Providence; oddly, this president was General |
President Harry Truman
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The Royal Tyrrell Museum in this westernmost prairie province is a world leader in dinosaur research |
Alberta
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B.I.O.N., because he believes it's possessed by his dead fiancee, a man married one of these dolls! |
(Kelly: What is a mannequin?) ... (Alex: The guy's not well.)
a Barbie doll
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A compound of this element, atomic number 30, is used in lotions as a sunscreen |
zinc
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An entirely female unit, the Mariana Grajales Women's Platoon, helped win this country's 1956-58 socialist revolution |
Cuba
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Later a Knick, this basketball center led Georgetown to 3 NCAA finals & the 1984 title |
Patrick Ewing
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A religious visitor: Halo |
Pope John Paul II
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This league uses 12 players per side, but only 3 plays per series of downs |
the CFL (Canadian Football League)
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B.I.O.N., a 3-year old Ugandan boy was adopted & raised for 4 years by a colony of these human-like apes! |
chimps
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It's home to the Croatian Academy of Arts & Sciences |
Zagreb
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