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Vaughan Williams composed his "Old Hundredth Psalm Tune" for her 1953 coronation |
Elizabeth II
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In a Rolling Stones song, "a Siamese cat of a girl" was "Under" this |
"Under My Thumb"
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The art of murals was revived by Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco & David Alfaro Siqueiros of this country |
Mexico
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Dominator, the longest "floorless" one of these in the world, opened at Kings Dominion in 2008 |
a roller coaster
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To steal livestock, especially cattle |
to rustle
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Both sides suffered more than 20,000 casualties at this July 1-3, 1863 battle |
Gettysburg
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He composed the familiar piece of music heard here |
Debussy
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In The Who's song "Pinball Wizard", the title gamer has "such a supple" this |
(Dan: What is thumb?)
wrist
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Toothy smiles were rare before Elisabeth-Louise Vigee-LeBrun, who was famous for her portraits of this French queen |
Marie Antoinette
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A building for locomotive repair, or a big, wide boxing punch |
a roundhouse
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1,000 British & 450 Americans were killed or wounded at the June 1775 battle at this elevated Mass. place |
Bunker Hill
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Nicknamed "Papa", he was the "Father of the Symphony", having written 104 of them |
Haydn
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Steve Perry of Journey came to us with these, "nothing to hide, believe what I say" |
"Open Arms"
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In art, the goddess Diana is usually represented holding this weapon |
a bow and arrow
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On Sept. 17, 2008--Constitution Day--folks celebrated the architectural restoration of Montpelier, the home of this pres. |
(Lane: Who is Zachary Taylor?)
James Madison
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Proverbially, when you cross this Italian river, you've taken an irrevocable step |
the Rubicon
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On June 28, 1914 Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in this city, later the host of the 1984 Winter Olympics |
Sarajevo
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Each of his "Four Seasons" is accompanied by a poem that he presumably wrote as well |
Vivaldi
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In a 1975 hit the rock group America just couldn't "live without" this tressed girl |
"Sister Golden Hair"
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2 panels of the Ghent altarpiece by these brothers, Jan & Hubert, were stolen in 1934; only one has been recovered |
van Eyck
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In 2006 a replica of the Godspeed embarked on an 80-day sail before returning to her home berth in this settlement |
Jamestown
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Tom Wolfe placed this word before "chic" to describe patronage of extremists by famous people |
(Lane: What is romantic?)
radical
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In March 1954 it was 50,000 Viet Minh vs. 13,000 French soldiers at the base built around this 3-word village |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Dien Bien Phu
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After visiting a gypsy encampment, he composed a series of rhapsodies including the one heard here |
Franz Liszt
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Fats Waller chimes that he's "mad at you, 'cause" these are "too big" |
your feet
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This -ism used for the work of mid-16th c. artists like Pontormo & Tintoretto was originally derogatory |
mannerism
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In 1990 he took office as the USA's first elected African-American governor; in 2005 he became mayor of Richmond |
(Douglas) Wilder
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It means having no pity or compassion, or perhaps arriving without "the Babe" |
ruthless
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