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It took him 10 years to come out with "Don Quixote Part II" |
Cervantes
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Nepal's most prominent institution of higher learning is Tribhuvan University, found in this capital |
Kathmandu
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A traditional Scotsman wears a purse called a sporran at the front of this garment |
(Kyle: What is a kiln?)
kilt
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This pass lets you travel by train for one price through 17 European countries |
Eurailpass
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The last of the 13 colonies to be founded, its "Mother City", Savannah, was settled in 1733 |
Georgia
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It's the subject in an experiment, whether or not he's this South American rodent |
guinea pig
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"Barrabas came to us by sea" is how this female author began "The House of the Spirits" |
(Alex: Somebody in the front row in our audience here said "[*]". That lady is right, of course, and if she says something like that again, we will have to take her outside and beat her within an inch of her life!)
Isabel Allende
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The first of the "Noble Truths" of this man born in Nepal is that existence is suffering |
(Alex: With a minute to go.)
Buddha
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Don't be afraid to wear this long, fluffy scarf; it's probably made of feathers, not reptiles |
boa
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To visit some countries, it's recommended you be vaccinated for the "A" variety of this liver disease |
hepatitis
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In the 1690s pirate captain Kidd was a big macher in this NYC church named for Father, Son & Holy Spirit |
(Tony: What is the Holy Trinity?)
Trinity Church
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To pretend to be dead or unaware of something is to "play" this animal, seen here |
possum
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Pablo Neruda's website is on the server of the university of this country of his birth |
Chile
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Nepal, Pakistan & India all use this as their basic monetary unit |
rupee
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This fur of a weasel that turns white in winter has been seen on royal raiment for centuries |
(Kyle: What is mink?)
ermine
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The IYHF lists hundreds of these places of lodging that travelers to Europe use to save money |
hostels
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Margaret Brent, America's first woman barrister, was executor of the will of this colony's governor Leonard Calvert |
Maryland
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They're the 2 mammals used to describe a declining or rising stock market |
bear & bull
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This "Blood Wedding" poet & playwright was executed in Spain in 1936 |
Federico Garcia Lorca
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The world's only national flag that is not a rectangle, Nepal's flag depicts these 2 heavenly bodies |
sun and moon
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Sometimes it's a narrow, close-fitting dress & sometimes it's a holder for a sword |
(Jenny: [No response])
sheath
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Keep track of how much your dollar is worth by checking this "rate" at which currency is converted |
exchange rate
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In 1612 John Rolfe introduced a new type of Trinidad tobacco to this settlement |
(Kyle: What is Virginia?)
Jamestown
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Northerners who sympathized with the South during the Civil War were referred to as these poisonous snakes |
(Tony: What are vipers?)
Copperheads
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In 1990 he became the first Mexican poet to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, not the eighth for Peace |
(Kyle: Who is Marquez?)
Octavio Paz
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The majority of Nepal's people practice this official state religion |
Hinduism
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Attention, -Wan Kenobi: heko & kaku are types of this sash worn with a kimono |
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If you bring along electrical devices, bear in mind that much of the U.S. uses 110 volts but Europe uses this many |
220
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Although it was a separate colony, New Hampshire shared a governor with this colony from 1669 to 1741 |
(Kyle: What is Vermont?)
Massachusetts
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This term for a cheap, dirty hotel sounds like a pouch for a parasitic insect |
fleabag
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