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Mendelssohn put this Italian word for a brisk tempo on the first movement of his "Italian" symphony |
allegro
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...where we've met Zonker, B.D. & Boopsie |
Doonesbury
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His novel "Sister Carrie" sold fewer than 500 copies in its first edition |
(Theodore) Dreiser
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A Cuban 1-peso note shows Jose Marti on the obverse & this man entering Havana in 1959 on the reverse |
Fidel Castro
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Urging his execution, in 1792 Robespierre said this king "must perish because our country must live!" |
Louis XVI
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It means "to the point of making one sick" |
ad nauseam
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Joseph Rheinberger played this instrument for his parish church at age 7 & wrote 2 notable sonatas for it |
the organ
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...about a witch who was once married to Attila the Hun |
(Mark: Who is Brunhilde?)
Broom-Hilda
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This experimental novelist named William published a 1953 account of drug addiction under the name William Lee |
(William) Burroughs
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This country's $50 bill features William Lyon Mackenzie King, its longest-serving prime minister |
Canada
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A busy guy, he was King of Italy (1900 to 1946), Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 to 1941) & King of Albania (1939 to 1943) |
Victor Emmanuel (III)
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Literally "rare bird", it's used today to describe something very unusual |
rara avis
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A 1725 notebook of compositions by this Baroque master bears the name of a wife who bore him 13 children |
(Mark: Who is Bach?) (Alex: Which one?)
Johann Sebastian Bach
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...named for the character seen here (don't forget his degree) |
Rex Morgan, M.D.
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This novel by Richard Wright tells of Bigger Thomas, the product of a Chicago slum |
Native Son
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Pitcairn Island & the Cook Islands use this country's dollar as their currency |
New Zealand
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Be careful at the Roman flea market & remember this, Latin for "buyer beware" |
caveat emptor
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"Blessed are they that go mourning" is the opening chorus of Brahms' "German" this |
(Mark: Uh, well, we're in Vegas... Uh, I'll bet $8,000.)
Requiem
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...by Matt Groening of "Simpsons" fame |
(Aaron: What is Life is Hell?) (Alex: Yes—no.)
Life in Hell
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This series of tales by Ovid with a plural title begins with the creation of the world |
Metamorphoses
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This country's 1,000-pound notes feature Hafez al-Assad & scenes depicting its oil industry |
Syria
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This country's King Bhumbol was born in Cambridge, Mass., where his father was studying at Harvard |
Thailand
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It's the legal phrase meaning "friend of the court" |
amicus curiae
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Richard Chamberlain played him in "The Music Lovers", which featured his piano concerto No. 1, heard here |
Tchaikovsky
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...seen here & often called the greatest ever produced |
Krazy Kat
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Isabel Archer is the title woman of this Henry James masterpiece |
Portrait of a Lady
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In 1999 Denmark honored this author of "Out of Africa" by featuring her on the 50-kroner bill |
(Isak) Dinesen
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Killed in battle in 1031, this king of Norway was made a saint in 1164 |
Olaf
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This phrase means "there's no accounting for taste" |
de gustibus non est disputandum
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