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In 213 B.C., Ch'in Shih Huang-ti ordered all of these burned, except the ones in the imperial library |
books
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Antelope Island in this Utah lake is used as a refuge for bison |
the Great Salt Lake
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On the second Sunday in May, the French honor her with a holiday |
Joan of Arc
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When he left for his second voyage in September of 1493, he had a fleet of seventeen ships, fourteen more than his first trip |
Christopher Columbus
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They can be crew, knee, or bobby |
socks
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, Nick Carraway lives next door to this title character |
the Great Gatsby
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This pupil of Socrates went to Sicily to try to turn Dionysius into a philosopher king |
Plato
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Albuquerque, New Mexico lies on this 1885-mile long river |
the Rio Grande
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March 1st is the feast day of this patron saint of Wales |
St. David
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The Duque de Medina- Sidonia commanded this fleet in 1588 |
the Spanish Armada
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This Channel Island has a close-fitting knitted shirt or sweater named for it, in addition to a cow |
Jersey
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Part I of this Willa Cather novel is entitled "The Wild Land" |
(Rachael: What is O Pioneer!?) ... (Alex: Plural.)
O Pioneers!
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Tikal became an important ceremonial center of this civilization, prior to 300 A.D. |
the Mayans
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From its incorporation in 1813 until 1901, this New York village was known as Sing-Sing |
(Rachael: What is Attica?)
Ossining
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St. Raphael shares his feast day, September 29, with these two archangels |
Michael & Gabriel
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This company's fleet has included the Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, & Queen Elizabeth II |
Cunard
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A plastron is the quilted pad worn by competitors in this sport to protect their torso & sides |
(John: What is football?) ... (Alex: That's what it's called, the plastron.)
fencing
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His novel "Daisy Miller" opens at the Trois Couronnes hotel in Vevey, Switzerland |
Henry James
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He was only 16 when he became Roman emperor upon the death of Claudius |
Nero
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South Carolina's highest point, Sassafras Mountain, rises 3,560 feet in this range of the Appalachians |
(Alex: If you made it a True Daily Double as you can see and responded correctly, you and Rachael would be tied for second place, trailing John by $100.) (David: Let's give it a shot: $2,600, please.)
the Blue Ridge Mountains
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This man who added utopia to our vocabulary was made a saint in 1935 |
St. Thomas More
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This empire's fleet was defeated in the 1571 Battle of Lepanto |
the Ottoman Empire
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This apron for young girls has a ruffled bibbed top & a gathered skirt |
a pinafore
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He published his third novel, "A Cool Million", in 1934, one year after "Miss Lonelyhearts" |
Nathanael West
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This Old Kingdom capital of Egypt was originally named Hikouptah |
Memphis
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This Lake Erie port in Northwest Ohio was once called "the Glass Capital of the World" |
(John: What is Cleveland?) (Rachael: What is Steuben?) ... (Alex: David's thinking, thinking, thinking he's not going to ring in to try to come up with "What is [*]?")
Toledo
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This scholarly 13th century saint was often called "The Angelic Doctor" |
(Alex: The last clue is yours, and look at those scores, Rachael. Big decision for you--$100 separating first place from third.)
St. Thomas Aquinas
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The Black Sea fleet in dispute between Russia & Ukraine is based at this Crimean port |
(David: What is Yalta?)
Sevastopol
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It's the fur pouch that a Scotsman wears on the front of his kilt |
(John: What is a claymore?)
a sporon
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In English, Ivan Turgenev's novel "Ottsy i Deti" is known by this "familial" title" |
Fathers and Sons
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