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ALSO A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT |
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In 2004 this tennis great, at 47, became the oldest tennis competitor in Olympic history |
Martina Navratilova
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In 1987 the AIDS Quilt was displayed on the National Mall and this became the first drug approved by the FDA for AIDS |
(Shane: What is acyclovir?)
AZT
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A gallbladder or a kidney |
an organ
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In 1785 he wrote "Gie me ae spark o'nature's fire, that's a' the learning I desire" |
Bobby Burns
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On July 4, 1928 Jean Lussier crawled inside a 6-foot diameter rubber ball & passed over this landmark |
Niagara Falls
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He was going full throttle in Arles, France in 1888 & 1889, turning out more than 200 paintings |
Van Gogh
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In March 1995 she hung up her speed skates after setting her personal best in the 1,000-meter race |
Blair
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Greek muse whose name means "beautiful voice" |
(Shane: Who... is... [*]?) (Alex: Is that a guess?) (Shane: Yes.) (Alex: You're right.)
Calliope
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His first published poem was 1833's "Pauline" |
Browning
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In 1931 the leading U.S. organization advocating this -ism changed its name to the American Sunbathing Assoc. |
nudism
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This artist's portrait of his wife sold in 1875 for 290 francs, hardly covering the cost of the frame & materials |
(Frank: Who is Renoir?)
Claude Monet
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The first WNBA player to reach 4,000 points, in 2004 this L.A. Sparks center was named the league's MVP |
(Lisa) Leslie
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In 1991, 8 entered this replica of the Earth's ecosystem to test the feasibility of a self-contained space colony |
the Biosphere
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Reddish-brown antelopes with white stripes |
bongos
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He wrote, "Better to go down dignified/ With boughten friendship at your side/ Than none at all. Provide, Provide!" |
Robert Frost
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This Swiss painter who died in 1940 called his art a line on a walk |
(Paul) Klee
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In the 1990s Christy Martin was probably the best-known woman in this sport |
boxing
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It's the alphanumeric problem that for many marred the celebration seen here |
the Y2K bug
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The next 3 words of lyric poet Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, to make much of time", "Gather ye rosebuds..." |
while ye may
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With a population of about 210,000, Bergen is this country's second-most populous city |
Norway
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This 16th century Flemish painter depicted a cold landscape in "Hunters in the Snow" |
Bruegel
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She's the all-time winningest female jockey, with more than 3,000 wins |
(Alex: Hey! Way to go! You got it.)
Julie Krone
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On Dec. 2, 1982, this surgeon, seen here, implanted the first permanent artificial heart, the Jarvik-7, into Barney Clark |
Dr. William DeVries
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The bellows-mender in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
Flute
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The USA's first Poet Laureate, he taught at Louisiana State from 1934 to 1942 & edited the Southern Review |
(Robert Penn) Warren
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Latin for "None farther beyond", this 3-word phrase refers to the highest level of excellence |
(Grace: What is...?)
ne plus ultra
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