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In 1590 Hideyoshi completed the reunification of this country |
Japan
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On a simple eye test, this "score" indicates normal vision |
20/20
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Not surprisingly, it was during his Blue Period that he painted "The Blue Room" |
(Pablo) Picasso
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Duke, Zonker & Boopsie were characters in the musical based on this comic strip |
Doonesbury
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For centuries trade has moved between Austria & Italy through the Brenner Pass in these mountains |
the Alps
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At least 1 of every 3 of these leather items made in the U.S. is made in Gloversville, N.Y. |
gloves
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This Chinese uprising against western influence was crushed by troops from 6 nations in 1900 |
the Boxer Rebellion
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To work for this independent gov't agency, you may be required to take a clerk & carrier exam |
the Post Office
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He painted "Starry Night" while at an asylum at Saint-Remy, France |
Van Gogh
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This musical is celebrating 9 years on Broadway, so you could say it's had 9 lives |
Cats
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Coffee plantations & tribal villages are located on the lower parts of this Tanzanian volcano |
Mount Kilimanjaro
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Before gummed flaps were invented, this substance was used to seal letters |
wax
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This "Magnificent" ruler reformed the Ottoman legal system in the 16th century |
Suleiman the Magnificent
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In 1990 verbal scores on this college entrance test reached their lowest point in a decade |
the SAT
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His greatest triumphs during the '60s included Brillo Boxes & Campbell's Soup Cans |
Andy Warhol
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Michael Jeter of "Evening Shade" won a 1990 Tony for his performance in this musical set in a hotel |
Grand Hotel
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The Himalayas have at least 30 peaks over 25,000 feet including this one at 29,028 feet |
Mount Everest
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This number comes from the Old English endleofan, meaning "one left over" |
eleven
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This country's first great empire was established about 321 B.C. by Chandragupta Maurya |
India
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Named for the Swiss psychiatrist who devised it, this inkblot test was put into use in 1921 |
the Rorschach test
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Nickname of the artist who usually signed his paintings Domenikos Theotokopoulos |
El Greco
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Jonathan Pryce sang the showstopping number "The American Dream” in this megahit musical |
Miss Saigon
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This U.S. state's highest mountain, Humphreys Peak, rises 12,633 feet near Flagstaff |
Arizona
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It's an alloy of iron, carbon & over 4% chromium that's resistant to corrosion |
(April: What is steel?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (April: What is [*]?)
stainless steel
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The Battle of Saint Albans in 1455 marked the House of York's first victory over Lancaster in these wars |
the War of the Roses
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On many I.Q. tests including the Binet Scales, scores are in terms of "MA", which stands for this |
(April: What is mental aptitude?)
mental age
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This Dec. 25, 1776 event was depicted in a painting by Emanuel Leutze |
(April: What is the crossing of the Potomac?) (Alex: Oh, sorry.) (April: The Delaware.)
Washington crossing the Delaware
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An orphan goes to live with her uncle in this 1991 musical inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's novel |
The Secret Garden
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The name of this chain in eastern California is Spanish for "snowy mountains" |
the Sierra Nevada
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First name shared by 3 of the last 6 CIA directors |
William
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