21st CENTURY WORLD LEADERS |
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WHERE IN THE WORLD IS YOUR HQ? |
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"Big Love" meets "The West Wing"? Pres. Jacob Zuma, who presides over this country from Pretoria, has 3 wives |
South Africa
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In examining her Top 40 hits, who better to "Dress You Up" than a "Material Girl"? |
Madonna
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Lloyd's; they're big in insurance, over on Lime St. |
(Jen: What is London?) ... (Alex: Remember, you're going for the country, not the city.)
England
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Shakespeare's birthplace is alluded to in this nickname of his |
the "Bard of Avon"
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Born in 1925, this woman had a First Daughter of the U.S. as well as 2 First Granddaughters |
Barbara Bush
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This "eager" animal's 20 teeth, include 4 strong, curved front ones that never wear out, as they grow through its life |
a beaver
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Not many world leaders could say, "My wife once dated Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton"; this French president can |
Sarkozy
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This John Fogerty group gave us direction with "Down On The Corner" & "Up Around The Bend" |
Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. |
Japan
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An Ore. grandma clocked at 103 mph in '09 said she was teaching her 10-year-old grandson the dangers of this |
speeding
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"I am" this animal that uses its 39" tusks both to defend itself against polar bears & as hooks to climb on ice |
the walrus
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Nursultan Nazarbayev tries for make benefit glorious nation of this West-Central Asian one as its president |
Kazakhstan
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He sang lead on "Three Times A Lady" & "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"; heck, he even wrote "Lady" for Kenny Rogers |
Lionel Richie
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Royal Crown Cola International |
the United States
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Nazi doctor Josef Mengele was called Todesengel, which means this in English |
(Kevin: What is Doctor Death?)
the Angel of Death
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In October 1940 this 80-year-old had a one-woman show of 35 paintings at Galerie St. Etienne in New York |
Grandma Moses
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This long, pointy type of tooth comes before "tooth" in the name of a fish living at depths down to 16,000 feet |
a fang
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In 2009 this Italian P.M. demanded an apology from his wife for publicly saying she wanted a divorce; good luck with that, sir |
Berlusconi
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Her songs: "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"... "Just Like Jesse James"! |
Cher
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In Cuba it's called Bahia de Cochinos |
the Bay of Pigs
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Thanks, Grandma! This British lady gave her 9-year-old grandson the rights to her play "The Mousetrap" |
Agatha Christie
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This pit viper seen here injects venom through two long, hollow teeth in its upper jaw |
a rattlesnake
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Despite rumors to the contrary, this Libyan leader never trained at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst |
(Mu'ammar) Gadhafi
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I'm not going to repeat myself; their greatest hits include "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" & "Money, Money, Money" |
ABBA
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Mahindra Satyam Computer Services |
India
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The name of this 1781-89 document continues, "and perpetual union between the states" |
the Articles of Confederation
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Lucy Maud Montgomery based this "colorful" novel on living in Canada with her grandma at Cavendish |
Anne of Green Gables
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The mouth of this African ungulate can open 150 degrees to show its teeth; its lower canines may be more than 12" long |
a hippopotamus
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