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Briefly, in 1945, Karl Doenitz succeeded this man as Fuhrer of Germany |
Hitler
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This grain was the most important product of Aztec agriculture |
corn
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"Slow and steady wins the race" is the famous last line of this fable |
"The Tortoise and the Hare"
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A kaku-obi is a stiff silk sash worn over this garment on formal occasions |
a kimono
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According to Guinness, this inventor holds the record for the most patents with 1,093 |
Edison
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Loew's l'Enfant Plaza, Hay-Adams, Watergate |
Washington, D.C.
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Until a 1969 coup by Muammar al-Qaddafi, King Idris had ruled this country for 18 years |
Libya
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This dictator's support for the erroneous theories of Trofim Lysenko set back Soviet agriculture |
Stalin
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Part of this Robert Louis Stevenson tale takes place in a sinister house called the "Laboratory" |
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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A style of wide, calf-length pants is named for these South American cowboys who wear them |
gauchos
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It was the stage name of Henriette Bernard |
Sarah Bernhardt
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Sol Ipanema, Plaza Copacabana, Copacabana Palace |
Rio de Janeiro
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In 1756 British soldiers were imprisoned by Indian troops in this 15' x 18' room |
the Black Hole of Calcutta
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This type of plant, the offspring of genetically different parents, is important in agriculture |
a hybrid
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This Rex Stout character loves gardening & gourmet foods, as did Stout |
Nero Wolfe
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Illustrations of this nursery rhyme woman probably inspired the loose dress named for her |
(Ryan: Who is Mother Goose?) (Yung-Chang: Who is Tuffet?)
Mother Hubbard
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When he died in 1723 at age 90, this English architect was buried in his own St. Paul's Cathedral |
(Christopher) Wren
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Ritz-Carlton, Copley Plaza, Back Bay Hilton |
(Yung-Chang: What is New York?)
Boston
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In the Korean War, U.N. forces captured this North Korean capital October 19, 1950 |
Pyongyang
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In the 1700s C. Townshend discovered that turnips could be the 4th crop in a 4-field system of this |
crop rotation
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This title character in a Frances Hodgson Burnett novel is the grandson of an earl |
Lord Fauntleroy
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Kind of slipper whose name comes from a medieval word for "chilblain", not for an animal |
a mule
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Thomas Jefferson was a third cousin of this fourth Chief Justice |
(Yung-Chang: Uh, who was Taney?)
John Marshall
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Santa Lucia, Mediterraneo, Vesuvio |
(Russ: What is Rome?)
Naples
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In 1066 he became the last Saxon king to rule England |
Harold II
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This science of growing plants without soil was developed in the mid-19th century |
hydroponics
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This Booth Tarkington novel tells the tale of a girl's attempts to raise her station in life |
(Ryan: What is I Love Lucy?) (Alex: Ha ha ha, not a bad guess, and a funny one.)
Alice Adams
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For decades, this couturier who's an Italian marchese has been known for his bright abstract prints |
Emilio Pucci
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Best known for his quatrains, this poet was Astronomer Royal to the Seljuk Sultan Malik Shah |
Omar Khayyam
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Sacher, Imperial, Pension Wiener |
Vienna
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