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The shapka, this fur item worn by the cossacks, sometimes could be 2 feet tall |
a hat
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2003: This last of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy |
Return of the King
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The 2 in the top 10 found in the Americas |
Brazil & the United States
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An iron block on which metals are hammered into shapes; it also hammers roadrunner-chasing coyotes |
an anvil
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This Middle Eastern salad is made of bulgur wheat, tomatoes, parsley, olive oil & lemon juice |
tabbouleh
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In the 16th century the cossacks defeated the Tatars & gained control of this vast eastern region for Russia |
Siberia
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1984: This period drama about an 18th century composer |
Amadeus
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India ranks No. 2 & these 2 countries that straddle it come in at 6 & 8 |
Pakistan & Bangladesh
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With the stress on the first syllable, a building add-on; on the second, to incorporate another country's territory |
an annex
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This rich & creamy potato & leek soup is served cold & garnished with chives |
vichyssoise
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In 1995 this Russian president announced he was restoring Cossack units to the Russian army |
Yeltsin
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1996: This Eddie Murphy remake of a Jerry Lewis film |
The Nutty Professor
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A population of 81 million makes this nation No. 16, & No. 1 in western Europe |
Germany
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A collection of writings by various authors, often from a specific period |
an anthology
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This type of crab, the pride of the Pacific coast, is named for a place in Washington State |
Dungeness
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Tolstoy wrote that for Cossacks being in this state is "a rite, the non-fulfillment of which would be... apostasy" |
drunkenness
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1985: This Cher film about a boy with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia |
Mask
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It represents Africa in the top 10 |
(Barbara: What is .... Kenya?)
Nigeria
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The runner who goes last for a team in a relay race |
the anchor leg
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The Brits call this pungent salad green "rocket" |
arugula
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The city of Kharkiv, founded by cossacks to protect Russia's borders, is now in this former SSR |
the Ukraine
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2006: This Guillermo del Toro fantasy |
Pan's Labyrinth
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No. 15, the largest Arab country by population is this North African country with 84 million |
Egypt
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A sometimes fatal allergic reaction to bee venom is this type of "shock" |
anaphylactic
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Prosciutto is Italian ham; this is Italian bacon from the pork belly |
pancetta
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