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In 1900 this Chinese group killed a German diplomat & tried to drive foreigners out of the country |
the Boxers
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One of Sampson's first lines in this play is: "A dog of the house of Montague moves me" |
Romeo and Juliet
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Each church of this denomination is expected to operate a "reading room" where literature can be obtained |
Christian Science
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For a brief time in 1987, it was thought that K-2 was taller than this Himalayan peak |
Mount Everest
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While it has no censorship authority, it can still impose fines for profanity on the air |
FCC
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In 1993 he published a creepy new collection of tales called "Nightmares & Dreamscapes" |
(Dorothy: Who is Edward Gorey?)
Stephen King
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In 1815 the Congress of Vienna made this country a grand duchy ruled by the Netherlands |
Luxembourg
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Of Starveling, Stripling or Sapling, the one who's a tailor in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
(Dorothy: Who is Stripling?)
Starveling
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This thin bread consumed during Passover reminds Jews of the hastily baked bread of the Exodus |
matzo
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In the 1840s an observatory was built at the 2,000-foot level on this volcano southeast of Naples |
Vesuvius
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Its crime labs examine about a million pieces of evidence a year |
FBI
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Larry McMurtry's novel "Streets of Laredo" is a sequel to this book |
Lonesome Dove
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In 1969 the U.N. declared Irian Jaya in west New Guinea this country's 26th province |
Indonesia
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Brabantio, this tragic title character's father-in-law, is a Venetian senator |
(Rob: What is "The Merchant of Venice?")
Othello
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The first part of this religion's Shahadah or profession of faith is "There is no god but God" |
Islam
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This mountain 10 miles west of Colorado Springs can be ascended by a cog railway or a toll road |
Pikes Peak
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This civilian agency certifies pilots |
FAA
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He brought back "Cardinal of the Kremlin" character John Kelly, AKA Mr. Clark, in "Without Remorse" |
Tom Clancy
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In 1929 this future prime minister was elected president of India's Congress Party |
(Dan: Who is Gandhi?)
Nehru
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Antiochus, the king of Antioch, addresses this title character as "Young Prince of Tyre" |
Pericles
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Li or proper social conduct is a central virtue of this Chinese religion |
Confucianism
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Mount Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere's highest peak, lies on the border of Chile & this country |
Argentina
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Among insurers, the first C in FCIC stands for crop & the D in FDIC stands for this |
deposit
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It's Sue Grafton's 11th "Alphabet" mystery |
"K" is for Killer
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In 1682 he claimed all of the Mississippi valley for France; 5 years later he was killed in Texas |
(Dorothy....I don't know.)
La Salle
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The comedy in which Touchstone says, "Ay, now am I in Arden, the more fool I" |
(Dorothy: What is "A Midsummer Night's Dream?")
As You Like It
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The Roman Catholic Church has had 2 of these councils: one 1869-70 & one 1962-65 |
Vatican Councils
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Notable sights on this highest Alpine peak include the Mer de Glace & Bossons glaciers |
Mont Blanc
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Created in 1914, it protects consumers from unfair or misleading business practices |
(Dorothy: What is the FCC?)
FTC
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Published in 1990, it's John Updike's final novel about ex-basketball star Harry Angstrom |
Rabbit at Rest
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