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The south rim of this Arizona park averages over 6,000' in elevation; the north rim, over 8,000' |
Grand Canyon
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Virginia Woolf's novel "To the Lighthouse" uses the narrative technique called "stream of " this |
consciousness
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In 1784 Grigori Shelikhov founded the first Russian settlement in what is now this state |
Alaska
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The fat rendered from hogs, its name is from the Latin for "bacon fat" |
lard
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Matthew 1:6-7 tells us this wise king was one of Jesus' ancestors |
Solomon
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Among the notables who have played this high-flying role are Cathy Rigby, Sandy Duncan & Mary Martin |
Peter Pan
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You can enter this park from any of 5 entrances, 2 in Wyoming & 3 in Montana |
Yellowstone
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"Astrophel and Stella" is one example of a sequence or cycle of these 14-line poems |
sonnets
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In this fort, William Travis said, "I shall never surrender or retreat...victory or death" |
the Alamo
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This hard, white fat found around the kidneys of cattle & sheep is sometimes fed to birds |
suet
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Many believe Ramses II was the pharaoh Moses begged to "let my people go" in this book of the Bible |
Exodus
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In 1985 this comedienne began her "Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" |
Lily Tomlin
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De Soto is said to have sampled the hot springs in what is now Hot Springs National Park in this state |
Arkansas
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A type of medieval play based on the Bible, or a story that often includes a crime |
(Dave: What is passion?)
mystery
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In 1609 a serious gunpowder burn forced this explorer to leave Jamestown for England |
John Smith
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Because 3 fatty acid molecules join 1 of glycerol, this term is used to refer to fats & oils |
(Denise: What is saturated?)
triglycerides
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Acts 8:27 mentions Candace, queen of these people you'll now find in Addis Ababa |
Ethiopians
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In 1961 Paul Scofield made his American stage debut as Sir Thomas More in this play |
A Man for All Seasons
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Mummified Indian remains have been found at this Kentucky national park |
Mammoth Cave
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Naturalism emerged from this literary movement which could be called the opposite of "artificialism" |
Realism
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This act signed December 12, 1985 was designed to eliminate the federal deficit by 1991 --- it didn't work |
Gramm-Rudman
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This gas is added to oils to change them from liquids to solids & to give them freshness |
hydrogen
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Historically, the very cruel Herod Agrippa I was a friend of this cruel & possibly insane Roman emperor |
Caligula
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In 1991 Jonathan Pryce & Lea Salonga won Best Acting Tonys for their lead roles in this musical |
Miss Saigon
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Located about 50 miles from Bangor, Maine, it's the only national park in the northeastern U.S. |
Acadia
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This "amorous" literary movement arose in the late 1700s as a reaction against Neoclassicism |
Romanticism
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This woman was betrothed to John McNamar, not to Abe Lincoln, when she died in 1835 |
(Denise: Not a clue.)
Ann Rutledge
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This oil from flax is used in the making of paints & varnishes because it dries quidkly |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
linseed oil
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This queen for whom a book is named revealed Haman's wickedness at a royal banquet |
Esther
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After "tainted money" is donated, this Shaw title character resigns from the Salvation Army |
Major Barbara
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