PHILOSOPHY THROUGH THE AGES |
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The Lun-Yu, or "Analects", is considered the most reliable source of this philosopher's teachings |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Confucius
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Prior to being shot by a sniper, Union general John Sedgwick said, "They couldn't hit" this pachyderm "at this distance" |
an elephant
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The most honored show in Tony history is this 2001 Mel Brooks musical that won in 12 categories |
The Producers
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An apartment building with exactly 3 units |
a triplex
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I've still got my Johnny Gilbert Greatest Hits in this tape format from 1965, but try to find a machine to play it |
8-track
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Be strong & don't complain when I tell you little survives of the works of Panaetius, who brought this -ism to Rome |
stoicism
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"I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than a dissolution of the Union", wrote this Virginian |
Robert E. Lee
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This musical's original Broadway cast featured Barry Bostwick as Danny Zuko & Adrienne Barbeau as Betty Rizzo |
Grease
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In 1990-1991, Iraq's army damaged many of this Arab capital's buildings, & forced many of its citizens to flee |
Kuwait City
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There are newer interstates now, but you can still "get your kicks on" parts of this road sung about by Nat King Cole |
Route 66
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Medieval thinkers wondered how god could be this, meaning "being everywhere", if he's not even material |
(Eugene: What's ubiquitous?)
omnipresent
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Known for his "Charge" at Gettysburg, he was relieved of his command days prior to Appomattox |
Pickett
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Musical numbers in this 2003 show include "Dear Old Shiz" & "The Wizard and I" |
Wicked
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Port Bell, this Ugandan capital's seaport, lies 6 miles east on Lake Victoria |
Kampala
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The symbols of royalty, containing a synonym for "royal" |
(Eugene: What's a--herald?)
regalia
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During his 11 years as a student at the U. of Copenhagen, he wrote, "What is truth but to live for an idea?" |
(Søren) Kierkegaard
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In the spring of 1862, this naval hero & his fleet captured New Orleans |
Farragut
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Extra! Extra! This musical is based on a real 1899 strike by paperboys against the New York World |
Newsies
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King Rahman is shown in 1957 putting his signature to Malayan independence in this city |
(Andrew: What is Kampuchea?)
Kuala Lumpur
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A dryad is a wood nymph; this is a water nymph |
a naiad
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When this stockbroker "talks, people listen", claimed an old slogan |
(Eugene: Who is Schwab?) (Andrew: Who is Dean Witter?)
E.F. Hutton
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This 19th century German's theory of dialectical progression was a major influence on Karl Marx |
Hegel
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Perhaps appropriately, the HQ of this general was called a "combination barroom and brothel" |
(Andrew: Who is Grant?)
Joe Hooker
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This 2012 musical with a one-word title is set in Dublin, where a street musician falls in love with a Czech immigrant |
Once
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For its first 85 years, this capital was known as Leopoldville; the name was changed in 1966 |
Kinshasa
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A facility for storing corneas |
an eye bank
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In the old days if someone held the job of a hostler, he was employed to tend these animals at an inn |
horses
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