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BESTSELLERS OF THE 13th CENTURY |
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African folk-tale elements were used in this animated 1994 hit that showed you can't go wrong with a funny meerkat |
The Lion King
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Stephane Grappelli teamed with guitarist Django Reinhardt to play the "hot" style of this |
jazz
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I had to turn pages until I got one of these, which Scientific American calls "the most agonizing injury known" |
a paper cut
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East Timor gained its independence from this nation in 1999 |
(Andrew: What is Malaysia?)
Indonesia
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Geoffrey de Villehardouin's "Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade" recounted the sack of this Byzantine capital city |
Constantinople
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A design composed of one or more initials; mine is seen here |
monogram
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In the 1999 Disney version, Tony Goldwyn didn't need the physique of earlier actors who played this swinger |
Tarzan
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This Israeli-American virtuoso was stricken with polio at age 4 |
(Itzhak) Perlman
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I may have a concussion from encountering the underside of my desk while picking up the "gem" type of this fastener |
a paperclip
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With Argentina's help, this country broke away from Brazil in 1825 |
Uruguay
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"Liber Abaci", published in 1202, introduced this number, AKA zephirum, to Europe |
zero
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Cloud type observed over Hiroshima in August 1945 |
a mushroom cloud
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In Disney's "A Far Off Place", poachers kill the parents of this "Legally Blonde" star, who escapes via the Kalahari |
(Reese) Witherspoon
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Dubbed "king of the one-liners", this comedian began his career as a violinist & used the instrument in his stand-up act |
(Mary: Who is Jack Benny?)
Henny "Take my wife, please" Youngman
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My stapler was stolen, & I knew how Milton felt in this classic workplace movie |
Office Space
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Before a 1971 civil war changed things, this independent country was known as East Pakistan |
Bangladesh
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Last name of Roger, who in "Opus Majus" tried to organize scientific knowledge, & of Francis, who later did the same |
Bacon
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This magazine's Alyssa Milano covers always give you a rule to live by |
Maxim
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Look out for that tree in the made-up African nation of Bukuvu, this title guy! |
(Andrew: What is The Lion King?)
George of the Jungle
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This 19th century virtuoso may have had Marfan syndrome, accounting for his elongated fingers |
(Carolyn: Who is I don't know?) (Alex: Who is [*], [*] known for his long fingers.)
Paganini
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This type of chair, from the Greek for "work", isn't so conducive to productivity when a lost wheel spills you out |
ergonomic
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About the size of Pennsylvania, it broke free of Ethiopia in 1993 |
Eritrea
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The "Prose Edda" is partly set in this realm of the Norse gods, which has sections including Valhalla |
Asgard
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From the Dutch for "grind stream", it's a powerful whirlpool |
maelstrom
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Kevin Bacon went to Africa hoping to recruit a tall tribesman to play basketball in this 1994 movie |
The Air Up There
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Plucking instead of bowing the strings; Bartok called for doing it extra-hard so the string snaps onto the wood |
pizzicato
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Part of Excel spreadsheets, the "simple expense budget" one of these preset formats made my head hurt |
a template
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In 1990 South Africa reluctantly gave independence to this nation that had once been a German colony |
(Mary: What is Zimbabwe?) (Andrew: What is Lesotho?) ... [Mary and Carolyn look at each other and laugh when Alex reveals the correct response.]
Namibia
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Rumi's "Masnavi", a series of spiritual poems, was a highlight of this mystical branch of Islam |
Sufism
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Seen here is an example of this 16th century art "ism" whose name is from the Italian for style |
mannerism
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