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In 1974 this Yugoslav leader was made president for life |
Tito
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Of a tragic opera, a comic opera or an opera performed in the nude, what a opera buffa is |
a comic opera
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1924 was the last time a presidential nominee of this party didn't carry New York City |
the Democratic Party
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English-born artist Thomas Sully painted a famous portrait of this young queen in 1838 |
Victoria
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Montreal is on an island in this river |
the St. Lawrence
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"A History of N.Y. from the Beg. of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty" by "Diedrich Knickerbocker" |
(Jim: Who is Washington?)
Washington Irving
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From 1968 until the treaty was signed in 1977, Gen. O. Torrijos led the campaign to get control of this from us |
[Note: Alex reads "O." as "Omar".]
the Panama Canal
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Bellini's opera "I Puritani" is set in Plymouth in this country during its civil war |
England
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In 1878 Simeon Baldwin founded this, now the largest association of U.S. lawyers |
the American Bar Association
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He left his wife and children in Denmark a few years before he moved to the South Pacific |
Gauguin
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An 80-mile-long canal, built between 1932-7 connects Moscow with this river |
the Volga
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Egon Krenz was East Germany's leader for 6 weeks after replacing this man in October 1989 |
Honecker
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In Act I of "Nerone" Nero comes to bury the ashes of this relative whom he has murdered |
mom
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In 1851 this boat won the Royal Yacht Squadron Trophy, which was later named for it |
the America
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Frans Hals was born in Antwerp but moved to this country with his parents at a young age |
Holland) or the Netherlands)
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Ho Chi Minh City is situated on this river that wasn't renamed when the city was |
(Jim: What is the Mekong?)
(the) Saigon (River)
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In 1977 this Soviet ruler became the first to hold titles as both head of the party & chief of state |
Brezhnev
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His play "The Emperor Jones" inspired an opera of the same name |
O'Neill
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In 1867 this general became acting Secretary of War |
(U.S.) Grant
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The Swiss artist whose last name is pronounced "Clay" spelled it this way |
(Jim: What is K-L-É with an accent aigu-E?) [Jim was originally credited with a correct response. Just before Final Jeopardy!, this ruling was reversed, as the judges were unable to find evidence of the accent mark in the spelling of Klee's name.]
Klee
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The Loire, the longest river in France, empties into this bay |
the Bay of Biscay
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"The Hamlet" |
William Faulkner
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This former prime minister of Rhodesia lives in Zimbabwe |
Ian Smith
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His opera "Nabucco", which premiered in 1842, made him famous in Italy |
(David: Who is Puccini?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Giuseppe Verdi
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In 1933-4 this city staged a World's Fair to celebrate its 100th anniversary |
Chicago
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Francois Boucher, a favorite of Madame de Pompadour, held the title of "1st Painter" to this French king |
Louis XV
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One of Africa's richest countries & one of Africa's poorest are named after this river |
(Mark: What is the Congo?) (Alex: No, sorry, you picked the wrong one. One of the richest countries would be Nigeria; one of the poorest, Niger.)
the Niger River
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"The Wayward Bus" |
John Steinbeck
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