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In 1862 the Confederate Congress exempted those in charge more than 20 of these from army service |
slaves
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It's a thick Italian vegetable soup made with herbs, beans & bits of pasta |
minestrone
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Mrs. Moore goes to Chandrapore, India to visit her son, the city magistrate, in this E.M. Forster novel |
A Passage to India
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For 8 seasons this Miss America of 1971 served as co-hostess of CBS' "the NFL Today |
Phyllis George
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City that's home to "O Sole Mio" & Neapolitans |
Naples
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This Saturday night country music show began on WSM in Nashville in 1925 & is till on the air |
the Grand Ole Opry
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Gen. Buckner, who unconditionally surrendered Ft. Donelson to this gen., later served as one of his pallbearers |
(Lee: Who was Stonewall Jackson?)
Ulysses Grant
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This company's cookies are "made by elves" |
Keebler
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This famous title teacher taught at the Marcia Blaine school for Girls |
(Steve: Who is Miss Jane Brodie, [*].) (Alex: Yes, we'll accept that, you corrected yourself in time. It was [*], not Jane.)
Jean Brodie
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This former Miss America now plays Lily Munster in the syndicated TV series "The Munsters Today |
Lee Meriwether
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In 1979 the Arab League expelled Egypt & moved its headquarters from this city to Tunis |
Cairo
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This TV foil for Lucille Ball in the '60s was radio's original Flash Gordon |
(Steve: Who was Vivian Vance?)
Gale Gordon
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when these 2 ships battled it out on March 9, 1862, neither won |
the Monitor & the Merrimack
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The plantain, a large variety of this fruit, is always cooked before being eaten |
the banana
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It's reported John F. Kennedy's favorite poem was "Ulysses" by this British poet laureate |
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Before messing with the critters on "The Beverly Hillbillies", this actress was Miss New Orleans |
Donna Douglas
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Porteños, or "People of the Port", are what residents of this Argentine city are called |
Buenos Aires
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Both Hal Peary & Willard Waterman played this "Great" water commissioner |
the Great Gildersleeve
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In December 1864 he wired Lincoln, "I beg to present to you as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah |
sherman
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Sauce Mousseline is hollandaise sauce with the addition of this ingredient |
(Lee: What is chocolate?)
cream
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Her last 2 major novels, "Northanger Abbey" & "Persuasion", were published posthumously |
Jane Austen
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This one-time "I've Got a Secret" panelist was the 1st Miss America to be awarded a scholarship |
Bess Myerson
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The 2nd largest city in Saskatchewan, it starts with the same 6 letters |
Saskatoon
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This columnist 1st went on the air in 1931, 17 years before his 23-year run on TV |
(Steve: Who was Edward R. Murrow?)
Ed Sullivan
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The Union win at Cedar Creek was partly due to his "ride" alerting men to turn back & fight |
Phil Sheridan
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French for "couch", this appetizer consists of a savory food sitting on a piece of bread or toast |
canapé
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George Eliot set Mr. Tulliver's mill on this river |
the Floss
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25 years after winning Miss Chicago, this actress won an Oscar for "The Last Picture Show" |
Cloris Leachman
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Whenit was a Roman trading center it was called Juvavum; when Mozart was born there it was called this |
Salzburg
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"Holy mackerel!" This con artist was head of the Mystic Knights of the Sea lodge on "Amos "n" Andy" |
Kingfish (George Stevens)
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