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During the reign of this "Great" empress, Russia gained about 200,000 square miles |
Catherine the Great
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Frankly, my dear, Pernell Roberts played this role in a musical based on "Gone with the Wind" |
Rhett Butler
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Hemodialysis is used to remove impurities from the blood when these organs fail |
the kidneys
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A ceramic Dalmatian adorns L.A.'s Engine Co. No. 28, a restaurant that used to be one of these |
a firehouse
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The Elfstedentocht is this kind of race, Hans Brinker would enjoy it |
an ice skating race
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In an address at Harvard, James Bryant Conant said that "Liberty, like charity, must begin" here |
at home
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In 1922 he was given control of Italy & by 1925 was ruling as dictator |
Mussolini
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This suave "Fantasy Island" star portrayed Don Juan in a 1991 revival of "Don Juan in Hell" |
Ricardo Montalbán
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This is any exercise that makes the heart & lungs work harder to provide oxygen to the muscles |
aerobics
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The Akershus, a Norwegian restaurant at Epcot Center, is named for a castle in this capital city |
Oslo
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The Dutch prefer to wear these klompen outside the house--they're so noisy |
wooden shoes
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This French president said "When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself" |
de Gaulle
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In January 1950 President Truman authorized the Atomic Energy commission to develop this weapon |
the hydrogen bomb
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Christopher Walken & Richard Dreyfuss have played this role opposite Raul Julia's Othello |
Iago
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This condition is caused by the parasitic roundworm Trichinella spirilis, found in raw pork |
trichinosis
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Known for its extensive wine list, Windows on the World is on the 107th floor of this NYC skyscraper |
the World Trade Center
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It's the English name of the city the Dutch call Den Haag |
The Hague
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Vince Lombardi said "There are three important things in life: family, religion and" this team |
the Green Bay Packers
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At the time he was offered the throne of Mexico, Maximilian was archduke of this country |
Austria
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Morgan Freeman was in the original cast of this play & co-starred in the film with Jessica Tandy |
Driving Miss Daisy
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In orthopedics, this means putting a limb, bone, etc. under tension using weights & pulleys |
traction
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The Bacchanal in this Las Vegas hotel features food fit for an emperor |
Caesar's Palace
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This city for which a famous cheese is named is also known for making clay pipes |
(Kevin: What is Edam?)
Gouda
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When asked to define this type of music, Louis Armstrong said, "Man, if you gotta ask you'll never know" |
jazz
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Defeated by Alexander the Great, Darius III was the last Achaemenid ruler of this country |
Persia
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In 1980 David Bowie took over the role of the deformed John Merrick in this acclaimed play |
The Elephant Man
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The bends is a painful & dangerous condition caused by bubbles of this gas in the blood |
(What is oxygen?)
nitrogen
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Brunswick stew is a specialty of Chownings Tavern in this restored colonial capital of Virginia |
Williamsburg
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It was the profession of Frans Hals, whose merry works include "The Laughing Cavalier" |
a painter
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His 11th commandment was "Thou shalt not criticize other Republicans" |
(Barry: Who is Richard Nixon?) (Alex: Who is [*]?) (Barry: I'm a Democrat.)
Ronald Reagan
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