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After this Italian's death in Vienna on July 28, 1741, there would be no more seasons in his life, fall or otherwise |
Vivaldi
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Also known as a noggum, this wild canine does not bark but howls to communicate |
a dingo
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George Washington is entombed on the grounds of this mansion |
Mount Vernon
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TV's short-lived "Unhappily Ever After" was from the producers of this show about the unhappy Bundy family |
Married... with Children
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The "stay out of my hemisphere" doctrine of 1823 is more commonly known by the name of this president |
the Monroe Doctrine
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Donnerstag is Thursday in this language |
(Alex: Minute to go now.)
German
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After this man's death in Leipzig on July 28, 1750, there would be no more variations in his life, Goldberg or otherwise |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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A wallaroo gets its name from the fact that its size is between this marsupial & a kangaroo |
a wallaby
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This geyser was named for its predictability in 1870 |
Old Faithful
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In "The Matrix" this character offers Neo the red pill or the blue pill |
Morpheus
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A peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas uncovered this statue of Aphrodite on an Aegean island |
the Venus de Milo
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In Hebrew this day is Yom Shabbat |
Saturday
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The last 2 items on a timeline of this German: 1882: premiere of "Parsifal"; 1883: death |
Wagner
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This largest carnivorous marsupial & its ornery disposition are now confined to Australia's island state |
the Tasmanian devil
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Description of high-end liquor or perhaps its harder-to-reach placement |
top-shelf
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"Riven" is the sequel to this adventure video game |
Myst
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Alexander Laing's triumph of finding this Mali trading post in 1826 was short-lived; he was murdered a month later |
(Beth: [Whispers indistinctly] Um, what is... Casablanca?)
Timbuktu
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Of martedi, mercoledi or giovedi, it's Tuesday in Italian |
(Beth: What is giovedi?)
martedi
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In 1893 this "Symphonie pathetique" man began decomposing in St. Petersburg |
(Beth: Who is Chopin?) (Hunter: Who is Berlioz?) ... (Alex: You figure St. Petersburg, it was Russian--[*].)
Tchaikovsky
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Known for its loud "laugh", this kingfisher doesn't eat fish but feasts on insects & small reptiles & amphibians |
a kookaburra
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In 1938 Seabiscuit had a match race against this Triple Crown winner with a military name |
(Alex: Yes, and he beat him.)
War Admiral
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Christian Slater won a Golden Globe as the mysterious title anarchist on this TV series |
Mr. Robot
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A law known by this French word for one who leaves his country compensated noblemen who had fled the revolution |
emigré
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Instead of "Monday, Monday", the French Mamas & Papas would have sung this, this |
lundi, lundi
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He'd need his own "Requiem Mass" after getting a little too green around the gills on Jan. 27, 1901 |
(Sarah: Who is Fauré?)
Giuseppe Verdi
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2 of the world's 3 largest birds live in Australia & both are flightless: the cassowary & this one |
an emu
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This Italian cruise ship was hijacked on October 7, 1985 |
(Beth: What is the Andrea Doria?) (Hunter: What's the Rainbow Warrior?)
the Achille Lauro
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"Stitches" is a 2016 hit song by this Canadian |
(Shawn) Mendes
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In 1827 the Curacao, owned by this country's navy, became the first ship to cross the Atlantic mainly using steam power |
the Netherlands
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Thank God it's "Friday" in Spanish |
(Beth: What is vendredi?) (Alex: No.) (Beth: [Lowered voice] Oh, that's French.) (Alex: Yes, that's French.)
viernes
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