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On January 6, 1759, he married Martha Dandridge Custis |
George Washington
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From Late Latin excaldare, to wash in hot water, it means to burn with a hot liquid |
to scald
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Founded in 1920, it's the second oldest airline in the world, mate |
Qantas
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The quarrelsome acting couple in his 1976 comedy "California Suite" reappears in his 1995 play "London Suite" |
Neil Simon
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The Grand Canal connects China's Yellow River with this river at Zhenjiang |
the Yangtze River
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Bonnie prince born in Rome December 31, 1720; he tried to seize the throne as the Young Pretender |
Bonnie Prince Charlie
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In 1751 he was elected to the Pennsylvania Assembly, beginning almost 40 years as a public official |
Benjamin Franklin
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They "love to fly and it shows" |
(Gareth: What is United?)
Delta
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This 1994 play "Vita & Virginia" starred Vanessa Redgrave as Vita Sackville-West & Eileen Atkins as this author |
Virginia Woolf
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This southeast African country was named for an island possibly named for an Arab ruler, Musa Al-Biq |
Mozambique
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Best Actor Oscar winners born on New Year's Eve are Anthony Hopkins & this film "Gandhi" |
Ben Kingsley
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This museum was founded in 1753 with the acquisition of the collection of naturalist Sir Hans Sloane |
the British Museum
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This water is carbonated with a little quinine, lemon & lime in it |
tonic
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Planes operated by this airline can be recognized by a shamrock logo on their tails |
Aer Lingus
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"Camping with Henry & Tom" dramatizes a real 1921 trip this president took with Henry Ford & Tom Edison |
Harding
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The "states" on this sea include Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania |
the Baltic Sea
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Born LaDonna Gaine December 31, 1948, she was "Hot Stuff" in the disco era |
(Gareth: Who is Donna Summers?) (Alex: Yes... no.) (Judges: [Offstage] No!) (Alex: We all jumped in at the same moment there. Gail or Vince?) [Beep] (Alex: Oh, I thought you might have gotten it from that one. Gareth said, "Donna Summers", but her name is [*], no "S".)
Donna Summer
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In 1755 this French philosopher's long burlesque poem "The Maid of Orleans" was published |
(Vince: Who is V[inaudible]?) ... (Alex: Vince, it was another V, [*].)
Voltaire
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Award seen here: |
(Alex: The Mystery Writers of America present this award annually, and it's in honor of Edgar Allan Poe, of course.)
the Edgar
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Formerly the national airline of the Soviet Union, it's now the national airline of Russia |
(Alex: And we have about a minute to go in the round.)
Aeroflot
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This British playwright gave us a "Birthday Party" in 1958; in 1991, it was "Party Time" |
Harold Pinter
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When founded in 1736, this Costa Rican capital was called Villa Nueva |
San Jose
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The post-WWII plan of this general born December 31, 1880 earned him a Nobel Peace Prize |
George Marshall
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When this composer died in Leipzig on July 28, 1750, it's said that the Baroque Era dies as well |
J.S. Bach
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It's the seed coverings & debris left over after threshing wheat |
chaff
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With the assistance of a German company, this Brazilian airline was founded in 1927 |
Varig
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"The Dance of Death" may be this "Miss Julie" playwright's most depressing drama |
August Strindberg
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The highest point in this Canadian province is in Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
(Vince: What is Quebec?)
Nova Scotia
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This anatomist was born December 31, 1514 in Brussels |
(Gareth: Who is Leeuwenhoek?)
Vesalius
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