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Though, according to his family, born in Cairo in 1929, he now heads the PLO |
Yasser Arafat
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Character from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" whose name has some to mean any overbearing boss |
Simon Legree
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In 1955, a Rudolf Flesch book explained "Why Johnny Can't" do this |
read
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Of 19, 30, or 41%, percentage of U.S. labor force that's unionized |
19%
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Fayetteville was 1st American city named for this Revolutionary War hero |
Marquis de Lafayette
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Name for the college or university one has attended, or the school's song |
alma mater
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Following '84 U.S. invasion, signs appeared in E. European countries saying, "We envy" this island |
Grenada
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Popular film & novel in which Kasper Gutman, Joel Cairo, & Brigid O'Shaughnessy appear |
The Maltese Falcon
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He first denied, then admitted, he was coached prior to winning $129,000 on TV's "Twenty-One" |
Charles Van Doren
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Over the past 30 years, every president of this union has had problems with the gov't. |
the Teamsters
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With a population of over 115,000, this Army base could be called North Carolina's 4th-largest city |
(Alex: It's got about 55,000 troops and about 60,000 dependents.)
Fort Bragg
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Meaning "and others", it looks like a misprint of Israel's national airline |
et al
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With about 40 million members, this country's Communist Party is world's largest |
China
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"Strong men tremble" when they hear the name of this villain of Broadway's "Oliver!" |
(Al: Who is Fagin?)
(Bill) Sikes
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"Rock Around The Clock" became a big hit after it was used as theme for this film |
The Blackboard Jungle
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The name AFTRA, whose members were formerly barred from being on game shows, stands for this |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
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A defendant's plea which, while not admitting guilt, accepts punishment anyway |
nolo contendere
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Since it gained independence from Malaysia in 1965, Lee Kuon Yew has been its only prime minister |
Singapore
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The evil Milady de Winter poisoned Mme. Bonacieux in this French swashbuckler |
The Three Musketeers
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Known for electing liberals to office, this state also sent Joe McCarthy to the Senate |
Wisconsin
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Whether or not you're having fun, how "time flies" in Latin |
tempus fugit
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Longest-reigning Communist leader, the late Enver Hoxha led this country for 41 years |
(Mark: What is Yugoslavia?)
Albania
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The decadent Snopes clan were featured in this author's "The Hamlet", "The Town", & "The Mansion" |
Faulkner
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Year in which the Soviets launched Sputnik |
1957
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For over 25 years he published a unique newspaper, "The Carolina Israelite" in Charlotte |
Harry Golden
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Meaning "Whither goest thou?", the words that sent Peter back to Rome |
Quo vadis?
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