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A year after WWII ended, Umberto II became king of this country -- but only for a month |
Italy
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To "nidify" means to make one of these, or so a little bird told us |
a nest
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Norma Zimmer sang back-up for Dale Evans on radio before becoming his "Champagne Lady" on television |
Lawrence Welk
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This test pilot wrote his autobiography, "Press On!", with the help of Charles Leershen |
Chuck Yeager
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Myologists would probably find Arnold Schwarzenegger interesting since they study these body parts |
muscles
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In 1940 he donated his life savings to Tuskegee to start a research foundation |
George Washington Carver
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The last Napoleon to rule France, he died in exile in 1873 |
(Alex: Carol, a minute to go.)
Napoleon III
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An extinct feline noted for swordlike canines |
saber-toothed
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Ozzie Nelson never recorded an album called "Blizzard of Ozz", but this singer did |
Ozzy Osbourne
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"Almost Golden" tells the story of this late golden-haired TV anchorwoman |
Jessica Savitch
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The vitreous humor is a clear, transparent, jelly-like substance that allows this organ to hold its shape |
eye
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In 1867 George Washington Julian helped prepare the articles of impeachment against him |
Andrew Johnson
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After his 1st wife, Anastasia, died, this nefarious 16th century Russian married at least 5 others |
Ivan the Terrible
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Name shared by a soft fabric & the soft skin on developing deer antlers |
(Jim: What is chamois?)
velvet
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Once married to Rita Coolidge, he's now the husband of attorney Lisa Meyers |
Kris Kristofferson
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This prime time actress finished writing "Prime Time" while unemployed during the writers' strike |
Joan Collins
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As its name indicates, the hepatic artery supplies this large organ with blood |
(Jim: What is the kidney?)
liver
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George Washington Goethals supervised its building & was the zone's 1st governor |
the Panama Canal
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On Feb. 12, 1912, this country's "Last Emperor", a 6-year-old boy, announced his abdication |
China
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By definition, "anthropophagus" people do this, so stay out of their way |
eat people
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Proving he's not "Just a Gigolo", this Californian's heroes include Diana Vreeland & Coco Chanel |
David Lee Roth
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"Generation of Swine" is this gonzo journalist's commentary on the 1980s |
Hunter S. Thompson
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Amylase is a class of enzymes that help convert this nutrient into malt sugar |
(Carol: What is protein?)
starch
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This 6th president named his 1st son George Washington |
John Quincy Adams
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This pharaoh had over 100 children but still had time to pose for statues of himself built all over Egypt |
Rameses II
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From the Latin "to kill", it means to shame or humiliate |
mortify
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Willie Nelson wrote her hit song "Crazy" & was heard singing it in the movie about her, "Sweet Dreams" |
Patsy Cline
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"The Lives of John Lennon" is an unauthorized bio of the musician by this author |
Albert Goldman
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This small piece of cartilage serves as a lid over the larynx, keeping food from going down the wrong pipe |
(Jim: What is the glottis?)
epiglottis
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They called him the George Washington of this country; Jose de San Martin also freed Chile & Peru |
Argentina
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