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He & Leoncavallo both composed versions of "La boheme" at the same time but his was much more successful |
Puccini
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In 1981 she played "The French Lieutenant's Woman" |
Meryl Streep
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A motherless calf; a traditional cowboy song urged it to "get along...it's your misfortune and none of my own" |
little dogie
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In 1816 Shaka became the leader of this African people whose warrior spirit is still celebrated in song & dance |
the Zulu
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The walls of this West Bank town fell many times, for example in Joshua chapter 6 |
Jericho
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In 1899 this "Rigoletto" composer founded a retirement home in Milan for musicians & singers |
(Alex: You knew that, Scott. You were nervous about ringing in.)
Giuseppe Verdi
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In 2015 she played the niece of the "Woman in Gold" |
Helen Mirren
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The Cattleman, the West Texas Punch & the Bull Rider are popular creases cowboys put in these |
(Alex: Their [*], their Stetsons.)
hats
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This republic gained independence from Portugal in 1975 |
Mozambique
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Shaka's elimination of local tribes helped the great trek of these Euro-Africans pass easily through South Africa |
the Boers
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"For 28 years, (people) could not even approach it", a man said in 2009 but 20 years ago, "people danced on it" |
the Berlin Wall
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Vincenzo Bellini was one of the main proponents of this operatic style whose name means "beautiful singing" |
bel canto
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In 1956 this French beauty starred in "...And God Created Woman" |
(Brigitte) Bardot
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When told to grab the apple, riders grab this for greater security |
saddle horn
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This Muppet fancies himself a standup comic; wocka, wocka! |
Fozzie Bear
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents in front of a monitor.) Shaka is credited with revolutionizing army tactics, by using a main force known as "the chest and two horns" that would circle around to the rear of the enemy in one of these maneuvers |
(Scott: What is a double envelopment?) ... (Scott's response was later ruled acceptable.)
flanking
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Crumbling walls in Caerwent, a once-Roman town in this part of Britain, tell of a time long ago |
Wales
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(Alex: Take a listen.) His sprightly overtures are the best remembered parts of many of his operas, like 1817's "The Thieving Magpie" |
Rossini
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In 1988 this "Risky Business" beauty starred in "And God Created Woman" |
(Rebecca) De Mornay
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A rowel is a rotating disc with sharp points at the end of one of these |
spur
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From the Greek for "ancient" & "animal", this era of geologic time began about 540 million years ago |
(Rich: What is the Plesozoic?) (Alex: Ohh, you didn't say it correctly. [*]. [*]. )
Paleozoic
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Shaka instituted a type of close-combat fighting involving short spears & these made of oxhide |
shields
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This country's Wall of Tammishe runs from the Elburz mountains to the Caspian Sea, which now covers part of the wall |
Iran
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The discovery of a large quantity of manuscripts near Turin in 1926 created a renewed interest in this "red priest" |
Antonio Vivaldi
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She got an Oscar nomination for 1974's "A Woman Under the Influence" |
Gena Rowlands
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A cowboy kept some of his possessions in this, which consisted of a tarp & a blanket for sleeping |
(Rich: What is a saddlebag?) (Scott: What is a saddle roll?)
bedroll
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Weight & strength are useful in becoming one of these grand champions of sumo wrestling |
yokozuna
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Just like Abel, Shaka was the victim of a homicide, specifically this "-cide" |
(Alex: Yep. His brother killed him.)
fratricide
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In the first century 1,000 defenders of this Jewish fortress held off 15,000 Romans for months |
Masada
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