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"Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, & of having nothing to do" |
Alice in Wonderland
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Today his iconic polo shirt comes in 85 colors & patterns: R.L. |
Ralph Lauren
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Dr. Joseph Warren, called the first martyr of the Revolution, was killed at this June 17, 1775 Boston battle |
the Battle of Breed's or Bunker Hill
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It was once a Westinghouse washing machine trademark; now it's a place where quarters are like gold |
laundromat
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With 200 million albums sold, this band, formed in Stockholm in 1972, is one of the most successful ever |
ABBA
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The Strait of Bab El Mandeb allows passage from the Gulf of Aden into this sea |
(Cathy: What is the Arabian Sea?)
the Red Sea
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"It was a pleasure to burn" |
Fahrenheit 451
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Here comes the bride in a gown by this designer: V.W. |
Vera Wang
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In December 1778 the British navy easily captured this port; soon all of Georgia was under British control |
Savannah
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Bob Marley was buried in a wig of these, his own having been lost to cancer treatment |
dreadlocks
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Plant & Page were the heart of this legendary quartet |
Led Zeppelin
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In Italy, this strip of land is divided into western and eastern sections, depending on what side of Genoa you're on |
(Austin: What is the Piedmont?)
the Riviera
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Nonfiction: "June 17, 1972. Nine o'clock Saturday morning. Early for the telephone" |
All the President's Men
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Longtime creative director of Gucci--he also directs movies: T.F. |
Tom Ford
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In the early hours of April 19, 1775, he returned to Lexington to retrieve papers from John Hancock's trunk |
(Cathy: Ooh...who is Patrick Henry?)
Paul Revere
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To summarize another person's statement in new words, shorter & clearer |
paraphrase
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This "seasonal" Australian pop quartet aka 5SOS has hit the big time with songs like "She Looks So Perfect" |
5 Seconds of Summer
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From a bit north of San Francisco to the Oregon border stretches the region called this tree's empire |
the redwood
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From 19th century England: "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day" |
Jane Eyre
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Dressed everyone from Jackie O to J.Lo: V (that's all you need) |
Valentino
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No one knows where exactly in New York City this hero of the Revolution was hanged as a spy Sept. 22, 1776 |
Nathan Hale
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It's the veal preparation seen here--mangia |
scaloppine
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Should you stay or should you name this Joe Strummer British punk band now? |
The Clash
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Avenue Mohammed V connects the old & new sections of this capital in north Africa |
Rabat
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A '70s book: "I can see by my watch, without taking my hand from the left grip of the cycle, that it is 8:30 in the morning" |
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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Cher said without him "I would have been... a peacock without feathers": B.M. |
Bob Mackie
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Major battles in this state included Kings Mountain & a cattle-grazing area known as Cowpens |
South Carolina
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A type of fever that's a complication of malaria, or a security firm founded by Erik Prince |
blackwater
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The big 4 bands of thrash metal are Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth & this quartet with a murderous name |
Slayer
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This Brazilian port whose name means "reef" is the terminus for the Trans-Amazonian Highway |
Recife
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