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A book about "Greek Music... in Antiquity and the Middle Ages" is titled "Apollo's" this stringed instrument |
lyre
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XS & XL are these sizes when referring to clothing |
extra small and extra large
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In 806 he wanted to break up his empire by dividing it among his 3 sons; by 813 there was 1 son left & the empire endured |
Charlemagne
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Broken chains representing the tyranny that she has escaped lie at this 111-foot statue's feet |
the Statue of Liberty
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Like swimming pools, water treatment plants add this second-lightest halogen element to kill germs |
chlorine
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Tom Lehrer wrote songs for the show, like one about this letter that likes to "turn a can into a cane" |
(Joanna: What is "E"?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Joanna: What is the letter "E"?)
a silent "E"
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This long, powerful horn used by mountaineers is named for a fixture of Swiss geography |
the Alphorn
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XXX represents strength in this type of beer, like Ballantine |
ales
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1356's Golden Bull stipulated that the emperor would be chosen by these voters, like the ones in Article II of the Constitution |
(Joanna: Who are the senators?) (Manny!!: Who is the electorate?)
the electoral college or the electors
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Of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, one of the 2 that were statues |
(Chelsea: What is the Sphinx?)
the Colossus of Rhodes (or the Statue of Zeus at Olympia)
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Some kids in Africa use playpumps, these hyphenated items AKA roundabouts that pump clean water for extra fun |
merry-go-rounds
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The father of this "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator was once the show's head writer |
Joss Whedon
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This booming Aboriginal instrument can be 15 feet long & one end can be placed in a tin can for resonance |
a didgeridoo
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In running races, XC stands for this type away from the track |
cross-country
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In 1683 it was the Poles to the rescue when Vienna was under attack from this other empire led by Mehmed IV |
the Ottomans
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With the same subject as many of his paintings, the sculpture seen here is by this artist |
Degas
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Julia, Claudia & Anio Novus were the names of 3 ancient these that supplied Rome with water |
aqueducts
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Rita Moreno, who played Carmela, was known for opening the show with this rousing 3-word cry |
"Hey, you guys!"
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Big in Austria, this end-of-the-alphabet instrument is flat & wooden & has 30 or more strings |
the zither
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The element with atomic number 54 gets this chemical symbol |
(Alex: For xenon, yes.)
Xe
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The investiture controversy between the empire & the papacy was settled by 1122's Concordat of this "vermiform" city |
Wurms
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The Central Park statue of this man astride his horse was a gift from the government of Venezuela |
(Chelsea: Who is Chavez?)
Simon Bolivar
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Israel's Sorek desalination plant uses "reverse" this process to make the Mediterranean drinkable |
osmosis
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Like "Sesame Street", "'The Electric Company" was a product of the CTW, short for this |
the Children's Television Workshop
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Noted for its triangular body, this Russian instrument traces its origins to a 17th century 3-stringed lute |
the balalaika
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In language code xh is used to represent the tongue of this Bantu people |
the Xhosa
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The Imperial Diet, or main legislative body, had this German name, also applied to a building burned under the Nazis |
the Reichstag
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A 170-foot summons to the people of this country to defend it against invaders is known as "The Motherland Calls" |
Russia
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Cartoon segments featuring Wile E. Coyote & the Road Runner were created by this man |
Chuck Jones
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