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Bridges in this Turkish city include Galata, Ataturk & Bosporus |
Istanbul
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These half-equine creatures are also called the Ixiondae because they're the sons of Ixion |
centaurs
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When this Tudor king was dying, he yelled, "Monks, Monks, Monks!" not "Wives, Wives, Wives!" |
Henry VIII
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These dark red-skinned beans are a popular ingredient in chili con carne |
kidney beans
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In 1755 one of Europe's most devastating earthquakes destroyed much of this Portuguese capital |
Lisbon
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His first novel, "Burmese Days", was published in 1934, not 1984 |
George Orwell
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Over one-third of Canada's population lives in this province |
Ontario
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Hermione was the only child of Menelaus & this famous beauty |
(Karen: Who was Aphrodite?)
Helen of Troy
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In 1956 you could view this actor's "Death Car" for 25c, sit in it for 25c more, or purchase a piece |
James Dean
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Corn syrup, sugar & gelatin are the basic ingredients in this fluffy confection |
marshmallows
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Begun in 1163, this Paris cathedral was the site of Napoleon's & Mary Stuart's crownings |
Notre Dame
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This prime minister completed only 9 chapters of his novel "Falconet" before his 1881 death |
Benjamin Disraeli
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The Bight of Biafra borders Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea & this country |
Nigeria
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Some say these guardians of the golden apples were the daughters of Atlas and Hesperis |
(Matt: Who were the Pleiades?)
the Hesperides
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Often used in magic acts, this tool, said to have killed St. Simon, is now his symbol |
saw
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It's the type of crustacean found in sauce aux crevettes |
(Matt: What are crayfish?) (Lane: What are lobster?)
shrimp
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British forces captured this rocky fortress from Spain in 1704 & have held it ever since |
Gibraltar
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E.M Forster's novel "A Room with a View" opens in the Pensione Bertolini in this Italian city |
Florence
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The Kattegat Strait separates Sweden from this Danish peninsula |
Jutland
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The number 4 was sacred to this god, the Greek counterpart of Mercury |
Hermes
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Island over which the ashes of Fats Waller & Damon Runyon were scattered |
(Matt: What is Long Island?)
Manhattan
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It's the German name for a veal cutlet dipped in egg, breaded & deep fried |
schnitzel
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This last imperial dynasty of China was overthrown in a 1911 revolution |
the Manchus
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His novel "The Mayor of Casterbridge" is subtitled "A Story of a Man with Character" |
Thomas Hardy
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The Mau Escarpment is a steep slope along the Great Rift Valley in this African country |
Kenya
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This Titaness, Zeus' mother, has the same name as a huge ostrichlike South American bird |
Rhea
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Robert Ressler coined this 2-word phrase to classify people like Ted Bundy & David Berkowitz |
serial killer
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Named for the Georgia city where it's grown, it's been called "The Sweetest Onion in the World" |
Vidalia
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Tragically, in 1988 this U.S. warship shot down an Iranian passenger jet, mistaking it for an attack plane |
the Vincennes
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Elshie of the Mucklestanes is the title character of this Scotsman's 1816 novel "The Black Dwarf" |
(Lane: Who is Robert Burns?)
Sir Walter Scott
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