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HOLIDAYS AROUND THE WORLD |
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The Latin name of this Holy Roman Emperor was Carolus Magnus |
Charlemagne
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They're found between your vertebrae & may slip |
discs
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The Palazzo Vendramin-Calergi in this canal city was built in the Lombardesque style in 1509 |
Venice
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Matthew 27:5 says that he returned the thirty pieces of silver "And went and hanged himself" |
Judas
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This Wyoming park was under the direct charge of the U.S. Army from 1886 to 1916 |
Yellowstone
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"Buon Anno" is the Italian way to say "Happy" this |
new year
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At a 1945 conference in this Crimean city, it was decided that Germany would be divided into 4 zones |
Yalta
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It's the floor of the nasal cavity as well as the roof of the mouth |
palate
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Florence's Laurentian Lib., designed by this Renaissance artist, is a fine example of mannerism |
Michelangelo
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After 4 days in the tomb, this man from Bethany was raised from the dead by Jesus |
Lazarus
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This Arizona forest features the world's largest concentration of fossilized trees |
Petrified Forest
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The Spanish name for this day, 2 days before Easter, is Viernes Santo |
Good Friday
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In 1920 the Permanent Court of International Justice was established with its seat in this city |
The Hague
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The auditory tube that runs from the middle ear to the back of the throat |
eustachian tube
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A 2-sloped one of these with a very steep lower slope was named for architect Francois Mansart |
roof
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She told Peter, "They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre and we know not where..." |
Mary Magdalene
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Among this state's 5 national parks are Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon & Zion |
Utah
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Rene Clair's 1933 film "Quatorze Juillet" revolves around this holiday's festivities |
14th of July (Bastille Day)
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When William the Conqueror landed in 1066, this English king was at York celebrating a battle victory |
Harold
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This liquid goes down the hepatic ducts, then up the cystic duct to its storage facility |
bile
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Buildings that resemble this architect's designs are described as Miesian |
Mies van der Rohe
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Tradition says during his exile on the island of Patmos in the Aegean Sea, he wrote the book of Revelation |
John
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The only U.S. national park not in the 50 states is in this island group |
(Helen: What is Hawaii?)
U.S. Virgin Islands
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In India revelers throw colored water & powder to celebrate Holi, the spring festival of this religion |
Hinduism
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He seized control of Cuba on March 10, 1952 & remained in power until deposed on January 1, 1959 |
Fulgencio Batista
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2 of the 4 heart valves |
(Leon: What are the atriums & the ventricles?) ... (Alex: The others are the tricuspid & pulmonary.)
mitral & aorta
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In 1904 his father, Eliel, won a competition to design Helsinki's railroad station |
Eero Saarinen
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This book begins with a summary of Luke & then continues the story from Luke's conclusion |
(Mack: What is John?)
Acts
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This Oregon park named for a lake can be approached from Medford or Klamath Falls |
Crater Lake
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Kwanza, an African-American holiday, means "first fruits" in this language |
Swahili
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