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This Rodin sculpture depicts a pensive nude man sitting on a rock, chin resting on his hand |
The Thinker
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Pan Gu, in myth the 1st Chinese man, cracks a giant one of these from inside & holds up the sky to protect the earth |
an egg
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You do this to different watches to match the time |
synchronize
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The Marangu route up this Tanzanian mountain is known as the "Coca-Cola route" for the drink available along it |
Kilimanjaro
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Blamed for France's near bankruptcy, this 18th century queen came to be called "Madame Deficit" |
Marie Antoinette
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In 1962 this MLB team lost an amazing 120 games |
the New York Mets
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In 2019 visitors to the Rijksmuseum can observe as conservators restore this 1642 Rembrandt masterpiece |
Night Watch
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Zeus assumed Amphitryon's form to seduce Alcmene, resulting in the birth of this heroic demigod |
Hercules
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An underhanded plot, like a pyramid one |
scheme
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Tell Napoleon King's Cross just surpassed this as the busiest stop on London's Tube |
Waterloo (Station)
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This president was "The American Cincinnatus", after a Roman who answered the call to leadership but preferred farming |
George Washington
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Since 2001 these NFLers have finished first in their division 16 of 18 times |
the New England Patriots
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This basic ballet movement, a knee bend, gets its name from the French for "to bend" |
pliƩ
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In Norse myth Jormungandr is a Midgard serpent who will kill this beloved god at Ragnarok |
(Jonathan: Who is Odin?)
Thor
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To dismiss from the army, or to shoot a firearm |
discharge
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The last locale of Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" to air was this historically immigrant-filled "Side" of Manhattan |
the Lower East Side
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This national poet of Scotland was dubbed "The Bard of Ayrshire" |
Robert Burns
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Fans of this "United" English soccer club may enjoy the same-named brown ale after (& before, & during) a game |
Newcastle
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The title character of this drama by Henrik Ibsen is bored by her marriage to Jorgen Tesman |
(Alex: Jonathan?) (Jonathan: I don't know.)
Hedda Gabler
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After her marriage to Jason goes south, this sorceress weds King Aegeus |
Medea
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Proverbially, you "pull yourself up by" them to get by without any help |
bootstraps
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Spots not to miss on a visit to this city include Grumari Beach, about 24 miles west of Ipanema |
Rio de Janeiro
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A British empire builder was called "Clive of" this Asian land & was known there as Sabut Jung, or "Daring in War" |
Clive of India
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Representing this city's Pelicans, "The Unibrow" Anthony Davis was MVP of the 2017 NBA All-Star game |
New Orleans
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This Czech composer was in the New World when he wrote his "New World" symphony & "The American Flag" |
(Antonin) Dvorak
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Actaeon pays a "deer" price for spying on this twin sister of Apollo while she's bathing |
Artemis
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A potion to arouse feelings of love & desire |
an aphrodisiac
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For a huge annual tomato fight, travel to this Spanish Mediterranean port also famous for other produce, sweet oranges |
Valencia
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Shunned by his faith, Revolutionary War gen. Nathanael Greene was paradoxically called "The Fighting" this |
Quaker
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Last name of Cleveland Browns great & pro football Hall of Famer Ozzie |
Newsome
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