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This member of the Sitwell family wrote "I Live under a Black Sun", a novel about Jonathan Swift |
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"Crescent City", New Orleans' nickname, comes from the sharp bend in this river at the French Quarter |
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The mass of this planet is more than twice that of all other planets in our solar system combined |
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Nomadic tribe that subjugated the Ostrogoths & routed the Visigoths but lost power when Attila died |
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The English translation of "Ave Maria" |
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A plaza de los toros is a stadium used for this sport |
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His incarceration in a POW camp in Singapore during WWII inspired him to write "King Rat" |
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The 27-story Louisiana Superdome is home to the Sugar Bowl & this NFL team |
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This planet's reddish hue comes from the oxidized iron on its surface |
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Between 1776 & 1924 this country took in over 35 million immigrants |
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Abbreviated M.O. by the police, it's a criminal's method of operation |
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Oops, a recent ad for Virginia Slims moved the 1906 earthquake & fire in this city to 1902 |
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Female novelist playwright who wrote the 1941 novel "Saratoga Trunk" |
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During the 7-Years' War, France ceded the territory which included New Orleans to this country |
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Its 7,500-mile diameter is only slightly less than that of the Earth |
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The British were able to fend off the Germans in the Battle of Britain thanks to this warning device |
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When he defeated Pharnaces II at Zela, Caesar said, "Veni, vidi, vici," which means this |
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When artist Robert Indiana put this word on a 1972 U.S. stamp, he put 2 of its letters on top of the other 2 |
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"Night and Day" was the second novel by this distaff member of the Bloomsbury Group |
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The H. S. Newcomb Memorial College for Women is affiliated with this New Orleans university |
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This planet's moon Titan was the first moon discovered to have a permanent atmosphere |
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When the French monarchy was restored after Napoleon, this king took power |
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In 800 Alcuin wrote to Charlemagne, "Vox Populi Vox Dei," |
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In 1990 Procter & Gamble made 1,101 of these that could sink, & finding one could be worth $100,000 |
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English-born woman whose novels include "This Side of Innocence" & "The Devil's Advocate" |
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This jazz clarinetist has his own nightclub in the Hilton Hotel |
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The letter H, for William Herschel, is used in a symbol representing this planet |
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When it gained independence in 1975, it became the smallest independent country in South America |
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In "Dead Poets Society" Robin Williams used the phrase "Carpe diem," which means this |
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