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He was the leader of Egypt when it nationalized the Suez Canal on July 26, 1956 |
(Cole: Who is Sadat?)
(Gamal Abdel) Nasser
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Irving Berlin wrote "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" for this man's follies of 1919 |
(Cole: Who is Ziegfield?)
Ziegfeld
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The Creek word for "runaways" was given to this group of Creeks who went to Florida in the 18th c. |
the Seminoles
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The love seat was designed to seat this many people; if you try for more, you're on your own |
(Cole: [*], What is [*]?)
two
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This Swedish capital was largely built by the ruler Birger Jarl |
Stockholm
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His books include "You Too Can Make a Speech" 8: "Jessel, Anyone?" |
George Jessel
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In 1964 this French existentialist won the Nobel Prize for Literature but turned it down |
Sartre
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The Sons of the Pioneers sang plaintively about this "cool, clear" beverage |
water
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Tho this Ottawa chief's attack on Fort Detroit failed, a car & a nearby city are named for him |
Pontiac
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Any piece of furniture intended for writing, whether or not it has drawers or cabinets |
(Alex: We have less than a minute to go.)
a desk
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The largest mass of fresh water in Great Britain, it lies in the great glen that bisects the Highlands |
(Alex: Where you find the monster, [*].)
Loch Ness
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Gene Fowler's biography of this Barrymore is "Good Night Sweet Prince" |
John Barrymore
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Aleksandr Kerensky led this country for 4 months until he was deposed Nov. 6, 1917 |
Russia
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The classical music of this country is based on a system of melodic patterns called ragas |
India
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Prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn, he had a vision of soldiers falling into the Indian camp |
(Cole: Uh, who is, um... blank?)
Sitting Bull
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A jardinière is a container or stand made to hold these |
a plant
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The Mindanao Sea is bordered by islands of this country |
(Anne: What is Japan?)
the Philippines
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This ex-"Tonight Show" host plays detective in his own novel "Murder on the Glitter Box" |
(Cole: Who is, uh, Jack Paar?)
Steve Allen
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He worked for Churchill during WWII & succeeded him as prime minister in 1955 |
(Anne: Who was Attlee?) ... (Alex: Clement Attlee was the Labour Party; [*], cultural conservative, working for Churchill.)
Anthony Eden
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Mozart opera known in English as "Women are Like That" or "So Do They All" |
Cosi Fan Tutte
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This tribe's reservation, the nation's largest, includes part of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah & Colorado |
(Anne: What is Cherokee?)
the Navajo
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In the 1850s a spool bed was named for this Swedish singer who was touring America when it was designed |
Jenny Lind
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Many mountains in the Western Kunlan Range in this country tower more 20,000 feet above sea level |
(Anne: What's India?) (Cole: What are the Himalayas?)
China
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Richmond, Virginia-born dancer profiled in "Mr. Bojangles" |
Bill Robinson
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He was a WWI captain who later entered politics under the auspices of Thomas Pendergast |
Harry Truman
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This Hungarian-born music director of the Chicago Symphony was knighted in 1972 |
Georg Solti
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In 1890 about 200 Sioux were killed during the "Ghost Dance war" at this S. Dakota site |
(Alex: It wasn't so much a war as a massacre, [*].)
Wounded Knee
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He was the most famous English cabinetmaker of the late 18th century |
(Pat: Who is Sheraton?)
Chippendale
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The scene of much fighting in WWII, Tobruk is this N. African country's only natural harbor |
(Pat: What is Morocco?)
Libya
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This actress who played Gigi's grandmother titled her book "How to Grow Old Disgracefully" |
(Cole: Uh, [*]? Who is [*]?)
Hermione Gingold
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