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When Ptolemy XIII & this sister ascended the Egyptian throne, he was 10 & she was about 18 |
Cleopatra
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Though its name sounds diminutive, it's the largest city in Arkansas |
Little Rock
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This poet's farm in Derry, New Hampshire was purchased for him by his paternal grandfather |
Frost
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With prime rib, you might serve this vegetable baked or twice-baked |
a potato
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This river was "locked up" to form a seaway between Montreal & Lake Ontario |
the St. Lawrence
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The name of this fierce ocean fish comes from barraco, meaning "protruding tooth" |
barracuda
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This 16-year-old didn't have a "Terrible" reputation yet when he was crowned Czar of Russia in 1547 |
Ivan (the Terrible)
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A middle school in this state capital was named for Marie Drake, who wrote the lyrics to Alaska's state song |
Juneau
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In 1674 Milton redivided this poem about the fall of man into 12 books instead of the original 10 |
"Paradise Lost"
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Melanzana is the Italian name for this purple vegetable that can be served "parmigiana" |
an eggplant
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Its largest tributary, the Rio Negro, is called the Guainia in Colombia |
the Amazon
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This popular pet, Carassius auratus, is olive green in its natural state |
a goldfish
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Born near Bel Air, Maryland in 1838, this future assassin made his stage debut at age 17 |
John Wilkes Booth
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The California dog-face type of this is California's state insect |
a butterfly
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In this Chaucer work, 29 pilgrims gather at the Tabard Inn |
The Canterbury Tales
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This southern side dish is made by simmering ground hominy with milk or water |
grits
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The name of Bras d'Or, a lake in Nova Scotia, comes from the name of this nearby peninsula |
Labrador
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The basking variety of this cartilaginous fish may reach 43 feet in length |
a shark
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She was a teenage governess in her native Poland before she moved to Paris & became a physicist |
Marie Curie
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A Rhode Island bay is named for these Indians whose name means "people of the small point" |
the Narragansett
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In Great Britain John Masefield served in this post 37 years, longer than anyone except Tennyson |
Poet Laureate
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Unsweetened cocoa powder is the classic coating for these fungus-shaped chocolates |
truffles
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The first naval battle between American & British forces took place on this lake October 11, 1776 |
(Amanda: What is Lake Erie?)
Lake Champlain
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Pipefish are members of the same family as these equine fish |
seahorses
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Ferdinando, a member of this ruling family of Florence, became a cardinal when he was only 14 |
the Medici
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At 8,751 feet, Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in this big state |
Texas
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In 1924 he published "The New Spoon River", a sequel to a 1915 work |
(Edgar Lee) Masters
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Whether served hot or cold, this Russian beet soup should always be garnished with sour cream |
borscht
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The Congo River's other name, it's from a native word for river, making it the River River |
Zaire
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Native to Asia, the "walking" type of this fish was discovered near Palm Beach in 1967 |
catfish
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