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In 1986 he drew a "line of death" across the Gulf of Sidra due to the presence of the U.S. Sixth Fleet |
Gaddafi
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"Paul Revere's Ride" was the first poem in his "Tales of a Wayside Inn", published in 1863 |
Longfellow
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"Angel of the Battlefield" whose work led to identification of the dead at Andersonville Prison |
(Donna: Who is Florence Nightingale?)
(Clara) Barton
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It was Julius Caesar's response upon seeing Brutus among his assassins |
(Tom: What is "Et tu, Brutu?") (Alex: Right. No.) (Donna: What is "Et tu, Brutus?")
Et tu, Brute?
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As a former British colony, Fiji's flag includes a representation of this British one |
the Union Jack
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The songs "Dulcinea" & "The Impossible Dream" are from this mid-1960s musical |
Man of La Mancha
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In 1498 this Portuguese explorer became the 1st European to reach Mozambique |
Vasco da Gama
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This Scot is perhaps best known for his songs "Auld Lang Syne" & "Comin' Thro' The Rye" |
(Rabbie) Burns
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Pathologist & pediatrician Dorothy Andersen discovered this disease abbreviated CF |
cystic fibrosis
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Seneca is credited with the line "Ars longa, vita brevis", which means this |
Art is long, life is short
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This country whose capital is Kathmandu has the only flag that isn't square or rectangular |
Nepal
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This island was off limits to American soldiers in "South Pacific" |
(Alex: Less than a minute to go.)
Bali Hai
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Walls up to 40 feet high protected this Phoenician city near present-day Tunis |
Carthage
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On July 30, 1918 this "Trees" author was killed while serving with the 165th Infantry near Seringes, France |
Joyce Kilmer
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A statue was erected in London honoring nurse Edith Cavell, executed by the Germans in this war |
World War I
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When making a purchase, heed this phrase that means "Let the buyer beware" |
caveat emptor
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The flag of this tiny European principality shows a gold crown with a red & blue background |
(John: What is Monaco?) (Donna: What is Andorra?)
Liechtenstein
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When "Fiddler on the Roof" premiered on Broadway in 1964, this man played the role of Tevye |
Zero Mostel
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In 1953 this future president was convicted of leading the Mau Mau movement in Kenya & was imprisoned |
(Jomo) Kenyatta
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The grandfather of this epigrammatic poet was one of the founders of Amherst College |
(Tom: Who is, uh, Nash?)
Emily Dickinson
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Dr. Virginia Apgar is best known for her series of measurements used to evaluate these |
newborn babies
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This 2-word phrase is often used to denote an artist's or writer's greatest work |
magnum opus
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The flag of this country shows the Muslim creed above a sword |
Saudi Arabia
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Pat Suzuki made her Broadway debut singing "I Enjoy Being A Girl" in this musical |
Flower Drum Song
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The last colony in Africa, it gained its independence from South Africa in 1990 |
Namibia
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In "When Lilacs Last in the Door-Yard Bloom'd", he compared Lincoln to Venus which "droop'd in the western sky" |
(Walt) Whitman
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This current surgeon general was previously head of the Arkansas State Health Department |
(John: Who is Jocelyn Elders?) (Alex: We'll accept that.)
Joycelyn Elders
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If you don't know this phrase for an admission of guilt, you truly are to blame |
(John: What is nolo contendere?)
mea culpa
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In 1993 Greece protested this new country's use of the Star of Vergina on its flag |
Macedonia
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This 1970 show starring Lauren Bacall was based on the 1950 movie "All About Eve" |
Applause
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