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In Israel no newspapers are published on this day of the week |
Saturday
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This man-made fiber was once called norun because it was thought to be ideal for use in stockings |
nylon
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The water tower, completed in 1869, was 1 of the few structures to survive this 1871 event |
the fire
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Abu Bakr, this man's father-in-law, became the first Muslim caliph in 632 |
Muhammad
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This Oscar Wilde work inspired such musicals as "Oh Ernest" & "Ernest in Love" |
The Importance of Being Earnest
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He was 65 when he took to the road peddling his recipe for "finger-lickin' good" chicken |
Colonel Sanders
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Founded in Boston in 1908, it's one of the few daily papers sponsored by a religious denomination |
the Christian Science Monitor
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Hats are often made with this fabric of compressed animal hair fibers |
felt
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You can visit the skydeck on the 103rd floor of this 110-story building |
Sears Tower
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The Spanish captured this rock from the Moors in 1309, lost it in 1333 & recaptured it in 1462 |
Gibraltar
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His play "Saint Joan" opened in 1923, 3 years after Joan of Arc was canonized |
George Bernard Shaw
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In May 1979 this 84-year-old conductor began his 50th & final season with the Boston Pops Orchestra |
Arthur Fieldler
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It's Russian for "truth" |
Pravda
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Named for its French inventor, this loom was the 1st machine capable of weaving figured patterns |
Jacquard
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Members of the city council are called this, from Old English for "old man" |
an aldermen
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The harsh Gov. Gessler supposedly forced him to shoot the apple from his son's head |
William Tell
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The 2nd & last Pulitzer Prize Tennessee Williams won was for this "feline" drama |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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This industrialist remained chairman & chief executive of Occidental Petroleum until his death at 92 |
Armand Hammer
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Called the voice of France's upper middle class, this daily is named for the barber of Seville |
Figaro
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It can be any material woven with metallic or simulated metallic yarns |
lamé
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The city's Natural History Museum was founded by this dept. store owner in 1893 |
(Marshall) Field
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The eldest son of the French king was known by this title after the future Charles V got it in 1350 |
(Pat: What is Charlemagne?)
dauphin
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After his "Tartuffe" played before Louis XIV, it was promptly banned for three years |
Moliere
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In October 1990 this 96-year-old choreographer premiered her 180th ballet "Maple Leaf Rag" |
(Florence: Who is Agnes de Mille?) (Dow: Who is Margot Fonteyn?)
Martha Graham
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Leading newspapers published in this country include "Al Ahram" & "Al Akhbar" |
(Dow: Uh, what is Saudi Arabia?)
Egypt
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The first textile firm to top $1 billion in annual sales is this one based in N.C., not Vermont |
Burlington
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Located on Jackson at La Salle Street, it's the world's largest grain exchange |
(Dow: What is the Mercantile Exchange?)
the (Chicago) Board of Trade
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The name of this English ruling house, supplanted by Lancaster, may mean "sprig of broom" |
the Plantagenets
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The last sound in this play is Nora Helmer's slamming of the downstairs door |
(Florence: What is The Doll House?)
A Doll's House
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When he defended Leopold & Loeb in 1924, he was nearly 70 |
Clarence Darrow
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