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In 1981 it was reported that this president's false teeth were missing from a museum |
George Washington
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In 1972 a coed state college named for this inventor opened in Trenton, N.J. |
Edison
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Legend said that this woman of Magdala had been betrothed to St. John the Apostle |
Mary Magdalene
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In 1985 2 of these struck Central Mexico, killing over 7,000 people |
earthquakes
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It's with whom you file your federal income tax returns on or before April 15 |
the Internal Revenue Service
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This author's father, John, illustrated the original 1894 edition of "The Jungle Book" |
Rudyard Kipling
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Rutherford B. Hayes was wounded 4 times while serving in this war |
the Civil War
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Colleges in this state include Hannibal-LaGrange College & the College of the Ozarks |
Missouri
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It's likely that this man, considered the first pope, died sometime between 64 & 67 A.D. |
St. Peter
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The most important river in Northern Mexico is the Rio Bravo del Norte, called this in the U.S. |
Rio Grande
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This agency establishes safety standards for aircraft & helps plan & develop airports |
the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)
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Chapter 1 of this Agatha Christie novel is titled "An Important Passenger on the Taurus Express" |
Murder on the Orient Express
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When Lincoln was shot on this holiday, many likened him to Christ |
Good Friday
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The state universities of Lvov, Kharkov & Kiev are this country's largest |
the Ukraine
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In 1979 John Paul II declared this saint of Assisi the patron of ecologists |
St. Francis
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Mexico is the world's largest miner of this precious metal |
silver
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Created in 1891, it's called the INS for short |
the Immigration and Naturalization Service
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This "Private Lives" playwright wrote a book of poems under the pen name Hernia Whittlebot |
Noël Coward
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In 1897 President McKinley formally dedicated this president's New York City tomb |
(Ulysses) Grant
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The full name of this city's Rice University is William Marsh Rice University |
Houston
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Before his martyrdom, this author of "Utopia" took the time to carefully adjust his beard |
St. Thomas More
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This type of strolling musical group includes guitarists, violinists & trumpeters |
mariachi
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The Social Security Administration is an agency of this department |
Health and Human Services
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The heroine of this Willa Cather novel eventually marries a farmer named Anton Cuzak |
My Ántonia
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Early in their careers, Harry Truman was a haberdasher & this Tennessean was a tailor |
(Ann: Who is Andrew Jackson?) (Alex: Oh, no...) (Ann: The other one.)
Andrew Johnson
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The University of Vermont is located in this city, the state's largest |
Burlington
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Thomism is the theological school that follows the teaching of this Dominican philosopher |
St. Thomas Aquinas
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On Dec. 17, 1992 this Mexican president signed the North American Free Trade Agreement |
(Carlos) Salinas (de Gortari)
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This bureau collects & publishes data on employment, unemployment, working hours, wages & prices |
(Alex: What's the Census Bureau?)
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
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This author of "Beloved" set her first novel, "The Bluest Eye", in her hometown, Lorain, Ohio |
Toni Morrison
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