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There was widespread fear that this would happen; people worried about the millennium back then, too |
the world would end
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In 1292 this middle-aged Italian explorer visited the island of Sumatra |
Marco Polo
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This long fluffy scarf wraps around the neck like a "constrictor"—but it's not as tight |
a boa
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Kankar Punsum on the Bhutan-Tibet border is the highest unclimbed one of these |
a mountain
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This masked animal was used as the emblem of the Whig Party |
a raccoon
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Need to hire Sherlock Holmes? Send a letter to 221B this London street |
Baker St.
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This sport can be traced back to c. 1000 when a monk named Eilmer jumped & sailed from Malmesbury Abbey |
(Jan: What is parachuting?) (Aaron: What is bungee jumping?)
hang gliding
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Corregidor, an island at the entrance to this bay, is now a Philippine national shrine |
Manila Bay
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This jacket is named for the kind of African expedition on which you'd wear it |
safari jacket
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2,063' TV tower between Fargo & Grand Forks in this state is the world's tallest structure |
(Caroline: What is South Dakota?)
North Dakota
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Daniel Inouye, who represents this state in the Senate, lost his right arm during World War II |
Hawaii
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Heathcliff, a foundling brought into this home of the Earnshaws, later becomes its master |
Wuthering Heights
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Piasts ruled this country in 1000; in 1919, a pianist ruled it: Ignace Paderewski |
Poland
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This principal crop of the Banda Islands keeps eggnog drinkers well supplied |
nutmeg
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It's a "tired" name for military clothing worn while doing chores |
fatigues
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The longest of these special words in English is tattarrattat |
a palindrome
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He served as Gerald Ford's Secretary of State |
(Aaron: Who was, uh, McNamara?)
(Henry) Kissinger
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It's the home Captain Charles Ryder "revisited" |
Brideshead
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This country's Stephen I was crowned in 1000 in his hometown of Esztergom & the crown is a national treasure |
(Aaron: What is Romania?)
Hungary
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The port city of Kobe on this island was severely damaged by a 7.2 earthquake January 17, 1995 |
Honshu
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A Little Lord Fauntleroy suit is usually made of this fabric & trimmed with a lacy collar & cuffs |
velvet
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The most densely populated territory in the world is this Portuguese possession on the coast of China |
Macau
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In 1980 Patrick Lucey was this independent presidential candidate's running mate |
John Anderson
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This Robert Louis Stevenson lad's home is the admiral Benbow Inn |
Jim Hawkins
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Sweyn Forkbeard, King Olaf of Sweden & 2 others defeated & killed King Olaf I of this country at Svold |
Norway
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In 1895 Alfred Dreyfus was sent here |
Devil's Island
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This full, gathered skirt attached to a waistband typifies the Tyrolean look |
a dirndl
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This Swedish diplomat who saved 100,000 Jews is the greatest saver of lives |
Raoul Wallenberg
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He was the last third-party candidate to receive any electoral votes |
George Wallace
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This home of Maxim de Winter is destroyed by fire |
Manderley
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