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BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS |
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At age 64, before her "Little House" books, she traveled in a 1923 Buick named Isabelle from Missouri to her old Dakota home |
Laura Ingalls Wilder
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The Natl. Museum of Anthropology, Mexico's most visited museum, boasts the stone of Tizoc, used for these grim rites |
human sacrifice
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Philip Michael Thomas & this actor were the too cool cops on the mean streets of "Miami Vice" |
Don Johnson
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The Fatimid Dynasty of North Africa in the 900s A.D. claimed descent from Fatimah, daughter of this prophet |
Muhammad
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"It's more fun to be a pirate than join the navy", said this Apple Computer co-founder |
Steve Jobs
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Joy for those of Geneva |
Swiss bliss
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A bestseller ensued when Robert M. Pirsig used this transport for a 1968 journey with his son, doing his own maintenance |
(Mike: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was the book.)
a motorcycle
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George P. Murdock popularized the term this type of family (mom, dad, kids) & called it "a universal human social grouping" |
a nuclear family
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Wally & Theodore had grown up & now had families of their own in the "New" 1984 update of this classic sitcom |
Leave it to Beaver
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Business treated this family better than politics; Malcolm lost a 1957 race for N.J. governor & Steve, 2 presidential runs |
Forbes
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"He prayeth well, who loveth well both man and bird and beast" is quoted from this Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem |
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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Corned beef sandwich made in Havana |
the Cuban reuben
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One of the most famous road trips in American lit began in 1947 when he rode the bus with crying babies from New York to Chicago |
(Mike: On the Road.)
Jack Kerouac
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Pre-agricultural societies that relied on wild game & plants for food are known by this hyphenated term |
hunter-gatherer
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Retired baseball player Tony Danza became the housekeeper for a single mom advertising exec on this show |
Who's The Boss?
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In 2015 Piero, son of this late car magnate, zoomed to billionaire status when the co. listed on the New York Stock Exchange |
(Enzo) Ferrari
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"Stay on the scene like a sex machine" is a lyrical quote from this performer |
James Brown
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The Prague couple's quick kiss |
a Czech peck
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A 2019 book tells the true tale of a 1927 road trip by this woman & Langston Hughes, including a Bessie Smith show in Macon |
Zora Neale Hurston
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In early "factories" , Neanderthals turned out tools of this hard stone known for fire-sparking qualities |
flint
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In addition to "Jeopardy!", that year saw a new "Super" version of this game show that used one-word clues between players |
Password
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He took over dad's jewelry biz in St. Petersburg in 1870 & landed a big gig 15 years later--Russian imperial court jeweler & goldsmith |
Fabergé
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Under anonymous is listed the helpful typing pangram "The quick brown fox..." these 5 words |
jumps over the lazy dog
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Strapless purse of that gal from Utrecht |
Dutch clutch
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Mark Twain's trip from Missouri to Nevada included being "avalanched" inside a stagecoach --no wonder he called the book this |
Roughing It
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Anthropologists study these Melanesian "cults" that live in anticipation of the arrival of goods on Pacific islands |
cargo cults
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Launching a new era of celebrity worship was this Robin Leach show about things wealthy people have & do that most of us never will |
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
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The Colosseum is aka this amphitheater, named for the dynasty begun by Vespasian in 69 A.D. but over by 96--good run, guys! |
Flavian
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"Hail to you gods... on that day of the great reckoning, behold me, I have come to you" is from this Ancient Egyptian text |
(Jillian: What is the Rosetta Stone?)
the Book of the Dead
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The standard principle for evaluation in Damascus |
Syrian criterion
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