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This pharaoh was only about 18 when he died circa 1339 B.C.; the cause of his death is still a mystery |
King Tut
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Georgia quartet whose hits include "Stand" & "Losing My Religion" |
R.E.M.
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In 1885 Gottlieb Daimler & Wilhelm Maybach mounted an engine on a bike, creating the first of these |
a motorcycle
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The first remark the Mad Hatter addresses to her is "Your hair wants cutting" — how rude |
Alice
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Museum Island in this German capital has several notable museums, including the Pergamon & Bode |
Berlin
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You're on the money if you know that S&L is the abbreviation for this |
savings & loan
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In 1474 she became Queen of Castile & Leon |
Queen Isabella
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On the CD "If I Were" one of these, Sheryl Crow & 4 Non Blondes emulated Karen & Richard |
(Gwen: Who were The Carpenters?) (Alex: Yes, what is [*]?)
a Carpenter
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In 1874 David Kalakaua, king of these islands, became the 1st reigning monarch to visit the U.S. |
Hawaii (the Hawaiian Islands)
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In "Wuthering Heights", young Hindley Earnshaw calls him a "beggarly interloper" & an "imp of Satan" |
Heathcliff
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In 1988 the National Gallery of Canada in this city moved into a permanent home |
(Alex: National Gallery of Canada in the capital of [*].)
Ottawa
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Those of you who are preparing for the SAT should know that SAT stands for this |
(Chris: What is Scholastic Assessment Test?) [Initially ruled incorrect; reversed before the Double Jeopardy! Round because "as of this year, that's what it's called, instead of 'Aptitude'."]
Scholastic Aptitude Test
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Emperor Valentinian III's sister Honoria wanted to marry this horrific Hun but it never worked out |
Attila the Hun
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In 1994 Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey remade this Lionel Richie/Diana Ross duet |
"Endless Love"
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In 1903 the first Rhodes scholars began attending this university |
Oxford
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Jonathan Harker is amazed to see him crawl down his castle wall face down, his cloak spread out like wings |
Dracula
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This capital's Norsk Folkemuseum has 150 rebuilt structures from all over the country |
Oslo
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HC can refer to Holy Communion or to this, in the British Parliament |
House of Commons
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This famed British nurse nearly died of Crimean fever during the Crimean War |
Florence Nightingale
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Trent Reznor's alternative band who recorded the album "The Downward Spiral" |
Nine Inch Nails
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It occurred July 20, 1969 |
the first Moon landing
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This Oscar Wilde character says, "Oh, I am tired of sitting, and I don't want a life-sized portrait" |
Dorian Gray
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His presidential museum is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan |
Gerald Ford
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To a demographer, ZPG is an abbreviation for this |
zero population growth
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In 1952 Argentine workers contributed 1 day's wages to pay for this woman's tomb |
Eva Peron
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Singer heard here, she's been compared to Bruce Springsteen & Janis Joplin:
"Come to my window / Crawl inside, wait by the light of the Moon / Come to my window / I'll be home soon..." |
(Alex: Gus?) (Gus: I'm sorry, I have no idea.)
Melissa Etheridge
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In 1934 Evangeline Booth became this organization's first woman general |
the Salvation Army
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In a Russian novel, Kitty Shcherbatsky & this title character both fall in love with Count Vronsky |
Anna Karenina
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The Whitney Museum of American Art has America's largest collection of the art of this mobile maker |
(Alexander) Calder
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SALT, as in the SALT agreements to limit the production of nuclear weapons, stands for this |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (or Treaty)
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