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Toronto was captured by U.S. forces during this war & the symbols of Ontario's government taken away |
the War of 1812
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This capital of Iraq was formerly called Madinat al-Salam, Arabic for "city of peace" |
Baghdad
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Legalization differs from this ac-"tion", by which a drug is still illegal but possession of a limited amount is not prosecuted |
decriminalization
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I was "struck by" the plot twists in Dean Koontz' book about Laura Shane with this 1-word title |
Lightning
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This actress was never far from "Scandal" as Washington, D.C. crisis manager Olivia Pope |
Kerry Washington
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A zero-zero test of this airplane seat is done on the ground |
an ejector seat
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After taking control of Spain in 1939, this fascist tried to get rid of all his political foes |
(Francisco) Franco
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Some of Kazakhstan's only water ports, Aktau & Kuryk are major shipping centers on this sea |
the Caspian Sea
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Idealistic philosophy of Emerson & Thoreau |
transcendentalism
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The infamous Red Wedding takes place in this author's "A Storm of Swords" |
(George R.R.) Martin
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These 2 words describe "Xena" in the full title of the show that starred Lucy Lawless |
Warrior Princess
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In maintaining your car, this should be thin; if it's thick & white, coolant is being vaporized |
(Mike: What is antifreeze?)
exhaust
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"Marching to Pretoria" was a folk song of this war, & here are British troops doing so in 1900 |
the Boer War
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This capital of the Philippines is on Luzon Island |
Manila
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Reduction of the body's ability to fight infection; it happens with HIV & can be done deliberately before a transplant |
(Nina: [*]? What is [*]?)
immunosuppression
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"Smilla's Sense of" this helps her solve a murder in Copenhagen |
the Snow
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On this show Jennifer Garner was a college student recruited to be a spy |
Alias
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It's a highly potent brand of grain alcohol from Luxco |
Everclear
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In 480 B.C. the Persian army found out the hard way this mountain pass was about 50 feet wide at its narrowest |
(Mike: What is the Khyber Pass?) ... (Anderson: As in the movie 300.)
Thermopylae
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Dili is the capital of this nation that broke away from Indonesia in 1999 |
East Timor
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Critic Roger Fry coined this term for the late 19th century art style of Seurat & Gauguin |
(Nina: What is Pointillism?)
Postimpressionism
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Dennis Lehane's "Prayers for Rain" is about a P.I. based in this East Coast city |
(Anderson: That's right, his other books, like Mystic River, also set in [*].)
Boston
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"Angel of Mercy" is an episode of the show that tells the origin story of this character from "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" |
Nurse Ratched
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It's a 4-letter name for a pitcher with a handle |
ewer
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A 4-term governor of New York, he lost his race in 1928 as the first serious Catholic candidate for president |
(Anderson: There's the [*] Dinner, now.)
Al Smith
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Israel's third-largest city, it overlooks the Mediterranean from Mount Carmel |
Haifa
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Related to a word for that little voice telling you right & wrong, it's the quality of being thorough & scrupulous |
(Nina: What is conscientious?)
conscientiousness
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In this tale by Marion Zimmer Bradley, the King Arthur legend is retold through the eyes of women |
(Anderson: We have less than a minute.)
The Mists of Avalon
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Seen here, Jennifer Love Hewitt starred on this TV show as a woman who saw the spirits of the newly deceased |
the Ghost Whisperer
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De Tocqueville is said to have coined "American" this, meaning that the U.S. is inherently different from other nations |
exceptionalism
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