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Led by Samuel Nicholas, the first landing by this U.S. military force was at Nassau to seize supplies in March 1776 |
(Janice: What is the U.S. Navy?)
the Marine Corps
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The Art of ____
and Peace |
War
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Ranginui is the primordial sky god of this people of New Zealand |
the Maori
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Developed around the 9th century, this alphabet is used by Bulgarians & Macedonians today |
Cyrillic
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Selena Gomez was an adorable tyke on this PBS kids' show about a prehistoric reptile |
(Rhone: What is [*] the Dinosaur?)
Barney (Barney & Friends)
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The massive Madrid maersk, is one of these, a ship used to carry cargo in bulk |
a freighter
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In a pre-Valentine's Day gift to the world on Feb. 13, 1777, this debauched Frenchman was sent to the dungeon of Vincennes |
de Sade
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Gulliver's ____
with Charley |
Travels
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Watatsumi, the Shinto god of the sea, is usually depicted as one of these aquatic monsters |
a sea serpent
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The standard form of the ancient Greek alphabet comes from one that shares its name with this type of classical column |
(Rhone: What is Ionian?)
Ionic
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Who's the leader of the celebrities who appeared as kids on this Disney show? Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears, that's who |
The Mickey Mouse Club
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The ancestors of this breed came over the Alps into Central Europe as cattle drivers with the Romans |
Rottweilers
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The "One (lantern) if by land & 2 if by sea" in this building were not meant to signal Paul Revere, but allies in Charlestown |
the Old North Church
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Gone ____
Interrupted |
Girl
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The Greek goddesses of vengeance are called the Eumenides, better known as these, a word from Latin |
the Furies
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Called Hei, the fifth letter of this alphabet can also be a prefix to function as "the" |
Hebrew
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Once upon a time in Hollywood, long before even his role in "The Basketball Diaries", at age 5 he appeared on "Romper Room" |
Leonardo DiCaprio
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In Shakespeare it means fanciful or imaginative; in "con"temporary use, it means vain |
(Amy: What is conceit? [*]?)
conceited
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Fed up with this country's Riksdag in 1772, Gustav III set up a new Constitution that--surprise!--put him firmly in charge |
Sweden
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The Name of the ____
Madder |
Rose
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A version of the Old Germanic deity Donar, he's the Norse god of thunder & storms |
Thor
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In the NATO phonetic alphabet, this country's name represents the letter I |
India
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Before she was whispering to ghosts, she was on "Kids Incorporated" singing at a club for young people |
(Janice: Who is Demi Moore?)
Jennifer Love Hewitt
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It can be a type of cell division or a figure of speech |
meiosis
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In 1776 he wrote,"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet... the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph" |
(Ken: That's The American Crisis, by [*].)
(Thomas) Paine
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The Return of the ____
Rat |
King
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The Egyptian god of chaos who killed his brother Osiris has this name, like the third son of Adam & Eve |
Seth
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King Sejong is known for creating this alphabet called hangul |
the Korean alphabet
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In 1986 a teenaged Ben Affleck was Danny on "Wanted: The Perfect Guy", one of these ABC one-offs that taught good lessons |
an Afterschool Special
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In many states the death penalty may be imposed if a murder was especially this, "atrocious or cruel" |
heinous
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