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In June 1987 she became the first British prime minister in the 20th c. elected to 3 straight terms |
Margaret Thatcher
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The largest of these red gemstones ever discovered was a 400-carat one found in Burma |
a ruby
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Chuck Berry told this composer to "Roll Over" & "Tell Tchaikovsky the News" |
Beethoven
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A 1996 Business Week survey called this soup company's board of directors "America's Best" |
Campbell's
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This Czech-born tennis star was the world's No. 1 ranked women's player 7 times, 1978-79 & 1982-86 |
Martina Navratilova
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Australia's National Library in this city overlooks Lake Burley Griffin |
Canberra
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On September 23, 1949 President Truman announced that this country had detonated a nuclear device |
the Soviet Union (or the U.S.S.R. or Russia)
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Like South Africa's, Namibia's economy is based in part on exports of gem-quality ones of these |
diamonds
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He "walks in the classroom, cool and slow" & "calls the English teacher 'Daddy-O'" |
Charlie Brown
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In 1996 companies that produce these consumables announced an end to their ban on TV & radio ads |
liquor
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In 1996 this Barry Switzer-coached team won a record fifth straight NFC East division title |
Dallas Cowboys
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The name of this Welsh capital may mean "Fort on the Taff" |
Cardiff
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In 338 B.C. this country's Philip II defeated Thebes & Athens at the Battle of Chaeronea |
Macedonia
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Iron & titanium give this corundum gem its rich translucent blue color |
sapphire
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The CCR song about her begins, "Left a good job in the city, workin' for the man every night and day" |
"Proud Mary"
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This battery maker introduced the Copper Top tester in 1990 |
Duracell
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1 of 2 L.A. Lakers players to win the NBA's regular season MVP award |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (or Magic Johnson)
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The Chinese city of Guangzhou, better known to westerners as this, is also called Yangcheng, "City of Goats" |
(John: What is Chungking?)
Canton
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In 781 he persuaded Pope Adrian I to crown his sons Pepin & Louis kings of Italy & Aquitaine |
Charlemagne
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Malachite & peridot are gems of this color |
green
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In a Bryan Adams hit, it follows, "Everything I Do" |
(Lee: What is "I do for you"?) (Alex: Yes... No? I thought Lee had said that?)
"I do it for you"
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In August 1995 this nation's first stock exchange, based in Ulan Bator, began trading |
Mongolia
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On July 17, 1994 this nation won a record fourth World Cup soccer title by beating Italy, 3-2 on penalty kicks |
Brazil
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You'll find El Teniente, the world's largest underground copper mine, in this South American country |
Chile
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"The Thousand" was a novel written by this Italian guerrilla leader based on his 1860 Sicilian expedition |
Giuseppe Garibaldi
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Chinese scholar Hsu Shen attributed human virtues to this gem |
jade
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In this 1984 hit, Cyndi Lauper sang, "If you're lost you can look and you will find me" |
"Time After Time"
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This firm owned by the Seagram Company is the leading seller of pasteurized orange juice |
Tropicana
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This Florida quarterback won the Heisman Trophy in 1996, 30 years after his coach Steve Spurrier won it |
Danny Wuerffel
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The Malebo Pool, also known as the Stanley Pool, is a shallow lake formed by this river |
(Alex: Sure--easy come, easy go when you're a 4-day champion with close to $50,000!)
the Congo River
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