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Almost the entire western border of Illinois is formed by this river |
the Mississippi
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She was the first woman nominated for U.S. vice president on a major party ticket |
Geraldine Ferraro
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"War is Kind" is the ironic title of a volume of verse by this author of "The Red Badge of Courage" |
Stephen Crane
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This sculptor of "Trooper of the Plains" actually worked as a cowboy in his youth |
Remington
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The title of Count of Flanders was revived in the 19th century for princes in this country |
Belgium
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Pignolia or pinon nuts are found in the cones of various species of this tree |
pine trees
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Many concerts & trade shows are held in this city's Prairie Capital Convention Center |
(Deborah: What is Chi... cago?)
Springfield
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For his experiments in electricity, he became the 1st American to win the Copley Medal in 1753 |
(Benjamin) Franklin
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"The Big Money", the last book in this John Dos Passos trilogy, takes place during the Roaring '20s |
U.S.A.
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He designed the tombs of the Medici princes Giuliano & Lorenzo |
Michelangelo
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This ruler saw England into the 20th century |
Victoria
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Though pralines, a southern treat, can be made with almonds, this nut is their traditional basis |
a pecan
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The world's largest maker of farm machinery, it was founded in Grand Detour in 1837 |
John Deere
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On March 4, 1925 this president became the first to deliver his inaugural speech on radio |
(Deborah: Who is FDR?)
Calvin Coolidge
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In 1875 this American moved to Europe, where he wrote "The American" & "The Europeans" |
(Henry) James
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This Frenchman's first life-size statue was a male nude figure called "The Age of Bronze" |
Rodin
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In 1944 Ion Antonescu was overthrown as this nation's leader & it joined the Allies |
Romania
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Iran, Turkey & Syria are major exporters of this nut whose shell is often dyed red |
a pistachio
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In 1832 a band of Fox & Sauk Indians tried to retake their land in Illinois but were defeated in this war |
the Black Hawk War
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In 1954 this company introduced its first TV dinners |
Swanson
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Once Chopin's lover, she fictionalized her disastrous affair with Alfred de Musset in "Elle et Lui" |
George Sand
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During 1957 & 1958 he sculpted a large marble reclining figure for UNESCO headquarters in Paris |
(Dennis: Who is uh... Peter Heard?) ... (Dennis: I'll remember now.) [Laughter]
Henry Moore
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In 1933 this Norwegian founded the National Unity Party based on the Nazi Party |
(Vidkun) Quisling
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The English species of this popular food nut does not actually thrive in England |
(Deborah: What is the peanut?)
a walnut
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Built in 1859, this president's home in Galena was made a state memorial in 1931 |
Ulysses Grant
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In 1829 England's George & Robert Stephenson developed "The Rocket", the 1st practical one of these |
locomotive
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The title character of this classic cowboy novel by Owen Wister marries a schoolmarm |
The Virginian
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He sculpted the large head of Lincoln in the Capitol Rotunda as well as the one at Mount Rushmore |
Gutzon Borglum
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The meeting of this French National Assembly in 1789 marked the beginning of the French Revolution |
the Estates-General
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Chewing this South Asian nut is mildly stimulating & may stain the teeth black |
a betel nut
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