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An armistice to end this war was signed at Panmunjom in July 1953 |
The Korean War
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Her infant son Carlo Ponti, Jr. played her baby in the 1970 film "Sunflower" |
Sophia Loren
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In 1987 a copy of the Old Testament attributed to this printer sold for $5.39 million |
Johannes Gutenburg
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This fruit accounts for one-third of Honduras' exports |
Bananas
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This "Candide" author wrote the libretti for several Rameau operas, including "La Princesse de Navarre" |
Voltaire
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When the Bastille fell, Louis XVI asked, "Is it a revolt?" & was told it was one of these |
Revolution
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In 1429, while leading an attack on Paris, she was wounded by an arrow |
Joan of Arc
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This daughter of a Dutch baroness won an Oscar for playing a princess in "Roman Holiday" |
Audrey Hepburn
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Inspired by circus safety nets, George Nissen invented this piece of gymnastics equipment |
Trampoline
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In terms of total value, this accounts for over 90% of Iran's exports |
Oil
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She gave her share of the film rights to "Witness For The Prosecution" to her daughter Rosalind |
(L: Who is Rossellini?)
Agatha Christie
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It means immature, or otherwise characteristic of a second-year student |
Sophomoric
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A Greek military coup in 1974 briefly deposed Archbishop Makarios, president of this island nation |
Cyprus
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Kate Nelligan was born in London -- not in England, but in this Canadian province |
Ontario
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When he offered to sell the rights to his telegraph, the government turned him down |
Samuel Morse
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The bulk of Poland's imports is handled through Gdynia & this port |
Gdansk
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Rudyard Kipling wrote "The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly" & he created Holly Golightly |
Truman Capote
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This word means "arrogant", though it could mean "catching too many grizzlies" |
(Alex: Bad pun there!)
Overbearing
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A phase of the Napoleonic Wars, The Peninsular War, 1808-1814, was fought on this peninsula |
Iberian Peninsula
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Before "La Dolce Vita", this buxom Swede played an extraterrestrial in "Abbott & Costello Go To Mars" |
(M: Who is Bergman?)
Anita Ekberg
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Dennis Gabor won a 1971 Nobel Prize for his invention of this process to create 3-D images |
Holography
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An independent agency of the U.S. government, it's also called Eximbank |
(L: What is Import/Export Bank?) (Alex: You had to be careful, Laurie!)
Export/Import Bank
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He based the title character of his 1914 novel "Penrod" in part on his nephews |
Booth Tarkington
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To increase the velocity of an object, such as a particle |
Accelerate
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In 1250 the Mamelukes, originally slaves, seized control of this African country & ruled until 1517 |
Egypt
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Sharon Stone's "Diabolique" co-star, this French actress was an Oscar nominee for "The Story of Adele H." |
Isabelle Adjani
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He invented a pencil sharpener as well as the first successful electric shaver |
(C: Who is Remington?) (L: Who is Gillette?)
Col. Jacob Schick
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Italy's center of international commerce is this capital of Lombardy |
Milan
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A royal horse guard during World War II, he "revisited" the war in his "Sword of Honour" trilogy |
Evelyn Waugh
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Introduced by Fender in 1954, it's one of the most famous models of electric guitars |
Stratocaster
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