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He invented the word "manxome" to describe a character in "Jabberwocky" |
(Lewis) Carroll
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For a 2008 album this singer declared "I am... Sasha Fierce", a more outgoing stage personality |
[Cris says the last name then the full name and Ken acknowledges either is okay.]
Beyoncé Knowles
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With the 1817 Rush-Bagot Pact, the U.S. & Britain agreed to remove their fleets from these bodies of water |
the Great Lakes
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From 1909 to 1961 the wonderfully named Learned Hand served as a federal one of these |
a judge
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Here are the tools used to produce this beautiful writing |
calligraphy
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He did window displays for a toy store before writing & illustrating kids' classics like "Where the Wild Things Are" |
Sendak
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Using this name, Donald Glover let us know, "Oh, if you want it, yeah, you can have it, oh oh oh, if you need it, oo, we can make it" |
Childish Gambino
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The British wanted to be part of this 1823 announcement, but Secretary of State John Quincy Adams said no |
the Monroe Doctrine
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It's the ritual being performed here |
the laying on of hands
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At Christmastime, you can make a fresh one of these using a round wire frame, evergreen branches, pine cones & holly berries |
a wreath
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In "The Warmth of Other Suns", Isabel Wilkerson tells of the "Great" this, an Exodus of African Americans from the South to the North |
Migration
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Among 5 "half-brothers", Jeff Lynne was Otis & Roy Orbison, Lefty, in this "mobile" band |
the Traveling Wilburys
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In 1978 world attention was riveted on the negotiation of U.S.-brokered peace accords at this presidential retreat |
Camp David
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A proverb says, "Close only counts in" these 2 things |
horseshoes & hand grenades
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This type of decorative picture is made up of small tiles, often glass, called tesserae |
mosaic
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Mitch McDeere joins the law practice of Bendini, Lambert & Locke in this thriller by John Grisham |
The Firm
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Allow me to amaze thee! Gregory Jacobs went by Shock G & this alliterative name; his digital underground "Dance" was a hit in 1990 |
Humpty Hump
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This man's 1909-1913 administration practiced "Dollar Diplomacy", trying to create stability abroad to help U.S. businesses |
Taft
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It's the numerical name of the knot seen here |
a four-in-hand
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Tant, kami & washi are different kinds of papers for this Japanese-named craft |
origami
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In "The Family Chao", author Lan Samantha Chang reimagined this Dostoyevsky classic using a Chinese-American family |
The Brothers Karamazov
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2-D is the singer of this cartoon band co-created by Damon Albarn; its full-length debut album sold 7 million copies |
Gorillaz
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Ignorant of Japan, Commodore Perry carried a letter from the president to the figurehead emperor rather than this real ruler |
(Jeff: Who is the prime minister?) (Jo: Who is Hirohito?) (Cris: Who is Tojo?)
the Shogun (Tokugawa Ieyoshi)
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In the early 1900s "Lupo the Wolf" Saietta darkened New York's Little Italy as a ringleader of this extortion gang |
the Black Hand
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The specialized hooked needle for this craft is seen here |
(Jo: What is a [*] hook?)
crochet(ing)
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