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The U.S. & Guatemala were the 1st countries to recognize this Mideast state, proclaimed May 14 |
Israel
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Since 1954 this ruling prince has granted the Order of Grimaldi |
the Prince of Monaco (Prince Rainier)
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On October 17, 1990, mother Naomi announced she was leaving their act for health reasons |
the Judds
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It completes Charles Dudley Warner's words, "Everybody talks about the weather..." |
"but nobody does anything about it"
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You can visit the house where George Herman Ruth was a babe in this Maryland city |
Baltimore
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Diana's eyes are this color & you could say her blood is that color too |
blue
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This man, Japan's premier when Pearl Harbor was bombed, was sentenced to death in Tokyo |
(Dan: Who was Yamamoto?) ... (Alex: [*] was the premier, Yamamoto was the admiral.)
Tojo
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In 1912 Norway issued a South Pole medal for members of this explorer's expedition |
Amundsen
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Discovered by Burt Bacharach, this singer had her first hit with the following:
"Don't make me over / Now that I'd do anything for you / Don't make me over / Now that you know how I adore you" |
(Sharon: Who is Diahann Carroll?) (Alex: Oh, you were sort of on the right track. Who is [*]? She had so many hit songs with the music of Burt Bacharach.) ... (Alex: We have a minute left.)
Dionne Warwick
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From "mausim", season, it's the wind system around the Indian Ocean that brings weather changes |
monsoon
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Greensboro in this state was a temporary Confederate capital in 1865 |
(Sharon: What is South Carolina?)
North Carolina
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In the fall of 1990, this magazine devoted an entire issue to "The Decade of Diana" |
People Magazine
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Citation won this race on June 12 to become the 8th Triple Crown winner |
(Sharon: What's the Preakness?) ... (Alex: The Preakness is the second leg of the Triple Crown.)
the Belmont Stakes
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In 1932 the U.S. War Department revived this decoration first established by George Washington |
the Purple Heart
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Lee Hazelwood wrote 10 of the songs on "Boots", an album of her all-time hits |
Nancy Sinatra
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A tubular ribbon of high-speed winds 20,000 to 40,000 feet up |
(Dan: What is a tornado?) (Marc: What is a cyclone?)
the jet stream
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In 1990, Jane Byrne announced she'd make a 4th run for mayor of this city; she won once in 1979 |
Chicago
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The press used to refer to the coy princess by this 2-syllable rhyming nickname |
"Shy Di"
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This author's widow, born Zelda Sayre, was killed in a mental hospital fire |
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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In Russia, those who receive the Hammer & Sickle Gold Medal are also awarded this Order |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the Order of Lenin
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In 1990 at age 63, this diva gave her farewell performance in her hometown, Sydney, Australia |
(Dan: Who is Kiri Te Kanawa?)
Dame Joan Sutherland
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The Grand Banks & London are said to have typical varieties of this weather phenomenon |
fog
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New Mexico's largest city was named for a viceroy of New Spain, the Duke of this |
Albuquerque
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How time flies; this first-born child of Diana's turned 8 on June 21, 1990 |
Prince William
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Over 1 million people watched his cremation on the bank of the Jumna River on January 31 |
(Mohandas) Gandhi
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k.d. lang calls herself the reincarnation of this late, great country singer |
Patsy Cline
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Latin for "curl of hair", these wispy clouds can be blown into strands called mare's tails |
(Marc: What are cumulus clouds?)
cirrus
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George Eastman House in this city has a collection of over 400,000 photographs |
Rochester, New York
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At the time of her engagement, Diana was employed as one of these |
a kindergarten teacher
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