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Charleston, South Carolina was named for him |
(Ed: Who is Charles I?)
Charles II
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His "Blue Danube" waltzes by his home in Vienna |
Johann Strauss Jr.
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The year Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba |
1492
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"Inshallah" is a term meaning "God willing" in this language |
Arabic
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In Mexico the dollar sign ($) doesn't mean dollars but these |
a peso
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It's said his talent & charisma "turned America on to golf" |
Arnold Palmer
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The two children of King George VI |
(Alex: The current queen and her sister.)
Elizabeth & Margaret
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Of tutti, frutti, or aw rootie, the one that is a direction in music |
tutti
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The year in which Richmond became capital of the Confederacy |
1861
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Of Dutch, German or Frisian, the one that's the closest relative of English |
Frisian
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Mexico's 2 large peninsulas, one in the northwest, one in the southeast |
Baja California & the Yucatan
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Sometimes called "The Ambassador of Country Music", he's sold over 70 million records |
Eddy Arnold
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When he died in 1485, this 32-year-old "villain" had reigned for only 2 years |
Richard III
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Nickname for Tchaikovsky's 3rd symphony, whose finale is "In Tempo Polacca" |
The Polish Symphony
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Each July 14th the French celebrate Bastille Day, which took place in this year |
1789
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The language now called Pilipino is based on this native language |
Tagalog
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Olmec, Toltec, Mixtec & Zapotec |
old tribes of Mexico
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Nasal-voiced comic who's heard saying "Throats get fixed with Vicks" |
Arnold Stang
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He was just a baby when he became king of Scotland after his mother Mary Queen of Scots abdicated |
(Ed: Who is King Andrew?)
James VI (of Scotland) or (James I of England)
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Verdi's tear-jerking tale of a tubercular trollop |
(Ed: What is Camille?) ... (Alex: Yes, based on Camille.)
La Traviata
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John Smith said this was the year Pocahontas saved his life, shortly after he arrived in Jamestown |
(Ed: What is 1620?) (Bruce: What is 1608?)
1607
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Irish & Scottish Gaelic & Welsh are all members of this language group |
(Ed: What is Indo-European?) [Incorrect; correct after the break]
the Celtic
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Taxco, where all building must be in colonial style, is famed for products made of this |
silver
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Though his namesake great-grandson is better known, this man became Rhode Island's 1st governor in 1663 |
Benedict Arnold
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Tudor queen who was betrothed to Holy Roman Emperor Charles V but married his son, Philip of Spain |
Mary
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In his "Black Key" etude, Op.10, No. 5, the right hand plays only on the black keys |
(Frédéric) Chopin
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By treaty, the British formally recognized U.S. independence in this year |
(Ed: What is 1781?) ... (Alex: Yes, the Treaty of Paris.)
1783
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Amharic, a Semitic language, is the official language of this African country |
Ethiopia
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In Mexico, Labor Day is observed on this date |
(Ed: What is the first of September?)
the first of May (May Day)
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"Gods are we, bards, saints, heroes, if we will" said this famed English Victorian writer |
Matthew Arnold
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