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After the Civil War, cow towns like Abilene & Dodge City began popping up in this state |
Kansas
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Great-niece of Henry VIII who was queen consort of France & later queen of Scotland |
Mary, Queen of Scots
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In the novel, the strange "portrait" of this man was painted by Basil Hallward |
(Alex: The Picture of [*], correct.)
Dorian Gray
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This college fund was set up because "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" |
the United Negro College Fund
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A person who illegally transports liquor across a border, or the boat he uses |
(Chris: What is a bootlegger?)
rum runner
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Though not known as particularly self-loving, daffodils belong to this genus |
Narcissus
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Its motto is "The Crossroads of America", & its song, "On The Banks Of The Wabash" |
Indiana
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King who died on the Place de la Révolution January 21, 1793 |
Louis XVI
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The 1st appearance in print of this hard-boiled detective was in 1939 in "The Big Sleep" |
Philip Marlowe
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H.S. juniors can prepare for the college entrance SATs by taking the PSAT, which stands for this |
Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
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Deposed leader who allegedly tried to borrow $25 million to finance Corazon Aquino's overthrow |
Ferdinand Marcos
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This U.S. state, the farthest from England, is the only one whose flag has a Union Jack |
(Marcie: What is Alaska?)
Hawaii
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Princess Henrietta Maria of France married this king of England who was beheaded in 1649 |
Charles I
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Lucie Manette is the heroine of this novel |
[Marcie did not include the leading article in her response.]
A Tale of Two Cities
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2 of 4 U.S. schools whose initials are U.S.C. |
(2 of) the University of Southern California, the University of South Carolina (the University of Santa Clara or the University of South Colorado)
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To get back their king, Atahualpa, the Incas paid the biggest ransom on record to this conqueror |
Pizarro
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The "Big Bonanza", richest silver strike in America, was part of Comstock Lode in this state |
Nevada
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The Chateau de Bagatelle was built in 1777 as a result of a bet made by this Austrian-born queen |
Marie Antoinette
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In John Webster's play, a steward named Antonio is secretly married to "The Duchess of" this |
Malfi
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The only private Catholic university in the Communist bloc is in Lublin in this country |
Poland
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Its name is from "Morte Alla Francia Italia Anela", meaning "Death to the French is Italy's cry" |
(Alex: We've got less than a minute.)
the mafia
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Late-afternoon bloomer whose name is a specific time of day |
a four o'clock
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Only Alaska & Wyoming have fewer people than this New England state |
Vermont
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Marie-Louise, daughter of a Holy Roman Emperor, married this man who abolished Holy Roman Empire |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Last name of Sinclair Lewis' title character Samuel, whose life is changed by a trip to Europe |
(Gary: Who is Babbitt?)
Dodsworth
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While the U. of Washington is in Seattle, Washington University is in this Midwestern city |
St. Louis
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In 1979, when Colonel Simons tried to rescue 2 Americans from Gasre Prison in this city, 11,000 inmates escaped |
(Alex: Not fast enough, Chris.)
Tehran
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Obconica, fairy & English are 3 varieties of this "proper" blossom |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a primrose
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