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This second president was nicknamed "The Father of American Independence" |
John Adams
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Pennsylvania-born George Grey Barnard sculpted 31 allegorical figures for the state capitol in this city |
Harrisburg
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You could say it was "Curtains" for Vivien Leigh when she wore a dress made of drapes in this classic film |
Gone with the Wind
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The sphagnum or peat type of this plant has been used as a bedding & packing material |
moss
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The next to last of her "Sonnets from the Portuguese" begins, "How do I love thee?" |
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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The world's largest post office building is in this Illinois city |
Chicago
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He was the first vice president to become acting president, for about 8 hours in 1985 |
George Bush
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"The Vanquished" was the original title of this Frenchman's famous sculpture "The Age of Bronze" |
(Auguste) Rodin
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When John Travolta played a disco dynamo in this 1977 film, his white suit became a national craze |
Saturday Night Fever
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A major source of "cedar" linings for closets is this tree whose berries flavor gin |
a juniper
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Hart Crane's book-length poem "The Bridge" is dedicated to this New York City bridge |
the Brooklyn Bridge
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Colorado Springs' museum of the American Numismatic Association has exhibits of medals & these |
(Tim: What are stamps?)
coins
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Nicknamed "Handsome Frank", he was the only president to affirm, not swear to, the oath of office |
Franklin Pierce
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Coysevox' equestrian statue of Mercury graces the entrance of these gardens near the Louvre |
the Tuileries
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Many women bought copies of the white chiffon cocktail dress Liz Taylor wore as Maggie the Cat in this film |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
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The bottlebrush variety of this tree has white flowers; the Ohio has greenish-yellow ones |
the buckeye
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Author of "A Coney Island of the Mind", he was born Lawrence Ferling in Yonkers, N.Y. |
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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This country's Ulster Cycle stories deal with the adventures of Cuchulainn |
Ireland
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As an army captain, this future president commanded artillery in France during WWI |
Truman
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Dramatic bronze sculptures such as 1901's "The Cheyenne" show his interest in the West |
Remington
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If you want to see this German sex symbol in a gorilla suit, rent the 1932 film "Blonde Venus" |
Marlene Dietrich
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The potato, the tomato & the deadly belladonna all belong to this family of plants |
(Alexandra: What are mushrooms?)
nightshade
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The initials W.H. in this poet's name stood for Wystan Hugh |
Auden
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On April 8, 1935 this longtime publisher of the New York Times died at age 77 |
Ochs
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Jackson won the popular vote in the 1824 election, but this New Englander became president |
(Alexandra: Who was...) (Alex: Hurry.) (Alexandra: Polk.)
John Quincy Adams
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Bartolommeo Ammannati designed this city's Fountain of Neptune & the courtyard of the Pitti Palace |
(Tim: What is Rome?)
Florence
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Edith Head said this chic actress helped design her own wardrobe for the 1954 film "Sabrina" |
Audrey Hepburn
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The maidenhair tree, with fan-shaped leaves & fleshy yellow fruit, is also known by this Japanese name |
(Alex: I have two of them in my yard, and I refer to them as the Stinko [*]s. They have very smelly pods.)
ginkgo
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He wrote, "'Come you back, you British soldier; come you back to Mandalay!'" |
(Rudyard) Kipling
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Elbridge Gerry was 1 of the 5 signers of the Declaration of Independence from this state |
(Alexandra: What is Virginia?)
Massachusetts
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