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Earth is located about 3/5 of the way from the center of this galaxy |
the Milky Way
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This actor directed & narrated 1992's "A River Runs Through It" |
Robert Redford
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Buttercup, a vivid shade of this color, is named for the flower |
yellow
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In March 1933 Congress legalized beverages containing 3.2 percent this |
alcohol
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Among the characters in "Henry VI, Part 1" are fiends who appear to this famous French maiden |
Joan of Arc
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This language is also known as Anglo-Saxon |
Old English
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Ida, one of these small heavenly bodies, has its own moon |
(Alex: A small heavenly body would make it [*].)
an asteroid
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"Two-Minute Warning" & "Number One" featured this professional sport |
football
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It's a mollusk gem, or a shade of pink or gray |
pearl
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About 620,000 soldiers died in the Civil War, more than half from this, not combat |
infection (or disease)
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Aeneas' first line in this play is "How now, prince Troilus! Wherefore not afield?" |
Troilus and Cressida
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In 1870 it was named by the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition, who noticed its regular eruptions |
Old Faithful
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The greenhouse effect is responsible for 800° F. temperatures on this planet |
Venus
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It's the last line in "Love Story" |
"Love means never having to say you're sorry"
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Italians call this color arancio |
orange
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In 1934 the Morro Castle burned off Asbury Park in this state, costing more than 120 lives |
New Jersey
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The ghost of this title character appears to Brutus in his tent |
Julius Caesar
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Commissioned in 1797, it was declared unseaworthy in 1830 |
Old Ironsides
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He was the second Astronomer Royal & perhaps the only one you could name |
(Justin: Who is Francis Bacon?)
Edmond Halley
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The romance "An Affair to Remember" figured prominently in this 1993 Tom Hanks film |
Sleepless in Seattle
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The last name of English potter Josiah, or the pale shade of blue he introduced in the late 1700s |
Wedgwood
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A perjury charge growing out of this evangelist's 1926 disappearance was later dismissed |
Aimee Semple McPherson
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His brother Marcus Andronicus says of him, "A nobler man... lives not this day within the city walls" |
Titus Andronicus
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Giotto is among the earliest of the group of artists collectively known as these |
the Old Masters
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In 1987 astronomers got their best look at one of these exploding stars in almost 400 years |
(Sandy: What is a nova?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
a supernova
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John Wayne starred in "Fort Apache" & Paul Newman starred in this similarly-titled 1981 film |
Fort Apache, the Bronx
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The name of this greenish patina seen on copper comes from Old French for "green of Greece" |
verdigris
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On this date in June 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution defining the flag |
(Tim: What is June 13?) (Alex: Oh, you missed it by 24 hours. [*]. Darn.)
June 14
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Pinch is a schoolmaster & conjurer in this comedy, if we're not "mistaken" |
The Comedy of Errors
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This period spanned 5 centuries & the rule of the 3rd through 6th dynasties of Egypt |
the Old Kingdom
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