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Beginning in 1972, this city's residents could take the new BART to the new Transamerica Pyramid |
San Francisco
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The name of this genus of birds comes from the Latin "aureolus", meaning yellow or golden |
oriole
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Not to be worn, a Singapore sling is one of these |
an alcoholic beverage
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Clothing lines sold by her company include Lizwear & Lizsport |
Liz Claiborne
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Some say Czar Alexander I of this country faked his own death, assumed a new identity, & moved to Siberia |
Russia
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Captured by tiny humans, Gulliver is taken to Mildendo, the capital of this country |
Lilliput
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In 1948, he turned over command of the U.S. Army and became president of Columbia University |
Dwight Eisenhower
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In ancient Greece, this bird was associated with Athena, the goddess of wisdom |
the owl
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Checking a map, you'll find Singapore is just a little over one degree north of this line |
the equator
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In 1946, the Southland Corporation renamed their Totem Stores this for their hours of operation |
7-Eleven
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Prince Albert of this country, brother of King Baudouin, married an Italian princess in 1959 |
Belgium
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Oceania is the totalitarian state run by the Inner Party & Big Brother in this novel |
1984
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In 1968, the US Naval Intelligence ship Pueblo was captured by this country |
(Tobe: What is North Vietnam?)
North Korea
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The scientific name of this American bird means "many-tongued mimic" |
(Alex: We have a minute to go.)
a mockingbird
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In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles established a base for this British company on the island |
the British East India Company
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Originally, a farm equipment firm, by 1924 it was the leading maker of washing machines |
Maytag
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This country's King Manuel I launched Vasco de Gama on his voyage around Africa in 1497 |
Portugal
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Joseph Heller created the island of Pianosa for this novel, set during World War II |
Catch-22
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He & Floyd Bennett made the first flight over the North Pole in 1926 in a Fokker-Tri-Motor |
Admiral Byrd
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This flightless bird of Brazil & Argentina can outrun a horse |
a rhea
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Singapore is classified as one of these, meaning goods can be unloaded, stored & reshipped without duty fees |
a free port
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This company is a leader not only in consumer credit reports, but in car seat belts & airbags as well |
TRW
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The 11th Egyptian ruler named this, killed his wife; then an angry mob killed him |
Ptolemy
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The play "Our Town" centers on two families living in this typical New England town |
(Dick: What is Feature Falls?)
Grover's Corners
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This leader of a slave rebellion was hanged November 11, 1831 |
Nat Turner
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It's feared that the ivory-billed species of this bird is now extinct in the United States |
a woodpecker
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Independence came in 1965 when it seceded from this country to which it's linked by a causeway |
(Dick: What is Macau?) (Mark: What is Indonesia?) (Tobe: What is China?)
Malaysia
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The "Excedrin Headache" is among the ad campaigns to come from the agency of Young & this man |
Rubicam
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King Carol II of this Eastern European country was known for his scandalous private life |
(Tobe: What is Poland?)
Romania
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In a 1974 bestseller James Michener traced the roots of this fictional town in Colorado |
Centennial
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