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The greatest meteor showers radiate from this constellation of the lion every 33 years |
Leo
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Every May 7 & 8 since 1430, Orleans has celebrated her victory |
Joan of Arc
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In many of his works, Charles Ives quoted the "Fate Motive" from this German's famous 5th symphony |
Beethoven
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The Roaring Twenties ended abruptly when this came crashing down Oct. 29, 1929 |
the stock market
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It was once believed that wearing this green gem, a May birthstone, could cure dysentery |
an emerald
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"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Lo Kuan-Chung is a historical novel set in this country |
China
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Their comas may exceed 500,000 miles in diameter |
comets
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One of France's lakes is this large one shared with Switzerland |
Geneva
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In her novel "Lucrezia Floriani", George Sand portrayed this composer, her lover, as a weakling |
Chopin
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On April 20, 1865 the War Dept. issued a poster offering $50,000 for the capture of this man |
(John Wilkes) Booth
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According to Guinness, the largest example of this fossil resin gem weighs 33 pounds 10 ounces |
amber
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Catullus, known for his passionate love poems, is considered one of this empire's greatest poets |
Rome
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Herculina, one of these small bodies orbiting the sun between Mars & Jupiter, has its own moon |
(Eric: What is a meteor?)
an asteroid
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Historic figure seen here in a triple portrait: |
Cardinal Richelieu
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Ferde Grofe's suite about this waterfall was premiered by the Buffalo Philharmonic in 1961 |
Niagara Falls
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In 1825 Congress authorized a federal survey to mark this route between the Missouri River & New Mexico |
the Santa Fe Trail
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You can see the Star of Asia, a 330-carat one of these gems, at the Smithsonian |
a sapphire
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This "Brothers Karamazov" author's 1st published work was a translation of Balzac's "Eugenie Grandet" |
Dostoyevsky
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The "seas" of the moon, actually regions of iron-rich basaltic lava, are called this in Latin |
mares (maria)
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Among the firms on "L'Avenue de" this in Epernay are Pol Roger & Moet et Chandon |
Champagne
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This "Threepenny Opera" composer's first symphony was first performed in the 1950s, after his death |
(Eric: Who is Bertolt Brecht?)
Kurt Weill
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John Brown was wounded & lost 2 of his sons during the raid on the arsenal at this site |
Harpers Ferry
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Cinnamon stone is a cinnamon-colored variety of this reddish stone |
a garnet
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Fairy Blackstick is featured in this "Vanity Fair" author's Christmas book "The Rose and the Ring" |
(Paul: Who is Jane Austen?)
(William Makepeace) Thackeray
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This Dane's observations of the "New Star" of 1572 were published in his "De Nova Stella" |
Tycho Brahe
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Premier of France during World War I, he was nicknamed "The Tiger" |
(Russ: Who is Pétain?) [Applause for Paul's run of the category]
Clemenceau
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This "Billy the Kid" composer's first published piece of music was "The Cat and the Mouse" |
Aaron Copland
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Between 1621 & 1656, he was elected governor of Plymouth Colony 31 times |
William Bradford
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Of the 3 traditional birthstones for June, it's the one named for a Russian ruler |
(Alex: We have a minute to go.)
Alexandrite
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"Little Herr Friedemann" was this "Buddenbrooks" author's 1st collection of short stories |
Thomas Mann
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