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The Central Powers won World War I on the Eastern Front when this country stopped fighting in Dec. 1917 |
Russia
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All U.S. tax bills must be initiated in this legislative body |
the House of Representatives
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c. 650 A.D. Arabs invading Egypt stole the upper blocks from these monuments to construct new buildings |
[Alex read the "c." as "Around".]
the pyramids
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Though it's No. 2 in the U.S., this firm is Europe's leading car rental agency |
Avis
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This author of "The Red Badge of Courage" was named for an ancestor who sat in the Continental Congress |
Stephen Crane
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Tom Hanks plays a 12-year-old in a grown- up body in this film co-written by Steven Spielberg's sister |
Big
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In 1966 an avalanche of coal waste caused 144 deaths in Aberfan in this country |
Wales
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This Cabinet department leases federal offshore areas for mineral development |
the Department of the Interior
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This wonder lives on in our vocabulary as the term for a large, stately tomb |
the mausoleum
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Over half the crackers made in the U.S. are made by this company |
Nabisco
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In 1905 this author of "The Sea Wolf" ran for mayor of Oakland, California |
Jack London
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This Mel Brooks comedy has been called "the ultimate Western spoof" |
Blazing Saddles
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In 1912 Spain took control of parts of this North African country |
Morocco
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This current Democratic senator from New York was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Moynihan
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One legend says Nebuchadnezzar II built this wonder to cheer up his homesick wife |
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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Gatorade is the biggest-selling brand name owned by this hot cereal company |
Quaker (Oats)
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His novel "The Naked and the Dead" was based on war letters he wrote to his wife |
Norman Mailer
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The National Society of Film Critics named this David Lynch film the Best Picture of 1986 |
Blue Velvet
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On June 2, 1992 voters in this Scandinavian country rejected the Maastricht European Unity Treaty |
Denmark
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These 13 courts rank second to the Supreme Court as reviewing authorities |
the appeals courts
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The shortest-lived of the Wonders was this enormous statue of Helios, which stood for only 56 years |
the Colossus of Rhodes
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In 1991 this Chicago-based firm opened the world's largest phone directory printing press in York, England |
(Roy: What is Sears?)
Donnelley (& Sons)
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With Francis Ford Coppola, this "Ironweed" author wrote the screenplay for "The Cotton Club" |
(John: Who is William Styron?)
William Kennedy
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Matthew Broderick heads south for basic training in this film based on a Neil Simon play |
(Roy: What is Biloxi Beach Blue--um... Biloxi Beach...) (Alex: Nope.) (Roy: Oh.) ... (Alex: No Beach in this...) (Roy: No Beach.)
Biloxi Blues
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This Spanish city's Alhambra Palace was begun in 1238 & finished in 1358 |
Granada
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This statesman argued for a bimetal monetary policy at the 1896 Democratic National Convention |
William Jennings Bryan
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After Phidias, the original sculptor, died, his descendants maintained this wonder at Olympia |
the statue of Zeus at Olympia
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In November 1920 this company's postage meter was first used on a first-class letter |
Pitney Bowes
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Her "Death Comes for the Archbishop" was inspired by the letters of the real-life Father Machebeuf |
Willa Cather
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A bewitching Kim Novak puts a love spell on James Stewart in this 1958 film |
Bell, Book and Candle
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