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K. Tsiolkovsky, who predicted space travel, would have been 100 when this was launched in October 1957 |
Sputnik
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Closed from 1967-1975, this Middle Eastern canal was later enlarged to accommodate supertankers |
the Suez Canal
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In 1869 Elizabeth Cady Stanton & this woman founded the National Woman Suffrage Association |
Susan B. Anthony
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During imperial times, one of these was a denarius; many were denarii |
silver coins
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In a work by Sir Thomas Malory, Sir Constantine of Cornwall is chosen this late king's successor |
King Arthur
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Doris Day co-starred with this future politician in "Storm Warning" & "The Winning Team" |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Ronald Reagan
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The Soviets claimed Alexander Popov invented this wireless device; he was the first to use an antenna |
radio
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From the windows of this U.S. city's Renaissance Center you can see Windsor, Ontario |
Detroit
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In 1837 Friedrich Froebel opened his first of these schools, for children in Blankenburg |
kindergartens
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3 early kings of Rome, including Tarquin the Proud, belonged to these darn people |
(Alex: A reference to a category we have used in the past, those darn [*].)
the Etruscans
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Holgrave, a daguerreotypist who hides his true identity, is a lodger in this cursed Hawthorne home |
(Patrick: What is the House of Usher?)
the House of the Seven Gables
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In 1953 Day portrayed this legendary Wild West woman & Howard Keel portrayed Wild Bill Hickok |
(Patrick: Who is Annie Oakley?)
Calamity Jane
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At the Institute of Experimental Medicine, he studied apes as well as salivating dogs |
(Ivan) Pavlov
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It's a town with Pitti, the Pitti Palace |
Florence
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In 1910 she published "Twenty Years at Hull House" |
(Jane) Addams
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Due to heavy traffic in Rome, these pure women were among the few permitted to drive carts by day |
Vestal Virgins
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The courageous & strong-willed Alexandra Bergson is the heroine of this Willa Cather novel |
O Pioneers
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In 1901 Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov began breeding horses by this method |
artificial insemination
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This U.S. city's Haymarket Square was the site of an 1886 riot |
Chicago
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Charles Kingsley was against sweated labor & was one of the 1st churchmen to support this evolutionist |
Darwin
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Augustus' daughter Julia had an affair with this man's son, Iullus Antonius |
Mark Antony
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Ironically, Small is the last name of this "Of Mice and Men" character known for his strength |
(Alex: A minute to go.)
Lennie
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The Russians sent this periodic table maker to the U.S. to study petroleum production |
Mendeleev
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The Cathedral, Church of Santo Tome & Hospital of San Juan in this Spanish city have works by El Greco |
Toledo
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Born in 1839, this British chocolate maker provided housing & pensions for his workers |
(David: Who is Hershey?)
Cadbury
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This emperor who took office in 37 A.D. forced the rich to will him their estates & then killed them |
(Tom: Who is Nero?)
Caligula
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A liberal lawyer named Seneca Doane runs for mayor of Zenith in this Sinclair Lewis novel |
Babbitt
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