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Cos, one of this country's Dodecanese Islands, was the birthplace of Hippocrates |
Greece
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This pop artist was known for his silkscreens of such idols as Marilyn Monroe & Elizabeth Taylor |
(Andy) Warhol
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Born in Toronto in 1893, she became famous as "America's Sweetheart", not "Canada's Sweetheart" |
Mary Pickford
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The narrator of this Poe story escapes a blade that swings over him, then almost falls into an abyss |
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
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When Marco Polo's father & uncle arrived in China, this emperor greeted them |
Kublai Khan
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Someone who cloaks hostile intentions with friendliness is called a "wolf in" this attire |
sheep's clothing
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These islands famous for their ponies are the northernmost point of the British Isles |
the Shetlands
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When this "new art" style spread to Italy, it inspired the stile floreale |
Art Nouveau
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Kate Nelligan earned an Oscar nomination playing Nick Nolte's Southern mother in this 1991 film |
Prince of Tides
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Dr. Slop is one of the offbeat characters in this book narrated by its title character, Tristram |
Tristram Shandy
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Except for a few brief periods, this family ruled Florence from 1434 to 1737 |
the de Medicis
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Dinner should never be served without these, which the French & British call serviettes |
napkins
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It's the USA's largest island in the Caribbean |
(Mike: What is St. Thomas?)
Puerto Rico
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Edward Moran painted "The Unveiling of" this statue in 1886 |
the Statue of Liberty
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This grandson of a Mountie played an American cop, Joe Friday, in the 1987 film "Dragnet" |
(Mickie: Who's Jack Webb?)
Dan Aykroyd
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A psychiatrist cures a rich patient by marrying her in this author's "Tender is the Night" |
Fitzgerald
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In 1974 this country became a socialist republic with U Ne Win as president |
Burma
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Ruby & Tawny aren't just women's names but types of this sweet wine that's loved in Lisbon |
port
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By the time the smoke & debris cleared from this Indonesian island in 1883, 2/3 of it had disappeared |
(George: What is Java?)
Krakatoa
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In the Huntington Art Gallery, Thomas Lawrence's "Pinkie" faces this male child painted by Gainsborough |
The Blue Boy
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This native of Sarnia, Ontario met her husband Alex Karras when he played her husband in the TV movie "Babe" |
(Mike: Who is Susan Burke?)
Susan Clark
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Lady Britomart represents chastity & Queen Malecasta, lust in this epic poem by Edmund Spenser |
"The Faerie Queen"
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With Soviet aid, this Egyptian president began building the Aswan High Dam on January 9, 1960 |
Nasser
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A 101-gun salute announced the 1958 birth of her son Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre |
Princess Grace
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At 33 square miles, Itbayat is the largest of this country's Batan Islands |
the Philippines
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Around 1600 this Cretan-born artist painted cardinal-inquisitor Fernando Nino de Guevara |
El Greco
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This tap dancer from Nova Scotia tapped her way into Al Jolson's heart & married him in 1928 |
(Mickie: Who is Ruby Dee?) ... (Alex: Mickey, you did the same thing Mike did a moment ago. You came up with the correct first name and then you transposed the last name.)
Ruby Keeler
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In Wilkie Collins' novel, 3 Indian jugglers are suspected of stealing this title gem |
[Applause for Mickie's run of the category]
The Moonstone
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In 1524 this Italian in the service of France discovered Cape Fear & New York & Narragansett Bays |
(George: No.)
Verrazzano
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This monkey is about the same size as the rodent for which it's named |
(Mickie: What's a marmoset?)
a squirrel monkey
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