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"Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom" is written above his Hanoi tomb |
Ho Chi Minh
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To discourage drug use among kids, this First Lady appeared on the sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" |
Nancy Reagan
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The Catholic prayer "Hail Mary" is known as this in Latin |
Ave Maria
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The orchestration for his "Porgy and Bess" includes a part for banjo |
Gershwin
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Forked hazel branches are used as divining rods to find this |
water
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In 1980 "The Shining" was 1 of 3 of his books on the N.Y. Times bestseller lists at the same time |
Stephen King
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In May Vietnam celebrates the defeat of this country's forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu |
France
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Some of his nicknames were "Long Tom", "The Apostle of Liberty" & "The Sage of Monticello" |
Thomas Jefferson
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Used in Jewish ritual, a shofar is this |
a ram's horn
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Frederick Shepherd Converse's "Flivver 10,000,000" celebrated this company's 10 millionth car |
Ford
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This houseplant that forms plantlets at the ends of its stems is named for its arachnid appearance |
a spider plant
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From 1840 to 1846, this "Rip Van Winkle" author served as U.S. minister to Spain |
Washington Irving
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This holiday begins on the first new moon of the lunar calendar |
Tet
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From 1960 to 1972, this North Carolina senator worked for the parent company of the Tobacco Radio Network |
Jesse Helms
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Since 1830 this text has appeared in over 20 languages, including the Deseret alphabet |
(Tina: What's the Bible?) (Alex: No, sorry. The Deseret alphabet was the important clue there.)
The Book of Mormon
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"Rule," this place! Comes from T.A. Arne's 1740 masque "Alfred" |
Britannia
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It's the kind of fruit that grows on the tree whose scientific name is Prunus americana |
a plum
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His 1951 work, "Return to Paradise" was a volume of stories & essays about the South Pacific |
Michener
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There are 2 great river systems in Vietnam: the Red River in the north & this in the south |
the Mekong
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Sophia Birchard was this president's mother |
(Tina: Who was Hoover?)
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
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In Islam the waging of these "holy wars" can be fulfilled by the heart, tongue, hand or sword |
jihads
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A special high-pitched type of trumpet is named for this composer of "The Art of Fugue" |
(Johann Sebastian) Bach
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The Sitka, which can grow 200 feet high, is the largest species of this evergreen |
a spruce
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After years as a playwright, he wrote his first novel, "The Young Lions", in 1948 |
(Irwin) Shaw
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Located 64 miles east of Hanoi, this is Northern Vietnam's most important port |
(David: What is Hue?) (Hanson: What is Tonkin?)
Haiphong
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This Hull House founder shared the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize with Nicholas Murray Butler |
Jane Addams
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2 of the 3 gods that make up the Hindu Trinity called the Trimurti |
(2 of) Brahma, Vishnu, or Shiva
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Haydn's 1798 mass in D minor is thought to celebrate his victory in the Battle of the Nile |
(Tina: Who is Napoleon?)
Lord Nelson
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The name of this climbing plant means "lover of trees" |
(David: What is ivy?)
Philodendron
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In 1939 this "Tobacco Road" author married photographer Margaret Bourke-White; the union lasted 3 years |
Erskine Caldwell
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