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This Italian fascist leader was knighted by King George V |
Mussolini
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In 1954 the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore, becoming this new team |
the Baltimore Orioles
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The Southfork Ranch this TV series made famous is now a $3500-a-night bed & breakfast |
Dallas
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Centuries ago the Sarugaku was performed at Shinto & Buddhist ceremonies in this country |
Japan
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To tell the difference between aluminum & steel cans, use one of these; it'll stick only to the steel cans |
a magnet
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The Dutch call this famous figure Sinterklaas |
Santa Claus
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This author of "Lord Jim" made his first visit to the United States |
Joseph Conrad
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In 1905 & 1906 this American League team was known as the Boston Pilgrims |
the Red Sox
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Visitors ride an incline railway or chairlift up to Ghost Town in the Sky, a theme park in this Tar Heel State |
North Carolina
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The Black Queen is a leading character in "Checkmate", a ballet inspired by this game |
chess
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Parents using these for 30 months will find disposable ones cost them $1500 & cloth ones $300 |
diapers
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From the Greek for "deep sleep", a head injury may cause you to fall into one |
a coma
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This man, convicted of murder with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, went on a prison hunger strike |
Sacco
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The oldest man to hit .400 was this "Georgia Peach", who accomplished it in 1922 at age 35 |
Ty Cobb
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You can watch gator wrestlin' several times a day at Gatorland near Kissimmee in this state |
Florida
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It's the person who gives square dancers such directions as "Swing your partner" & "Promenade" |
the caller
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Glidden makes a type of this substance that doesn't emit VOCs, volatile organic compounds |
paint
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The U.S. contributed about 1/3 of the $9 billion 1947 start-up fund of this group, known as the IMF |
the International Monetary Fund
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An operation restored the sight of this impressionist & he began painting water lilies again |
Monet
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Only 2 pitchers have over 400 ML wins: Walter Johnson & this man for whom a pitching award is named |
Cy Young
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Green Animals in Portsmouth, R.I. isn't a zoo, it's this kind of garden; the "animals" often need pruning |
(Jim: What is an English garden?)
a topiary garden
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The name of this Spanish or Spanish-American dance may be derived from fado, a type of Portuguese song |
the fandango
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Cullet is the used & broken pieces of this, recycled by melting it down with new material |
glass
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The core of a quarter is made of this metal |
copper
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Thomas J. Walsh chaired the Senate subcommittee investigating this scandal |
the Teapot Dome scandal
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Both the Mets & the Yankees retired this manager's uniform number |
Casey Stengel
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You won't find London Bridge English Village in England; it's next to London Bridge in this resort city |
Lake Havasu City, Arizona
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Georges Seurat's painting "Le Chahut" depicts this risque French dance |
the cancan
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"The Green Consumer" says the 2 most recycled types of this product are labeled "PETE" & "HDPE" |
plastic
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The constitution of this group, adopted in 1861, gave the president a single-item veto in appropriations |
the Confederacy
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