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On Oct. 1, 1949 the Chinese communists proclaimed themselves this type of republic |
the People's Republic
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(1989) "Born on the Fourth of ___" |
July
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His famous quip "The report of my death was an exaggeration" was reported in the New York Journal in 1897 |
Mark Twain
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Economists can define a recession as a period when unemployment rises & the GDP, which stands for this, declines |
gross domestic product
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His son Carl Philipp Emanuel was famous for his "Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments" |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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An evil spell, it's from a Pennsylvania Dutch word for "witch" |
a hex
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In the 1700s foreigners' most desired Chinese products were these 2, one to wear & one to drink |
silk & tea
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(2003) "Pieces of ___" |
April
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Revelation 6:8 says, "Behold, a pale" one of these "and his name that sat on him was Death" |
horse
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From the Arabic for "to make known", it's a tax nations impose to restrict trade on imports & exports |
a tariff
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Haydn called this "Magic Flute" composer the greatest composer he knew "either personally or by reputation" |
Mozart
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Thutmose IV dreamed the god Horus told him to clear the sand from this statue |
the Sphinx
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In the 840s Wu-Tsung, a fanatical Taoist, suppressed Buddhism & laicized thousands of these men |
monks
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(1981) "First Monday in ___" |
(Alex: First Monday in [*], a reference to the Supreme Court.)
October
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In Plato's "Apology", he's quoted as saying, "Death may be the greatest of all human blessings" |
Socrates
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Born in Scotland in 1723, this economist concluded that people always act in their own best interests |
Adam Smith
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At 17 he composed an overture for "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; he later wrote the "Wedding March" for it |
Mendelssohn
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Last name of the Dodger pitcher who won the Cy Young Award 3 times in the 1960s |
Koufax
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Wei Chung-Hsien dominated the court in the 1620s but couldn't start his own dynasty, as he was one of these |
(Chris: What is a peasant?) ... (Alex: [*], yeah. Little tough.)
a eunuch
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(1987) "The Whales of ___" |
August
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"Death destroys a man: the idea of death saves him", he wrote in "Howards End" |
(Erynn: Who is C.S. Lewis?)
Forster
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In this 1867 work Karl Marx declared that free enterprise would lead to severe depressions |
Das Kapital
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This "Peter and the Wolf" composer wrote the music for the classic film "Alexander Nevsky" |
Prokofiev
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This city in a wine-producing area was the seat of the French government briefly during both WWI & WWII |
Bordeaux
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This "Great" program launched by Mao in 1958 cost millions of lives in an attempt at industrial development |
the Great Leap Forward
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(2001) "Sweet ___" |
November
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Keats' "Ode to" this includes the line, "Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird!" |
a nightingale
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In 1976 this author of "A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960" won the Nobel Prize for Economics |
Milton Friedman
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In 1838 Paganini sent this "Symphonie Fantastique" composer 20,000 francs to further his career |
(Alex: Right. You know your classical music. Good!)
Berlioz
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Described in the "Iliad" as a hero of great size, he led the Salaminian warriors in the siege of Troy |
Ajax
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