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This instrument of death was nicknamed "The Widow" |
the guillotine
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In 1993 this "French Chef" became the 1st woman inducted into the Culinary Inst. of America's Hall of Fame |
Julia Child
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The strong, hard wood of the ash tree is used for oars & this piece of baseball equipment |
a bat
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Gustav Vigeland's former studio is now a museum in this Norwegian capital |
Oslo
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At the turn of the century, the Eaton Ranch near Sheridan, Wyoming became the 1st of these western vacation resorts |
a dude ranch
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When George S. Kaufman was asked to write one of these for himself, he replied, "Over my dead body!" |
(Ruth: What is an obituary?)
an epitaph
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On July 14, 1789 the Marquis de Launay, governor of this Paris fortress, was murdered by a crowd |
the Bastille
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The winningest player in tennis, she announced that 1994, her 22nd year on the tour, will be her last |
Martina Navratilova
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It is believed that this religious leader received enlightenment under a bodhi or bo tree |
Buddha
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Several notable works by the Venetian artist Tintoretto depict this patron saint of Venice |
St. Mark
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This ranch near Corpus Christi, Texas is about 2/3 the size of Delaware |
(Ruth: What is the LBJ ranch?)
the King Ranch
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This "Tom Jones" author's 1736 comedy "Pasquin" satirizes 18th century theatre |
(Henry) Fielding
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Now a garden, this royal residence near the Louvre was stormed twice in 1792 |
the Tuileries
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This Kennedy family member founded the Special Olympics & serves as its honorary chairman |
(Dan: Who is Maria Shriver?)
Eunice Shriver
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The quaking species is the most common type of this tree in North America |
the aspen
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Hans Holbein the Younger designed a macabre series of woodcuts called the "Dance of" this |
Death
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The 250,000-acre Parker Ranch in this state is one of the largest U.S. cattle ranches under single ownership |
(Kevin: What is Colorado?) (Alex: No, you had to go much further west, across the seas to [*]. [*].)
Hawaii
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Her first play, "The Children's Hour", premiered in 1934 & ran for 691 performances |
Lillian Hellman
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In July 1793 this radical was stabbed to death by Girondist sympathizer Charlotte Corday |
(Jean-Paul) Marat
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This TV journalist's father, William Ling, was a diplomat in Chiang Kai-Shek's government |
Connie Chung
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Scientificially speaking, this tropical fruit tree is Mangifera indica |
[ERRATUM: "Scientifically" was misspelled in the clue as shown.]
the mango tree
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Around 1908 the group known as the Ashcan school rose to prominence in this U.S. metropolis |
New York
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This ranch that features 10 half-buried automobiles inspired a Bruce Springsteen song |
the Cadillac Ranch
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This 19th century Swede married women named Siri, Frida & Harriet, but never a "Miss Julie" |
Strindberg
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On June 4, 1794 this Jacobin leader was elected president of the National Convention |
Robespierre
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In 1981 & 1983 this future governor was named Woman of the Year by the Texas Women's Political Caucus |
Ann Richards
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Ascolano, Manzanillo & Mission are commercially important kinds of this tree |
(Ruth: What is oak?) (Kevin: What is a palm tree?)
an olive tree
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This Englishman known for his black & white art nouveau drawings was only 25 when he died in 1898 |
(Aubrey) Beardsley
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This 1902 Owen Wister novel is set in Wyoming on Judge Henry's Sunk Creek Ranch |
The Virginian
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This author of "Every Man in His Humour" must have been out of humor when he killed a man in a duel in 1598 |
Ben Jonson
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