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Walt Whitman wrote a poem called "Passage to" this country decades before E.M. Forster's novel |
India
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On May 25 the troops of Francisco Madero forced Porfirio Diaz to resign as president of this country |
Mexico
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The Kishon River flows into the Bay of Haifa in this country |
Israel
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She & Margaret Thatcher were both 53 when Thatcher was elected prime minister in 1979 |
Queen Elizabeth II
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Spanning a moat or ditch, it was raised in times of emergency |
the drawbridge
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In 1993 this star of "Murder, She Wrote" was the recipient of the American Ireland Fund's Heritage Award |
Angela Lansbury
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This poet's widow sold all the rights to "Paradise Lost" for a mere £8 |
Milton
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On May 15 the Supreme Court ordered this oil firm dissolved for antitrust law violations |
Standard Oil
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This river rises in the springs of Syria's Mount Hermon & empties into the Dead Sea |
the Jordan River
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Charles II was king during this disaster of 1666, & he actually helped put it out |
the Great Fire of London
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What was once a term for the living quarters became this word for the castle's prison |
(Kim: What was the keep?) [NOTE: "Keep" and the expected response could be considered similar enough in a historical context such that Kim's response likely should have been ruled correct. This likely resulted in his later return to the show.]
the dungeon
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In 1988 this "Golden Bear" was honored with Golf Magazine's one-time-only player of the Century Award |
Jack Nicklaus
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He used the word "if" 14 times in his poem "If", if you count the title |
Kipling
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"The Georgia Peach", he won the 5th of his 12 A.L. batting titles with a career high average of .420 |
Ty Cobb
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Hanoi, Vietnam & Shreveport, Louisiana are on rivers with this colorful name |
the Red River
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Queen Anne was raised as a Protestant, though this was the religion of her father, James II |
Catholicism
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The Balistraria was the room where these weapons were kept or the windows through which they were aimed |
(Steve: What were catapults?)
arrows (bows & arrows, or crossbows)
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In 1968 this helicopter pioneer received a National Medal of Science from President Johnson |
Sikorsky
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Edinburgh-born poet & novelist who wrote the romantic 1808 poem "Marmion, a tale of Flodden Field" |
(Steve: Who was Southey?) (Margaret: Who was Burns?)
Sir Walter Scott
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Hiram Bingham of Yale discovered this Incan fortress city about 50 miles northwest of Cuzco |
Machu Picchu
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Cities on this European river include Toledo, Spain & Abrantes, Portugal |
(Kim: [No response])
the Tagus River
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George I spoke to his ministers in this language; they couldn't speak German & he couldn't speak English |
(Margaret: What was Latin?) (Alex: No, sorry. They spoke [*]. The language of the courts, language of diplomacy.)
French
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A windlass was used to raise & lower this huge wood & iron grating |
the portcullis
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This cellist was honored posthumously with a 1989 Lifetime Achievement Grammy award |
Casals
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This Lake Poet finished a draft of "The Prelude" in 1805 & kept revising it for 45 years |
William Wordsworth
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On June 13 this Russian composer's ballet "Petrushka" premiered in Paris |
Stravinsky
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1 of the 2 countries sharing South America's majestic Iguacu Falls |
(Steve: What is Paraguay?) (Kim: What is Venezuela?)
Argentina or Brazil
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Edward I was named for this Edward who reigned about 200 years earlier |
Edward the Confessor
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This immense room was used for general gatherings & dining |
the Great Hall
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This couple recieved a 1962 Hubbard Medal for their contributions to paleontology |
the Leakeys
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