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NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD |
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Their Flyer I of 1903 cost less than $1,000 to build |
the Wright Brothers
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Tom Hulce gave a superb performance as Mozart in this 1984 film |
Amadeus
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Wolong Nature Reserve in China's Sichuan Province is a haven for this "giant" animal |
the panda
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John Greenwood, who made dentures for this first U.S. president, also invented a dental drill |
George Washington
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In Arabian myth these spirits are made of air or fire; you probably associate them with magic lamps |
genie
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AT&T has brought back this famous phone model popular in the '60s & yes, girls, it comes in pink |
the Princess
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Some believe Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford, used this pen name for his poems & plays |
Shakespeare
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In "What's Love Got To Do With It", Angela Bassett portrayed this rocker |
Tina Turner
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Bayerischer Wald, this country's first national park, contains its last major expanse of pine, beech & maple |
Germany
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This is the more common term for the gingiva, the soft tissue surrounding the teeth |
gum
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This sorcerer taught the Lady of the Lake Magic, then she imprisoned him in an enchanted thornbush |
Merlin
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This U.S. attorney general has 35 peacocks on her ranch, all named Horace |
Janet Reno
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The idea for his 1543 heliocentric theory came from a 3rd cent. B.C. Greek philosopher |
(Bob: Who's Galileo?)
Nicolaus Copernicus
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In 1993 Robert Downey Jr. received an Oscar nomination for his starring role in this bio |
Chaplin
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In Australia's Kakadu National Park, these resident natives can decide where visitors may & may not go |
Aborigines
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A false tooth attached to natural teeth on either side of it is called this |
A bridge
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Depicted in Egyptian sculpture, the criosphinx has the head of a ram & the body of this animal |
a lion
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Tia Maria is a Jamaican liqueur made with these beans |
coffee
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This philosopher was about 50 when he quit the government & exiled himself from the state of Lu |
Confucius
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This 1987 film chronicled the life of Chinese imperial ruler Pu Yi |
The Last Emperor
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To preserve their plant & animal life, Ecuador declared these islands a national park in 1934 |
the Galapagos
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This part of a tooth is also called the pulp canal |
the root canal
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These shrieking beings found in Celtic folklore didn't mourn for obscure people |
banshees
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The voice of Mattel's singing Chatty Cathy Doll was provided by this actress who was Marcia on "The Brady Bunch" |
(Frank: Who's Di?)
Maureen McCormick
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In 1805, atop Rome's Aventine Hill, he vowed not to rest until his home of Venezuela was freed from Spain |
Bolivar
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Jose Ferrer got down on his knees to play Toulouse-Lautrec in this 1952 film |
Moulin Rouge
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Mount Apo National Park, home to the monkey-eating eagle, is on this country's Mindanao Island |
the Philippines
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This hard, gritty deposit that forms on teeth is made of organic matter, phosphates & carbonates |
(Marcia: What is plaque?) (Alex: No.) (Marcia: Oh, damn.)
tartar
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These gnomelike beings of Scandinavian myth are featured in the maelstrom ride at EPCOT Center |
trolls
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In English pantomime, Pantaloon's daughter Columbine romances this character |
Harlequin
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