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From 1833 to 1836, this future president served as postmaster of New Salem, Illinois |
Lincoln
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Palenque in southern Mexico contains exquisite examples of the architecture of their civilization |
the Mayans
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This "Catcher in the Rye" author served in the Counter-Intelligence Corps during World War II |
(Howard: Who is Caulfield?) ... (Alex: The author, not a character.)
Salinger
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12 pairs of these bones make up the sides of the thoracic cavity |
ribs
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During the reign of Valentinian III, Gaul & Italy were overrun by this king of the Huns |
Attila
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While it's often a salad with meat & cheeses, it refers to other hot or cold appetizers as well |
antipasto
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On July 2, 1937 radio contact was lost on her round-the-world flight |
(Amelia) Earhart
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Marengo, Iowa is named for the Italian battlefield where he defeated the Austrians in 1800 |
Napoleon
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In "Experiment in Autobiography", this author of "The Time Machine" told his life story |
(H.G.) Wells
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Adapted for childbearing, this bony structure is lighter & roomier in females than in males |
the pelvis
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Julia, this first emperor's daughter, was notorious for vice & was banished from Rome |
Augustus
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Funghi are mushrooms & these expensive relatives are tartufi |
truffles
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Around 1630 the Dutch founded a fort called the House of Hope on the present site of this Conn. capital |
Hartford
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Man first stood upon this geographic extreme December 14, 1911 |
(Howard: What is the North Pole?)
the South Pole
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With John Huston, this "Martian Chronicles" author wrote the screenplay for the 1956 film "Moby Dick" |
(Ray) Bradbury
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The 8 carpal bones that make up this joint include the lunate & the scaphoid |
the wrist
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Antoninus Pius, builder of a wall in Britain, was the adopted son of this more famous wall builder |
Hadrian
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Anitra all'arancia is this type of poultry in orange sauce |
(Alex: We have less than a minute to go.)
duck
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The 1777 Battle of Bennington did not occur in Vermont, but several miles west in this state |
New York
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Pakistan's city of Peshawar lies 35 miles from its border with this country |
(Jeff: Uh, what is India?)
Afghanistan
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Many of his lectures, including "Love" & "Self-Reliance", appeared in his 1841 work "Essays" |
(Jeff: Who is, uh, Thoreau?)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If you fracture your kneecap, you fracture this bone |
the patella
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After becoming emperor in 37 A.D., he was a humane ruler for about 6 months & then probably went insane |
(Howard: Who is Nero?)
Caligula
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This tubular pastry filled with ricotta & chocolate is a specialty of Sicily |
cannoli
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In 1960, after 8 stays of execution, this author of "Cell 2455, Death Row" was executed at San Quentin |
Caryl Chessman
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The only survivor of Mt. Pelee's 1902 eruption on this island later toured with the Barnum & Bailey Circus |
Martinique
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This count's "The Cossacks" was published in 1863 to pay off gambling debts |
Tolstoy
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They're the 2 bones of the forearm |
(Howard: [Making his wager] Uh... zero.) (Alex: No, you must bet something.)
the radius & the ulna
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This Roman emperor & stoic philosopher was born Marcus Annius Verus in April 121 A.D. |
Marcus Aurelius
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The name of this dish of veal shanks braised with vegetables translates to "marrow bone" |
osso buco
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