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Stephen Sears names Lincoln as the most written-about Civil War figure & this Southerner second |
Lee
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The "Flowers of the Four Seasons" was a popular theme in this country during its Sung Dynasty |
China
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Now Egypt's second- largest city, over 2,000 years ago it was the capital |
Alexandria
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In 1893 Arthur Conan Doyle killed this sleuth, only to bring him back in another story |
Sherlock Holmes
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In March 1862 he was appointed military governor of Tennessee |
Andrew Johnson
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Thomas Gainsborough sometimes exhibited his paintings at his home in Pall Mall in this city |
London
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When it was ruled by the Egyptians & Romans, this Jordanian capital was called Philadelphia |
Amman
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The largest one of these april gems, the Cullinan, was found in 1905 in South Africa |
(Ogi: What is the emerald?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
diamond
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He's the aging one-eyed marshal in the novel & movie "True Grit" |
Rooster Cogburn
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In recognition of their work in wireless telegraphy, the 1909 prize went to Karl Braun & this Italian |
Marconi
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War order number 3 of March 11, 1862 removed him from his command as the Union Army's general-in-chief |
McClellan
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This Dutchman painted his self-portrait with Saskia, his new bride, around 1635 |
(Alex: We have a minute to go.)
Rembrandt
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Ancient Sumerian sources say that Kish was the site of the first dynasty after this catastrophe |
(Ogi: What is... the earthquake?)
the flood
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This January gem takes its name from the pomegranate, whose seeds it resembles |
garnet
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This Tolstoy heroine almost dies after giving birth to Count Vronsky's baby |
Anna Karenina
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Because they furthered his work, this pair shared the 1903 prize with Antoine-Henri Becquerel |
the Curies
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The campaign that ended with a second battle here began at Cedar Mountain August 9, 1862 |
the Battle of Bull Run
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Pop artist Roy's last name, it sounds like a tiny country in Europe |
Lichtenstein
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These ancient mariners founded Cadiz & Carthage |
the Phoenicians
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This light bluish gem for March was once a talisman for sailors |
(Ogi: What is turquoise?)
aquamarine
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In an 1896 novel by H.G. Wells, this doctor attempts to turn animals into men |
(Ogi: I feel frisky... let's do $3,000.) (Alex: You'll feel very frisky... [Laughter] (Alex: ... if you are right on this clue.) ... (Ogi: Who is--what is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?)
Dr. Moreau
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1991's prize went to Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, who figured out how these are arranged in Super Glue |
(What are the atoms or [*]?)
molecules
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The formal date of surrender for this Mississippi city was July 4, 1863 |
Vicksburg
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This surrealist included the view from his Spanish home in "The Sacrament of the Last Supper" |
DalĂ
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He began his diggings in 1870 & went on to find the ancient cities of Troy, Mycenae & Tiryns |
Heinrich Schliemann
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Cleopatra is said to have been fond of this November stone because it reminded her of honey |
(Alex: You feel frisky?) (Ogi: No, not this time.) [Laughter] (Ogi: I feel pretty scared.) ... (Ogi: We'll just bet $100.) [Audience reaction] (Alex: Hey, they're not playing.) [Laughter] (Alex: It's your money.)
topaz
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At 18 she leaves the Lowood School to become a governess at Thornfield Manor |
Jane Eyre
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Antony Hewish co-won in 1974 for his work in the discovery of these radio signal-emitting stars |
pulsars
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