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Prior to the Soviet Union's breakup, this Russian president helped thwart a coup against Mikhail Gorbachev |
Yeltsin
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The Oak Ridge Boys provided vocal backing on his 1977 hit "Slip Slidin' Away" |
Paul Simon
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Delaware has only 3 of these—Kent, New Castle & Sussex |
counties
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The Johanns in this musical family had various middle names, including Christian, Jacob & Sebastian |
the Bachs
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The Neolithic monument known as Woodhenge is located a few miles NE of this more famous attraction |
Stonehenge
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In medicine cerebrology refers to the total knowledge concerning this organ |
the brain
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Sentenced to death for a 1959 murder attempt on Iraq's PM, he became the country's pres. in 1979 |
Saddam Hussein
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The title cut from his 1974 LP "Piano Man", was an account of his own experiences |
Billy Joel
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A canal across the northern part of the state connects the Delaware River with this bay |
the Chesapeake
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He was known by his middle name, Alva, until he married his second wife |
Thomas Edison
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Charcoal is a particularly easy material for this type of dating |
carbon dating
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The model for this famous painting was the wife of Francesco Bartolommeo del Giocondo |
the Mona Lisa
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After this 1961 invasion, Fidel Castro announced he would exchange prisoners for 500 U.S. bulldozers |
The Bay of Pigs
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This lead singer of Genesis was involved in 25 Top 40 hits in the 1980s—more than any other performer |
Phil Collins
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In 1682 the Duke of York gave the Delaware region to this man who'd founded a nearby colony |
(Marty: Who is Lord de la Ware?) (Alex: No, sorry. We thought you might go for that. The correct response was [*], a nearby colony, Pennsylvania.)
William Penn
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Without this middle name, Ike's Secretary of State would have been just plain John Dulles |
Foster
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The Rongorongo hieroglyphs on this island named for a holiday have never been deciphered |
Easter Island
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This actress who played the role of "Rhoda"s sister Brenda is now the voice behind Marge Simpson |
(Julie) Kavner
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In 1947 a Bedouin boy made this discovery in a cave at Qumran |
the Dead Sea Scrolls
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The first of this Graham Nash group's top 10 American hits was "Bus Stop" in 1966 |
The Hollies
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This state borders Delaware on the south & the West |
Maryland
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This British prime minister of the 1950s was known by his middle name, Anthony, rather than his first name, Robert |
(Anthony) Eden
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In 1709 this buried city named for a son of Zeus was discovered by chance when a well was dug |
(Mike: What is Pompeii?)
Herculaneum
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In the word maser, the letter M can stand for molecular or this |
microwave
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During WWI Paris cabdrivers helped win the first battle of this river by speeding troops to the front |
(Battle of) the Marne
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Glen Campbell played guitar on this 1962 No. 1 hit by Shelley Fabares |
"Johnny Angel"
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This largest Delaware city is sometimes called the Chemical Capital of the World |
Wilmington
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This president's middle name, Abram, was his father's first name |
(Mike: Who was Quincy?)
James Abram Garfield
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The citadel of this well-preserved Inca city NW of Cuzco was once surrounded by terraced gardens |
(Marty: What is Manchu Picchu?) (Alex: Would you say it again?) (Marty: Manchu Picchu.) (Alex: Oh, I'm looking over at our judges. I don't think we can give it to you because you called it, you kind of tied it into a more of a Chinese sounding word, Manchu, thinking of the dynasty instead of [*]. [*]. Sorry about that, Marty. Cost you.)
Machu Picchu
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In 1989, 32 years after his 1st Pulitzer Prize, Richard Wilbur won a 2nd for this category |
(Kathleen: What is literature?) (Alex: Be more specific.) (Kathleen: Oh...) (Alex: No.) (Kathleen: ...what's history?) (Alex: Won't give you a second shot on it.)
poetry
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