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The Sioux called him "Long Hair", though at the time of the battle his hair was short |
General Custer
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A pieta in the Vatican is his only signed work |
Michelangelo
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In 1992 this former Central American dictator was sentenced to 40 years on drug & racketeering charges |
Noriega
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In 1932 a special mass was held in Dublin on the 1,500th anniv. of this saint's arrival in Ireland |
Patrick
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He based "The Naked and the Dead" on his experiences in the Philippines during WWII |
Norman Mailer
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It's the traditional Japanese way of greeting people & of showing respect |
a bow
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Of a mountain, a river or a valley, the one for which the battle was named |
(Steve: Uh, what is a valley?)
a river
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This American engraver & silversmith's most famous print is "The Bloody Massacre" |
Paul Revere
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In voting announced Jan. 7, 1992, pitchers Tom Seaver & Rollie Fingers were elected to this body |
(Jane: What is the Hall of Fame?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
the Baseball Hall of Fame
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Possibly from a type of shoe once worn there, it's what we call an Irish accent |
a brogue
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P.L. Travers, creator of this perfect English nanny, was born in Queensland, Australia |
Mary Poppins
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In 1893 Southern cook Nancy Green became the 1st woman to act as this pancake promoter |
Aunt Jemima
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After the battle an "agreement" redrew the reservation boundaries to exclude these gold-filled S.D. Hills |
the Black Hills
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Hans Holbein the Younger was not only court painter to this English king, he designed his state robes |
Henry VIII
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American gangster Jack Diamond got this nickname from his speedy escapes |
Legs
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The library at this college is home to many rare works, including the 8th century Book of Kells |
(Richard: Drawing a blank.)
Trinity College (the University of Dublin)
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This author of "Tropic of Cancer" passed away in pacific Palisades, California on June 7, 1980 |
(Henry) Miller
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Actress Ruth Roman was one of the survivors when this Italian liner sank in 1956 |
the Andrea Doria
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He was U.S. president when the battle occurred |
Grant
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His mythological allegories "La Primavera" & "The Birth of Venus" are in the Uffizi Gallery |
Botticelli
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Last name shared by the fourth man on the Moon & the "Law West of the Pecos" judge |
Bean
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Known to locals as Port Lairge, this city has been turning out cut crystal since the 1700s |
Waterford
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When this author of "Gigi" died in 1954, she was given a state funeral |
Colette
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Actor & war veteran Harold Russell recently sold one of his Oscars from this 1946 film |
The Best Years of Our Lives
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After the battle this Hunkpapa leader got up & fled to Canada |
Sitting Bull
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This painter of "The School of Athens" was appointed architect of St. Peter's in 1514 |
Raphael
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He developed the V-2 rocket for Germany & the Saturn 5 for the United States |
Werner von Braun
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One of the country's main tourist attractions is this group of lakes at the foot of Purple Mountain |
the Killarney Lakes
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She won a 1941 N.Y. Drama Critics Circle Award for her play "Watch on the Rhine" |
Lillian Hellman
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Students in England devised this sport from the game of racquets, but used a spongier ball |
squash
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