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In a poem in this 1855 collection, the author introduced himself as "Walt Whitman, an American" |
Leaves of Grass
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Since the '40s this NBA team has played its home games at Madison Square Garden, first on 49th St. & then on 33rd St. |
the Knicks
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This state's southwest corner is at South West City, 20 miles south of Joplin |
Missouri
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Developed at the University of Florida in the 1960s, this sports drink's ingredients include glucose and water |
Gatorade
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In "The English Cat", a cat is a president of the R.S.P.R.--The Royal Society for Protection of these rodents |
rats
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These small areas of thickened skin are a common foot disorder |
corns
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She wrote in a sonnet, "First time he kissed me, he but only kiss'd the fingers of this hand wherewith I write" |
(Andy: Who is St. Vincent Millay?) ... (Alex: Who is [*], "Sonnets from the Portuguese.")
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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In 2002 this ex-Laker was presented for induction into the Hall of Fame by friend-competitor Larry Bird |
"Magic" Johnson
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This state's is just north of the Columbia River |
(Andy: What is Oregon?)
Washington
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This bottled beverage brand claims its products are "Made from the best stuff on earth" |
Snapple
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"Le Marchand de Venise" is a 1935 opera based on this play |
The Merchant of Venice
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The word "wok" comes from this Chinese dialect |
Cantonese
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"A jug of wine, a loaf of bread--and thou" is a line from this Omar Khayyam work |
The Rubaiyat
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This semicircular line is 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket in college, 4 feet further in the NBA |
the 3-point line
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It flows past Kentucky's southwest corner &, later, Tennessee's |
(Matt: What is the Ohio River?) (Andy: What is the Tennessee River?)
the Mississippi River
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This citrusy soda from Coca-Cola shares its name with an elfin creature |
Sprite
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Gaza is the setting for a Biblical opera about Samson and this hussy |
Delilah
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The "Trail of Tears" took 14,000 members of this group away from tribal lands to an area 800 miles west |
Cherokee
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This Edgar Lee Masters "Anthology" contains over 200 epitaphs of midwestern townspeople |
(Alex: Good, with a minute to go.)
The Spoon River Anthology
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In 2002 this Philadelphia 76er won his third NBA scoring title with an average of 31.4 points per game |
Allen Iverson
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It's southwest corner is at the "Four Corners" |
Colorado
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Appropriately, this energy drink whose logo is seen here comes in a can that is shaped much like a battery |
Red Bull
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Mozart's opera "The Impressario" starred Caterina Cavalieri, mistress of this alleged Mozart foe |
(Antonio) Salieri
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Literally "our affair", this Sicilian criminal organization is linked to the Mafia |
the Cosa Nostra
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This "Death Be Not Proud" poet was an Anglican priest who became Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in 1621 |
John Donne
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This Orlando Magic superguard is known as "T-Mac" |
Tracy McGrady
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Major Ohio city closest to the state's southwest corner |
Cincinnati
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With 72 mg. of caffeine per 12-ounce serving, this brand calls itself "The world's most powerful cola" |
Jolt
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Perhaps the most "indomitable" of Benjamin Britten's opera, this 1951 work has an all-male cast |
Billy Budd
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In a Chekhov play, this title part of a family's estate is reluctantly put on the auction block |
The Cherry Orchard
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