AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPORTS HISTORY |
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THE VERY OLD SONG & DANCE |
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CAPITALS OF THE WEST INDIES |
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On May 26, 1991 Willy T. Ribbs became the first African American to drive in this auto race |
the Indy 500
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On the TV show "Servant of the People", he played a high school teacher who becomes president after a viral video |
Zelensky
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In 1949 "Le Combat" was first performed as an extended one of these French-named ballet dances for 2 performers |
a pas de deux
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Tourists in this Jamaican capital may want to visit the Bob Marley Museum & Liberty Hall, a museum devoted to Marcus Garvey |
Kingston
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A man cuckolds himself in "The Man Who Was Recklessly Curious", which is read by a priest in this Cervantes work |
Don Quixote
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"Ness" added to "great" is an example of this |
(Ken: You might kick yourselves, it's [*].)
a suffix
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In 2021 this gymnast became the 1st woman to land a Yurchenko double pike in a competition; in 2023 it was renamed to honor her |
Simone Biles
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In March 2024, Vaughan Gething, a Zambian-born lawyer, was elected First Minister of this UK constituent unit by the Senedd |
Wales
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This Scottish folk song about "my Bonnie" may actually be about royal pretender Prince Charlie |
"My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean"
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The Almendares River traverses this Caribbean capital & empties into the Straits of Florida |
Havana
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In this collection, "The Porter & the 3 Ladies of Baghdad" leads to "The First Kalandar's Tale", which leads to even more stories |
A Thousand and One Nights (The Arabian Nights)
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It's a crude representation of a person such as Guy Fawkes, sometimes destroyed as a form of protest or ridicule |
effigy
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In 1957 she became the first African American to win Wimbledon singles; later she was the first Black woman to join the LPGA |
Althea Gibson
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In 2014 "acche din aane wale hain", or "good times are coming", was the slogan used by the BJP to elect this leader |
(Ken: Who is [*] in India?)
Modi
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"The sun shines bright" on this Stephen Foster tune written in the 1850s & designated a state song in 1928 |
"My Old Kentucky Home"
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Gustavia, capital of Saint Barts, was named for this country's King Gustav III |
Sweden
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Taking 5 from a whale tale, in "The Town-Ho's Story" this narrator tells of a mutiny while smoking with some buds in Lima, Peru |
(Mike: Who is... Ahab?)
Ishmael
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Often by being between 2 objects, it's something that lessens or absorbs the shock of an impact |
a buffer
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When MLB included Negro League stats, this hitter came out on top with a career batting average 5 points over Ty Cobb's |
Josh Gibson
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His majesty King Jigme Khesar rules over this small Asian nation that promotes the gross national happiness index |
Bhutan
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Moving to music in 2/4 time with 3 quick steps & a hop, this lively Bohemian folk dance can be seen in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" |
polka
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This capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands was founded in 1666 as Taphus, Danish for "beer hall" |
Charlotte Amalie
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In a story within this 1880 Russian novel, Ivan tells his sibling Alyosha a tale about Jesus & the Grand Inquisitor in Spain |
The Brothers Karamazov
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Term for the transmission of light through a translucent material |
(Mike: What's diffraction?)
diffusion
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In 1989, he became the NFL's first Black head coach of the modern era when he took over the Raiders, a team he had once played for |
(Mark: Who is Brown?)
Art Shell
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Before taking a higher position, he was mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998 |
(Ken: That is correct, president of Turkey.)
Erdoğan
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On Nov. 26, 1945 this saxophone great recorded "Ko Ko" with Dizzy Gillespie & a teenaged Miles Davis |
Charlie Parker
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In 1749 the French laid out this capital in a grid pattern around a port called L'Hopital |
Port-au-Prince
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The postmodern "The Crying of Lot 49" includes a summary of a fake revenge play from this literary era that began in 1603 |
the Jacobean Era
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When making this German dish, note farm-raised rabbit is milder than wild & may not need marinating as long as in oma's recipe |
Hasenpfeffer
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