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| This U.S. state produces more tobacco than any other |
North Carolina
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| This olympian who died in 1998 was the sister-in-law of fellow track great Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
Florence Griffith Joyner
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| In 1967 his daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva made big news when she defected to the U.S. |
(Alex: And she was the daughter of [*].)
Joseph Stalin
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| An amphibian, or being pulled by a boat |
toad / towed
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| Legend says Austrian autocrat Gessler got the point from this Swiss archer around 1300 |
William Tell
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| The atomic weight of hydrogen, or the number of times LBJ was elected President |
1
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| The exorticata species of fuscia native to this Southern Hemisphere island can reach up to 50 feet high |
New Zealand
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| After divorcing British tennis pro John Lloyd in 1987, she married former olympic skier Andy Mill |
Chris Evert
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| Isabel Allende, Gabriela Mistral & Pablo Neruda are among this country's most famous writers |
Chile
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| A path of travel, or a subterranean plant part |
route / root
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| The Virginia city settled in 1633 as Middle Plantation was renamed this in 1699 |
Williamsburg
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| At the Kentucky Derby, the horses' equipment & these can weigh no less than 126 lbs. combined |
the weight of the jockey
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| In 1893 Cornelius Vanderbilt had the 70-room family "cottage" known as the Breakers built in this Rhode Island city |
Newport
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| The book "It's Not About The Bike" is this athlete's own inspirational story |
Lance Armstrong
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| With Princess Marie Bonaparte's help, this psychoanalyst was able to flee Austria & give the Nazis the slip |
Freud
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| An adjective being permitted, or an adverb meaning communicated vocally |
allowed / aloud
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| William Cohen held this post in Bill Clinton's cabinet |
Secretary of Defense
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| King Gyanendra reigns in this country that borders China |
Nepal
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| This boxer won a gold medal in the 1992 Olympics, leading an uncle to nickname him the "Golden Boy" |
(Alex: Still boxing. [*].)
Oscar De La Hoya
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| Asked about his ALS, this physicist says, "I try to lead as normal a life as possible & not think about my condition" |
Stephen Hawking
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| A British lineup, or a stick for a game of snooker |
queue / cue
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| 3-word location where the Exxon Valdez spilled more than 10 million gallons of north slope crude in 1989 |
Prince William Sound
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| In Great Britain a "long" one of these is equal to 2,240 pounds |
a ton
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| Tha name of this capital of China's Jiangtsu Province means "southern capital" |
Nanjing
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| Born in Kinshasa, this NBA center now with Houston speaks English, French, Spanish, Portuguese & 5 African dialects |
Dikembe Mutombo
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| In 2006 he became the first Asian in more than 30 years to be elected Secretary General of the U.N. |
(Alex: And his name was [*].)
Ban Ki-moon
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| Negating adverb, or a half-hitch |
not / knot
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| Number of the William who was England's "Sailor King" from 1830 to 1837 |
(Alex: Yes, William [*].)
IV
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| There are this many milligrams in a kilogram |
one million
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