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    | This capital of Finland is on the Gulf of Finland | Helsinki 
 
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    | Moving in the opposite direction of the typical hands of a timepiece | counterclockwise 
 
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    | Piscis Austrinus is "the southern" this animal | fish 
 
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    | 3-word name for a military freelancer or a pro-military magazine | soldier of fortune 
 
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    | In Illinois in 1858 he lost his race for U.S. Senate to a man who painted him as a radical who believed in racial equality | (Katie: That's right, to Stephen Douglas.) 
 Abraham Lincoln
 
 
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    | On June 12, 2003 this "Taxi Driver" received an A.F.I. Lifetime Achievement Award (but he's made 30+ films since then!) | De Niro 
 
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    | The Stedelijk Museum is in this Dutch city | Amsterdam 
 
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    | Medical professional specializing in artificially inducing insensitivity to pain for surgery | anesthesiologist 
 
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    | The constellation Corona Borealis represents the crown forged by Hephaestus & given to this Greek god of wine | Dionysus 
 
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    | The Arabic Ahramat al-Jizah translates as these ancient wonders | the Pyramids of Giza 
 
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    | In 2014 he came in second in his North Carolina congressional race; earlier, he came in second on "American Idol" | (Katie: Say it with more authority.) 
 Clay Aiken
 
 
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    | On Feb. 8, 2017 executive producer Dick Wolf savored the airing of the 400th episode of this spinoff | Law & Order: SVU 
 
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    | There are 4 A's (or 4 alphas) in this capital of Greece's Messenia region, known for its delicious olives | (Katie: Yes, some of my favorite.) 
 Kalamata
 
 
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    | In a 1923 poem Robert Frost described himself as this, now meaning one who advocates for the protection of the natural world | (Lindsey: What is a conservationist?) 
 an environmentalist
 
 
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    | Cetus is known as the whale, but in mythology, it was the sea creature this hero saved Andromeda from | (Zach: What is the Kraken?) 
 Perseus
 
 
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    | The Supreme Court ruled unanimously in the 1954 case of Brown v. this body of Topeka, Kansas | Board of Education 
 
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    | Putting the 1908 & 1912 presidential races in Olympic terms, he went from gold to bronze, going from 51% to 23% | Taft 
 
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    | After 21 seasons as a head coach, in 2019, this Kansas City Chiefs leader finally got to enjoy the last game of the season | (Katie: Not football fans?) 
 Andy Reid
 
 
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    | Traditional boats for carrying a certain fortified wine, sail the Douro River, in what's known as the second city of this country | Portugal 
 
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    | From optometry, it's the condition of not looking forward in time to anticipate what might happen | shortsightedness 
 
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    | An organization for the brilliant, or a constellation named for South Africa's Table Mountain | Mensa 
 
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    | It's thought that monks on the isle of Iona produced this illuminated manuscript of the 4 gospels | the Book of Kells 
 
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    | 6 days after picking Carly Fiorina to be his vice presidential running mate in 2016, this Texan dropped out of the race | Ted Cruz 
 
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    | Happy post-New Year! On January 7, 2011 this Hawaiian singer had his "Grenade" explode at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 | Bruno Mars 
 
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    | Saratov & Astrakhan are cities along this long river | the Volga 
 
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    | With a name that spans oceans, this global hotel brand includes London's Park Lane & the Willard in Washington, D.C. | Intercontinental 
 
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    | The constellation Scutum, "The Shield" in English, was originally called "Sobieski's Shield", after John Sobieski, king of this country | Poland 
 
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    | In Italian this landmark is Ponte dei Sospiri | (Lindsey: What is the Bridge of Hesitation?) 
 the Bridge of Sighs
 
 
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    | In 2012 the people spoke to this future Speaker of the House & said he would not be vice president | (Zach: Who is... Romney?) 
 Paul Ryan
 
 
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    | Taika Waititi had a pleasant evening at the Oscars in 2020, winning for writing this WWII-era film about a very unlikely pair | Jojo Rabbit 
 
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