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In 1963 this country ceded about 500 acres to Mexico to settle a 100-year-old border dispute |
the United States
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His middle name, Henry, wasn't nearly as fancy as his first name, Fiorello |
Fiorello LaGuardia
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A calculating device with rows of beads strung on a wire & mounted on a frame |
an abacus
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This Norse god of thunder had a huge appetite: he once ate an ox & drank three barrels of mead |
Thor
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Troops deployed by this organization are known as "peacekeeping forces" |
the U.N.
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In 1987 this was 1 of 4 Stephen King novels among the top 10 hardcover best sellers |
(Alex: It's now a--a top film, too.)
Misery
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Cuauhtemoc, the last emperor of this group, is a Mexican national hero |
the Aztecs
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Frankly, my dear, it was Gable's middle name |
(Mark: What is Frank?)
Clark
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If angle A is less than angle B, & angle B is less than angle C, A has this relationship to C |
(Mark: What is it is equal?)
less than
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This Egyptian god of the underworld, Isis' husband, is often represented in art as a mummy |
Osiris
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The Grand Army of the Republic, a society of veterans of this war, closed up shop in 1956 |
the Civil War
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Someone who hates people should know this title of a Moliere comedy |
[Leslie did not give the definite article.]
The Misanthrope
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The Plaza Mexico in Mexico City is the world's largest arena for this sport |
bullfighting
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Walt Disney's middle name, or the first name of sewing machine inventor Howe |
Elias
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The opposite of a credit, it's written on the left-hand side of the ledger |
a debit
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When they were babies, Romulus & Remus were thrown into this river but, miraculously, didn't drown |
the Tiber
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In the British army, only Highland infantry regiments & bagpipers wear these |
kilts
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The man referred to in this Nathaniel West title is attacked by someone he advises |
(Mark: Who is The Missionary?) (Leslie: Who is The Emissary?) ... (Alex: The "mis" in this case is [*]. [*]. He writes the column.)
Miss Lonelyhearts
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Of 1918, 1938 or 1958, the year Mexican women first voted for president |
1958
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It was the middle name of Daniel French, who took more than a minute to sculpt "The Minute Man" |
Chester
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It's the lowest common multiple of 4, 5 & 6 |
(Mark: What is, um, 30?)
60
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These frightful sisters not only had snakes on their heads, they had claws & enormous teeth, too |
(Leslie: Who are the Medusa?) ... (Alex: Medusa was a [*], but she had sisters.)
the Gorgons
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In the Marines it's the rank just above private first class & just below corporal |
lance corporal
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Ensign Pulver was Jack Lemmon's Oscar-winning role in this film |
Mister Roberts
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State-owned Pemex controls the production of this resource in Mexico |
[Leslie gave both listed responses.]
petroleum (or oil)
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This socialist ran for U.S. pres. 5 times, but despite his middle name, Victor, he never won |
(Eugene) Debs
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In geometry, a hypothesis & conclusion make up this type of formal statement |
a theorem
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This king of Cyprus fell in love with a statuesque beauty: a statue named Galatea |
(Mark: Who is Cronos?)
Pygmalion
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Along with a new cannon, Edward III's army introduced this weapon at Crecy in 1346 |
the (English) longbow
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At the end of this Strindberg one-act tragedy, the title character goes to commit suicide |
Miss Julie
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