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This famous Frankish king was the son of Pepin III & the father of Louis the Pious |
Charlemagne
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She's been part of "The Breakfast Club" & "Pretty In Pink" |
Molly Ringwald
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This society, the SPCA, maintains animal shelters & enforces animal care laws |
[Stella did not include "the" between "for" and "Prevention".]
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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James Madison was not only the "father" of this document, he was also its last surviving signer |
the Constitution
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Giving advice to detective story writers, Dashiell Hammett claimed this "is the plural of 'you'" |
youse
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Adopted in the 1880s, "Semper Fidelis", or "Always Faithful", is the motto of this branch of the Armed Forces |
the Marines
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In 1831 Pedro I, emperor of this South American country, abdicated in favor of his son |
Brazil
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Based on one in Ireland, this group became a feared power in the coalfields of Pennsylvania during the 1860s |
(Michael: What are the Molly Malones?)
Molly Maguires
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The General Society of Mayflower Descendants is headquartered in this Mass. town |
Plymouth
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Donald MacMillan, the last survivor of this explorer's North Pole expedition, died in 1970 |
Peary
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Hemingway took this title from Ecclesiastes 1:5, but he changed "ariseth" to "rises" |
The Sun Also Rises
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In 1863 the statue of freedom by Thomas Crawford was placed on the top of this U.S. building |
the Capitol Building
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This country, taken over by China in 1951, is now called Xizang Autonomous Region |
(Stella: What is Mongolia?)
Tibet
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This 1960 Broadway musical featured the number "I Ain't Down Yet" |
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
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On April 30, 1948 this agency was established by 21 nations in Bogota, Colombia |
(Michael: Yeah, why don't we, uh, let's do $5 thou.] [Audience reaction of surprise] (Michael: It's only money.) [Laughter] (Alex: Easy come, easy go.) ... (Michael: What is the... um, the Organization of the... [*]?) (Alex: That's right--[**], when you figured out you weren't too sure what the "A-S" stood for you remembered the initials; you snuck 'em in.)
the OAS (the Organization of American States)
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Said to be in her 90s, Kate Cross-Eyes, the last surviving wife of this Apache leader, died in 1950 |
Geronimo
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If you're looking for this Poe title street in Paris, it doesn't exist; Poe made it up |
the Rue Morgue
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Clint Eastwood directed this 1988 film bio of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker |
Bird
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On May 29, 1453 this Byzantine city fell to an Ottoman Turkish army under Mehmed II |
Constantinople
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The water she carried during the Battle of Monmouth was used to swab out the cannons & quench thirsts |
Molly Pitcher
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Prominent communicators in this public speaking organization are given the Golden Gavel |
Toastmasters
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James L. Hanberry, who died in 1961, was the last of the soldiers who took part in this doctor's yellow fever experiment |
(Michael: Who is, um... Goethals?) (Stella: Who is Schweitzer?)
Walter Reed
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His pen names included Legionnaire 14830, Michael Keith & Elron |
L. Ron Hubbard
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It's the only state whose flag features the British Union Jack |
(Tim: What is Georgia?)
Hawaii
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This first Secretary-General of the United Nations was foreign minister of Norway's WWII government-in-exile |
(Stella: Who is Hammarskjöld?) ... (Alex: [*], the man who preceded him.)
Trygve Lie
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She's the Penelope to James Joyce's "Ulysses" |
Molly Bloom
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This organization requires that teachers make up at least 75% of each of its committees |
(Michael: What is the PTA?)
the NEA (the National Education Association)
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Nursed to health by F. Nightingale in the 1850s, Thomas Shaw died in 1923, the last survivor of this battalion |
(Alex: What happened to the $5,000?) [Laughter] (Michael: I made up some ground.)
the Light Brigade
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This "My Antonia" author bought up the unsold copies of her 1st book & threw them in a lake |
(Willa) Cather
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From the Greek for "foreign" or "alien", it can also mean "strangely beautiful & enticing" |
exotic
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