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Number of Canadian provinces that border the Great Lakes
1
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In 1950 Pius XII was Pontifex Maximus; exactly 2,000 years earlier, this man held a title of the same name
Julius Caesar
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The phrase "How I want a drink, alcoholic of course" is often used to help memorize this
Pi
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Equatorial Guinea is the only African nation whose offical language is this
Spanish
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Anagram:Someone chatting about preserving natural resources is these 2 similar words, anagrams of each other
Conversationalist , conservationalist
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On May 18, 1980 its height was reduced from 9,677 feet to 8,364 feet
Mt St Helens
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Ironically, this 1953 science fiction book began appearing in a censored version in 1967
Fahrenheit 451
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On August 6 & 7, 1961, Gherman Titov did this 17 times; the previous record was one
Orbit the earth
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A Gospel & a book of the Old Testament each start with these same 3 words
In the beginning
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This word comes from the Greek words for "light" & "writing"
Photography
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Of nations entirely within Europe, it was the largest in area in 1571 & 1771, not on the map in 1871, & No. 6 in 1971
Poland
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He was nominated for Best Actor 5 times in the 1950s, the most for any man in one decade
Marlon Brando
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She began her company in 1946 with a skin cream her chemist uncle developed & pioneered the concept of "gift with purchase"
Estee Lauder
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It was the first TV series to win the Hugo Award for best dramatic presentation
Twilight Zone
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This continent has the lowest high point & the highest low point, less than a 7,500' difference
Australia
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This word meaning "complete range" comes from the 3rd Greek letter, which used to be the low end of the musical scale
Gamut
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In 1994, after a 20-year absence, this country's delegation was allowed to be seated in the U.N. General Assembly
South Africa
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10 million people live in this country that is almost bisected by the second-longest river in Europe
Hungary
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After watching smoke emitted by WWI airplanes, Major J.C. Savage developed the technique for this
Skywriting
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This one-word name is derived from the fact that the character used to sit among the ashes
Cinderella
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This work says, "Man is not truly one, but truly two... I learned to recognize the... primitive duality of man"
Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde
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He was the only 20th century president who had previously served as U.S. House Minority Leader
Ford
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This 1942 film gained greater distinction following a January 1943 meeting of Allied leaders in its title location
Casablanca
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As the result of a merger in 1999, this company's trademarks include both a tiger & Pegasus
Exxon Mobile
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Its name includes the county of which it's the seat & the state of which it's the capital
Oklahoma City
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In the 56 years from 1948 to 2004, he appeared 48 times on the Gallup Poll's annual "Most Admired" lists
Billy Graham
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Appropriately, this villainous movie character's name comes from the Dutch word for "father"
Darth Vader
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This No. 1 hit from 1968 was part of a hit film's soundtrack & was originally written about Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs Robinson
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This word that has come to mean "sudden prosperity" means "good weather" in Spanish
Bonanza
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In 1839 the first of several wars broke out over the trade of an extract from a flower of this family
Poppy
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In 1967 Dame Cicely Saunders founded St. Christopher's, the first modern one of these; in 2005 she died there
Hospice
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Originally beardless, Uncle Sam got his chin whiskers from images depicting this real-life man
Lincoln
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Since 1776, it has been the only U.S. state to be the most populous state for more than a century
NY
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The first prime minister of his country to be born in that land, he was assassinated in 1995
Yitzak Rabin
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This word regarding infidelity came from a certain bird leaving its eggs in other nests to be raised
Cuckold
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In the 20th century, 2 of the 3 men who served less than 1 year as VP before becoming president
Teddy R, Truman, Ford
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The word "toxic" comes from the ancient Greek for this weapon
An arrow
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In food lore, the design of this treat symbolizes arms folded in prayer & the 3 holes stand for the Trinity
Pretzel
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Alphabetically, they're the first two state capitals named for presidents
Jackson, Jefferson City
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On July 16, 1995 this company made its first sale, a science textbook
Amazon
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1 of 2 actors who have earned acting Academy Award nominations in the last 5 consecutive decades
Jack Nicholson, Michael Cain
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Mines near Ticonderoga, New York were once the USA's principal source for this 8-letter mineral
Graphite
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One Mongol tribe or army, it came to mean "a vast number" because the fierce Mongol warriors seemed so numerous
Horde
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The symbol of this element first isolated in 1783 comes from its German name
Tungsten
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"American Prometheus" is a biography of this physicist who died in 1967
Robert Oppenheimer
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Congress has passed 2 laws named for this, defined as inciting rebellion: one in 1918 and one 120 years earlier
Sedition
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Springs at Weston, Missouri provided water to wagon trains & McCormick's, now the USA's oldest continuously operating one of these
Distillery
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If you dig straight through the Earth's center from Canton, Ohio you'll end up not in China but in this body of water
Indian Ocean
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Lasting about a month, it's the battle for which the most marines earned the Medal of Honor
Iwo Jima
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This word for one who hangs around the corridors of power refers back to the corridors themselves
Lobbyist
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It's the only state that doesn't have an undergraduate university or university system named just for the state itself
NJ
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It was said that being with these 2 leaders, born 1874 & 1882, "was like sitting between 2 lions roaring at the same time"
Churchill FDR
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From the name of a committee created by Gregory XV to spread the faith, it means info used to spread a belief
Propaganda
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2 of 3 European Union member nations whose names are only one syllable in English
France Greece Spain
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Originally housed in a boarding house & then in the Capitol, today it occupies 3 buildings named for presidents
Library of Congress
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To date, he's the only person to be elected governor of 2 different states
Sam Houston
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In 2003, 120 years after it made headlines, a book on this was subtitled "The Day the World Exploded"
Krakatoa
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2 of the 4 people who've had a Billboard No. 1 pop album & also won a regular acting Oscar
Sinatra, Crosby, Streisand, Jamie Foxx
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Its state flag, based on a design from 1776, shows Virtue, dressed like an Amazon, triumphing over Tyranny
Virginia
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Of the world's 10 largest islands, 3 belong all or in part to Indonesia & 3 belong to this country
Canada
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Of all the U.S. states with 2 current NFL teams, it?s the only state the Mississippi River touches
Missouri
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The Variety headline when this couple married June 29, 1956 read, "Egghead Weds Hourglass"
Arthur Miller Marilyn Monroe
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He announced to the American public, "The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed..."
Truman
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Used to describe a response made without thinking, its physical counterpart can take 1/20 second
Knee jerk
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To get the name of its country, add 2 letters to the end of this world capital city
Tunis
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