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AMERICAN HISTORY
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In 2005 80% of New Orleans was flooded by this cataclysm
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Hurricane Katrina
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First lady Helen Taft arranged the planting of hundreds of these trees along the Potomac River in Washington
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(Japanese) cherry trees
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In the 1930s the AFL expelled members of this group from its ranks; in 1955 the 2 organizations reunited
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the CIO
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In 1951 Matthew Ridgway replaced this general as Allied Commander in the Far East
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MacArthur
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During the winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, a tired and disorganized Continental Army was drilled into shape by this German Baron
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(von) Steuben
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BREAD
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The perfect foil for corned beef or pastrami at a Jewish deli is this bread traditionally made with caraway seeds
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rye bread
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This long thin loaf of French bread has cleverly been called a French stick, though its name actually means "little rod"
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a baguette
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Gold miners in the Klondike got this nickname, after a bread they made
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sourdough
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Why do hamburger buns commonly feature these seeds, aka benne? No one seems to know
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sesame seeds
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Italian breads include focaccia & this one whose name means "slipper"
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ciabatta
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ABANDONED PLACES
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The ancient town of Craco in this country's boot was abandoned after a 1980 earthquake
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Italy
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Home to one of Japan's major mines for this fuel, Battleship Island was abandoned in the 1970s when the supply petered out
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coal
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The Exclusion Zone created after this 1986 event covers some 1,600 square miles, & you should still keep out
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Chernobyl
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Once a glamorous resort, Varosha on this island has been off-limits since 1974 fighting between Greeks & Turks
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Cyprus
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A station for hunting these at Grytviken on South Georgia has been abandoned for decades, & that's fine with us
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whales
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ANAGRAMS
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I seem to recall the old house having this room to store food over the winter
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a cellar (from recall)
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This closed figure is integral to a branch of math
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triangle (from integral)
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It's how the ladies got across the lake to the island
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sailed (from ladies)
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In the southwest, a Native American abode was commonly made of this
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adobe (from abode)
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It was quite an ordeal getting to this Texas city
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Laredo (from ordeal)
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CLASSIC SITCOMS BY EPISODE TITLE
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"The One After Ross Says Rachel"
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Friends
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"Edith Flips Her Wig"
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All in the Family
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"Opie & the Bully"
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The Andy Griffith Show
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"Castaways Pictures Presents"
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Gilligan\'s Island
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"The Lady in the Bottle"
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I Dream of Jeannie
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37 IS HEAVEN
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37 degrees is normal human body temperature on this scale
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Celsius
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Casey Stengel played for the Dodgers & Giants but had his number 37 retired by these other 2 New York teams he managed
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the Yankees & the Mets
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This Texan was the USA's 37th vice president (& 36th president)
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LBJ
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The character of Rick Blaine in this classic movie is 37 years old
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Casablanca
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According to legend, on his journey of conquest in 218 B.C. this man brought 37 elephants with him
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Hannibal
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CELEBRITY CLASS OF 1980
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Before running "The Office", he starred in school plays like "How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying"
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Steve Carell
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His yearbook mentions he did varsity wrestling and varsity soccer, and his original last name was Mapother
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Tom Cruise
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This future Oscar winner was valedictorian of her graduating class at the Lycée Français in Los Angeles
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(Jodie) Foster
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She was on the fast track her senior year, winning the AAU Junior Olympics Pentathlon; in 1988 she would win the Olympics Heptathlon
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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At her Connecticut high school most of this lawyer and conservative media pundit's jabs were as a member of the fencing team
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Ann Coulter
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A NOVEL CATEGORY
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"Ali Cross", a book for young mystery fans, features the son of Alex Cross from novels by this author
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James Patterson
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Larry McMurtry won high praise for this 1985 novel about an 1800s cattle drive from Texas to Montana
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Lonesome Dove
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In 1998 Iran declared it no longer sought Salman Rushdie's death over this novel
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The Satanic Verses
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E.M. Forster saw his first major success in 1910 with this novel named for a country estate
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Howards End
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This Donna Tartt bestseller begins, "While I was still in Amsterdam, I dreamed about my mother for the first time in years"
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The Goldfinch
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INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
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On June 12, 1817 Baron von Drais went several miles demonstrating his 2-wheeled "running machine", an early version of this
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bicycle
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In 1714 physicist Daniel Fahrenheit invented the first thermometer to use this liquid
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mercury
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In 1986 Dr. Patricia Bath invented a device that safely uses one of these beams to remove cataracts in the eye
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a laser
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Laszlo & Gyorgy Biro of Hungary used a novel tip when making this easy-to-use implement in the 1930s
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a ballpoint pen
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Inspired as a boy by H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds", he launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket in 1926
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(Robert) Goddard
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BRITISH ROYAL RESIDENTS
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Edward VII called this official London residence of the royal family "a sepulchre"
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Buckingham Palace
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A major royal residence until a 1512 fire, the Palace of Westminster is now home to these "Houses"
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Parliament
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Caernarfon Castle was used by Edward I in the 13th century when subduing this country, now part of the United Kingdom
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Wales
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Originally a Saxon castle, this edifice overlooks the Thames River and is where several English monarchs are entombed
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Windsor
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This castle on the River Dee where the royal family spends summers is lovingly called "The Highland Barn"
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Balmoral
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CRIME & PUNISHMENT
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Sirhan Sirhan, for the 1968 assassination of this man: the death sentence, commuted to life in prison
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RFK (Robert Kennedy)
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In 2009 for securities fraud, investment adviser fraud, false filings with the SEC & other crimes: 150 years in prison for him
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(Bernie) Madoff
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Nathuram Godse, who murdered this man in 1948 as he headed to a prayer meeting: death by hanging
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Gandhi
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30-year CIA veteran Aldrich Ames, in 1994, for tax evasion & this more serious crime: life without parole
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espionage
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This Attorney General for his role in the Watergate scandal: ultimately 19 months in prison
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John Mitchell
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FROM B TO C
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One side in the Cold War was often called the "Eastern" this group
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the bloc
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Pressure measured in millibars
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barometric
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This variety of pear is crisp & in season from September to April
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Bosc
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Religious territorial jurisdiction aka a diocese
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a bishopric
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A legal opinion by all the judges of an appeals court, not just a smaller panel, is given "en" this, French for "bench"
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en banc
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U.S. MONUMENTS
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More than 100 years after it was first proposed, this monument was dedicated by President Chester Arthur
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the Washington Monument
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