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He sold the film rights to "The Firm" before he sold the publishing rights |
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The value of an emerald is determined by size, freedom from flaws & shades of this color |
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Plutarch reported that this man believed Brutus, one of his assassins, was his son |
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The manuscript of "Beowulf" is among the holdings of the British Library in this city |
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Rembrandt painted 62 of these, revealing every wrinkle of his face as it aged |
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Kiefer's father, he was born in New Brunswick & became a disc jockey in Nova Scotia when he was just 14 |
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Lady lawyer who wrote "It takes a Village" |
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They include St. Edward's Crown, the Scepter with the Dove & the Anointing Spoon |
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Lt. Khalid Al-Istanbuli was identified as the head of the conspiracy that killed this Egyptian leader |
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Jules Mazarin, this cardinal's successor, founded a Paris library in 1643 |
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The Nat'l Gallery of Art has a Jean-Antoine Houdon bust of this "Candide" author sculpted the year he died |
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Born Nigel Neill in Northern Ireland, this star of "Jurassic Park" & "The Piano" was raised in New Zealand |
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You can't "Hyde" the fact this Scottish novelist qualified as a lawyer in 1875 |
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Some highly prized rubies exhibit asterism, meaning that this shape can be seen when illuminated |
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Pedro Joaquin Chamorro, an outspoken foe of the Samozas, was gunned down in this capital in 1978 |
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His presidential library is located in Simi Valley, California |
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He created a scandal by including the words "God does not exist" in a Mexico City mural |
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When this Belgian appeared as himself on "Friends", he dated Rachel & Monica |
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Admitted to the bar at age 21, he had a sideline writing Perry Mason novels |
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Pennsylvania anthracite coal is often used in place of this deep black variety of lignite |
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This murdered father of Alexander the Great was the 3rd Macedonian king in a row to die violently |
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While known for its Shakespeare collection, this D.C. library is rich in other Renaissance works as well |
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Daniel Chester French used the pose of the Apollo Belvedere for this "timely" Concord, Mass. statue |
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This Spaniard was bitten by the acting bug long before he played Armand in "Interview with the Vampire" |
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"In Contempt" by this Simpson trial lawyer was an April 1996 bestseller |
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Alexandrite, named for Czar Alexander II, was originally found in this mountain range |
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Maurice of Nassau succeeded this assassination victim, his father, as stadholder of the Netherlands |
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This unincorporate Maryland community is home to the National Library of Medicine |
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This L.A.-based British artist has produced photocollages like "Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986" |
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Born in China to Japanese parents in 1920, he became the most famous Japanese film actor in the world |
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