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| This largest Roman amphitheatre was flooded for mock naval battles called naumachiae |
the Colosseum
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| This Cuban president is also the head of the Cuban Communist Party |
Castro
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| This Canadian province has 2-year schools called colleges d'enseignement general et professionel |
Quebec
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| It states, "I will give no deadly medicine to anyone if asked, nor suggest any such counsel" |
the Hippocratic Oath
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| Mayim, mayim, a modern circle dance from this country, is a variation of the hora |
Israel
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| He published the autobiographical "My Life on the Plains" in 1874, 2 years before his "Last Stand" |
Custer
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| This "fiddling" emperor scandalized the populace by performing in public in female roles |
Nero
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| Francisco Franco is buried inside a mountain in this, his native country |
Spain
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| Mistress of arts was a 19th century female equivalent of this degree earned by young men |
a bachelor of arts
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| To check the development of fetuses, doctors use this technique that produces images on a screen |
ultrasound
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| The Krakowiak, popular since the 19th century, was named for a city in this country |
(E.J.: What is Russia?)
Poland
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| A government grant enabled him to publish "The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle" |
Darwin
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| Early Christians hid in these underground tunnels during times of persecution |
catacombs
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| Evita must have been his good luck charm; he became president of Argentina 4 months after he married her |
Peron
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| It can be an academy for young ladies or an institution that trains candidates for priesthood |
a seminary
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| The rheumatoid type of this disease causes pain & swelling in the joints & can lead to crippling |
arthritis
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| Traditionally, a fandango is accompanied by castanets & this instrument |
the guitar
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| In "Den of' Lions", Terry Anderson discusses his ordeal as a hostage in this country |
Lebanon
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| Statues depict Romulus & Remus, the legendary founders of Rome, with this animal that nursed them |
a wolf
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| This Oxford-graduate was president of the Oxford Union 11 years before she became PM of Pakistan |
(Benazir) Bhutto
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| A sum of money granted for advanced study or research, it's also a synonym for companionship |
(Peter: What is a... grant?)
a fellowship
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| Of chicken pox, polio & malaria, the one not caused by a virus |
malaria
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| In the Tinikling dance of the Philippines, dancers hop between moving poles made of this plant |
bamboo
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| Bruce Catton & Shelby Foote are famous for their books on this subject |
the Civil War
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| The curia, which still stands in the Roman forum, was the seat of this powerful government body |
the Senate
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| He was just 17 when he was crowned king of Jordan in 1953 |
King Hussein
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| This Italian woman's famous "method" encourages a child's self-development |
(Maria) Montessori
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| "Circulation" is a monthly publication of this American organization |
(Rebecca: What is the American Medical Association?)
the American Heart Association
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| This woman who died in 1991 based many of her modern dance works, such as "Clytemnestra" on mythology |
(Rebecca: Who is...)
Martha Graham
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| She followed "Coming of Age in Samoa" with "Growing Up in New Guinea" |
Margaret Mead
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