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Known as the "Father of Waters", this river drains an area of approx. 1,247,000 square miles |
the Mississippi
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The constitution divides the government into three branches: Executive, Judicial & this |
Legislative
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For her, 1st came "All In The Family", then came "Maude", the came "The Golden Girls" |
Bea Arthur
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Some dancers get their kicks doing high kicks in this Radio City Music Hall chorus line |
the Rockettes
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It's the holiday on which the Tournament of Roses & Mummers parades usually take place |
New Year's Day
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In Act 1, Scene 1 of "Macbeth" this trio vanishes in "the fog and filthy air" |
the three witches
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The westernmost and northernmost points in the U.S. are both located in this state |
Alaska
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A measure defeated in 1990 would have allowed states to prosecute persons who desecrated this |
the American flag
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In 1934 he spent several months alone near the South Pole |
(Alex: Admiral Richard Byrd. Yes.)
Admiral Byrd
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19th c. women exposed their petticoats when they did this naughty French dance also known as Le Chahut |
the can-can
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Nation Fire Prevention Week always includes October 9, the anniversary of this city's 1871 fire |
(April: What is San Francisco?)
Chicago
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Soon after Hamlet finishes his "Alas, poor Yorick!" speech he sees this woman's funeral procession |
Ophelia
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The Bluegrass region, an area of gently rolling pastures, covers the north central part of this state |
Kentucky
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Though given 10 years for ratification, this amendment failed by 3 states in 1982 |
the Equal Rights Amendment
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The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has the original illustrations she did for her many kids' books |
Beatrix Potter
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The 1786 Opera "Una Cosa Rara" featured one of the first of these Viennese dances |
a waltz
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This Jewish holiday is celebrated on the first day of the lunar month of Tishri |
Rosh Hashanah
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She says, "that death's unnatural that kills for loving" before Othello strangles her |
Desdemona
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Lake Pontchartrain & St. Bernard Parish form part of this city's northern & southern boundaries |
New Orleans
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Because of its secretiveness, the American Party in the 1850s was also known by this name |
The Know-Nothings
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He was the Senate's Minority Leader from 1980-87, then moved up to Majority Leader |
Robert Byrd
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The basic floor pattern of this elegant 17th c. French court dance evolved to resemble the letter Z |
the minuet
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The night before the 3rd Monday in April, lanterns are hung in the steeple of this Boston church |
the Old North Church
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"I am a very foolish fond old man", he tells his daughter Cordelia |
King Lear
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Important dams on this river include Rock Island, Rocky Reach & Grand Coulee |
(Cori: What is the Colorado River?)
the Columbia River
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In 1798 Congress passed these controversial laws dealing with foreigners & with inciting rebellion |
the Alien & Sedition Acts
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The only country in the world today with a reigning Queen Bea |
(Alex: Yes, Queen Beatrix.)
the Netherlands
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Late black choreographer whose American Dance Theatre became multiracial in the 1960s |
Alvin Ailey
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Medieval Europeans believed that birds begin to mate on this day |
St. Valentine's Day
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Portia disguises herself as a male lawyer in this play set in Italy |
Merchant of Venice
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