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Part goat & part lion, the Chimera breathed out this |
fire
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When this British sea captain first reached Botany Bay in 1770, he named it Stingray Bay |
Cook
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This L.A. Laker scored 19 points January 30, in his first NBA game since 1991 |
Magic Johnson
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Pressure converts this fuel into graphite |
coal
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The first Sunday in May, the O. Henry Museum in this Texas capital sponsors an O. Henry pun-off |
Austin
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The 1943 anti-Nazi release "Der Fuehrer's Face" was the only Donald Duck cartoon to win this award |
the Academy Award
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Stheno shared her pad with her Gorgon sisters, Euryale & this one |
Medusa
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On January 31, 1948, his body was cremated at the Raj Ghat shrine in New Delhi |
Gandhi
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Dale Jarrett won this 500-mile Florida NASCAR race over Dale Earnhardt by 0.12 seconds |
the Daytona 500
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Term for an icicle-shaped mass hanging from a cave roof |
stalactite
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A May festival devoted to these 2 explorers is held in St. Charles, Mo., their starting point |
Lewis & Clark
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Donald began his long romance with this vivacious girlfriend in the 1940 cartoon "Mr. Duck Steps Out" |
Daisy
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This sea monster with 6 dogs' heads lived "strait" across from Charybdis, another man-eating monster |
Scylla
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On April 11, 1979, his dictatorial rule of Uganda was ended by exiles & Tanzanian forces |
Idi Amin
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Super Bowl XXX, in which this team beat the Steelers, drew a record 138.5 million U.S. viewers |
the Dallas Cowboys
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Until about 1926 20-mule teams hauled this mineral from mines in Death Valley to the railroad |
borax
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The lighting of Temple Square in this city signals the beginning of the Christmas season |
(Tim: What is Philadelphia?)
Salt Lake City
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In the cartoon "Donald's Nephews", Donald's sister Dumbella sends these 3 to visit |
Huey, Louie & Dewey
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The breath of this multi-headed Greek serpent could kill you |
the Hydra
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In 1740 this Prussian king began his reign by taking Silesia from the Austrian Hapsburgs |
Frederick the Great
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In February NFL owners approved the Cleveland Browns' move to this city, with a new name & new colors |
Baltimore
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Cassiterite, SnO2, is the only commercially important ore of this metal |
tin
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The W.C. Handy Blues Awards are part of this city's Beale Street Music Festival |
Memphis
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In this country Donald Duck is known as Paperino |
Italy
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It was difficult to sneak past this giant; of his 100 eyes, some were always open |
Argus
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Angkor became capital of this empire in the late 9th c. & remained the capital for over 500 years |
(Robert: What is Cambodia?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
the Khmer Empire
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This tattoo-covered Chicago Bull was suspended for 6 games for head-butting an official |
Dennis Rodman
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The copper ore chalcopyrite occurs in large deposits in Chile & the Freiberg area of this country |
(Steve: What is Michigan?)
Germany
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In the West this holiday is the first Sunday after the full Moon on or following the vernal equinox |
(Robert: What is Christmas?)
Easter
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The world's richest duck, he wears a red broadcloth coat |
Uncle $crooge
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