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| Explorer Bartholomew Gosnold gave this Massachusetts cape its "fishy" name |
Cape Cod
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| Because they believed in an afterlife, these people mummified animals as well as pharaohs |
the Egyptians
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| A 1992 study revealed that for an average adult this is 98.2°, not 98.6° as long believed |
the body temperature
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| Thought to have been designed by an American, Chile's flag features these 3 colors |
red, white & blue
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| The name shared by Claudio's beloved in "Measure for Measure" & Romeo's beloved in another play |
Juliet
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| Hey, Vern! Vern is short for this name that means "youthful" or "springlike" |
Vernon
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| Legend says Caribbean Indians told him about the Fountain of Youth, for which he explored Florida |
Ponce de Leon
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| The people of this empire centered in the valley of Mexico worshipped a corn god named Centeotl |
the Aztecs
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| Scarlatina is another name for this illness characterized by a rash & "strawberry tongue" |
scarlet fever
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| Appropriately, it's the type of tree found on Lebanon's flag |
a cedar
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| Of Laertes, Claudius or Polonius, the one who's Hamlet's stepfather |
Claudius
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| The English name Jennifer comes from the name of this Arthurian queen |
Guinevere
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| Fridtjof Nansen was the first to ski across this largest island in the world |
Greenland
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| This leader of the Reformation wrote the famous hymn "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" |
Martin Luther
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| For women over 50, the American Cancer Society recommends having this breast exam once a year |
mammogram
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| Israel's coat of arms shows a menorah & its state flag shows this symbol |
a star of David
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| The sails of her barge were "so perfumed that the winds were love-sick with them" |
Cleopatra
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| From the Greek meaning "of Dionysius", it's a great name for a "menace" |
Dennis
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| Ibn Battutah, who visited almost all Muslim countries in the 14th century, began with a pilgrimage here |
(Will: What is India?)
Mecca
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| The name of these ancient Celtic priests may be derived from daur, an old Irish word for "oak tree" |
the Druids
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| In 1902 Dr. Eugene Opie established that this disorder results from damage to the pancreatic tissue |
diabetes
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| The Union Jack of the U.K. combines the crosses of St. Andrew, St. Patrick & this saint |
St. George
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| His last speech begins, "I will not yield, to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet" |
Macbeth
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| This female name means "young & verdant", as Daphnis could have told you |
Chloe
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| This Norwegian established a shipping business with funds from his conquest of the South Pole |
Amundsen
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| This late Archbishop of New York became a cardinal in 1946 |
(Marilyn: Who is Cardinal Cushing?) --- (Alex: [*] was New York, Cushing was Boston.)
Cardinal Spellman
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| Many people omit raw eggs from their diet because they're known to cause this type of food poisoning. |
salmonella
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| Once part of the United Arab Republic, this country adopted the republic's flag in 1980 |
Syria
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| One of this title character's last lines is "Strike a free march to Troy!" |
Troilus
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| Many women named this are nicknamed Trixie, though Dante's beloved probably wasn't |
Beatrice
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