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    | He & Leoncavallo both composed versions of "La boheme" at the same time but his was much more successful | Puccini 
 
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    | In 1981 she played "The French Lieutenant's Woman" | Meryl Streep 
 
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    | A motherless calf; a traditional cowboy song urged it to "get along...it's your misfortune and none of my own" | little dogie 
 
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    | In 1816 Shaka became the leader of this African people whose warrior spirit is still celebrated in song & dance | the Zulu 
 
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    | The walls of this West Bank town fell many times, for example in Joshua chapter 6 | Jericho 
 
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    | In 1899 this "Rigoletto" composer founded a retirement home in Milan for musicians & singers | (Alex: You knew that, Scott.  You were nervous about ringing in.) 
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    | In 2015 she played the niece of the "Woman in Gold" | Helen Mirren 
 
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    | The Cattleman, the West Texas Punch & the Bull Rider are popular creases cowboys put in these | (Alex: Their [*], their Stetsons.) 
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    | This republic gained independence from Portugal in 1975 | Mozambique 
 
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    | Shaka's elimination of local tribes helped the great trek of these Euro-Africans pass easily through South Africa | the Boers 
 
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    | "For 28 years, (people) could not even approach it", a man said in 2009 but 20 years ago, "people danced on it" | the Berlin Wall 
 
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    | Vincenzo Bellini was one of the main proponents of this operatic style whose name means "beautiful singing" | bel canto 
 
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    | In 1956 this French beauty starred in "...And God Created Woman" | (Brigitte) Bardot 
 
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    | When told to grab the apple, riders grab this for greater security | saddle horn 
 
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    | This Muppet fancies himself a standup comic; wocka, wocka! | Fozzie Bear 
 
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    | (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents in front of a monitor.) Shaka is credited with revolutionizing army tactics, by using a main force known as "the chest and two horns" that would circle around to the rear of the enemy in one of these maneuvers | (Scott: What is a double envelopment?) ...
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    | Crumbling walls in Caerwent, a once-Roman town in this part of Britain, tell of a time long ago | Wales 
 
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    | (Alex: Take a listen.) His sprightly overtures are the best remembered parts of many of his operas, like 1817's "The Thieving Magpie" | Rossini 
 
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    | In 1988 this "Risky Business" beauty starred in "And God Created Woman" | (Rebecca) De Mornay 
 
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    | A rowel is a rotating disc with sharp points at the end of one of these | spur 
 
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    | From the Greek for "ancient" & "animal", this era of geologic time began about 540 million years ago | (Rich: What is the Plesozoic?) (Alex: Ohh, you didn't say it correctly. [*]. [*]. )
 
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    | Shaka instituted a type of close-combat fighting involving short spears & these made of oxhide | shields 
 
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    | This country's Wall of Tammishe runs from the Elburz mountains to the Caspian Sea, which now covers part of the wall | Iran 
 
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    | The discovery of a large quantity of manuscripts near Turin in 1926 created a renewed interest in this "red priest" | Antonio Vivaldi 
 
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    | She got an Oscar nomination for 1974's "A Woman Under the Influence" | Gena Rowlands 
 
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    | A cowboy kept some of his possessions in this, which consisted of a tarp & a blanket for sleeping | (Rich: What is a saddlebag?) (Scott: What is a saddle roll?)
 
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    | Weight & strength are useful in becoming one of these grand champions of sumo wrestling | yokozuna 
 
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    | Just like Abel, Shaka was the victim of a homicide, specifically this "-cide" | (Alex: Yep. His brother killed him.) 
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    | In the first century 1,000 defenders of this Jewish fortress held off 15,000 Romans for months | Masada 
 
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