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After finding this man, Henry Morton Stanley wrote, "It seemed to me as if I had met an old, old friend" |
Livingstone
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One of these measures of land is equal to 43,560 square feet |
An acre
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Songs from this 1964 Walt Disney film include "I Love To Laugh" & "A Spoonful of Sugar" |
Mary Poppins
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Pharaoh's daughter made him her son & called him this "because I drew him out of the water" |
Moses
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When he was born in Jamestown, North Dakota in 1908, his family spelled their last name LaMoore |
(Olivia: Who is Louis Lamamour?)
Louis L'Amour
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This 1898 war underscored the U.S. Navy's need for a canal |
the Spanish-American war
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Fewer than 10 people were present to hear Friedrich Engels' oration at this man's funeral in 1883 |
(Karl) Marx
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A rod is equal to 16 1/2 feet or 5 1/2 of these |
yards
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"It Goes Like It Goes", from this Sally Field film about a Southern textile worker, won a 1979 Oscar |
Norma Rae
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"A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be" this |
merry
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This author of "Silent Spring" was born in the springtime in Springdale, Penn. & died in Silver Spring, Maryland |
Rachel Carson
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De Lesseps, who'd previously directed the construction of this canal 1859-1869, failed to build one in Panama |
the Suez Canal
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In 1721 he was acclaimed father of the fatherland & emperor of all Russia |
Peter the Great
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A "gross" or "long" one of these is equal to 2,240 pounds |
a ton
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This song from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" was Sammy Davis' only No. 1 pop hit |
"The Candy Man"
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While preaching in the wilderness, he said, "Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" |
John the Baptist
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John Hersey was born in this Asian country while his parents were missionaries there |
China
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The canal's headquarters is in this port named for the "discoverer" of the Pacific Ocean |
Balboa
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The Duke of Wellington was a distant relative of this founder of Methodism |
John Wesley
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1 hand is equal to 4 of these |
inches
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In 1969 Henry Mancini reached No. 1 with "A Time for Us", the love theme from this film |
Romeo and Juliet
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Although this Roman official acknowledged Jesus' innocence, he had him crucified anyway |
Pontius Pilate
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This beloved author of the "Uncle Remus" stories was born in Eatonton, Ga. on Dec. 9, 1848 |
Joel Chandler Harris
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Hoping for a better canal treaty, the U.S. supported Panama's 1903 revolt against this country |
Colombia
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Because none of her children survived her, this British queen was succeeded by George I in 1714 |
Queen Anne
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An object spinning at 3 RPS is going at this many RPM |
180 RPM
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In this 1936 film based on an operetta, Nelson Eddy & Jeannette MacDonald sang "Indian Love Call" |
(Alex: What is [*] / I Love You?)
Rose Marie
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His wife Rachel died while giving birth to Benjamin |
(Olivia: Do I have to bid anything?) (Alex: You have to bid something, at least $5.) (Olivia: Oh.) (Alex: If you say $5, there will be a low murmur of disapproval from the audience, but your choice.) [Laughter]
Jacob
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This Frenchman was born in Algeria, the setting for his famous 1942 novel "The Stranger" |
Albert Camus
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The canal has 3 sets of these: the Gatun, Pedro Miguel & Miraflores |
locks
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