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| 19th CENTURY AMERICAN LIT |
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| Windermere is the biggest lake in this country's Lake District |
(Polly: What is Canada?)
England
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| 2010, with animated Vikings: "H.T.T.Y.D." |
How to Train Your Dragon
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| In 1853 Harriet Beecher Stowe published "A Key to" this novel, with facts & figures to back up its accuracy |
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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| This frozen citrus mall favorite was first served in 1928 & now has a line of premium fruit smoothies |
Orange Julius
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| Reliable park attraction seen here |
Old Faithful
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| Africa's Lake Victoria lies in 3 countries: Tanzania, Kenya & this one |
Uganda
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| 2008, starring Robert Downey Jr.: "I.M." |
Iron Man
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| "The Fair God" by Lew Wallace tells of the conquest of Mexico by this explorer |
(Hernando) Cortes
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| "Oh Yes I Am" this, just like in the title of a 1983 Billy Joel album & song |
an innocent man
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| Cubed |
(Chris: What is 25?)
125
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| His song "Caribbean Queen" sailed to No. 1 in 1984 |
Billy Ocean
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| The western half of Lake Balkhash in this largest "stan" is freshwater; the eastern half is saltwater |
Kazakhstan
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| 2010, set in the animated land of Far, Far Away: "S.F.A." |
Shrek Forever After
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| In an 1863 story by Edward Everett Hale, army officer Philip Nolan becomes "The Man Without" this |
a Country
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| An homage to Charles Schulz, the project named for this character helps needy kids by "providing security through blankets" |
Linus
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| x the equivalent of the Roman numeral XX |
100
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| You definitely wanted to be on the good side of this god when you went to the other side |
Osiris
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| In 1973 Syrians completed Tabka Dam, one of the world's largest on this river they call al Furat |
the Euphrates
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| 2007, actually about religion & oil: "T.W.B.B." |
There Will Be Blood
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| Chapter 1 of this Hawthorne novel is titled "The Old Pyncheon Family" |
The House of the Seven Gables
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| Founded in 1970, the name of this "lifestyle-specific" hipster store means "city clothiers" |
Urban Outfitters
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| x the number of degrees in a circle |
(Alex: 5 times 360.)
1800
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| It's an Italian word for a rule enforcing silence |
omerta
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| This German river rises in the Czech Republic, where it's known as the Labe |
(Adam: What is the Rhine?) (Polly: What is the Rhone?)
the Elbe
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| 2005, Edward R. Murrow versus Joe McCarthy: "G.N.A.G.L." |
Good Night and Good Luck
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| In 1876 Mark Twain collaborated on a play, "Ah Sin", with this author of "The Luck of Roaring Camp" |
(Adam: Who is O. Henry?)
Bret Harte
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| Meaning "not merciful", it's a 9-letter word for harsh weather |
inclement
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| x the square root of 121 |
55
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| This endangered giraffe relative is more at home in the rainforest than on the open plain |
okapi
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