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| Nickname of Eddie Felson, a pool hustler of novels & films |
"Fast Eddie"
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| In 1957 Lake Seminole was created on the Apalachicola River in this state but most of it lies in Georgia |
Florida
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| In 1892 the Illinois legislature made this president's birthday a legal holiday |
Abraham Lincoln
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| Chief Blackfish adopted this Kentucky explorer, guide & later state legislator |
Daniel Boone
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| Charlton Heston in "The Agony and the Ecstasy" |
Michelangelo
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| Tremble, or a place to keep your arrows |
(C: What is a quill?)
Quiver
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| Edgar Rice Burroughs created "John Carter Of" this nearby planet |
Mars
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| The U.S. Bureau of the Census says its metropolitan area covers parts of 3 states: Wisconsin, Illinois & Indiana |
Chicago
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| Canada honors its soldiers on Remembrance Day, the same date as this U.S. holiday |
(Tim: What is Memorial Day?)
Veterans Day
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| Cameahwait had planned on attacking this pair's expedition, until he noticed their guide was his sister |
(His sister was Sacajawea.)
Lewis and Clark
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| Jose Ferrer in "Moulin Rouge" |
Toulouse-Lautrec
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| In math, divide one number by another & you'll get this |
Quotient
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| Alden Pyle, Graham Greene's "Quiet American", is a CIA agent in this Asian country when the French still run it |
Vietnam
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| The Humboldt River, this state's longest, flows through the cities of Winnemucca & Elko |
Nevada
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| Girls in this country display valuable dolls that are family heirlooms on Hina Matsuri |
Japan
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| Of Meadowlark, Geese or Curly, the Crow who served as a scout for Custer at Little Big Horn |
(T: Who is Meadowlark?) (C: Who is Geese?) (Alex (to Janet): You sure know your American history!)
Curly
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| Anthony Quinn in "Lust for Life" |
(T: Who is Vincent Van Gogh?) (Alex: Kirk Douglas played Vincent Van Gogh.)
Paul Gauguin
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| Because it's liquid & flows rapidly, Mercury is also known by this name |
Quicksilver
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| Pulp writer Max Brand created this doctor played on TV by Richard Chamberlain |
Dr. Kildare
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| The name of this iron ore-producing range in Minnesota comes from an Indian word for "giant" |
(C: What is the Comstock Lode?)
Mesabi Range
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| In July Tahitians celebrate Tiurai, centered around this French holiday, with dance contests & other activities |
Bastille Day
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| He was an ally of the British in the War of 1812 & a Wisconsin city is named for him, b'gosh |
Oshkosh
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| David Bowie in "Basquiat" |
Andy Warhol
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| Located just south of the Equator, it's South America's oldest capital |
Quito, Ecuador
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| We get misty thinking of this Jules Verne Englishman who goes "Around The World In 80 Days" |
Phileas Fogg
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| This presidential mountain in New Hampshire is the tallest peak in the northeastern United States |
Mount Washington
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| Guy Fawkes Day commemorates the Gunpowder Plot in which Guy Fawkes tried to blow up this king & his parliament |
(J: Who is George III?) (we have less than a minute to go, Tim...)
James I
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| Hiawatha was the founder of this Native American league |
Iroquois League
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| Gerard Depardieu in "Camille Claudel" |
Auguste Rodin
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| This term for a traitor comes from the name of a Norwegian traitor of WWII |
Quisling
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