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| NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE |
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| "Homo Musicus" |
The Music Man
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| To curb excessive decoration of these boats by nobles, Venice passed a law that kept them black |
a gondola
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| "She sells seashells by the sea shore" is a classic one of these |
a tongue twister
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| The midnight to 8 A.M. shift |
the graveyard shift
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| At the height of its naval power, Venice was known as the "Queen of" this sea |
the Adriatic
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| No need to cry over this tree |
a weeping willow
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| After Bizet's death at age 36, Ernest Guiraud assembled 2 instrumental suites from this opera |
Carmen
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| "Mikado" librettist |
Gilbert
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| "Mea Domina Bella" |
My Fair Lady
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| Venice's "Main Street", it winds through the city's center for almost 2 1/2 miles |
the Grand Canal
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| It's the bovine term for a business or product that generates a steady flow of income |
a cash cow
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| Gustav Holst finished this work by writing "Mercury" in 1916 |
(Alex: Lisa?) (Lisa: [no response])
The Planets
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| There's a ruffed type of this game bird |
a grouse
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| "Quadragesimus Secundus Vicus" |
42nd Street
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| This sandbar, home to the Venice Film Festival since 1932, is one of Europe's most popular beach resorts |
Lido Beach
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| They're the classic footwear seen here |
saddle shoes
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| Mendelssohn's "Calm Sea And Prosperous Voyage" is a concert one--not before an opera but standing alone |
an overture
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| He built what's now Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre |
(Sid) Grauman
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| "Caligae Torquentes" |
Kinky Boots
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| The Museum of Glass Art in the Giustinian Palace chronicles this nearby island's glassmaking history |
(Alex: About a minute to go now.)
Murano
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| Alliterative synonym for a shaman |
a medicine man
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| In a performance of this 1931 suite, the percussionist needs coconut shells to imitate a burro on the trail |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Grand Canyon Suite
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