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| This continent represents about a third of the world's land surface |
Asia
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| The cerebrum constitutes about 85% of this organ's weight |
the brain
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| The Scots & Irish once used turnips instead of this gourd to carve Halloween jack-o'-lanterns |
a pumpkin
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| When Lincoln took office, the Union held 4 forts in Confederate terr.: 3 in Fla. & this one in S.C. |
Fort Sumter
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| He based Tom Sawyer's half-brother Sid on his own younger brother Henry |
Mark Twain
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| Bogart won his only Oscar for his role as the skipper opposite Katharine Hepburn in this film |
The African Queen
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| The Chiapas Highlands in this country are farmed by Mayan descendants |
Mexico
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| The digestive tract in humans is also known as this canal, my dear Watson |
the alimentary canal
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| On June 17 Bunker Hill Day is celebrated in Suffolk County in this state |
Massachusetts
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| The Army of the James River was created in 1864 out of the Department of this state & North Carolina |
Virginia
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| In a 1926 letter to Ernest Hemingway, she wrote, "You are all a lost generation" |
Gertrude Stein
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| In 1994 a record $398,500 was paid for the much sought-after title statue from this film |
The Maltese Falcon
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| About 60% of the population of Manitoba lives in the metropolitan area of this city |
Winnipeg
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| The spleen is located behind & to the left of the stomach, just below this dome-shaped muscle |
the diaphragm
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| Each June Clarinda, Iowa gets "In The Mood" with a festival honoring this big band leader |
(Anne: Who is Duke Ellington?)
Glenn Miller
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| In this 1863 battle, Union troops formed a defensive position along Cemetery Ridge |
Gettysburg
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| As a teenager in 1895, poet Edgar Guest was an office boy at this Detroit newspaper |
The Detroit Free Press
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| The 2 Humphrey Bogart films with "Sierra" in their titles |
(Anne: What is The Treasure of Sierra Madre and... [**]?) (Alex: We'll take it; it's [*]... Our judges are being very lenient today.)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre & High Sierra
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| In 1965 Singapore separated from this Southeast Asian nation |
(Fran: What is, uh, Malaya?)
Malaysia
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| As it enters the thigh, the external iliac artery becomes this artery |
(Alex: We've got a minute to go in the round.)
the femoral artery
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| In July in Tahiti, the Tiurai Festival centers on this French holiday |
Bastille Day
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| The fall of this city on July 4, 1863 gave the Union control of the Mississippi River |
Vicksburg
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| "The Story of Muhammad Din" is one of this British author's "Plain Tales from the Hills" |
Kipling
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| In this 1946 film, Bogart played gumshoe Philip Marlowe |
(Fran: What is... The Long Goodbye?)
The Big Sleep
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| This Venezuelan river's source lies in the Parima Highlands near the Brazilian border |
the Orinoco
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| It's the bone that runs parallel & lateral to the tibia |
the fibula
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| Philadelphia is the site of this annual New Year's Day parade |
the Mummers Parade
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| When the war broke out, this future president helped drill a volunteer company in Galena, Illinois |
Grant
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| This Frenchwoman was a music-hall dancer & actress before she wrote "Gigi" |
Colette
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| In a rare comedic role, he fell for a chauffeur's daughter played by Audrey Hepburn in this film |
Sabrina
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