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| In a 1975 book he described himself as a Southerner, a farmer & a lover of Bob Dylan's songs |
Jimmy Carter
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| In 1988 Ingmar Bergman's production of "Hamlet" in this language played in Brooklyn |
Swedish
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| In 1992 a new high-speed train began running between Madrid & Seville in this country |
Spain
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| Nessus, who was one of these creatures, tried to horse around with Hercules' wife; Hercules killed him |
a centaur
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| Ohio's Lexington Plain is an extension of the Bluegrass region of this state |
Kentucky
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| Story that ends, "I admit the deed!—tear up the planks! Here, here!—it is the beating of his hideous heart!" |
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
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| He was sworn into office 48 years to the day after his grandfather |
(Dennis: Who's John Quincy Adams?) (Pat: Who is Harrison?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
Benjamin Harrison
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| In 1993 Maggie Smith starred in a revival of this playwright's "The Importance of Being Earnest" |
Oscar Wilde
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| World Book calls it "the most elementary means of transportation" |
walking
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| In Greek mythology, this wife of Zeus is the goddess of childbirth |
Hera
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| Because of the way Nevada is angled, this, its capital city, is farther west than Los Angeles |
Carson City
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| It could have been titled "The Stolen Correspondence" |
"The Purloined Letter"
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| For injuries sustained off the Solomon Islands during WWII, he received a Purple Heart |
(Mike: Who is George Bush?)
John F. Kennedy
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| Act I of this musical opens at a cinema in Buenos Aires in 1952 |
Evita
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| At one time almost all submarines had this type of engine, like most big trucks |
diesel
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| According to Homer, Circe is the daughter of this sun god |
(Pat: Who is Apollo?)
Helios
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| The highest point in the 48 contiguous states is this California mountain |
Mount Whitney
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| In this story C. Auguste Dupin deduces that 2 Paris homicides were committed by an orangutan |
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
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| Some called him the "Red Fox of Kinderhook" |
Martin Van Buren
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| In 1993 this musical set in a Latin American prison captured 7 Tonys |
(Dennis: What is, um...)
Kiss of the Spider Woman
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| In 1840 this company's first steamship, the Britannia, made its first transatlantic crossing |
Cunard
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| These frightful bird-women were known for their sickening smell |
harpies
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| Sharing its name with a brand of flatware, it's the largest lake entirely within New York State |
Oneida
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| Fortunato, a wine connoisseur, is entombed with stone & mortar by Montressor in this tale |
[ERRATUM: "Montresor" was misspelled in the clue as shown.]
"The Cask of Amontillado"
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| In 1881 America had 3 presidents: Hayes, Garfield & this man |
(Mike: Who is [*], from Vermont?) (Alex: Getting another plug in for your home state. All right.)
Chester Arthur
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| In a play by Chekhov, Ivan Voinitsky is this title character |
Uncle Vanya
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| The airport with the world's largest terminal is this one in Atlanta |
Hartsfield International Airport
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| Hercules stole this Amazon queen's girdle |
Hippolyta
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| It's the northwesternmost & second largest of the New England states |
(Mike: Why can't I get that one?)
Vermont
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| This story is told from the point of view of a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition in Toledo |
"The Pit and the Pendulum"
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