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American Poet. 1887-1963. Wrote about rural life in New England.

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Robert Frost

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French city where first Winter Olympics were held in 1924.

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Chamonix

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NHL team with the most Stanley Cup wins.

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Montreal Canadians

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Nine students who attended Little Rock high school after desegregation. Under Eisenhower. 1957.

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Little Rock Nine

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1825-1899, Austrian composer. Wrote many waltzes. Wrote “The Blue Danube”.

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Johan Baptist Strauss

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1870-90. Named after Mark Twain novel. Reconstruction age, industrialization. Economic growth and influx of immigrants.

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The Gilded Age

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Prime Minister of UK when WWII started.

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Neville Chamberlain

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Only NFL team to finish perfect season with Superbowl win.

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Miami Dolphins

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Between Sweden and Finland. Above Poland.

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Baltic Sea

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Archipelago in Spanish Region, west of Morocco that includes Tenerife

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Canary Islands

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Island that contains Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.

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Borneo Island

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  1. Between British and Spanish & French during Napoleonic war.
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The Battle of Trafalgar

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  1. Under FDR, plan to re-inflate the economy.
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New Deal

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Prophet that came before Jesus. Appears in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Baptised Jesus. Was ordered to be killed by Herod.

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John The Baptist

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The scientific name for the kneecap.

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Patella

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Myth in Genesis about united humans all speaking the same language. They build a tower and Yahweh separates them and makes them speak different languages.

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Tower of Babel

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Massachusetts. Where the Mayflower pilgrims landed.

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Plymouth Rock

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German composer, wrote operas, both music and book. Wanted to create the complete opera, “Gesamtkunstwerk.” Wrote The Ring of Nibelung.

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Wagner

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Novel by Dumas, 1844. About Edmond Dantes, a first mate who was sent to prison by ship mates. His cellmate tells him about a treasure and he escapes to go get it.

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The Count of Monte Cristo

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Knight of Arthur’s round table. Son of Lancelot. One of three achievers of Holy Grail.

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Galahad

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Large green left field wall in Fenway park, home to Boston Red Sox.

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Green Monster

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Swiss psychologist 1875-1961. Younger than Freud. Individuation.

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Carl Jung

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Annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Duty Muslims who are able must do at least once in their lifetime.

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Hajj

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Leader of Cuba between 1959 to 2008. Communist ruling.

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Fidel Castro

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NASA program to send unmanned probes through the 50s-90s to explore space.

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Pioneer Program

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