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Abbreviations
Eeg,
Fha,
Fema
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Also Known As
Albert einstein,
Pauline esther friedman,
Esther pauline friedman
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Ancient History
Astronomical site in britain c 18...,
Sparta and athens war starting 43...,
Religion founded by lao tzu 520 bc
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Animal Kingdom
Suicidal rodent from antarctica,
Fox like,
Navigational method of bats
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Anniversary Gifts
Thirteenth anniversary gift,
Second anniversary gift,
Third anniversary gift
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Architecture
Designer of white house,
Designer of us capital and boston...,
Designer of woolworth building in...
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Art and Artists
Artist designer of _adoration of ...,
Artist designer of _david_ sculpt...,
Artist designer of _the agrarian ...
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Astronomy and Space
First space walk,
First communications satellite,
Closest star
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Awards
Top award for music,
Us poetry award presented by yale...,
Award given for the best televisi...
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Bible
First king of israel,
Apostle who replaced judas,
The first apostle new testament
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Black History
Black underground railroad conductor,
Founder of _ebony_ and _jet_ maga...,
University integrated in 1962
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Business and Industry
Parent company of nbc,
Founder of kodak,
Top soy sauce maker
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Celebrity Relatives
Helen hayes son,
Jane pauley s husband,
Kyra sedgewick s husband
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Cinema
_raging bull_ and _casino_ actor,
Directed _postcards from the edge_,
Best picture 2013
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Cities
City formerly known as new amsterdam,
Alamo city us,
City served by ronald reagan airport
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Civil War (US)
Lawrence ks raiders from missouri...,
Csa general victor at shenandoah ...,
Rebuilding the south after the us...
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Colleges and Universities
University location mississippi o...,
Us largest school for the deaf,
James vi s university
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Composers
Composer of _ the clock symphony ...,
Composer of _water music_,
Composer of _billy budd_ opera
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Countries
Great britain ballerina,
Hungary year of revolt against co...,
France premier 1906 1909 and 1917...
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Dance
_west side story_ and _fiddler on...,
Sailor s dance,
Italian dance
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Explorers Discoverers Inventors
Invented electric toaster,
Discovered radium,
Invented geometry
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Famous Names
Carthaginian who crossed the alps...,
Satchmo,
Famous tight rope walking family
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Fashion
Chief designer for christian dior...,
Bridal skullcap,
Glazed cotton fabric
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Food
Turkey gravy or turkey innards,
Scottish dish of sheep innards an...,
Fruit sugar
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Geology
955 carat diamond in smithsonian,
Mutton fat nephrite,
Kashmir blue type of gem
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Holidays and Observances
Eight day jewish holidays,
State holiday of alaska,
Holiday represented with 44 candles
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Human Body
Tube traveling from the throat to...,
Fluid in womb,
Front thigh muscle
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Languages
Hong kong chinese,
Magna carta and book of kells lan...,
Old testament language
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Latin Phrases
Latin in matter of,
Latin seize the day,
Latin leaf
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Literature
Author of _the hobbit_,
Author of _barchester towers_,
_2001 a space odyssey_ computer
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Music
Who was the lead singer of big br...,
Maynard ferguson s instrument,
Number of keys on a piano
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Mythology
Daedalus built the labyrinth for ...,
Goddesses who controlled human de...,
God of shepherds and their flocks...
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Native Americans
Site where the sioux massacred 1890,
Indian corn,
Teton sioux chief
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Newspapers and Magazines
Daily newspaper with the largest ...,
Daily newspaper for military pers...,
Who created the comic strip _fami...
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Notorious People
Head of the gambino crime family ...,
Pair imprisoned for kidnapping bo...,
Couple executed in 1950s for sell...
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Organizations
Organization founded by 33 scient...,
Sierra club founder,
Western european organization est...
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Plant Kingdom
A plant s male organ,
Rye and wheat hybrid,
Stinging plant
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Plays and Playwrights
Who wrote the play _othello_,
Who wrote the play _three tall wo...,
Who wrote the play _hedda gabler_
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Poets and Poetry
Poet who used only lower case let...,
First us poet laureate,
The harlem poet
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Potent Potables
Vodka galliano and orange juice,
Drink served before a meal,
Greek licorice flavored liquor
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Presidents
Presidents 12th president,
Presidents 25th president,
Presidents who was president 1989...
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Religions
Islam holy book,
Christianity archbishop of cyprus,
Islam founder
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Revolutionary War
Virginia lawyer and war advocate,
Polish general who helped the col...,
General who captured montreal in ...
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Roman Empire
Roman name for france,
Roman wall in scotland,
Tiberius dates as emperor
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Royalty
English royalty monarch 1509 1547,
The young chevalier,
Current royal of saudi arabia
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Saints
Founder of the friars he received...,
Female saint who followed st francis,
Cyrillic alphabet founder
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Science
Wavelength just shorter than visi...,
Father of the hydrogen bomb,
The science of projectiles
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Seven Wonders
Seven wonder built by the ptolomies,
Seven wonder that s a huge statue...,
Seven wonder that s a tomb constr...
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Shakespeare
Castle in _hamlet_,
What is the setting of _a midsumm...,
What character says the quality o...
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Ships
First steam powered ship to cross...,
Ship that sank on april 4 1912,
Robert fulton s ship
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Sickness and Health
Bacterial disease causing abdomin...,
Pyelonephritis is a disease of th...,
Gum doctor
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Sports
Summer olympics site 1936,
Summer olympics site 1912,
Winter olympics site 2002
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Television
Andrew shue and grant show drama,
_twenty one_ host,
Longest running tv program
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United Nations
Us ambassador to un 1977 79,
Secretary general of the un 1997,
Secretary general of the un 1961 71
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US Government
Democratic presidential ticket 1984,
Constitutional amendments 26th,
Speaker of the house of represent...
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US History
Pennsylvania flood of 1889,
Party of the first two presidents,
He organized the us communist par...
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US States and Territories
Massachusetts senators,
North dakota rivers,
Alaska university
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Women
Four square gospel founder,
Queen of the west,
Us ambassador to italy 1953
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World Geography
Falls between lakes erie and ontario,
Sea between china and korea,
Sea north of black sea and crimea...
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World War I
British german naval battle for t...,
Treaty ending first world war,
Female spy for germany in france ...
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World War II
Ww ii leader of 1942 air raid on ...,
Ww ii us third fleet commander,
Ww ii name for nagasaki bomb
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Zodiac
1990 is reference year for what y...,
Reference year for boar,
Sign for july 21 august 20
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Cinema 2
Vivian leigh best actress film 1939,
Sidney poitier best actor film 1963,
Directed _keystone kops_ series
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Countries 2
Romania sculptor,
Poland port,
Scotland ancient name
500
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Countries 3
Italy physicist,
The netherlands capital,
Kenya game reserve
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Literature 2
Author of _requiem for a heavywei...,
Author of _the republic_,
Author of _sex and the single girl_
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Literature 3
Author of _the old curiosity shop_,
Author of _oedipus at colonus_,
Author of nick and adam stories
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Presidents 2
Presidents harry s truman s state,
Presidents harry s truman s party,
Presidents harry s truman s vp
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US States and Territories 2
North carolina nickname,
North carolina national park,
North carolina author
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