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This city's 1998 expo commemorated the 500th anniversary of a big voyage by Vasco da Gama who knew its harbor well
What is Lisbon?
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Where performers are farthest from a theater audience, or to draw attention away from others to yourself
What is upstage?
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This brand of fizzy water originated in Wisconsin & its name rhymes with enjoy, so stop trying to sound French when you say it
What is LaCroix?
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From May 17 to 31, 1986, we all believed the children were our future with her No. 1 hit "The Greatest Love Of All"
Who is Whitney Houston?
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In a 1932 book he wrote, "I have seen Belmonte... triumph in Valencia with bulls"
Who is Ernest Hemmingway?
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75% of the world's volcanoes are part of this 25,000-mile-long seismic belt formed around the basin of the Pacific Ocean
What is the Ring of Fire?
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100 years after the Nguyen Dynasty transferred the nation's capital to Hue, this city hosted in 1902 (& would re-capitalize)
What is Hanoi?
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The force of one object hitting another, or to have a direct effect on
What is impact?
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R.I.P. this 1-calorie soda, 1963-2020, the Coca-Cola company's first diet beverage but not its last
What is Tab?
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In 2016 Desiigner hit No. 1 with this song inspired by the resemblance of a white BMW with black wheels to an animal
What is "Panda"?
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This author came up with Percy Jackson while telling his son bedtime stories
Who is Rick Riordan?
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In 2 Kings a chariot of fire & horses of fire appear before this prophet is taken by a whirlwind to heaven
Who is Elijah?
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500 acres larger than Central Park, Forest Park in this 1904 host city boasts its zoo & the Missouri History Museum
What is St. Louis?
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To abrade, or to feed in a field
What is graze?
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When does a bitter alkaloid extracted from tree bark equal refreshment? When it's this distinctly flavored ingredient in tonic water
What is quinine?
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"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Ludacris & this rapper & producer spent 12 weeks at the top spot
Who is Lil Jon?
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She based the character Celie in a 1982 novel on her grandmother Rachel
Who is Alice Walker?
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"The Firebird" was a feather in the cap of this Russian composer
Who is Igor Stravinsky?
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Always willing to host a g'day, this city at the head of Port Phillip Bay stepped up in 1880 & got sporty for the Olympics in 1956
What is Melbourne?
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Made clear or easier to understand, or the type of manuscript seen here
What is illuminated?
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It contains safrole, an aromatic oil banned by the FDA in 1960; before that, it was the "root" in most commercial root beer
What is sassafras?
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Santana would first enter the Top 10 in 1970 with "Evil Ways" but their first No. 1 is this song from 1999
What is "Smooth"?
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This author's historical thriller "The Pillars of the Earth" was made into a TV miniseries in 2010
Who is Ken Follett?
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Napalm is similar to this Byzantine weapon invented by Callinicus of Heliopolis & named for the people who first used it
What is Greek fire?
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We'll be seeing you at Science World, a landmark museum in this city that both celebrated its centennial & hosted the fair in 1986
What is Vancouver?
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To discover by intuition, or given by or proceeding from God
What is divine?
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Champagne's fizzy Italian cousins include prosecco & this type of sweet sparkling wine made in Piedmont
What is Asti (spumante)?
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In 1973 The O'Jays hit No. 1 with "Love Train" & Gladys Knight & the Pips also topped the chart with this train
What is "Midnight Train To Georgia"?
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His 2023 obit in The New York Times called "Blood Meridian" "a bad dream of a Western"
Who is Cormac McCarthy?
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A 1963 New York Times review said that James Baldwin had "not written this book of two essays to please"
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