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In 2020, Mikhail Mishustin, holding this Russian office, was infected with the Covid-19 virus
What is Prime Minister?
June 5, 1947: A speech at Harvard for this big plan
What is the Marshall Plan?
Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, and this guy were named by ESPN's "Sports Century" the 3 greatest North American Athletes of the 20th Century
Who is Babe Ruth?
Bob Hope hosted the Oscars 18 times. Next most is Billy Crystal (8), then this late Tonight Show host with 5?
Who is Johnny Carson
A harmonium is a "pump" or "reed" version of this other instrument.
What is an organ?
Dictatorial Alexander Lukashenko is president of this country?
What is Belarus?
In the 1920s she organized a birth control conference in NYC & a world population conference in Geneva
Who is Margaret Sanger?
in scoring order: a 3-6-4 DP by these 1910 Cubs
What is Chance to Tinker to Evers?
This movie was certainly "On" when it won the Best Picture Oscar in 1954?
What is On the Waterfront?
Anyone can play a hurdy-gurdy; just do this & press the keys
Mexico's PRI political party lost in 2000 lost for the first time in 70 years with the election of this former Coca-Cola executive
Who is Vicente Fox?
In this year (+/1 year), "Occupy Wall" street spread to become a worldwide Occupy movement.
What is 2011?
In 2019, this Angel became the first major leaguer ever with 650 homers and 650 doubles
Who is Albert Pujols?
Best actor Oscars have been given for portrayals of title artists, like Ray Charles and this writer portrayed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman?
Who is Truman Capote?
GUITARIST'S LINGO
Basically a tone control activated by the player's foot, this "sad" pedal was created accidentally by an engineer in 1966
What is a wah-wah pedal?
What is the "H" name of the current era in Japan, which started with Akihito's succession to the imperial throne on January 8, 1989?
What is the Heisei period?
This Roman Catholic reverend, Daniel B, landed in jail after his defiant Vietnam protests, including burning draft files.
Who is Daniel Berrigan?
One team won the pennant! One team won the pennant! MLB's 1951 National League tiebreaker between these two NYC teams.
Who are Giants and Dodgers?
In this 1995 Vegas-based film, Robert De Niro's character says:"Meeting in the middle of a desert always made me nervous, it's a scary place"
What is Casino?
You'll find this sax man who took "Giant Steps" to modernize jazz with his innovative "Sheets of Sound" playing style.
Who is John Coltrane?
In September, 1935, German "Laws" named for this city stripped Jews of their cititzenship.
What is Nuremberg?
This 1944 Supreme Court case "v. United States" addressed the perceived need to protect against espionage outweighs the rights of Americans of Japanese descent
What is Korematsu vs. United States?
This strikeout king won the 2011 American League MVP and Cy Young with the Tigers, then won another Cy Young in 2019 with the Astros
Who is Justin Verlander?
This M*A*S*H and Nashville director's last movie was A Prairie Home Companion in 2006. He was an "old guy" by then.
Who is Robert Altman?
In 1818, Heinrich Stolzel took out a patent on this horn improvement allowing changes of pitch
What is the Stolzel valve?