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100

Nicol Williamson's onstage antics made headlines when he played this Barrymore's ghost in "I Hate Hamlet"

John

100

When this Tudor king was dying, he yelled, "Monks, Monks, Monks!" not "Wives, Wives, Wives!"

Henry VIII

100

The predecessor of this traditional Japanese garment was the kosode of the Nara period

the kimono

100

5-year-old David II succeeded his father, Robert the Bruce, as king of this country in 1329

Scotland

100

Ku K'ai-Chih of this country was the first portrait artist said to capture the spirit of his subjects

China

200

A 1927 play by Eugene O'Neill deals with the life of this man after he's resurrected by Jesus

Lazarus

200

In 1956 you could view this actor's "Death Car" for 25c, sit in it for 25c more, or purchase a piece

James Dean

200

One of the most famous of these shrunken trees was first owned by a 17th century shogun

Bonsai

200

In 1386 Jagiello, Grand Duke of Lithuania, married Queen Jadwiga & became King Wladyslaw II of this country

Poland

200

This period sometimes divided into early, high & late ended around 1600

the Renaissance

300

Tony Randall directed a 1992 revival of "The Master Builder" by this Scandinavian playwright

Ibsen

300

Often used in magic acts, this tool, said to have killed St. Simon, is now his symbol

Saw

300

This elite warrior class was dissolved between 1873 & 1876, after the Meiji Restoration

Samurai

300

This country's ruler, Prince Hans Adam, lives in a castle on a cliff that overlooks the city of Vaduz

Liechtenstein

300

Leonardo da Vinci & Albrecht Durer were among many artists who painted "The Adoration of" this trio

the Magi

400

This Italian form of improvised comedy featured tricks & stunts called lazzi

Commedia dell'arte

400

Island over which the ashes of Fats Waller & Damon Runyon were scattered

Manhattan

400

The Cherry, the first of these commercially produced in Japan, was made by a forerunner of Konica

Cameras

400

She was only 10 when she became queen of the Netherlands in 1890, so her mother, Emma, served as regent

Queen Wilhelmina

400

His most ambitious mural covering Mexico's history was left unfinished at his death

Diego Rivera

500

The first production of "The Sea Gull" failed, but it became a hit at this Russian theatre in 1898

Moscow Art Theatre

500

Robert Ressler coined this 2-word phrase to classify people like Ted Bundy & David Berkowitz

Serial killer

500

The name of this Japanese form of fencing means "the way of the sword"

Kendo

500

First name shared by Prince Andrew's older daughter & Queen Victoria's youngest daughter

Beatrice

500

His painting "The Scream", stolen just before the '94 Winter Olympics, was recovered 3 months later

Edvard Munch

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