The 12th Century
Dictionary of American Law
The Quotable Non-Twain
Around Minnesota
Classical Composers
Before and After
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At its 1299 founding by Osman I, this empire was centered in modern-day Turkey
What is the Ottoman Empire?
400
A police officer typically must be in possession of one of these documents before searching a private residence
What is a warrant?
400
Often attributed to Twain, historians ascertain the quote that this sport "is a good walk spoiled" was actually said by UK Prime Minister William Gladstone
What is golf?
400
Despite this nickname, the number of those geographic features in Minnesota numbers closer to 12,000
What is Land of 10,000 Lakes?
400
Among Joseph Haydn's nicknames include "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of" this musical ensemble which includes two violinists, a violist and a cellist
What is a string quartet?
400
1948 Western Europe recovery and aid plan that was created by the first black Supreme Court justice instead of the Secretary of State
What is the Thurgood Marshall Plan?
800
The Mongols attempted two invasions of Japan in the 1200s, but both attempts were thwarted by these, the hurricanes of the Pacific
What are typhoons?
800
It's the process for finding facts prior to a trial; Christopher Columbus and Prince Henry the Navigator were prominent figures in the historical "Age of" it
What is Discovery?
800
There is significant debate to whether or not Twain originated the saying, "History does not repeat itself, it" does this
What is rhymes?
800
This Lake Superior port city, the county seat of St. Louis County, was the birthplace of Robert Zimmerman, aka Bob Dylan
What is Duluth?
800
The largely forgotten music of this Classical composer and rival of Mozart rose in popularity after the release of the 1979 Peter Shaffer play, Amadeus
Who is Antonio Salieri?
800
Beehive state NBA team that played their home games in the 1920s cultural era named for a style of music
What is Utah Jazz Age?
1200
In 1291, three cantons form a confederation that would eventually grow into this modern nation
What is Switzerland?
1200
This four-letter term refers to a jury who can't reach a verdict
What is hung?
1200
There is no evidence that Twain ever said that these people "are like diapers: they should be changed often, and for the same reason"
Who are politicians?
1200
Head to Itasca National Park north of Minneapolis to see the headwaters of this Mighty River
What is the Mississippi?
1200
His notable works include the Trout symphony and the Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, known as the Unfinished Symphony
Who is Franz Schubert?
1200
The author of The Fountainhead has started publishing road atlases under this mashup name with the largest manufacturer of paper maps in America
Who is Ayn Rand McNally?
1600
This royal house came to power in Austria in 1276, and it would remain there for 600 years
What are the Hapsburgs?
1600
If the prosecution states, "Susie told me she saw Bob do it," the case will likely be dismissed as this, testimony that is not directly observed
What is hearsay?
1600
An 1870s English radical was the first to have said that "there are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and" these; Twain popularized the aphorism
What are statistics?
1600
The Mall of America can be found in this Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, the state's fourth largest city
What is Bloomington?
1600
"Unsterbliche Geliebte" in German, it's the title of the love letter written in pencil discovered after Beethoven's death; the believed recipient was Countess Josephine Brunsvik
What is Immortal Beloved?
1600
The hypothetical, and "oscillating," barrier shattered by groundbreaking women that rise beyond expectations
What is the glass ceiling fan?
2000
This Ancient Silk Road city was conquered by the Mongols in 1220; today, it is located in southeastern Uzbekistan
What is Samarkand?
2000
This common courtroom object is typically struck against an object called a "sound block"
What is a gavel?
2000
Even though Twain never really said it, liberal historians have celebrated the quote that "God created war so that Americans would learn" this topic
What is geography?
2000
The point where the borders of Manitoba and Ontario meet lies near this lake on Minnesota's north
What is Lake of the Woods?
2000
In addition to discovering Uranus, this astronomer was also a noted classical composer
Who is William Herschel?
2000
Common law writ from the Latin for "hold the body" that was established in a Southern Texas city of about 317,000
What is Habeas Corpus Christi?