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JOAQUIN
200
'In 1979 the exiled Ayatollah Khomeni made a triumphant return to this country after 14 years of exile'
Iran
200
'Largo is a slow tempo of around 50 bpm, which is short for these'
beats per minute
200
'In 2008 this strikeout king became president of the Texas Rangers ballclub'
Nolan Ryan
200
'1997 for biography:
This late author's "Angela's Ashes"'
(Frank) McCourt
200
'His siblings are River, Rain, Liberty & Summer'
Joaquin Phoenix
400
'There was much rejoicing in 2005 as taikonauts from this country returned from space'
China
400
'At a setting of 70, you're in this tempo; Samuel Barber wrote one "for Strings"'
adagio
400
'Since the mid-1990s she received a record 57 perfect 6.0 scores in major figure skating competitions'
(Michelle) Kwan
400
'1978:
This late language lover for his New York Times commentary'
(William) Safire
400
'Temperamental but talented baseball pitcher Joaquin Andujar hails from this Caribbean nation'
the Dominican Republic
600
'The man known as the Lockerbie Bomber stirred emotions when he returned to this, his native country, in 2009'
Libya
600
'A metronome setting of 100 is this tempo that includes the author of "Inferno"'
andante
600
'On Nov. 25, 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard reclaimed his welterweight title when this champ told the ref, "No mas, no mas"'
(Roberto) Duran
600
'1945 for music:
This composer for his "Appalachian Spring"'
(Aaron) Copland
600
'The San Joaquin River flows through the San Joaquin Valley & joins with the Sacramento before reaching this bay'
San Francisco Bay
800
'Gen. Wainwright surrendered Corregidor as commander of U.S. forces in this country, but came home a hero'
the Philippines
800
'140 bpm brings you to this word, the basic musical indication for "fast" or "lively"'
allegro
800
'This Steelers quarterback was the last player to win back-to-back Super Bowl MVP awards, in 1979 & 1980'
Terry Bradshaw
800
'2006 for public service in covering Hurricane Katrina:
Mississippi's Sun-Herald & this New Orleans paper'
the Times-Picayune
800
'Responsible for economic & monetary affairs, Joaquin Almunia is a prominent official in the EC, this organization'
European Commission
1000
'In 2000 Nawaz Sharif was forced out of this country where he'd been prime minister; in 2007 he came back'
Pakistan
1000
'This very fast tempo is also a word used by magicians to command the amazing to happen'
presto
1000
'The first African
American in the Tennis Hall of Fame, she was also the first to play on the LPGA tour, in 1963'
(Althea) Gibson
1000
'1940 for drama:
This playwright's "The Time of Your Life"'
William Saroyan
1000
'It was the surname of Cuban-born composer Joaquin & his writer-daughter Anais'
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