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He died in Spain May 20, 1506, still believing he had reached the East Indies
Christopher Columbus
Type of coffee, or a flavoring combining coffee & chocolate, both named for a port in Yemen
Mocha
This first lady's fondness for actors included dates with Clark Gable
Nancy Reagan
Christmas seals now fight all lung disease, but originally targeted this #1 killer of early 1900s
Tuberculosis
"America" or "My Country, 'Tis Of Thee" is sung to the same tune as this European country's anthem
England
To win a bet, mountain man Jim Bridger rode dangerous rapids to discover this Utah lake
The Great Salt Lake
A term for putting political expedience above morality comes from this author of "The Prince"
Machiavelli
Making her getaway from husband Bob Evans, she ran off with co-star Steve McQueen
Ali McGraw
Though Fleming discovered this 1st modern antibiotic in 1928, his Nobel Prize for it came in 1945
Penicillin
According to Julia Ward- Howe, "Mine eyes have seen the glory of" this
The Coming of the Lord
English explorer who apparently made up the story about Pocahontas saving his life
John Smith
Saying "another such victory & we are undone", Greek king Pyrrhus gave us this 2-word term
Pyrrhic victory
In 1940, this "Scarlett" woman married Laurence Olivier in Santa Barbara
Vivian Leigh
Derived from bark of cinchona tree, it was for years only known remedy for malaria
Quinine
1st written for the Army-Navy football game of 1906, it's the "theme song" of the U.S. Navy
Anchors Aweigh
In 1508, he searched for the Northwest Passage, not Cissy, Buffy & Jody
Sebastian Cabot
Raisins known as "currants" were originally produced in the region of this ancient Greek city
Corinth
Joan Fontaine romanced this "Paper Chase" star but never married him; maybe he didn't "earn" it
John Houseman
Venereal disease formerly known as "the pox" or "the great pox" as opposed to smallpox
Syphilis
This food item was slang for "a dandy" when "Yankee Doodle" was written
Macaroni
In 1776, the infamous Capt. Bligh was sailing master for this South Seas explorer
Captain Cook
"Flimsy" or "of low quality", it 1st described cloth from Silesia in central Europe
Sleazy
Of the 3 Gabor sisters, the only 1 who did not marry George Sanders
Eva
Once the symbol of Hermes or Mercury, it's now the symbol of the medical profession
The Caduceus
It's said the view from Pike's Peak inspired Katharine Lee Bates to write this
America the Beautiful