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October 13 in History
Final Jeopardy
100
In Hinduism it's the incarnation of a deity
What is an avatar?
100
A real high point of this city is the nearly 360-foot-tall memorial to José Martí in Revolution Square
What is Havana?
100
When Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean, he found Indigenous people resting on these suspended beds, later becoming a staple of merchant ships and back yards
What are hammocks?
100
Merci
What is French?
100
On this day in 1978, the album 52nd Street by this singer/pianist debuts, it later wins Album of the Year at the Grammy's
Who is Billy Joel?
100
1970s MOVIES: A 1975 premiere of this comedy advertised free coconuts for the first thousand in the audience
What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
200
It describes the crazy-sounding "bwah-ha-ha" laughter of many a movie villain
What is maniacal?
200
This national monument & natural wonder attracts people from all over to Utah; the one for our dearly departed pets is different
What is Rainbow Bridge?
200
These watercraft were first used by the Inuit, Aluet, and Yup’ik Nations
What are kayaks?
200
Grazie
What is Italian?
200
On this day in 2017, this actress alleged that movie mogul Harvey Weinstein raped her in 1997
Who is Rose McGowan?
200
NAME'S THE SAME: A cocktail, an island & a WWII venture originally called "Development of Substitute Materials" all bear this name
What is Manhattan?
300
It's the British word for food to go or a place selling it
What is takeaway?
300
Native American leaders want the name of this first U.S. national monument changed, saying it's offensive & based on a mistranslation
What is Devil's Tower?
300
This is the name that Native Americans used for growing corn, squash and beans together
What are The Three Sisters?
300
Mahalo
What is Hawaiian?
300
Queen for only 9 days, this woman was born this day in 1537 in Bradgate, England
Who was Jane Grey?
300
WORLD CAPITALS: Among its nicknames are the "City of Classical Music" &, possibly in honor of a famous resident from 1860 to 1938, the "City of Dreams"
What is Vienna?
400
Adjective found before a lavish "estate", even if not a king's or queen's
What is palatial?
400
Dedicated to the memory of great Frenchmen, it's the final resting place of women too, including Marie Curie & Simone Veil
What is the Pantheon?
400
To protect their eyes from their habitat, this tribe carved these vision-saving tools — often from caribou antler or driftwood (3 words)
What are Inuit snow goggles?
400
Spasibo
What is Russian?
400
On this day in the year 54, this woman murders her husband, Roman Emperor Claudius, with poison to secure the line of succession for her son Nero
Who was Agrippina the Younger?
400
THE NEW TESTAMENT: Paul's letter to them is the New Testament epistle with the most Old Testament quotations
What is Hebrews?
500
A spirit of good fellowship or esprit de corps
What is camaraderie?
500
Located on Israel's Mount of Remembrance, this memorial center commemorates the victims & the heroes of the Holocaust
What is Yad Vashem?
500
These Aztec floating gardens were designed to improve biodiversity, agriculture, filter water, and mitigate the flooding during the rainy season
What are chinampas?
500
Asante sana
What is Swahili?
500
On this day in 1887, this Australian soprano made her operatic debut as Gilda in "Rigoletto" in Brussels, as a character she appeared in an episode of Downton Abbey
Who was Nellie Melba?
500
FLAGS OF OUR HEMISPHERE: The stars on this country's flag represent states, 26 of them; unlike the USA's, its "federal district" gets its own 27th star
What is Brazil?