AROUND THE BODY
POETRY & POETS
TECHNOLOGY
WORD ORIGINS
A GEORGE CATEGORY
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THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE BODY CONSISTS OF THE SPINAL CORD & THIS ORGAN.

WHAT IS THE BRAIN?

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THE FAMOUS "DEATH BE NOT PROUD" LINE IS FROM THIS MANS' "HOLY SONNETS".

WHO IS JOHN DONNE?

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ON AUGUST 10, 1066 NASA LAUNCHED A PROBE TO TAKE HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS OF LANDING SITES HERE.

WHAT IS THE MOON?

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THIS AUSTRIAN PHYSICIST'S NAME IS NOW SYNONYMOUS WITH A MEASUREMENT OF THE SPEED OF SOUND.

WHO IS EARNS MACH?

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HIS BEST-KNOWN COMPOSITIONS INCLUDE "HERE COMES THE SUN" & "TAXMAN".

WHO IS GEORGE HARRISON?

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THESE TEETH ARE NAMED FOR THEIR RESEMBLANCE TO A DOG'S SHARP TEETH.

WHAT ARE CANINES?

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THIS BRITISH "LORD" & POET DECLARED, "TRUTH IS ALWAYS STRANGE-STRANGER THAN FICTION".

WHO IS LORD BYRON?

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A HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT AT THIS U.S. LANDMARK OPENED IN 1881.

WHAT IS NIAGARA FALLS?

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THIS SNUG-FITTING ONE-PIECE GARMENT USED BY DANCERS WAS INVENTED BY, & NAMED FOR, A FRENCH AERIALIST.

WHAT IS A LEOTARD?

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HE RECEIVED THE 1953 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR ORGANIZING THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY PLAN.

WHO IS GEORGE MARSHALL?

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THE SYSTEM INSIDE THESE ORGANS IS COMMONLY CALLED THE "BRONCHIAL TREE".

WHAT ARE THE LUNGS?

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JOHN KEATS "ODE ON" THIS INCLUDES THE LINE "BEAUTY IS TRUTH, TRUTH BEAUTY".

WHAT IS "A GRECIAN URN"?

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THIS VIDEO-SHARING WEBSITE FOUNDED IN 2005 WAS BANNED IN THAILAND, TURKEY, PAKISTAN, & IRAN.

WHAT IS YOUTUBE?

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THIS DISEASE'S NAME IS FROM THE ITALIAN FOR "BAD AIR"; IT WAS FIRST THOUGHT TO BE CAUSED BY FOUL SWAMP AIR, NOT MOSQUITOES.

WHAT IS MALARIA?

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IN 1876 MARY ANN EVANS USED THIS MASCULINE PEN NAME FOR "DANIEL DERONDA".

WHO IS GEORGE ELIOT?

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IT'S THE MEDICAL NAME FOR THE THIGHBONE, THE LONGEST BONE IN THE BODY.

WHAT IS THE FEMUR?

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THIS WITTY POET HELPED FOUND THE SCREENWRITERS GUILD & LEFT HER ESTATE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

WHO IS DOROTHY PARKER?

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THE NAME OF THIS DEVICE WAS REPORTEDLY INSPIRED BY A LINE FROM "2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY".

WHAT IS THE IPOD?

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USED TO FORETELL THE FUTURE, THIS GAME'S NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE FRENCH & GERMAN WORDS FOR "YES".

WHAT IS THE OUIJA BOARD?

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HIS "SEVEN WORDS YOU CAN'T SAY ON TV" WILL NOT BE FEATURED ON "JEOPARDY!".

WHO IS GEORGE CARLIN?

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THE STAPES, THE SMALLEST BONE IN THE BODY, IS LOCATED IN THIS ORGAN.

WHAT IS THE EAR?

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HE ONCE DESCRIBED HIS "LEAVES OF GRASS" AS A "LANGUAGE EXPERIMENT".

WHO IS WALT WHITMAN?

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SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO CALL THIS DEVICE RANGED FROM FARSCOPE TO TELEBAIRD.

WHAT IS THE TELEVISION?

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FIRST LAUNCHED ON OCTOBER 4, 1957, ITS NAME IS RUSSIAN FOR "FELLOW TRAVELLER".

WHAT IS SPUTNIK?

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IN 1919 THIS "PORGY & BESS" COMPOSER WROTE HIS FIRST SUCCESSFUL POPULAR SONG, "SWANEE".

WHO IS GEORGE GERSHWIN?