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ITALIAN COMPOSERS

200

'Bertolucci's movie "1900" is about 2 men born the day this "Aida" composer died'

Giuseppe Verdi

400

'17th C. composer Frescobaldi was organist at this Rome basilica for about 30 years -- pretty good gig'

St. Peter\'s Basilica

600

'This 19th century virtuoso wrote 24 fiendishly difficult caprices for solo violin'

Niccolo Paganini

800

'Niccolo Jommelli, "The Italian Gluck", came from this southern city known for songs like "O Sole Mio"'

Naples

1000

'Bellissima! Bellini wrote for singers in this style, Italian for "beautiful singing"'

Bel canto

"G" MEN

200

'This influential modern jazz trumpeter was born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917'

Dizzy Gillespie

400

'In 1957 this comrade became Soviet foreign minister'

Andrei Gromyko

600

'He was Mary Wollstonecraft's husband & Mary Shelley's father'

William Godwin

800

'This general skillfully led the left side of American forces at the battles of Trenton & Brandywine'

Nathanael Greene

1000

'The theories of this 2nd century Greek physician influenced medical practice for centuries'

Galen

9-LETTER WORDS

200

'From the Greek for "treasury", it's a treasury of synonyms & antonyms'

Thesaurus

400

'This explosive substance originally consisted of saltpeter, charcoal & sulfur'

Gunpowder

600

'This term for a broad, tree-lined street comes from the Dutch for "bulwark"'

Boulevard

800

'Worn as a symbol of penitence, this garment is made of camel or goat hair'

Sackcloth

1000

'This square dance of French origin is composed of 5 formations & danced by 4 couples'

Quadrille

AROUND THE WORLD

200

'Prior to 1992 this country had 3 historical regions: Moravia, Bohemia & Slovakia'

Czechoslovakia

400

'In 1905, 110 years after it was founded, this city became capital of Alberta'

Edmonton

600

'Madrid is in the region of central Spain known as this; it even has its own language'

Castille

800

'This island is home to orangutans & the Sultan of Brunei'

Borneo

1000

'You'll find Ho Chi Minh City on this river (they didn't change its name)'

Saigon River

BEHIND BARS

200

'Wyborowa is a popular Polish brand of this liquor also associated with Russia'

Vodka

400

'Look for the pirate on the label of the Captain Morgan brand of this'

Rum

600

'In the 1890s Adolphus Busch developed this superpremium beer still marketed by Anheuser-Busch'

Michelob

800

'Seeing the symbol of this German drink may induce a college flashback'

Jagermeister

1000

'Last name of Edouard, who created a new liqueur by blending sweet & bitter orange peels'

Cointreau