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THE MIDDLE AGES

200

'While Louis VII of France was off on one of these, Suger the Abbot of St. Denis ran the country in his stead'

Crusades

400

'This group was expelled from England in 1290, Spain in 1492, Portugal in 1497 & France in 1182, 1306 & 1394'

the Jews

600

'A leather made in Britain was called cordwain & by extension, cordwainers came to be people who made these'

shoes

800

'Among the families claiming the throne of Scotland in the 1290s was this one led by Robert I'

the Bruce

1000

'After a hard day of conquering, Mehmed II, leader of this empire, probably liked to put his feet up & relax'

Ottoman Empire

THEATER

200

'Method actors know Konstantin Stanislavsky opened his influential theater in this capital city in 1898'

Moscow

400

'[Video clue with picture of Helen Hayes]'

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600

'This famous New York dance company is abbreviated the ABT'

American Ballet Theatre

800

'(Hi, I'm Nathan Lane) I won the 1996 Tony, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Awards for my role as Pseudolus in this Broadway musical classic'

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1000

'This "searching" play from 1921 introduced Pirandello's concept of "theater within the theater"'

Six Characters in Search of an Author

CITIES & TOWNS

200

'Joseph Juneau helped found Juneau, Alaska & Solomon Juneau founded this Wisconsin city known for beer'

Milwaukee

400

'Lubbock in this state was named for Thomas S. Lubbock, a Civil War Ranger'

Texas

600

'Brooklyn, NYC's most populous borough, was named for Breuekelen, a village in this country'

The Netherlands/Holland

800

'Neil Simon might know Jefferson Davis made his home in this Mississippi town known for its "blues", not grays'

Biloxi

1000

'Thomaston in this "Constitution State" was named for clockmaker Seth Thomas'

Connecticut

BITS & PIECES

200

'In the 1997-98 school year 365,000 students were subjected to this corporal punishment still legal in 23 states'

paddling/spanking

400

'More first ladies' first names have begun with this vowel than any other letter'

E (10)

600

'This swift type of ship came from the way it used to cut through the miles'

clipper ship

800

'In 1941 over 500,000 Soviet troops were captured along with this capital of the Ukraine'

Kiev

1000

'2 of the men used as models for this 1913 U.S. coin were named John Big Tail & Crow Tails'

Indian Head (Buffalo) Nickel

12-LETTER WORDS

200

'A religious grouping, or the monetary value of a bill'

denomination

400

'(Dr. Joyce Brothers gives the clue) This 12-letter word, also called shacking up, isn't the same as marriage -- marriage can lead to more intimacy'

cohabitation

600

'Someone whose task is to reeducate a former cult member'

deprogrammer

800

'It's your condition if you have great admiration for Paris, Flaubert, Beaujolais, etc.'

Francophilia

1000

'From the Latin for "to correct", it's an adjective for someone who can't be corrected or reformed'

incorrigible