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Alligator Point, a scenic jewel of the Gulf Coast, is located about an hour's drive south of this state capital
What is Tallahassee?
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The University of Wisconsin bestowed an honorary doctorate on this Prairie Style architect who had dropped out in 1887
Who is Frank Lloyd Wright?
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Tennis great Rafael Nadal hails from this country whose "La Marcha Real" has no officially approved lyrics
What is Spain?
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In its native South Africa, it's known as the crane flower; in L.A., where it's the city's floral emblem, it has this other avian name
What is a bird of paradise?
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John Gibson sculpted a marble bust of this mythological personification of the dawn, also known as Eos
Who is Aurora?
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Located in Bass Strait, King & Flinders Islands are part of this Australian state
What is Tasmania?
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She had thoughts of becoming a doctor until, during recovery from a bus accident in 1925, she taught herself to paint
Who is Frida Kahlo?
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Before soccer star Johan Cruyff had his signature turn, he was singing "Het Wilhelmus" in this country
What is the Netherlands?
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Named for a pal of Linnaeus, alstroemeria are also called the Peruvian this flower
What is lily?
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Since its discovery in 1912, the bust of this Egyptian queen has become a symbol of beauty
Who is Nefertiti?
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The USA's oldest military monument honors the men who fought the Barbary pirates on "the shores of" this city
What is Tripoli?
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It was Seacrest out of this state university in 1992; that didn't stop Ryan from getting a hosting job or 2
What is the University of Georgia?
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Slugger David Ortiz, also known by this nickname, sang "Quisqueyanos Valientes" growing up in the Dominican Republic
What is Big Papi?
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This flower whose name comes from the Greek for "gold flower" is used both ornamentally & to make tea
What is chrysanthemum?
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You can see this man of letters in the Cathedral of Lichfield, his birth; the bust of Boswell sold separately
Who is Samuel Johnson?
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It enters the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ostia, ancient Rome's chief seaport
What is the Tiber?
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Dropping out of Allegheny College after one term didn't stop this man from winning the presidential election of 1896
Who is William McKinley?
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This Denver Nuggets star stands for "Bože pravde", the Serbian national anthem
Who is Nikola Jokić?
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The French call this little rascal of a plant with bluish purple flowers luzerne; it's best known as animal feed
What is alfalfa?
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Think stoical thoughts as you meditate on the bust of this Roman emperor
Who is Marcus Aurelius?
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A story of this city's founding goes back to an 1100s Tuareg woman who ran a camel rest stop on a tributary of the Niger River
What is Timbuktu?
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The legions of tech-successful dropouts include this man who left Washington State & joined forces with pal Bill Gates
Who is Paul Allen?
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"O Canada! Our home and native land!", sang Martin Brodeur, but his home for 21 seasons was this New Jersey team where he played goalie
Who are the Devils?
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Single Victorian men signaled romantic availability by wearing this alliterative blue bloom
What is bachelor's button?
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Here's Rodin's bust of this premier of France who helped frame the Treaty of Versailles
Who is Georges Clemenceau?