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What is a dose
A measured quantity of medicine, it's also a homophone of a Spanish numeral
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What is the Nile River?
Lake Nasser was formed in 1968 when the waters of this river were blocked by the Aswan High Dam
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What is the American Revolution
Saratoga & Yorktown are famous battles in this revolution
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Who was Martin Luther King JR
In 1963 he spoke of his "dream" that his children would one day "not be judged by the color of their skin"
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What are the Green Mountains
The Hoosac Mountains are a range of these "colorful" mountains located in Vermont
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What is a mare
A female horse, of course
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What is the Persian Gulf
Banks of pearl-producing mollusks are found around Bahrain, on the Arabian shore of this gulf
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What is the Russian Revolution
It ended in 1917 with Nicholas II out on his czary...
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What Is Haiwaii
On August 21, 1959 it became our 50th state
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What is Mauna Kea
The highest mountain, measured from its base, clocking in at 10,200 m in heigh
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What is a spud
It's slang for a potato
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What is the Sea of Japan
Toyama, Wakasa & Ishikari bays are arms of this sea
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What is the French Revolution
The coup d'etat of 9 Thermidor was part of it
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What is John Quincy Adams
he was the earliest president ever to be photographed, & the first to have a middle name
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What is Haiwaii
The Waianae Mountains in this U.S. state rise up to 4,025-foot Mt. Kaala
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What is a dove
birds and shampoo
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What is the Baltic Sea
3 important cities on this sea include Stockholm, Gdansk & Klaipeda, Lithuania
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What is the Cultural Revolution
In 1966 Mao Zedong launched this campaign to revolutionize Chinese Society, & chaos ensued
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What is the Prohibition
It's the period, 1920 to 1933, when alcoholic beverages were illegal
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What is Russia
The Caucusus Mountains of Eastern Europe are predominantly found in this large country
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What is an apex
the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point
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What is Lake Baikal
This large Siberian lake is more than a mile deep at its deepest point
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What is the Industrial Revolution
It took the British by storm from about 1750 to 1850, & they were steamed
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What is Kansas and Nebraska
Stephen Douglas proposed the act that repealed the Missouri Compromise & created these 2 territories
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What is the Andes
Geological evidence shows that this 5,000-mile mountain chain may extend south into Antarctica
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