The 50 States

It was the only state physically & politically formed directly because of the Civil War

West Virginia

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The Movies

On May 6, 2000 the 2 writers of this 1997 movie joined a rally trying to get the janitors at Harvard a raise

Good Will Hunting

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The East Coast

It's the only U.S. island allowed to use a possessive apostrophe by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names

Martha's Vineyard

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Modern Technology

Common name given Douglas Engelbart's device, an "X-Y position indicator for a display system"

mouse
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Television Biographies

The biography of this man on PBS' "American Masters" was subtitled "Submitted for Your Approval"

Rod Serling

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Films of the 70s

"The Babysitter Murders" was the working title for this 1978 thriller

Halloween

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1999 Anniversaries

A traveling exhibit honoring the 200th anniversary of his death features his false teeth

George Washington

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Literary Characters

In 1829 he leaves an islet in Marseille's harbor & finds treasure on an islet in Italy's Tuscan Archipelago

The Count of Monte Cristo

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Politicians

A current U.S. governor, he hosted the game show "Grudge Match" in 1991 (as of 2001)

Jesse Ventura

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Money

The first of a series of 50 new U.S. quarters, released in January 1999, honored this state

Delaware

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Historic Names

In 2005, the 700th anniversary of his execution, his 5-foot sword was displayed in N.Y. as part of a Tartan Day celebration

William Wallace

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On the Moon

It's the last word of the inscription on Apollo 11's plaque on the Moon & is also found in a related quotation

mankind

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World Capitals

The Spaniards named it for the Virgin of the Fair Winds for bringing them safely across the Atlantic

Buenos Aires

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Famous Pairs

A new Ford V-8, stolen by this pair in Topeka on April 29, 1934, became world famous a few weeks later

Bonnie and Clyde

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Life Science

A study done in South Africa put these non-primates above chimpanzees, making them the world's second-smartest species

Dolphins

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Flags

This color appears on more different national flags than any other

red

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Entrepreneurs

In 1991 he flew the Pacific in the "Virgin Otsuka Pacific Flyer", the world's largest hot-air balloon

Richard Branson

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Holiday Quotes

In the end this Dickens character says, "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year"

Ebenezer Scrooge

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Famous Names

In 1906 he launched Conjurer's Monthly, a magazine that he pretty much wrote & edited himself

Harry Houdini

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All God's Creatures

Edison proposed a flying machine based on the flight of this creature, also the subject of a musical work

bumblee

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