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His No. 1 country song "A Boy Named Sue" was recorded live at San Quentin Prison
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Elburn, IL
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This guitarist's "Blues Summit" was named Best Traditional Blues Album at 1994's Grammys
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Elburn, IL
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__________ MUSEUMS __________
This London museum's Department of Egyptian Antiquities houses the famous Rosetta Stone
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Elburn, IL
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A Milan museum named for this Renaissance man contains models of some of his machines and inventions
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Elburn, IL
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It opened in Madrid as the Royal Museum of Painting in 1819
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Elburn, IL
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This playwright's home in Taganrog, Russia is now preserved as a museum
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Elburn, IL
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Centre Guillaume-le-Conquerant in Normandy, France contains this celebrated work stitched in the 11th century
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Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 01) On 07 August, 1789, the (Governmental Body, please) was established by the U.S. Congress. <Let loose the hounds!>
A) U.S. Court of Appeals
B) U.S. Treasure Department
C) U.S. War Department What was the Dept of $600 Toilet Seats
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Alex Trebek
Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 02) On this date in 1782,(PotUS, please) created the Order of the Purple Heart. Who was George I
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Alex Trebek
Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 03) On this date in 1888,(Personality, please) received a patent for the revolving door.
A) Stephen Geppi
B) Tony Gwynn
C) Philippe Petit
D) Arnold Schwarzenegger
E) Theophilus Van Kannel Who was Theophilus Van Kannel
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Alex Trebek
Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 04) On this date in 1928, the (Governmental Body, please) issued a new bill that was one third smaller than the previous U.S. bills.
A) U.S. Court of Appeals
B) U.S. Treasure Department
C) U.S. War Department What was the Dept of Horse Blankets
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Alex Trebek
Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 05) On this date in 1934, the (Governmental Body, please) upheld a lower court ruling striking down the government's attempt to ban the controversial James Joyce novel "Ulysses."
A) U.S. Court of Appeals
B) U.S. Treasure Department
C) U.S. War Department What was the Court of Appeals
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Alex Trebek
Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 06) On this date in 1947, the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, which had carried a six-man crew 4,300 miles across the (Body of Water, please), crashed into a reef in a Polynesian archipelago. What was the Pacific
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Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 07) On this date in 1959, the U.S. launched Explorer 6, which sent back a picture of the (Celestial Body, please). What was the 3rd Stone From The Sun
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Alex Trebek
Elburn, IL
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Fifth Generation wrote: 08) On this date in 1960, the ___ Catholic Church condemned the rise of communism in (Country, please). Fidel Castro then banned all religious TV and radio broadcasts. What was Cuba
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Elburn, IL
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__________ IN THE NEWS __________
A bill signed in July 1996 allows taxpayers to sue this agency for up to $1,000,000 for reckless collections
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Elburn, IL
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This country's new president Ahmadinejad may have minored in embassy hostage taking in the 1970s
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Elburn, IL
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Worcester in this state declared itself birthplace of the yellow smiley face; Harvey Ball drew it there in 1963
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Elburn, IL
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The August 3, 1981 Time cover story was on their wedding; the July 22, 1996 cover story concerned their divorce
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Elburn, IL
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He & H. Ross Perot vied for the Reform Party's presidential nomination
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