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Martin LutherHouse in Pennsylvania on Mill Run Road designed by a famous architect, and built over a waterfall, now a tourist attraction.
FallingwaterWorld class tennis player, retired at 25, 11 Grand Slam singles titles
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This man hosted this year's Emmy Awards with his son; he starred in Schitt's Creek TV series and lots of comedy movies, like American Pie; he's Canadian.
Not the right answer for #559 -- Bjorn BorgEugene Levy
Book publisbed in 1869, Napoleonic time period and battles, several movies based book
Bella (Kiki) wrote: "Is it Bjorn Borg?"Yes, I included the answer in #561.
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Book published in 1869, Napoleonic time period and battles, several movies based book
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This man rose to prominence as a Shakespearean stage actor; his most famous role was Sherlock Holmes; his first name is a homophone for a well known herb used in cooking.
Basil Rathbone This singer was born in England, but is more associated with Australia, where she grew up. One of her most well-known, as well as controversial at the time, music videos closed with a scene of two men walking off holding hands. She became a spokesperson for breast cancer awareness.
Olivia Newton JohnThese gardens are in Mexico and are very special. You can view them in a special two hour boat ride while enjoying chef prepared appetizers.
Floating Gardens of Xochimilco?Famous house in northern Calif., many bizarre architectural features, 160 room tourist attraction.
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This country is considered the cradle of humankind; it's in east Africa; it contains Lake Victoria
Tanzania mostly although shares with 2 other countries.Movie character wants a Red Ryder BB gun, Father loves turkey, Brother is weird.
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Ralphie Parker?
This actress starred in Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed; she was married three times; she suffered from cancer for many years and recently passed away.
Shannen DohertyThis movie is a 1980 comedy filmed in Oregon. Follows three women having to deal with the high cost of living and inflation from the recession that is causing them many types of crisis'. Many of the minor supporting cast were hired from the Oregon Repertory Theater Company.
How to Beat the High Cost of LivingStew of black beans, salted beef and pork, mainly eaten on Wednesdays, Saturdays, or Fridays, popular in Brazil.
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This was an American serial killer; he was known as the Milwaukee Monster; a movie about him was released in 2022.
Jeffrey DahmerThis man kidnapped, raped, and murdered dozens of young women, he confessed to thirty, but the total is probably much higher. He was born in Vermont but executed in Florida.
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This social event is characterized by boiling a type of crustracean, usually with onions, potatoes, and corn; the event is very popular i the South, especially Louisiana; colorul bibs can be purchased for the event.
The Crawfish Festival? The Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival or the Shreveport Crawfish Festival?I've never been to one so don't know if people wear bibs. I only know they do for Lobster festivals, but that seems more New England to me than the South. But I don't know.
This multi-design facility is 1,600,000 square feet. One of the buildings is called The Blue Whale because it is much larger than the other buildings and is clad in brilliant blue glass.
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I've never been to one so don't know if people wear bibs. I only know they do for Lobster festivals,..."
Sort of Bella. Crawfish Boil is the answer.
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Pacific Design Center
This is a sponge cake with pink and yellow sections, like a checkerboard; it's held together by jam and covered by marzipan; it was named for a town in Germany.
Battenburg CakeThis lovely city in Germany was destroyed in WWII, but was rebuilt to look old. I'm not the greatest at history, and I thought it was old when I first went there. Fine china is produced in Meissen, close to this city and the china is named for it (not Meissen, but the city I'm asking for).
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Dresden?Museum, collects specimens of medical history and science, co-joined liver and plaster torso of Chang and Eng Bunker is one specimens.
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This science fiction movie came out in 1968; it was written and directed by Stanley Kubrick; in the movie, astronauts have to deal with a rogue computer called HAL.
No, the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia 2001 A Space Odyssey
Famous book, memorable scene about Pickett's Charge, written by William Faulkner
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This singer is also a fashion icon; she was a judge on The Voice; she's married to Blake Shelton.
Gwen StephaniThis 1979 movie was first of it's kind, took place on a spaceship and starred Tom Sheriff among other stars.
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This canine is a yellow-orange Disney character; he's Mickey Mouse's pet; he has the same name as a dwarf planet.
(I'm sad it was demoted from a planet. 😪)
Pluto( I guessed due to the planet hint )
Ex- Prime minister of an Asian country , Authored the book "Daughter of the East" , Her husband is now the current President of that country .
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This famous Scottish Terrier once live in the White House; the pooch was often in news stories; the dog belonged to FDR.
Fala. (I've been to the FDR Memorial in D.C. which has a life-size + bronze statue of Fala with FDR.)Famous ship, sunk on on May 27, 1941, sunk by ships of Home Fleet, led by King George V.
Bismark?This food contains a fruit, veggies, or sometimes even meat or seafood. It is is battered or breaded dough. It is fried. One of the most known types of this contains apple.
FrittersThis battle was fought from July to November 1916, and was one of the bloodiest battles of World War I, involving British and French forces against the German Empire on the Western Front. Both sides suffered horrific losses.
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This long running police drama is set in Hawaii; it starred Jack Lord; the title of the show entered the language as a term meaning 'police.'
Hawaii Five-0One of first supermodels, part of 'Swinging London', nicknamed 'the Shrimp'.
Jean ShrimptonThis movie was from 1949. Involved a psychopathic gangster who has headaches and is really attached to his mom. He dies telling his ma he's made it to the "top of the world"
White Heat6th smallest state in Europe, Catalan official language, highest capital city in Europe.
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This man was an enforcer for gangster Mickey Cohen; he was the boyfriend of actress Lana Turner; he was stabbed to death.
Johnny StompanatoThis popular actor was stabbed to death in 1976 in Hollywood after parking his car behind his apartment building.
Sal Mineo?Town in Rhode Island, known for large Gilded Age mansions, tourist destination.
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This talented actress has won many awards; she starred in the television series Homeland; she's married to Hugh Dancy.
Claire DanesPrehistoric, megalithic structure on the Salisbury Plain that consists of an outer ring of vertical stones.
StonehengeActor from White Plains, NY, character known for frequent villainous parts, reputation for slapping around women such as Lizabeth Scott in movies.
I don't know who that actor is. Maybe Dan Duryea?
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Lucille Ball, a favorite of mineThis blonde actress and singer had her own TV show and starred in many romantic comedies. She loved animals and lived almost to one hundred.
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Famous theologian, 95 Theses, November 1, 1517 in Wittenberg.