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4,101.A humble lawyer from Arras, he became the leading figure of the Committee of Public Safety in 1793 and launched a bloodbath. Who? 4,102.A U.S. hundredweight is 100 of what unit? 4,103.Which word names both a Hungarian stew and a hodgepodge of items? 4,104.Which word means both a hunted animal and a pit that yields stone? 4,105.A hurricane is a tropical what? 4,106.An early hydroelectric power plant opened in 1881 at which U.S. landmark? 4,107.What is a song of praise or loyalty, often a national one, called? 4,108.At which Las Vegas hotel were Elvis and Priscilla married on May 1, 1967? 4,109.A jacket named for which aviator became extremely popular in 1927? 4,110.A January 2005 CT scan of which pharaoh's mummy suggested he wasn't killed by a blow to the head, but revealed a leg fracture? 4,111.A January 9, 1905, march and massacre in which country began a revolutionary year? 4,112.A January 1942 report faulted General Walter Short and Admiral Husband Kimmel for the disaster of which event? 4,113.A Japanese military center from 1868 to 1945, which city is now home to Peace Memorial Park? 4,114.What is a small, traditional Japanese charcoal grill called? 4,115.A Japanese teacher named Jigoro Kano developed which modern version of jujitsu in the 1880s? 4,116.A jerrycan in World War II Britain was a container for what? 4,117.A "jewel case" usually holds what? 4,118.Which word means both a jewelry setting and to get on a horse? 4,119.Which Hebrew expression means "congratulations"? 4,120.What is a Jewish house of worship called? 4,121.A Jewish musician's skilled fingers help keep him alive in World War II Warsaw in which 2002 film? 4,122.A Jodi Picoult novel was the basis for which 2009 weepie in which Abigail Breslin's sister is dying of cancer? 4,123.A 2000 joint North-South declaration began a new move toward reunification of which Asian peninsula? 4,124.A journal kept by which British adventurer and soldier was published in 1955 as "The Mint"? 4,125.Who wrote "A Journal of the Plague Year"? 4,126."Journey to the Center of the Earth" was first published in 1864 in which language? 4,127.In the "Baby M" case, a judge ruled on custody involving which type of mother, who had agreed to bear a child for $10,000? 4,128.A judge directed a guilty verdict against which woman for voting in Rochester, New York, in 1872? 4,129.A July 17, 1917, royal proclamation changed the name of the British royal family to what, like a castle? 4,130.A July 2001 U.S. Postal Service newspaper ad congratulated which man with "Un, deux, trois"? 4,131.A July 21, 1969, Wapakoneta, Ohio, newspaper headline about a local boy read "Neil Steps on..." what? 4,132.Morris Frank's German shepherd Buddy famously helped him do what on a busy New York street in 1928? 4,133.A June 14, 1777, Congressional resolution determined what should be on which national symbol, though not the exact design? 4,134.A June 18, 1815, battle in Belgium was the final defeat of which leader? 4,135.A 1967 encyclical by Pope Paul VI affirmed that Roman Catholic priests must maintain what? 4,136.A June 1996 U.S. government report warned that which trust fund paying the elderly's hospital bills could go bust by 2001? 4,137.A June 2002 grand council known as a loya jirga installed Hamid Karzai as leader of which country? 4,138.A June 23, 1972, tape on which Nixon discussed a Watergate cover-up became known as what kind of gun? 4,139.The Pony Express ran from Sacramento, California, to which Missouri city? 4,140.Which word names both a junior reporter and a Chicago baseball player? 4,141.What word comes after "jury", a sports team owner's and "Pandora's"? 4,142.A jury is traditionally made up of a group of whose of yours? 4,143.A juvenile edition of which 1961 bestseller was called "The Great Adventure of Michelangelo"? 4,144.A Kansas City radio announcer supposedly gave which jazz bandleader the title "Count"? 4,145.A katana is a samurai's what? 4,146.Complete the title of this Ken Follett thriller: "Lie Down with ___". 4,147.A keyboard, CD-ROM drive and modem are all examples of computer what? 4,148.Which children's classic is called "El león, la bruja y el ropero" in Spanish? 4,149.In which Shakespeare play is a king named Duncan murdered? 4,150.Which Danish-Norwegian king rebuilt Oslo in the 1600s, after which the city was named for him for a time? 4,151.A kingdom of west central Africa founded around 1390 had which name, like two present-day countries but spelled with a K? 4,152.Which word names both a king's headgear and a tooth cover? 4,153.A klutz or bungler is said to be "all" what? 4,154.Which knighted Englishman sailed around the world in the Golden Hind? 4,155.A Kraft favorite that debuted in 1937 contains which food in orange powder form? 4,156.Which Tom Clancy novel is called "À la poursuite d'Octobre rouge" in French? 4,157.A lab assistant for DuPont in 1966, who later set up his own Wail'n Soul'm music label and became a legend? 4,158.Ireland suffered a lack of food, a potato what, in the 1840s? 4,159.What is a woman with literary or intellectual interests sometimes called? 4,160.A lake of what, not water, sometimes fills Hawaii's Kilauea volcano? 4,161.A lake on the New York-Vermont border is named for which explorer who visited the region in 1609? 4,162.Which word means both a football score and a landing made by an aircraft or spacecraft? 4,163.Which Middle Eastern language became the sixth official language of the UN General Assembly in 1973? 4,164.Complete the Lao Tzu line: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with..." 4,165.A larch is what kind of plant? 4,166.A large armada crossed the English Channel to invade the beaches of which region on June 6, 1944? 4,167.A large bay bearing its name borders which capital city, settled by the Spanish in 1571? 4,168.Which large breakfast cereal producer has the stock ticker GIS? 4,169.A large crater on Saturn's moon Mimas is named for which British astronomer who discovered the moon in 1789? 4,170.What is a large group of bees on the move called? 4,171.What is a large-eyed needle used to mend holes in socks called? 4,172.What word describes a large, showy feather, often worn as an ornament on a hat or helmet? 4,173.What is a large fire built for a funeral cremation called? 4,174.Complete the nickname of a large long-range German cannon of World War I: "Big ___". 4,175.A large one has about 80 calories, so what did Cool Hand Luke eat 50 of, for 4,000 calories? 4,176.Which word names both a large ruminant and idle chatter? 4,177.What is a large, distinct landmass like India, part of a continent, called? 4,178.Which word names both a large stiff feather and a porcupine spine? 4,179.Which large wild sheep of North America has massive curled horns? 4,180.What is a lariat's shorter name? 4,181.Which late-1960s TV police drama featured three young undercover cops? 4,182.A "lavender" was once a woman who did what? 4,183.A 1955 law declared that which motto must appear on all U.S. coins and currency? 4,184.A law student in the Philippines in the 1930s, he was found guilty of murder but later acquitted. Who? 4,185.A lawsuit over sewing machine royalties between Elias Howe and which man was settled in 1854? 4,186.A lawyer can't stop losing weight after he's cursed in which 1984 Stephen King novel published as Richard Bachman? 4,187.Which lawyer, who won the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1946, became the first African American on the Supreme Court? 4,188.A leading literary light of Paris, which "Gigi" novelist was so respected she was given a state funeral in 1954? 4,189.A leash, a wetsuit and wax are gear for which sport? 4,190.A leech is a segmented type of what creature? 4,191.What slang term, common in boxing and baseball, refers to a left-handed person? 4,192.Which word means both a left hook and a fruit juice beverage? 4,193.A left-wing American magazine bears the nickname of which Cork-born labor organizer? 4,194.Which word means both a leg joint of meat and to pawn something? 4,195.What is a legal document that transfers ownership of land called? 4,196.According to a legend, which British king was seen in 1788 having a conversation with an oak tree? 4,197.Which name belongs to both a legendary city of gold and a Cadillac model discontinued in 2002? 4,198.A leghorn is a breed of which farm bird? 4,199.A lepidopterist studies which insects? 4,200.Which Leslie Nielsen film comedy series was based on the TV show "Police Squad!"?

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