WONDERS OF THE MODERN WORLD
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Nicknamed "The Big Ditch", in 2014 this modern wonder celebrated its 100th anniversary
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AMERICAN HISTORY
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A 1711 bill cleared the names of 22 people who were tried in this town, including Rebecca Nurse, Giles Corey & John Proctor
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AMERICAN AUTHORS
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She published under her middle name; her first name was Nelle, Ellen backward in honor of her grandmother Ellen Finch
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EUROPEAN BORDERS
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Barely changed since a 1297 agreement, the border between these 2 countries is called La Raya on one side & A Raia on the other
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WORDS IN THE NEWS
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On September 25, 2019, searches on merriam-webster.com for the definition of this 3-word Latin term increased by 5,500%
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Salem, Massachusetts
Harper Lee
Spain & Portugal
quid pro quo
The extra clues have a triple stumper followed by two the players had correct.
ART HISTORY $2000: One of the tours at the Belgian museum dedicated to this surrealist is titled "Hats Off"
DON QUIXOTE $1600: In "Don Quixote", this squire tells his donkey Dapple, "With bread all sorrows are less"
PEOPLE NAMED ALEX $2000: Lincoln & this Confederate V.P. met in February 1865 & unsuccessfully talked about trying to end the war
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Sancho Panza
Alexander Stephens