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39,901.In 2010 this golfer rejected a s75 million, 5-year deal from Paddy Power, an Irish co.; yes, in 2010, & yes, he rejected it
39,902.In 2011 he was no longer the world's richest person--only because he gave $28 billion to his foundation
39,903.In 431 B.C., Thuycidides began writing the history of this war while he was fighting in it
39,904.In a 15-minute-long ceremony, his New York townhouse was designated a Cultural Landmark in 1998
39,905.In a 1931 issue of The New Yorker, she quipped, Theodore Dreiser should ought to write nicer
39,906.In a 1947 novelette by John Steinbeck, a diver named Kino finds the valuable title object to pay his child's doctor bill
39,907.In a 1961 speech he said, ...ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man
39,908.In a 1985 book he called Arbitrage Wall Street's best kept money-making secret
39,909.In a 2002 blockbuster, he played both Peter Parker & your friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man
39,910.In a leaf this food-making process takes place in the palisade & spongy cells
39,911.In a legal case, he's the equivalent of Mr. X; in real life, he was in the band X
39,912.In a New York magazine article, Tom Wolfe gave the '70s this egotistical name
39,913.In a ride that dates from the park's 1955 opening, you spin in these
39,914.In Acts 23 St. Paul declares himself this, a member of a Jewish sect noted for its strict obedience to tradition
39,915.In ads, celebrities & their children promote the New Generation of this company's cars
39,916.In an 1899 speech, Willard Vandiver said, I am from this state; you have got to show me
39,917.In an ancient Roman house the impluvium was a basin in the atrium set up to receive this
39,918.In an April 17, 1965 speech in Johnson City, Texas, this president rejected appeals to halt the bombing in Vietnam
39,919.In an O.T. book named for Moses' successor, this man smites the Gibeonites, the Hebronites & the Eglonites
39,920.In April 1988, Phylicia Rashad took over Bernadette Peters' role as the witch in this Stephen Sondheim musical
39,921.In April 1999 a family of 3 of these rodents was arrested for attacking cherry trees in Washington, D.C.
39,922.In April 2009 this daily from the First Church of Christ, Scientist replaced its daily print edition with its website
39,923.In art, the goddess Diana is usually represented holding this weapon
39,924.In basketball it's to get possession of the ball after it bounces off the backboard
39,925.In Blood and Gold, she fills in details about the life of 2,000-year-old vampire Marius
39,926.In commercials, kids reach past purple stuff to get at this orange-colored drink
39,927.In computers or audio amplifiers, it's the process in which part of the output returns to the input
39,928.In English this Texas city's name would be “The body of Christâ€
39,929.In game 2 of the 1956 series, he was gone in the second inning; in game 5, he was perfect
39,930.In Henry VI, Part 1 it's a setting; in Romeo and Juliet it's a suitor for Juliet's hand
39,931.In his 1841 essay Self-Reliance, he wrote, Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind
39,932.In his oath one of these pledges that On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God & my country
39,933.In hunting, dogs might chase their quarry up a tree, sometimes the dogs didn't choose the right tree
39,934.in jail in New Jersey, we hope you find peace; this board denies half of the cons their release
39,935.In July 1965 the No. 1 hit in the U.S. was this Rolling Stones classic
39,936.In July he was made lieutenant general & named commander in chief of all U.S. forces in the Far East
39,937.In Latin America this largest new world feline is commonly called El Tigre
39,938.In Lilo & Stitch, she sang Aloha Oe
39,939.In March 2001 President Bush decided not to begin regulating emissions of this from power plants
39,940.In mathematics it's a quantity involving both direction & magnitude
39,941.In Mississippi there's a town called Coldwater as well as a Hot this beverage
39,942.In Moscow's Teatralnaya Square, you can take in a show at this famous opera & ballet theater
39,943.In Nov. 1971 this man hijacked a plane, then parachuted out of it with $200,000 & was never seen again
39,944.In October 1973 this show debuted with Tom Snyder as its host
39,945.In October President Bush named William Barr to replace Dick Thornburgh in this job
39,946.In one cover story, this TV news personality discussed her new look
39,947.In Pakistan Nawaz Sharif tried to dismiss this military leader in 1999 but was overthrown by him instead
39,948.In Penny Lane, where this Hellraiser grew up, the barber shaves another customer--then flays him alive!
39,949.In September 1664 this governor of New Amsterdam surrendered to the British, ending Dutch power in the New World
39,950.In South Korea, Pagoda & Seoul Grand are these, also the name of over 3 million people
39,951.In spring 1989 this Japanese prime minister resigned after admitting involvement in a financial scandal
39,952.In Tempe, Arizona one of your main responsibilities is naturally to learn the layout of these mains
39,953.In the 1880s this country promised to build a railroad for Bolivia, whose coastline it took away
39,954.In the 1940 movie serial, Kato was played by Keye Luke, who alsp played this movie detective's number one son
39,955.In the 1980s this pair heard here surpassed the Everly Brothers as the rock era's top charting duo: [audio clue: You're out of touch...]
39,956.In the 2002 film Frida, Geoffrey Rush portrayed this European firebrand during his final days
39,957.In the '60s this town full of secrets was home to the Harringtons & the Mackenzies
39,958.In the '70s nearly a million Cambodians died under the regime of this Khmer Rouge leader
39,959.In The Adventure of the Speckled Band, Holmes figures out that the title killer is one of these deadly creatures
39,960.In the Middle Ages this insect was dedicated to the Virgin & called The Beetle Of Our Lady
39,961.In the original series, Mr. Spock suggests this race, the bad guys in the 2009 movie, is an offshoot of his Vulcan race
39,962.In The Paper Crane by Molly Bang, a paper bird made from this art form magically comes to life
39,963.In The Spider Sapphire Mystery this girl detective goes on safari in Africa
39,964.In the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this very small animal is the only ham
39,965.In this annual state, a grizzly's heart rate drops from about 40 beats a minute to as low as 10
39,966.In this loopy film, Peter Falk involves dentist Alan Arkin in a possible CIA plot before their kids' wedding
39,967.In this ordinal type of injury, only the epidermis is affected
39,968.In this story, Jabez Stone, a New Hampshire farmer, sells his soul to the Devil for 10 years of prosperity
39,969.In token of my appreciation for his genius, Melville wrote, this book is inscribed to Nathaniel Hawthorne
39,970.Inez: I prefer to choose my hell; I prefer to look you in the eyes and fight it out face to face
39,971.Inside the Cabildo in New Orleans, you can visit the room where the documents for this sale were signed in 1803
39,972.Introduced during the Revolution, this execution device was last used in France in 1977
39,973.Irish geologist Richard Oldham discovered that these events have primary & secondary waves
39,974.It appears that on your cruise you had a case of this, what the French call mal de mer
39,975.It can be a hiding place for food or treasure, or a place for memory on a computer's motherboard
39,976.It can mean repairing; when Southerners use it before to, they mean on the verge of
39,977.It describes the final half of a golf course
39,978.It was a small, flowing body of water before it became a continuous data transfer
39,979.It was novelist Henry Miller's middle name, though he wasn't born on Feb. 14 & he was certainly no saint
39,980.It was officially declared the capital of a kingdom 109 years before it became a state capital
39,981.It's a device such as a bandage twisted around a limb to control the flow of blood
39,982.It's alphabetically first of the Seven Sisters colleges
39,983.It's background music, as well as a line drawn beneath something for emphasis
39,984.Its highest point is 5,344-foot Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks
39,985.It's not an Italian white wine, it's a cute Italian mouse often featured on The Ed Sullivan Show
39,986.It's said a Baptist minister living in Yokohama invented this popular vehicle in 1869; it was quickly copied:
39,987.It's the 7-letter term for any decision reached by a jury
39,988.It's the first sentence in the Miranda warning given by police officers to arrestees
39,989.It's the instrument you can use to draw a circle (not to be confused with the one you use when lost in the woods)
39,990.It's the island where you'll find Iolani Palace, once home to Hawaii's monarchs
39,991.It's the lowest denominator of a fraction expressing the probability of rolling a 2 with one die
39,992.It's the occupation of the vast majority of the 2.7 million members of the NEA
39,993.It's the second place award in an Olympic event
39,994.It's the state flower of New Mexico even though the flat area named for it is in Nevada
39,995.It's the study of how births, deaths & people moving affect population
39,996.It's the term used for the pictorial writing system developed by the ancient Egyptians
39,997.It's the title of Francis P. Church's 1897 New York Sun editorial in response to a young girl's holiday query,Yes, Virginia
39,998.It's the university where you'll find the John F. Kennedy School of Government
39,999.Jenny Curran had been the love of his life since they were kids growing up in the South
40,000.Jerzy Kosinski novel set during the Holocaust: The Painted this