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What is Tristan und Isolde?

  1. The composer of this colorful opera set in Spain died at 36, thinking it was a failure; it’s now one of the most popular.

And enjoy the Opera in 3 minutes (linked); it’s informative and a lot of fun: Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde' Told in 3 Minutes - YouTube

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What is Carmen?

One of my music teachers had a sign in his classroom that said “Carmen was a Bizet body”.

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Medicine

  1. Fatal familial insomnia, kuru and scrapie are all caused by these misfolded proteins.
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What are prions?

  1. In 1967, South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first of this procedure.
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What is a heart transplant?

  1. This compound often abused as a recreational drug is also used to treat ADD under the name Desoxyn
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What is meth?

  1. He is considered the Father of Medicine
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Who is Hippocrates?

  1. This medical logo is recognized internationally.
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What is the caduceus?

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Disney Quotes (we provide the quote, you name the character)

  1. “I’ll turn him into a flea […] and then I’ll put that flea in a box, and then I’ll mail that box to myself, and when it arrives, I’ll smash it with a hammer!”
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I was looking for “red cross” but the Star of Life is acceptable.

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Who is Yzma?

  1. “Oh, I make it a point never to give references. A very old-fashioned idea, to my mind.”
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Who is Mary Poppins?

  1. “A lie keeps growing and growing until it’s as plain as the nose on your face.”

-“BB”-

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Who is the Blue Fairy?

  1. “Flash, Flash, hundred yard dash.”
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Who is Nick Wilde?

  1. According to urban legend; “Good teenagers, take off your clothes”
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Who is Aladdin?

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Peninsulas

  1. This peninsula in the far northeast of Russia is known for its remoteness and wildlife.
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What is Kamchatka?

This Great Lake state’s motto is “if you seek a pleasant peninsula look around”

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What is Michigan?

  1. This peninsula on Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan shoreline takes its name from the dangerous strait between its northern tip and Washington Island, which was known, in French, as “Porte des Mort.”
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What is “Death’s Door”?

  1. This peninsula is sometimes referred to as “America’s Wang.”
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What is Florida?

  1. On a classic episode of The Simpsons, Lisa is bemused to learn that this place in which she has been imprisoned is in fact a peninsula
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What is Monster Island?

New category: See you in the funny papers

  1. This comic caveman lived in the Kingdom of Moo.
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Who is Alley Oop?

  1. The strip debuted on November 24, 1918; as of today, it is the longest-running current strip in the United States.
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What is Gasoline Alley?

  1. This cartoonist, who created the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, famously refused to enter into merchandising or licensing deals for the characters from his strip.