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Which legendary Lebanese singer, whose father fled the Assyrian genocide in Ottoman Syria to settle in Lebanon, became a megastar across the Arab world with tours taking her to Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and beyond?

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Both Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and the Serbian village of Srijemske Laze mark this holiday. Bethlehem was named on this very night in 1741 by Moravian bishop Nicolaus Zinzendorf, while Srijemske Laze residents light a traditional bonfire each January 6 for the Orthodox version. Which holiday is this?

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In both Singapore and Thailand, this common food appears in local dishes. In Singapore it often sits on top of a plate of nasi goreng, the beloved fried rice dish, and in Thailand it stars in a salad called yam khai dao. Which simple cooked food is this?

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Which American pop artist exhibited at the American Graffiti Gallery in Amsterdam in 1983, and later had multiple shows at the Akira Ikeda Gallery in Tokyo beginning in 1986?

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Which American death metal band, with a founding lineup that included guitarist Phil Fasciana and vocalist Bret Hoffmann, formed in Buffalo, New York in 1986 before relocating to Fort Lauderdale, Florida?

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Cairo, Illinois and Johnson City, Tennessee both share ties to this Major League Baseball team. Cairo hosted the team's spring training camp from 1943 to 1945, during World War II travel restrictions. A minor-league Rookie affiliate in Johnson City played in the Appalachian League from 1975 to 2020. Which baseball team is this?

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Both Washington, D.C. and Macon, Georgia carry traces of this 19th-century Southern poet. In Washington, a neighborhood is named for him, along with a street in Athens, Georgia and a county in south Georgia. In Macon, the small cottage where he was born is preserved as a historic landmark. Which Southern poet is this?

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This classic novel ties New Hampshire and the wider region of New England. The Peterborough Players, based in Peterborough, New Hampshire, staged a 2009 adaptation. The 1919 American silent film version relocated the story's setting from Prince Edward Island to New England. Which classic novel is this?

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Which international sporting event did both Iran and Upper Volta (which was renamed Burkina Faso on August 4 that year) sit out for political reasons, while standing apart from the much larger Soviet-led boycott that dominated the headlines?

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Both Shandong and Anhui were touched by the reach of this 10th-century southern Chinese kingdom. Its naval forces sailed north from Chunzhou past the Shandong Peninsula before crossing the Yellow Sea to Liaodong, and at its 951 peak it controlled all of Jiangxi plus portions of Anhui, Fujian, Hubei and Hunan. Which Ten Kingdoms era state is this?