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Codeine & morphine are both made from opium, which is obtained from a species of this flower

It's one of the 3 U.S. state capitals found on the Missouri River

(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from a street corner in the Bronx, New York.) The Belmonts, named for the Belmont area of the Bronx, sang in this style, the street version of a cappella

Dvorak's "New World Symphony" debuted in this venue in 1893: the Beatles played there in 1964

Sweeter than sucrose, this fruit sugar is found in fruits as well as in honey

The Who performed this work at the Metropolitan Opera House in Lincoln Center in 1970

In the 17th c. Tibetan forces invaded this neighboring country whose name means "the edge of Tibet"

Saudi Arabia is connected to this Persian Gulf island nation by the King Fahd Causeway

On Sept. 2, 1864 General Sherman captured this city, subsequently burning much of it to the ground

This empire ruled in what is now Mexico during the 1400s & early 1500s