Benjamind-bending Crossword!

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  1. 2. What kind of disaster in 1889 Johnstown killed nearly 2,000 people?
  2. 3. Another word for cracksman?
  3. 6. Last name of a U.S. president AND the first name of the author of the short story "Rip Van Winkle"?
  4. 7. A group of traveling laborers in the Victorian times with a fearsome reputation who were crucial in the development of the railways and canals?
  5. 8. Which social movement of the 1840s made the English middle classes fear that they were heading towards a revolution on the French model?
  6. 14. 1957 Paul Anka hit or the name of the member of the British Royal Family?
  7. 15. Last name of the president of the United States when the U.S. annexed Texas?
  8. 16. Which British city was famous for its riots in the first half of the 19th century?
  9. 18. What country gave the U.S. the Statue of Liberty?
  10. 20. First two words (no space) of the 1848 New York convention where women's rights leaders formally agreed to fight for women's rights?
  11. 22. What country do the food popovers come from?
  12. 23. falcon Two words with no space: the world's fastest bird?
  13. 25. What sauce is used in the traditional eggs Benedict dish (hint: the word starts with a geographical region in the Netherlands)?
  14. 26. Last name of the first US president to be impeached?
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  1. 1. The flag of which country appears to be the "opposite" flag of Iceland?
  2. 4. Nickname for older Victorian slums (hint: the word begins with the name of a chess piece)
  3. 5. Large stork stork native to the Americas with mainly white plumage and a broad, red band at the base of the neck?
  4. 9. Golf term for a score of three below par or word for a large, long winged sea bird?
  5. 10. To which social thinker was the Charles Dickens novel "A tale of two cities" dedicated (two words no space)?
  6. 11. WW2 Germany military tactic describing swift, surprise attacks?
  7. 12. Word for a large amount of weight or the elite Regency England group?
  8. 13. Between 1820 and 1824, the greatest number of immigrants came to the US from what country?
  9. 17. First name of the famous golfer who was the youngest Masters winner or big cat?
  10. 19. To whom was Jane Austen's book "Emma" dedicated (hint prince __)?
  11. 21. Band from the 1950s who sang "Come Softly" and "Mr. Blue"?
  12. 24. Name for a hole-in-one on a par 5 or a massive black-feathered scavenger bird?