2024_Jeopardy_Invitational_Tournament_Quarterfinal_Games_6-9_CSVUTF8 Flashcards

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In 2024 a 40-ounce quencher tumbler from this company seemed harder to get than the same-named NHL trophy.

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Stanley

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A modification of a Portuguese guitar, it became popular in Hawaii in the late 19th century.

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ukulele

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3-letter word meaning to hound with continued fault-finding.

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nag

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When driving a pal’s treasured 1964 Pontiac GTO, go easy on this pedal that releases the crankshaft.

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the clutch

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As this character, Tom Cruise radioed the tower, “This is Ghost Rider requesting a flyby” but was told the pattern was full.

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Maverick

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No stop at this Mexican port is complete without watching the cliff divers do their thing off La Quebrada.

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Acapulco

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Oxford dictionaries once defined this 2-word event as when a group of strangers “perform a pointless act & then disperse”.

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a flash mob

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The double-action type of this instrument has 2 reeds tuned to the same note for extra fun when using the bellows.

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an accordion

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The high version of this hairstyle was worn by Barbara Eden in “I Dream of Jeannie” & has been seen on Ariana Grande.

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a high ponytail

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The star method is used to tighten these fasteners; follow each with the one diagonally opposite.

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lug nuts

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Client Rod Tidwell gets agent Jerry Maguire to say this 4-word phrase again & again, louder each time.

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show me the money

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Cruises in this country will likely begin at the port city of Piraeus, just 7 miles from the capital.

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Greece

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The manual for this robotic ’90s toy says, “You can feed me by inserting your fingertip into my mouth”.

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a Furby

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Ben Franklin made a “glass” type of this instrument, totally different from the “mouth organ” type.

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a harmonica

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This equine term refers to an old veteran such as a politician or soldier who’s served a long time & has a lot of experience.

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a war horse

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The belt that drives your alternator, water pump & other important components is known by this snaky adjective.

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serpentine

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In this comedy, Tom as studio exec Les Grossman dances to “Low” by Flo Rida & T-Pain & says, “This is… when the job gets fun”.

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Tropic Thunder

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Many cruising to the Western Caribbean will set sail from this Texas city, the largest U.S. cruise port outside of Florida.

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Galveston

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Co-founder Tom Anderson was your first friend on this social media platform; in 2005 he sold his company.

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Myspace

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The Greek for “wood” gives us the name of this instrument that’s struck with padded mallets.

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xylophone

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These vertical pieces of wood, usually 2x4s, form the framework of an interior wall.

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a stud

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It’s what Tesla calls the place you stick the charger into; Ford & GM have agreed to use Tesla charging tech in their EVs.

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the (charge) port

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“I am the world’s last barman poet”, Tom declaims in this film, “America’s getting stinking on something I stir or shake”.

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Cocktail

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The light over this river’s estuary at Le Havre was one reason the city calls itself the cradle of Impressionism.

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the Seine River

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This 4-letter photo-editing app has given rise to a meme that describes a person with a specific fashion aesthetic.
VSCO
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Also known as an etherophone, this boxy electronic instrument was used by The Beach Boys.
a theremin
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Asked by Herod what she wanted, the daughter of Herodias replied, "Give me here John Baptist's head in" one of these platters.
a charger
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A seal between 2 mechanisms, the "head" one seals the combustion part of an engine to allow oil & coolant to circulate properly.
a gasket
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Tom Cruise tells Max von Sydow in this flick, "If you don't kill me, precogs were wrong & pre-crime is over".
Minority Report
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Once you arrive at this Jamaican port whose name means "8 rivers", you can swim with dolphins or visit Margaritaville.
Ocho Rios
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In January 1861 President Buchanan sent supplies & reinforcements to this fort, but the ship turned back when fired upon.
Fort Sumter
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One of the masterminds behind the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 was Daniel Burnham of this Midwestern "School".
the Chicago School
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This French novelist's 1843 swashbuckling book "Georges" follows a mixed-race adventurer who leads a slave rebellion.
Dumas
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He had a collab with Miles Davis called "Can I Play With U?", included on a "Sign o' the Times" reissue.
Prince
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A twisting injury can cause this type of bone fracture characterized by a helical break.
a spiral fracture
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Types of this household tool include slotted, hex & Robertson.
screwdriver
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In 1860 California mountain man John Adams, nicknamed this, died from a head wound suffered while wrestling one of his pet bears.
Grizzly
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In the 1960s Black architect Paul Williams co-designed the Ira Aldridge Theater at this D.C. university.
Howard
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In this Hermann Hesse novel, Harry Haller reads a treatise about his dual inner self, caught between a man & a lupine creature.
Steppenwolf
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This country singer collaborated with Leon Bridges on the song "If You Were Mine".
Miranda Lambert
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It's the outer & narrower bone of the lower leg.
the fibula
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Big laxative has made good use in its ads of this word for the problem its products treat.
irregularity
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On December 2, 1859 he rode to the gallows on his coffin & remarked, "This is a beautiful country".
John Brown
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He saw himself as a trimtab, a small but powerful rudder, for humanity, & his tombstone says, "'Call me Trimtab'-Bucky".
Fuller
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Made into a Scorsese film with Andrew Garfield, this novel by Shusaku Endo follows 17th century Jesuit priests in Japan.
Silence
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In 1986 Run-DMC collabed with Aerosmith on a version of this song that VH1 called history making.
"Walk This Way"
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2 regions of this bone are the manubrium, which joins with the first ribs, & the xiphoid process, which is just fun to say.
the sternum
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This type of pilot in the early days of aviation would travel the country giving stunt-flying exhibitions.
barnstormer
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New York City's citizens, including 103 who gave $1,000 each, raised the funds to build this church; the cornerstone was laid in 1858.
St. Patrick's
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With his impressive Duomo in Florence, he was called the architect who "renewed Roman masonry work".
Brunelleschi
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In 1905 Henryk Sienkiewicz, author of this tale of ancient Rome, became the first Polish person to win a Nobel Prize in lit.
Quo Vadis
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1990s hip-hop duo, Black Star, was a collaboration between Talib Kweli & this rapper, also known as Yasiin Bey.
Mos Def
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This bone extends from the scapula to the ulna.
the humerus
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Also a tropical cocktail, it's a person who transports illegal liquor, no matter what type.
a rumrunner
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Regular mail across the continent began with this stage line & antonymically communication went under water via the transatlantic cable.
the Overland Stage
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During her Pritzker Prize acceptance speech, she said her secular & modern childhood in Iraq was an influence on her career.
Hadid
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This Chilean author of "The Savage Detectives" has gained wide fame in English translation since his early death in 2003.
Roberto Bolaño
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Billie Holiday & this sax player first linked up in 1934; soon enough they gave each other nicknames, Lady Day & Prez.
Lester Young
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Overproduction of the hormone somatotropin causes this form of gigantism marked by increased bone size.
acromegaly
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From the Latin for "earth" & meaning to make a planet suitable for human habitation, it dates back to a 1942 sci-fi story.
terraforming
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First appearing in an English dictionary in 1623, mesonoxian means pertaining to this word.
midnight
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"Tomorrow Will Be Different" is by Sarah McBride, the first openly trans state senator from this state, known for being first.
Delaware
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After visiting Michael Jackson's family home in Gary, Ind., enjoy views of this Great Lake off I-94 East as you enter Benton Harbor.
Lake Michigan
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Monopoly once added a few house rules, including all fees & taxes stashed in the middle of the board are yours when you land on this spot.
Free Parking
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In the preface to "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" we learn that these calming words are on the front of the reference book.
don't panic
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A mix of tomatoes, oranges, garlic & more, this bills itself as "the perfect complement to burgers, steak, chicken...".
A.1.
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Under C: "A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head".
a cabbage
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"The House of Hidden Meanings" is a 2024 memoir from this TV host & pop culture icon, both far from & totally a drag.
RuPaul
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Put Kingman in your rear view, cruise I-40 & you'll be in Standin' on the Corner Park in this Arizona city in 3 hours.
Winslow
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The nonprofit Free Software Foundation promotes this hyphenated type of software that, by definition, can be modified & shared.
open-source
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This catchphrase of Ed McMahon was uttered with creepy efficiency in "The Shining".
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Put Kingman in your rear view, cruise I-40 & you'll be in Standin' on the Corner Park in this Arizona city in 3 hours
Winslow
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The nonprofit Free Software Foundation promotes this hyphenated type of software that, by definition, can be modified & shared
open-source
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This catchphrase of Ed McMahon was uttered with creepy efficiency in "The Shining"
Here's Johnny
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The U.S. spent $100 billion to defend against this glitch that threatened to doom us all as 1999 ended
Y2K
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Under H: "An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another"
happiness ## Footnote From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
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This writer's "test" on gender disparity in Hollywood movies began as "The Rule" in a 1985 comic strip
(Alison) Bechdel
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Columbia is about midway between these 2 same-state Midwest cities that squared off in the I-70 World Series in 1985
Kansas City & St. Louis
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R.E.M. titled a 1981 song for this broadcasting service that aimed to inform people under the grasp of the Soviets
Radio Free Europe
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Barney on "How I Met Your Mother" often implored his friends with this command that superheroes might receive
suit up
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The first movie with this designation was "Henry & June" in 1990
NC-17
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Under P: "A play in which the story is told without violence to the language"
a pantomime ## Footnote From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
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Oscar Wilde wrote 2 plays of "importance" but sadly, also a "Ballad" about this place of confinement
Reading Gaol
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Enjoy 1,700 miles of the I-95 system, south from Bangor to this 2-word city whose name comes from Spanish for "mouse's mouth"
Boca Raton
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The Wilmot Proviso, which wanted no slavery in newly acquired Mexican lands, was a precursor to this political party
the Free Soil Party
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This memorable 1997 Apple ad campaign notably didn't end with a "-ly"
Think Different
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This technology introduced in 2019 brought faster connectivity all over an area
5G
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Under N: "Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party"
nepotism ## Footnote From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
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This playwright has used his uniquely gravelly voice to speak about gay rights & wrote the book for "La Cage aux Folles"
Fierstein
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It's about 2 1/2 hours going west on I-80 from Davenport to this state capital
Des Moines
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The "free" type of this refers to an atom or molecule with a loose electron that can destabilize other molecules
a free radical
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Written by Sia, this Shakira song from "Zootopia" can be heard in commercials for Disney World
"Try Everything"
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The Russian creator of this ubiquitous weapon was quoted as saying, "I would prefer to have invented... a lawnmower"
an AK-47
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Under Q: "A sufficient number of members of a deliberative body to have their own way and their own way of having it"
a quorum ## Footnote From the satirical work by Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.
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William Baffin was the first to determine degrees of this by watching the Moon pass in front of a star in 1615
longitude
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A painting on 2 panels, often hinged together; London's National Gallery of Art has the Wilton one
a diptych
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Eccentricity measures how much this planetary path deviates from a circle
its orbit (an ellipse)
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Since 1908, the roundel has been a symbol of this system that also contains "round"
the Underground
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In film when characters explain the plot verbally, it's called this, also the name of a big public fair
exposition
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Cordell Broadus, son of this rapper who, like us, asked "Who am I?", was a WR for UCLA & became a streetwear fashion designer
Snoop Dogg
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In 1610 he reached Canada's James Bay; his crew soon mutinied & cast him & 8 others adrift, never to be seen again
Hudson
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It means a picture made of inlaid tile, or pertaining to the guy to whom the 10 Commandments were revealed
mosaic
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A "false thumb" or enlarged wrist bone on this animal helps it grasp bamboo stalks
a panda
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This numeral is topmost center on a standard circular dartboard
20
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In Latin "fuscus" meant dark, hence this verb meaning to deliberately bewilder
obfuscate
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Willow Smith, daughter of Will, hit the Top 40 by doing this title quite repeatedly, "back & forth"
"Whip My Hair"
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In 1776 James Cook received the Copley Medal for a paper on preventing this disease by feeding his crew cress & an orange extract
scurvy
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Sculptors sometimes use heat & chemicals to produce this green surface film on their bronzes
a patina
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Devised by a 19th century German scientist, this scale measures a mineral's resistance to abrasion
Mohs hardness scale
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In legend, the Siege Perilous was a seat at King Arthur's round table reserved for the knight destined to do this
find the Grail
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It can mean a horse carriage for rent; add -ed to mean made commonplace by frequent use
a hackney
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Kanye's 10-year-old daughter, she raps on her dad's 2024 track "Talking/Once Again"
North West
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Born in the county of Devon, Francis Drake was knighted in 1581 & made mayor of this English Channel port there
Plymouth
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Jean Arp coined this term for Alexander Calder's inert sculptures, often made from sheet metal
stabiles
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In thermodynamics this letter stands for entropy
S
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These alliterative items seen here are used to reduce friction
ball bearings
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An attorney doesn't need to establish cause to exclude a prospective juror with this type of challenge
peremptory
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This Compton rapper died in 1995, but his son Lil this is carrying on the hip-hop name
Eazy-E
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In 1823 Hugh Clapperton & his party explored Nigeria & became the first Europeans to see this nearby large lake
Lake Chad
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Marcel Duchamp used mass-produced items for objects called these, like a bicycle wheel on a stool
readymade
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CMEs for short, these blasts from the aura of plasma around the Sun can occur with solar flares
coronal mass ejections
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The Aldar Headquarters building, 23 stories tall & presumably, 23 stories wide, too, is in this emirate, southwest of Dubai
Abu Dhabi
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Meaning reverse or opposite, it's also a rhetorical device using contrast, such as "Give me liberty or give me death"
antithesis
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Hip-hop artist Chris Rivers is the son of this "Big" guy born Christopher Rios, the first Latino solo rapper to go platinum
Big Pun
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TIME mentioned "cruelty & enforced conformity" when summing up this novel with a "stonily silent narrator"
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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You get an "A" if you know that Horace described this emotion as "a short madness"
anger
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Not "E pluribus unum" but this national motto appears on the flags of Georgia & Mississippi
In God We Trust
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Roy Wood Jr.: "If they can make a documentary about your time" in this post held by Spiro Agnew, you did the job "incorrectly"
vice president
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A "quicker picker upper", or a bonus given at some poker tournaments after knocking out specific players
a bounty
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"Double your pleasure, double your fun" with this brand
Doublemint
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From the Latin for "ask", it's the formal & systematic questioning of a suspect
interrogation
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In "Oedipus at Colonus", he wrote, "Acceptance--that is the great lesson suffering teaches"
Sophocles
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In 1992 this state replaced the words "The Sunshine State" on its flag with the words "The Mount Rushmore State"
South Dakota
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What to do with Wanda Sykes' ashes? "Spread 'em over" this actress, Storm in "X-Men"; "she don't even have to be at the funeral"
Halle Berry
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In the Gospel of John, the Pharisees told Jesus that this was the penalty for adultery; he told them to be cautious judging
death by stoning
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"I don't wanna grow up, I'm" this kind of "kid"
a Toys "R" Us kid
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It's the type of photo seen here; what do we gotta do, put it on a silver plate for you
a daguerreotype
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In his "Histories", he quoted Solon as saying, "Before he dies, call no man happy--he is at best but fortunate"
Herodotus
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Representations of the North Star & this other night sky feature appear on Alaska's flag
the Big Dipper (Ursa Major)
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His early stand-up bits like the over-chatty ventriloquist are part of what made him a legend
Albert Brooks
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Look out below! CEO severance from a company may be in the form of this 2-word type with a precious metal in its name
a golden parachute
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This chain promised "We'll leave the light on for you"
Motel 6
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In this type of democracy, the political party with the most legislative seats forms a government
parliamentary
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In "The Lives of the Twelve Caesars", it's said that his last words were "What an artist dies with me!"
Nero
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This state's flag features the frigate Raleigh, built in Portsmouth in 1776 & the first ship to fly the U.S. flag in a sea battle
New Hampshire
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On "Rolling Stone's 500 Worst Albums", from Blaine Capatch: "2 Foot 2 Loose" by Kenny Loggins & "Idahoication" by this bunch of Flea's
the Red Hot Chili Peppers
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There are fines & fees & then there's this other "F" word referring to property seized by the po-po for criminal reasons
forfeiture
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This brand has been advertised as "Two, two, two mints in one"
Certs
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This "-ism" describes the ongoing habit of judging foreign groups
xenophobia
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What is the term for property seized by law enforcement for criminal reasons?
forfeiture
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Which brand has been advertised as 'Two, two, two mints in one'?
Certs
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What 'ism' describes the habit of judging foreign groups by one's own culture?
ethnocentrism
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Who was the cynic quoted as saying he was 'looking for an honest man'?
Diogenes
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Which state's flag bears the words 'Battle Born'?
Nevada
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In Laurie Kilmartin's 'Dead People Suck', which charity is mentioned in the chapter 'Home Hospice: Die Surrounded by Stuff You Meant to Take to'?
Goodwill
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What Louisiana French word did Mark Twain love for something extra given after a transaction?
a lagniappe
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What old-time insecticide means to move quickly from place to place?
Flit
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From Latin for 'to take away secretly', what word means secret or sneaky?
surreptitious
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Who explored the coast of Suriname in 1499 and has a name on two continents?
(Amerigo) Vespucci
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Which playwright created the characters Laura Wingfield & Blanche DuBois?
(Tennessee) Williams
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'A': What clear fluid surrounds a baby in its mother's womb?
amniotic fluid
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What warms your heart in song via 'roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose'?
chestnuts
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What song by the Killers is called a 'millennial anthem'?
"Mr. Brightside"
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What name for a tight-fitting one-piece was inspired by a French aerialist?
a leotard
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What metal was Simon Iturri Patiño known as the king of in Bolivia?
tin
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Who wrote in the preface to 'Major Barbara' that 'The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty'?
Shaw
167
'C': In myth, what is a fire-breathing hybrid monster, in genetics, an organism with 2 distinct sets of DNA?
chimera
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After deep torpor, what bird can see its body temperature rise 50 degrees up to 100-plus?
a hummingbird
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Which woman claims to be the inspiration for Nas' 'Me & Mr. Jones'?
Winehouse
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What style of knickers was inspired by women's rights advocate Amelia?
bloomers
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Who scored a famous goal in the 1986 World Cup aided by the 'Hand of God'?
Maradona
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Which playwright wrote 'Ivanov', an early work about a depressed young man?
(Chekhov)
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'A': What are the alternative forms of genes you get from mom & dad?
alleles
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What 'official blanket with sleeves' sold 4 million in the 2008 holiday season?
a Snuggie
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Who was baffled by a lyric in 'Mrs. Robinson', telling Paul Simon, 'I haven't gone anywhere'?
Joe DiMaggio
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What brass wind instrument is named after Belgian inventor Adolphe?
Sax
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Huascar co-ruled the Inca from Cuzco; where did his brother Atahualpa rule from?
Quito
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What teleplay by J.P. Miller centers on an alcoholic couple?
the Days of Wine and Roses
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'B': What pigment gives bile its yellowish color & can lead to gallstones?
bilirubin
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What soup includes beets, short ribs & pork butt?
borscht
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What band sang 'Mr. Jones & me tell each other fairy tales'?
Counting Crows
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What Austrian composer has a number used to list his works?
Mozart
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Who said in 2019 that protesters would not go unpunished?
Nicolás Maduro
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In which Beth Henley play does one of the Magrath sisters shoot her husband?
Crimes of the Heart
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'C' 'C': What is the multistage process via which the basic unit of life reproduces itself?
the cell cycle
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In which Bible book is it said, 'Another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord'?
Ezekiel
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What song did Bob Dylan write about a percussionist?
"Mr. Tambourine Man"
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What Trojan hero's name became a verb meaning to bully or harass?
Hector
189
Which country is alphabetically last among those formed by the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Uzbekistan
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What type of custom suit is abbreviated as MTM?
made-to-measure
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What astronomical event will be seen across the U.S. on April 8th?
an eclipse
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What animal is known as 'Alley' along a section of I-75 in Florida?
Alligator
193
Which sport saw Germany defeat Serbia in the final of the 2023 FIBA World Cup?
basketball
194
What work did J.D. Salinger reportedly have with him on D-Day?
The Catcher in the Rye
195
What animal do you 'play' when feigning death?
possum
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What is a brief & succinct explanation of an event?
summary
197
What is a popular alternative to hooks & eyes in tailoring?
bars
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Which politician ended his presidential run in Tallahassee?
DeSantis
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What body part do most frogs use to catch their prey?
the tongue
200
What type of craft did women compete in at the Olympics as of 2021?
canoe
201
Which author wrote about the siege of Sevastopol in 'Sevastopol Sketches'?
Tolstoy
202
What is the way a softball pitch is thrown?
underhand
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What method fixes holes using needle & thread without patches?
darning
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Who caught the Super Bowl 58-winning pass for Kansas City?
Mecole Hardman
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What amphibian defends itself by spraying poison from behind its eyes?
a salamander
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What Olympic sport resembles soccer but players throw the ball?
handball
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Which U.S. Navy group builds bases, airfields & bridges?
the Seabees
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What is the term for uniting one piece of film with another?
spliced
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What measurement can be about 30 inches on a 5'10" man?
an inseam
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Which politician passed away while incarcerated at a penal colony?
Navalny
211
What lizard is known as 'beardies'?
the bearded dragons
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What two-word term describes the first international cricket games?
test matches
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Where did Kurt Vonnegut survive the 1945 Allied firebombing as a P.O.W.?
Dresden
214
What precedes fasciitis in a foot problem?
plantar
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What 8-letter type of parrot is seen in the context of a chancellor?
lorikeet
216
What part of a shirt adds strength & structure at the shoulders?
the yoke
217
What Roman emperor had a 40-foot-high replica statue unveiled?
Constantine
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What worm-like amphibian spends most of its life underground?
the caecilian
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What term refers to a rider in pro cycling whose job is to help a team's leader?
a domestique
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Which author of 'Going After Cacciato' was wounded in Vietnam?
Tim O'Brien
221
What 1890s job title is associated with a German seen in a historical context?
a chancellor
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What is the Christian doctrine laid out by Paul in Romans 8:29-30?
predestination
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What is the term for a sung musical work first used in the 17th century?
glee
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What true crime book by R.A. Scotti is subtitled 'The Mysterious Theft of'?
the Mona Lisa
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What is a 4-letter delight that was first used for a sung musical work in the 17th century?
glee
226
What is the subtitle of the true crime book 'Vanished Smile' by R.A. Scotti?
The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa
227
What is the 14-letter term for the Christian doctrine laid out by Paul in Romans 8:29-30?
predestination
228
What band was named after the nickname that Rivers Cuomo's biological dad used for him?
Weezer
229
Which Scottish city is known for local slang such as 'gallus'?
Glasgow
230
What era followed the Medieval Warm Period in a big climate switch?
the Little Ice Age
231
What bloody period of the French Revolution ended with the execution of Robespierre?
The Terror
232
Which notorious London gangsters painted while in prison?
the Krays
233
What is the 14-letter nonmedical umbrella term for people whose brains work differently?
neurodivergent
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Which group gained fame with the song 'High Hopes'?
Panic! at the Disco
235
Antigua & Quetzaltenango are sites in which country?
Guatemala
236
What type of guy reigned as Clement VII during the Great Schism beginning in 1378?
antipope
237
What was 'Primal' in the title of a Richard Gere & Edward Norton film?
Fear
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Who is the film auteur of the documentary 'F for Fake' that includes art forger Elmyr de Hory?
Orson Welles
239
What is the 13-letter adjective meaning outside of the power of a court of law?
extrajudicial
240
Which group of anarchists is known for the pro-drinking song 'Tubthumping'?
Chumbawamba
241
In which city is the International Civil Rights Center & Museum located?
Greensboro
242
What seaport was captured by the Ottomans in 1354?
Gallipoli
243
What is the second word of 'The Tell-Tale Heart' where the narrator admits he was dreadfully so?
nervous
244
Which Boston museum had a painting by Vermeer stolen in 1990?
the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
245
What is the 13-letter term for a toothed dino bird of the Jurassic period?
Archaeopteryx
246
Which power pop group was named after a statuary store on Route 46 in New Jersey?
Fountains of Wayne
247
What area in Queensland stretches from Paradise Point to Coolangatta?
the Gold Coast
248
Which Oxford theologian led an effort to translate the Bible into English in the 1380s?
Wycliffe
249
What loanword for a general sense of dread or unease was popularized by Freud's works?
angst
250
Which artist fled Rome after catching a body in 1606?
Caravaggio
251
What is the 14-letter term for a sequence of fantastic & weird images seen in dreams?
phantasmagoria
252
Which band with songs like '1985' riffed on a Steve Martin sketch for its name?
Bowling for Soup
253
What place in India was dubbed 'the Rome of the Orient'?
Goa
254
In a 1950 novel, what did a girl walk into and rub her face against?
a wardrobe