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New York Liberty

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WNBA team in New York

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Lewis’s Woodpecker

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woodpecker named for Merriwether Lewis

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Patrick Leahy

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former Democratic senator from Vermont and last of the “Watergate babies” (members of Congress elected in 1974)

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John Krasinski

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American actor who played in the TV series The Office and Jack Ryan

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Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives

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3 novels by Ira Levin

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Caitlyn Jenner

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formerly Bruce Jenner

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Barry

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TV series about a hit man, starring Bill Hader

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roost

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resting place for chickens

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Mo’Nique

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actress in movie Precious

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Ajax (software)

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Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

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pigeon toe

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deformity of feet in which they are turned inwards, more common in infants

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Operation Junction City

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air campaign in Vietnam War

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Hanoi Hannah

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radio broadcaster from North Vietnam who broadcast discouraging propaganda to US troops

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saddity

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uppity

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Little Red Scare

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red scare from around 1937 to beginning of WWII

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CIO

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Congress of Industrial Organizations, specialized in non-skilled labor, more left-leaning than AFL, its original rival

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relationship of CIO and AFL

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CIO was formed by separating from AFL, with which it eventually reunited

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Stützräder

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training wheels (Ger.)

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im Uhrzeigersinn

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clockwise (Ger.)

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gegen den Uhrzeigersinn

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counterclockwise (Ger.)

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die Gräte

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(fish) bones (Ger.)

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Ötzi

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mummmified corpse discovered in Ötz mountains, a subrange of the Alps in Austria

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scheppern

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to hit, bang (Ger.)

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Lorbeerblatt

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bay leaf (from the laurel plant) (Ger.)

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Bismarckherring

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type of fish filet usually served on sandwiches in Germany

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Korn

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German variety of liquor made from grain

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Kornbrand

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type of Korn but with higher alcohol content

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neat (bartending)

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manner of serving a drink straight up (no ice or mixer)

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“Otto Normalverbraucher”

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moniker in German for “the average consumer” (cf. American “Joe Six-pack”)

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“Die Siedler von Catan”

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German name of “The Settlers of Catan” (game)

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Makkoli

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Korean raw rice wine

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Carlisle

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British city located in Cambria

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Cumbric

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Brittonic language

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Centenario/Aventador

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2 closely related types of Lamborghini

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Performante

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a type of Lamborghini

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wildcat strike

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strike called by union members without

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Drizella, Anastasia

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Cinderella’s two stepsisters in the Disney movie

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Lady Tremaine

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Cinderella’s stepmother in the Disney movie

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Cruella de Ville

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villainness in 101 Dalmatians

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Maleficent

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villainness in Disney’s Seeping Beauty

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Ursula the Sea Witch

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villainness in Disney’s Little Mermaid

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Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Cleveland newspaper

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“you’ll catch…”

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“…more flies with honey than vinegar”

44
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palm oil

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world’s most used vegetable oil, popularity contributes to the destruction of forests in Indonesia

45
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catch and release fishing

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method of fishing used in conservation

46
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shoestring catch

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type of fielding of a ball in baseball in which ball is caught after bouncing along the ground

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Navajo Nation

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largest Indian reserve in the U.S., covering 3 states (Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah)

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dime novel

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pulp novel

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Cerberus

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three-headed dog who guards Hades

50
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Leda and the Swan

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Greek myth in which Zeus takes the form of a swan to seduce a human woman, Leda

51
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WNBA team in New York

A

New York Liberty

52
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woodpecker named for Merriwether Lewis

A

Lewis’s Woodpecker

53
Q

former Democratic senator from Vermont and last of the “Watergate babies” (members of Congress elected in 1974)

A

Patrick Leahy

54
Q

American actor who played in the TV series The Office and Jack Ryan

A

John Krasinski

55
Q

3 novels by Ira Levin

A

Rosemary’s Baby, The Boys from Brazil, The Stepford Wives

56
Q

formerly Bruce Jenner

A

Caitlyn Jenner

57
Q

TV series about a hit man, starring Bill Hader

58
Q

resting place for chickens

59
Q

actress in movie Precious

A

Mo’Nique

60
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Asynchronous JavaScript and XML

A

Ajax (software)

61
Q

deformity of feet in which they are turned inwards, more common in infants

A

pigeon toe

62
Q

air campaign in Vietnam War

A

Operation Junction City

63
Q

radio broadcaster from North Vietnam who broadcast discouraging propaganda to US troops

A

Hanoi Hannah

64
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uppity

65
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red scare from around 1937 to beginning of WWII

A

Little Red Scare

66
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Congress of Industrial Organizations, specialized in non-skilled labor, more left-leaning than AFL, its original rival

67
Q

CIO was formed by separating from AFL, with which it eventually reunited

A

relationship of CIO and AFL

68
Q

training wheels (Ger.)

A

Stützräder

69
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clockwise (Ger.)

A

im Uhrzeigersinn

70
Q

counterclockwise (Ger.)

A

gegen den Uhrzeigersinn

71
Q

(fish) bones (Ger.)

A

die Gräte

72
Q

mummmified corpse discovered in Ötz mountains, a subrange of the Alps in Austria

73
Q

to hit, bang (Ger.)

74
Q

bay leaf (from the laurel plant) (Ger.)

A

Lorbeerblatt

75
Q

type of fish filet usually served on sandwiches in Germany

A

Bismarckherring

76
Q

German variety of liquor made from grain

77
Q

type of Korn but with higher alcohol content

78
Q

manner of serving a drink straight up (no ice or mixer)

A

neat (bartending)

79
Q

moniker in German for “the average consumer” (cf. American “Joe Six-pack”)

A

“Otto Normalverbraucher”

80
Q

German name of “The Settlers of Catan” (game)

A

“Die Siedler von Catan”

81
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Korean raw rice wine

82
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British city located in Cambria

83
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Brittonic language

84
Q

2 closely related types of Lamborghini

A

Centenario/Aventador

85
Q

a type of Lamborghini

A

Performante

86
Q

strike called by union members without

A

wildcat strike

87
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Cinderella’s two stepsisters in the Disney movie

A

Drizella, Anastasia

88
Q

Cinderella’s stepmother in the Disney movie

A

Lady Tremaine

89
Q

villainness in 101 Dalmatians

A

Cruella de Ville

90
Q

villainness in Disney’s Seeping Beauty

A

Maleficent

91
Q

villainness in Disney’s Little Mermaid

A

Ursula the Sea Witch

92
Q

Cleveland newspaper

A

Cleveland Plain Dealer

93
Q

“…more flies with honey than vinegar”

A

“you’ll catch…”

94
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world’s most used vegetable oil, popularity contributes to the destruction of forests in Indonesia

95
Q

method of fishing used in conservation

A

catch and release fishing

96
Q

type of fielding of a ball in baseball in which ball is caught after bouncing along the ground

A

shoestring catch

97
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largest Indian reserve in the U.S., covering 3 states (Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah)

A

Navajo Nation

98
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pulp novel

A

dime novel

99
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three-headed dog who guards Hades

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