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taproot

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main root, source

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John Amos

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actor who played the father on the TV show Good Times

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punch sth up

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make sth funnier, livelier (spice sth up)

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parliament (count word)

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group of owls

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Blue Magic

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1970s Philadelphia soul group

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Mammy Yokum

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Li’l Abner character who smoked a corncob pipe and dispensed country wisdom

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“Good is better than evil because it’s nicer.”

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Mammy Yokum quote

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Babes in Arms

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movie starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland about putting on an amateur performance in a barn

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“Let’s put on a show!”

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Babes in Arms quote (metonymy for naive understanding of what is involved in a large project or in raising money; cf. “We’ll have a bake sale!”)

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Eric Severeid

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WWII news correspondent

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Horace Silver

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American jazz pianist in hard bop style

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My World…and Welcome to It

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American TV sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber

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Pawtucket Falls

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waterfall on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts

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La Rochefoucauld

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French moralist famous for his 17th century maxims

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“You Made Me Love You”

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popular song made famous by Al Jolson in The Honeymoon Express and used in the 1973 Irene revival

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Irene

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1919 musical about an Irish girl in New York high society, revived in 1973

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The Art of Love

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elegy series by Ovid

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The Merry Widow

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operetta by Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar

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topiary

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practice of trimming trees/bushes into shapes

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frock

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a long dresscoat, worn in 19th century or before

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labcoat

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a long button-up protective coat, usually white

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pod

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count term for any species of marine mammals (whales, dolphins)

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site of Coast Guard Academy

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New London, CT

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Long Island Sound

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body of water lying predominantly between Connecticut to the north and the north coast of Long Island to the south

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Svalbard reindeer

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species of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago

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dressage

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performance sport with horses

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caribou

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North American name for reindeer

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Bonnie Blair

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U.S. speed skater

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sail (in machinery)

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name for the blade of a windmill

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Kris Jenner

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the Kardashian mother

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Connie Stevens

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2nd wife of Eddie Fisher

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Wanda Maximoff

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identity of the Scarlet Witch (Marvel)

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Jack Kirby

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American comic book artist who created characters for both DC and Marvel

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Elizabeth Olsen

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actress portraying Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in MCU

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Evernote

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a notetaking app

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Savoy Hotel

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famous hotel in London

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Pouilly-Fuissé

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French white wine made from Chardonnay

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Coppélia

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ballet with libretto based on two stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann

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Kindertotenlieder

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song cycle by Mahler

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40
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Statue of Liberty play (American football)

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QB fakes a pass in one direction, hands off ball to RB who runs in opposite direction from the fake pass

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41
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John Wesley Harding

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1967 Bob Dylan album

42
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The Fuller Brush Man

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1948 comedy/murder mystery starring Red Skelton

43
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fentoozler

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(slang) loser, idiot

44
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Quentin Crisp

A

flamboyant English raconteur and actor

45
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Juicy Lucy

A

a cheeseburger with cheese melted on the inside

46
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“Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!”

A

Patton quote_

47
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Infantry Attacks

A

military strategy book by Erwin Rommel

48
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PDQ

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“pretty damn quick”

49
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“I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.”

A

line from song “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra

50
Q

2 x Pi x r

A

formula for calculating circumference of a circle

51
Q

main root, source

A

taproot

52
Q

actor who played the father on the TV show Good Times

A

John Amos

53
Q

make sth funnier, livelier (spice sth up)

A

punch sth up

54
Q

group of owls

A

parliament (count word)

55
Q

1970s Philadelphia soul group

A

Blue Magic

56
Q

Li’l Abner character who smoked a corncob pipe and dispensed country wisdom

A

Mammy Yokum

57
Q

Mammy Yokum quote

A

“Good is better than evil because it’s nicer.”

58
Q

movie starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland about putting on an amateur performance in a barn

A

Babes in Arms

59
Q

Babes in Arms quote (metonymy for naive understanding of what is involved in a large project or in raising money; cf. “We’ll have a bake sale!”)

A

“Let’s put on a show!”

60
Q

WWII news correspondent

A

Eric Severeid

61
Q

American jazz pianist in hard bop style

A

Horace Silver

62
Q

American TV sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber

A

My World…and Welcome to It

63
Q

waterfall on the Merrimack River at Lowell, Massachusetts

A

Pawtucket Falls

64
Q

French moralist famous for his 17th century maxims

A

La Rochefoucauld

65
Q

popular song made famous by Al Jolson in The Honeymoon Express and used in the 1973 Irene revival

A

“You Made Me Love You”

66
Q

1919 musical about an Irish girl in New York high society, revived in 1973

A

Irene

67
Q

elegy series by Ovid

A

The Art of Love

68
Q

operetta by Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar

A

The Merry Widow

69
Q

practice of trimming trees/bushes into shapes

A

topiary

70
Q

a long dresscoat, worn in 19th century or before

A

frock

71
Q

a long button-up protective coat, usually white

A

labcoat

72
Q

count term for any species of marine mammals (whales, dolphins)

A

pod

73
Q

New London, CT

A

site of Coast Guard Academy

74
Q

body of water lying predominantly between Connecticut to the north and the north coast of Long Island to the south

A

Long Island Sound

75
Q

species of reindeer found on the Svalbard archipelago

A

Svalbard reindeer

76
Q

performance sport with horses

A

dressage

77
Q

North American name for reindeer

A

caribou

78
Q

U.S. speed skater

A

Bonnie Blair

79
Q

name for the blade of a windmill

A

sail (in machinery)

80
Q

the Kardashian mother

A

Kris Jenner

81
Q

2nd wife of Eddie Fisher

A

Connie Stevens

82
Q

identity of the Scarlet Witch (Marvel)

A

Wanda Maximoff

83
Q

American comic book artist who created characters for both DC and Marvel

A

Jack Kirby

84
Q

actress portraying Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch in MCU

A

Elizabeth Olsen

85
Q

a notetaking app

A

Evernote

86
Q

famous hotel in London

A

Savoy Hotel

87
Q

French white wine made from Chardonnay

A

Pouilly-Fuissé

88
Q

ballet with libretto based on two stories by E.T.A. Hoffmann

A

Coppélia

89
Q

song cycle by Mahler

A

Kindertotenlieder

90
Q

QB fakes a pass in one direction, hands off ball to RB who runs in opposite direction from the fake pass

A

Statue of Liberty play (American football)

91
Q

1967 Bob Dylan album

A

John Wesley Harding

92
Q

1948 comedy/murder mystery starring Red Skelton

A

The Fuller Brush Man

93
Q

(slang) loser, idiot

A

fentoozler

94
Q

flamboyant English raconteur and actor

A

Quentin Crisp

95
Q

a cheeseburger with cheese melted on the inside

A

Juicy Lucy

96
Q

Patton quote_

A

“Rommel, you magnificent bastard! I read your book!”

97
Q

military strategy book by Erwin Rommel

A

Infantry Attacks

98
Q

“pretty damn quick”

A

PDQ

99
Q

line from song “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra

A

“I’ve been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king.”

100
Q

formula for calculating circumference of a circle

A

2 x Pi x r

101
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A

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