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Fast Food Restaurant = Burger King

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  • I was founded in 1953 - I’m an American company - “Eat Like Andy” is a saying attributed to me - “Whopper” is a menu item of mine - I’m best known for my hamburgers - BK are my initials
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Card Game = Rummy

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  • I’m a matching type of card game
  • I have many name variants such as Sai, Standard, Basic, Traditional, Gin and Knock
  • You need at least two people to play me
  • The goal is to make sets, which are 3 or 4 of a kind of the same rank
  • You can also make runs, where you have 3 or 4 cards in ascending order of the same suit
  • I’m often shortened to just rum
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Famous person = Ralph Lauren

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  • I was born in America in 1939 - My net worth is $6.9 bn - I have a fashion brand that shares the same name as me - I like to collect rare automobiles - My first name is the same first name as ex-racing driver Michael Schumacher’s brother - My logo is a man on a horse
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Unit of Measurement = Yards

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  • I’m British - I measure length - One of me is 3 feet - One of me is 36 inches - I’m the standard field-length measurement in football and American Football - My symbol is Yd
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Something Inside the Human Body = Haemoglobin

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  • I’m a protein - You can find me in the bodies of other animals too including fish - The element Iron is a famous part of me - I transport oxygen - I’m found in red blood cells - I’m often abbreviated to Hb, or Hgb
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Mythical Character - Leprechaun

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  • I’m a type of fairy - My name means Small Body - My habitat can be Moors, Forests, Caves or Gardens - I’m often depicted as a little bearded man who’s up to no good - I wear a green hat and coat - I’m Irish
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City = San Francisco

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  • I’m in America - I’m the 13th most populated city in America - The state’s flag I’m in has a bear on it - I’m named after the Spanish Saint Francis - I’m home to the Golden Gate Bridge - My initials are SF
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Letter = P

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  • I come from the Latin alphabet
  • My uppercase and lowercase versions look very similar
  • I appear twice in this very sentence
  • My letter can be used to represent a mouth with a tongue poking out in texting
  • My letter is also used to represent the element Phosphorus
  • I’m the sixteenth letter in the alphabet
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Sportsperson = Sam Warburton

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  • I was a Welsh Rugby player - I retired in 2018 - I was a flanker - I played for Wales from 2009-2017 - I was captain - My middle name is Kennedy
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Something in space = Venus

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  • I’m about the size of the Earth - Out of all the planets in this Solar System, I’m the hottest - The female sex symbol can represent me - I’m one of the three closest planets to the sun - My name rhymes with the male genitalia - I have five letters in my name
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Song = A Little Less Conversation

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  • I’m a 1968 Rock n Roll song - People first heard me in the film, Live a Little, Love a Little - In my chorus, I involve a made-up word which is ‘Satisfactioning’ - I was sung by Elvis Presley - I want less of one thing and more action instead - A famous bit of my lyrics is “Come on come, come on come on!” leading up to the chorus
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Job = Detective

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  • I can work privately or not - I analyse a lot - My work often involves working with the police - An object often attributed to my work is a magnifying glass - Sherlock Holmes is this too - I solve cases
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Drug = LSD

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  • I’m an illegal drug in this country
  • I alter the thoughts, feelings and awareness of the user’s surroundings
  • My chemical name is Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
  • Many people who take me tend to see things that do not exist
  • I’m known as a hallucinogenic drug
  • I’m also known as just acid
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Olympian - Bradley Wiggins

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  • I retired in 2016 - I’m British - I won my Eighth Olympic medal and my fifth gold medal in the 2016 Olympics in Rio - I also have won the Tour de France - My middle name is Marc - My nickname is Wiggo
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Number = 10

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  • I’m an even number - I’m the number of stars on the Chinese flag times 2 - I’m the number of US states divided by 5 - The roman numeral X represents me - You need all your fingers to get to me - I’m 139 - 129
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Car Brand = Jaguar

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  • I was introduced in 1935 - I’m a luxury vehicle - I merged with Land Rover in 2013 - My tagline is “The Art of Performance” - I’m British - A wild animal found mostly in South America is my name and logo
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Brand =

Gillette

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  • I was founded in 1901 in America
  • I market to both men and women
  • Some of my current products include Mach 3 Turbo, Venus Divine and Fusion Power
  • I was in a controversial marketing campaign in January 2019 called “The Best Men Can Be”
  • I’m to do with hair removal
  • Razors are best associated with me
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School Subject = Economics

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  • I’m a social science - I’m often applied in business, finance, health care and the government - Theory of the Firm is a theory related to me - Markets is one thing I analyse - I’m heavily associated with money - I’m the study of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services
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Food = Risotto

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  • I’m an Italian dish - You cook me in broth until I reach a creamy consistency - I involve rice - Butter, onion, white whine and parmesan cheese are all things heavily related to me - I’m a hot first course dish
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Human Emotion = Embarrassment

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  • I’m an unpleasant emotion - I usually occur because of negative social reasons - Shame is a related emotion - I often appear when someone does something that is considered socially unacceptable - I often make people’s cheeks red - Falling over in public can cause me to occur
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Metal = Copper

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  • You can find me on the Periodic Table
  • I’m a soft and flexible metal that can conduct electricity
  • I’m used a lot in electrical wiring
  • My name is also British slang for police officer
  • I’m a bronze colour
  • My chemical symbol is Cu
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Something Microscopic = Virus

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  • I’m a dangerous thing
  • I’m defined as an infectious agent
  • I’m often debated to whether or not I’m actually alive
  • I can only replicate inside living cells of other organisms
  • The Common Cold is an example of me
  • The study of me is called virology
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Colour = Green

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  • I’m not a primary colour - The letter L in the Google logo is me - Santa’s suit was originally my colour - You get me if you mix yellow and blue - I’m often associated with nature - I have 5 letters in my name
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Actor = Johnny Depp

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  • I was born in America in 1963
  • I’ve been married twice to Lori Allison and Amber Heard
  • I was given the award for Best Actor for my performance in the 2008 film, Sweeny Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
  • I became a teen idol for my appearances in the `1980s television series, 21 Jump Street
  • I also starred in the 2005 film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
  • I’m very well known for my role in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
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TV Series - Peaky Blinders

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  • I was premiered in 2013 - I’ve got 5 series - I’m loosely based on a real-life street gang back in 19th-century Birmingham - Cillian Murphy is the main actor - I follow the story of the Shelby family - They’re Irish
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Currency = Yen

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  • I’m the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market - My most popular banknotes are 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 - I’m an Asian currency - I’m only used officially in one country - The letter Y with two lines through it is my symbol - My code is JPY
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Activity = Surfing

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  • I’m very popular during the summer - I involve the sea - The Trashmen made a song about a bird that does this - You see me done at the beach - I need waves to work - I involve a board
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Household Item = Iron

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  • I’m an electrical item - I can get very hot - I can squirt water out of me - I’m used on clothes - You usually use me with a board - I remove creases
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Gas = Nitrous/Nitrous Oxide/Laughing Gas

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  • I’m NOT on the Periodic Table - I’m a non-flammable colourless gas - Two elements combine to make me - I’m used medically as an anaesthetic and to reduce pain - People who take me tend to become very giggly - N2O is my chemical formula
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Flower = Daisy

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  • I’m a common European flower - My botanical name is Bellis Perennis - I bloom from early to midsummer - My centre is yellow and my many petals are white - A character from Mario shares my name - I got my name from the phrase, “The Day’s Eye”
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Film = Matilda

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  • I’m a 1996 family comedy fantasy film - The main character’s first name is the same as mine - I’m based off of Roald Dahl’s book of the same name - I was co-produced and directed by Danny DeVito - The main character is a girl with psychokinetic powers - Ms Truchbull is a character in me
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Clothing = Bandana

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  • I’m not that big - You find me in the neck or head area - I’m also known has a ‘Kerchief’ - I’m a piece of cloth - My name means “head cover” - I’m not a scarf nor a hat
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