Season 36 (501-1000)

Question 1

THAT USED TO HAPPEN?: This antiseptic that stained you red was used for all sorts of cuts, but the Hg in it wasn’t good for you

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Mercurochrome

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MUSICAL MONUMENTS: The outlines of the Fab Four rock out in Beatles-Platz in this German city where the band played many an early gig

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Hamburg

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MUSICAL MONUMENTS: Of course the statue of this pigtailed country legend in Austin, Texas includes his guitar, Trigger

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(Willie) Nelson

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MUSICAL MONUMENTS: Statues of Bon Scott of this band are found in Scotland & Australia

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AC/DC

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WOMEN SCIENTISTS: For things like discovering polonium & radium, she & her husband Pierre won the Nobel Prize for Physics

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Marie Curie

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WOMEN SCIENTISTS: Dian Fossey’s work with these animals in Rwanda led to their further protection from poaching

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gorillas

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WOMEN SCIENTISTS: The first woman admitted to M.I.T., Ellen Richards advocated this domestic science & founded a “Journal of” it

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Home Economics

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WOMEN SCIENTISTS: Wendy Freedman et al. nailed down the value of this man’s constant, which, with distance, helps find the velocity of galaxies

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(Edwin) Hubble

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WOMEN SCIENTISTS: 1740s physicist Emilie du Chatelet made what’s still the standard French translation from Latin of this Newton work

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Principia Mathematica

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"ON” OR “OFF": To perform important duties at a ceremony, especially a religious one

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officiate

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"ON” OR “OFF": Adjective for an immediate, unscripted response, or what a righty basketball player uses when shooting lefty

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offhand

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"ON” OR “OFF": The name of this semiprecious variety of agate used in jewelry, derives from the Greek for “fingernail"

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onyx

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"ON” OR “OFF": Next time you fly, consider buying carbon these to compensate for adding pollution to the atmosphere

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offsets

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"ON” OR “OFF": In philosophy it’s the study of the nature of existence itself

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ontology

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STATE OF CHIEFS: Seattle

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Washington

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STATE OF CHIEFS: Powhatan

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Virginia

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STATE OF CHIEFS: Tecumseh (same as William Tecumseh Sherman)

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Ohio

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STATE OF CHIEFS: Wampanoag chief Metacom AKA King Philip

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Massachusetts

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STATE OF CHIEFS: Black Hawk

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Illinois

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U.S. CURRENCY: In 1929 Alexander Hamilton became the new face of the $10 bill, replacing this foe of his legacy, who got moved to another denomination

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Andrew Jackson

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THEIR NAME IS LEGION: DC Comics had the super-villain group called the Legion of Doom; the Seattle Seahawks had a defensive secondary called this

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Legion of Boom

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THEIR NAME IS LEGION: Any nationality can now join this 8,000-strong military unit, but one does so using a pseudonym called an “anonymat"

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French (Foreign) Legion

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THEIR NAME IS LEGION: On April 26, 1937 the Condor Legion, a unit of the Luftwaffe, devastated this Basque city

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Guernica

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THEIR NAME IS LEGION: In 1923 Mitt Romney (not that one) intercepted 6 passes in a single game for this state’s Racine Legion

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Wisconsin

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HEALTH & MEDICINE: What was once called “baby” this drug is now known as “low-dose” this drug & given to adults to prevent blood clots

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aspirin

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HEALTH & MEDICINE: In the early 1900s Drs. Black & McKay discovered that this compound stains teeth brown but also helps them resist decay

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fluoride

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HEALTH & MEDICINE: Your diet does not affect the pH levels of your blood, which is a standard alkaline 7.4 or so, regulated by these organs

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kidneys

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HEALTH & MEDICINE: This yellow-green liquid that aids digestion is stored in the gallbladder

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bile

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HEALTH & MEDICINE: Sufferers of TMJ disorder know that TMJ is a joint connecting the skull & this

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jaw

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WORD + WORD = NEW WORD: Elation + a broken-off part of a tree = this video game control lever

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joystick

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WORD + WORD = NEW WORD: A circular piece of jewelry + an informal term for a dish like French fries = this first-row area for boxing fans

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ringside

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WORD + WORD = NEW WORD: Murray or Hader + a cut piece of wood = this outdoor ad space where you’d see Murray’s & Hader’s names

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billboard

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WORD + WORD = NEW WORD: To inspect the safety of something + a friend or pal = this chess term

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checkmate

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WORD + WORD = NEW WORD: A car essential + a synonym for domicile = this, a batter’s preferred area to hit the ball, right in his…

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wheelhouse

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FROM THE NO. 1 ALBUM: 1992: “Drain You”, “Lithium"

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Nevermind

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FROM THE NO. 1 ALBUM: 1995: “Ironic”, “You Oughta Know"

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Jagged Little Pill

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FROM THE NO. 1 ALBUM: 1977: “Second Hand News”, “You Make Loving Fun"

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Rumours

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FROM THE NO. 1 ALBUM: 2015: “Hello”, “When We Were Young"

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25

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FROM THE NO. 1 ALBUM: 1967: “Getting Better”, “Within You Without You"

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

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COUP COUP: For a time in 1991, this Soviet president was detained in Crimea during a coup by, among others, his chief of staff

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Gorbachev

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COUP COUP: On Feb. 4, 1992 he led some Venezuelan military officers in a failed coup; 6 years later, he was elected prez

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Chávez

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COUP COUP: In 1965 General Suharto brutally put down a coup in this country & soon seized power himself

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Indonesia

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COUP COUP: He was appointed commander of the Chilean army by Salvador Allende 18 days before he took over in a 1973 coup

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Pinochet

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CLOCKS: Oregon won the first NCAA men’s basketball title by the anemic score of 46-33 in 1939, long before this 1985 innovation

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shot clock

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CLOCKS: Since 1924 its chimes have been routinely broadcast by the BBC

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Big Ben

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CLOCKS: Athens’ ancient Tower of the Winds measured time with a water clock when these weren’t working–say, at night

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sundials

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FRUITFUL BOOK TITLES: A book about “remarkable stories of people overcoming adversity” is titled “When Life” does this

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Gives You Lemons

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FRUITFUL BOOK TITLES: Learning to count was never more fun than with this author’s “Ten Apples Up On top!"

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Dr. Seuss

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FRUITFUL BOOK TITLES: It’s Roald Dahl’s 1961 book about a boy crossing an ocean on a very unusual vessel

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James and the Giant Peach

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FRUITFUL BOOK TITLES: British author Jeanette Winterson won a Whitbread Award for her first novel, called these “Are Not the Only Fruit"

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Oranges

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RECENT EVENTS QUIZ: This American rapper was tried for assault in Sweden, causing a diplomatic fuss

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A$AP Rocky

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RECENT EVENTS QUIZ: Their first child, he was born to the Duke Duchess of Sussex May 6, 2019

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Archie

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RECENT EVENTS QUIZ: The first Impressionist painting to sell for over $100 million shows haystacks in this French village

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Giverny

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RECENT EVENTS QUIZ: Often known by his initials, he’s been a dominant figure in Saudi Arabia since becoming crown prince in 2017

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Mohammad bin Salman

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RECENT EVENTS QUIZ: He was the first White House counsel in the Trump administration

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Don McGahn

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GEOGRAPHIC TRIOS: St. Croix, St. Thomas & St. John make up this U.S. possession

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U.S. Virgin Islands

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GEOGRAPHIC TRIOS: 2 of the last 3 state capitals alphabetically; they all begin with “T"

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(2 of) Trenton & Tallahassee (or Topeka)

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CELEBRITY FAMILY TREE: Oliver Hudson’s middle name Rutledge honors his ancestors including Edward, youngest signer of this

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Declaration of Independence

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CELEBRITY FAMILY TREE: Through 1 of her grandmothers, an Italian princess, Brooke Shields is descended from this sister of Cesare Borgia

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Lucrezia Borgia

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CELEBRITY FAMILY TREE: This tough guy actor from “The Dirty Dozen” & “Cat Ballou” was named for relative Robert E. Lee

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Lee Marvin

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BOATS & SHIPS: This type of ship keeps winter channels clear; it’s also an opening line to put people at ease when meeting for the first time

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icebreaker

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BOATS & SHIPS: In 1851 this schooner won the Hundred Guinea Cup, the prize for a yacht race around the Isle of Wight

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America

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BOATS & SHIPS: This British luxury liner made its maiden voyage in September 1907; 8 years later it was torpedoed & sank

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Lusitania

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BOATS & SHIPS: The Cherokee were among those who traveled using the dugout type of this boat

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canoe

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BOATS & SHIPS: A September 1779 battle featured the British frigate Serapis & this American warship

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Bonhomme Richard

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GOD SAVE THE “U”, “K": Prince Philip holds this noble title “of Edinburgh"

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Duke

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GOD SAVE THE “U”, “K": A 17th century matchlock is part of the British museum’s collection of these firearms

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musket

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GOD SAVE THE “U”, “K": Down at Trafalgar Square, we saw one of these, a person who performs for donations

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busker

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MUSICAL THEATRE INSPIRATIONS: The title of this musical that opened on Broadway in 1964 was inspired by a Marc Chagall painting

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Fiddler on the Roof

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1939: WHAT A YEAR IN MOVIES!: This film went on to earn 10 Oscars, including Best Actress for Vivien Leigh

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Gone with the Wind

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1939: WHAT A YEAR IN MOVIES!: Ray Bolger & Buddy Ebsen switched roles in this film; then the silver makeup made Ebsen ill, so in came Jack Haley

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The Wizard of Oz

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1939: WHAT A YEAR IN MOVIES!: Charles Laughton was head & shoulders above the rest in this Paris-set film; does it ring a bell?

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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1939: WHAT A YEAR IN MOVIES!: Merle Oberon played Cathy in this adaptation of a famous novel

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Wuthering Heights

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1939: WHAT A YEAR IN MOVIES!: In this film Joseph Paine wants a sen. who “can’t ask any questions or talk out of turn”; Paine doesn’t get what he asked for

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

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"GEN” KNOWLEDGE: Adjective for something sold without a trademark or brand

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generic

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"GEN” KNOWLEDGE: The restoration & development of urban areas to make way for middle-class buyers

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gentrification

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"GEN” KNOWLEDGE: From Latin for “bend the knee”, it means to kneel

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genuflect

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"GEN” KNOWLEDGE: A police officer in Paris

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gendarme

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"GEN” KNOWLEDGE: It’s the seaport capital of the region of Liguria

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Genoa

Question 80

READ ANY BESTSELLERS LATELY?: No. 1 on the New York Times’ combined print & e-book nonfiction list in May 2019 was the long-awaited “Report” by this man

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(Robert) Mueller

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READ ANY BESTSELLERS LATELY?: In 2019 this Rick Riordan title guy–“& the Olympians”, too–spent week 500 on the children’s series list, & that’s no myth

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Percy Jackson

Question 82

READ ANY BESTSELLERS LATELY?: Dirk Pitt returned for book No. 25 in “Celtic Empire” by father-&-son Clive & Dirk this (& it’s not Pitt)

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Cussler

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READ ANY BESTSELLERS LATELY?: Baseball writer Tyler Kepner took an in-depth look at 10 types of pitches in a book with this single letter as its title

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K

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FESTIVALS: The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada has been presenting the plays of this man since 1953

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Shakespeare

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FESTIVALS: Given to the director of the best film, the Palme d’Or is the top prize at this festival

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Cannes

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FESTIVALS: It was held Aug. 15-17, 1969 on Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York

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Woodstock

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FESTIVALS: This Japanese city & host of the 1972 Winter Olympics holds a yearly snow festival with spectacular ice sculptures

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Sapporo

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THE LAND DOWN UNDER: Down under Suriname

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Brazil

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THE LAND DOWN UNDER: Down under Estonia

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Latvia

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THE LAND DOWN UNDER: Down under Botswana

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South Africa

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THE LAND DOWN UNDER: Down under Mexico

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Guatemala

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THE LAND DOWN UNDER: Down under Slovakia

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Hungary

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THAT’S OLD NEWS: The Nov. 23, 1864 Daily Chattanooga Rebel: “Every man will rally in the path of” this Gen. “ere he reaches the seacoast"

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Sherman

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THAT’S OLD NEWS: The Helena Weekly Herald, July 20, 1876: “Curley says” this man “remained alive through the greater part of the engagement"

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Custer

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THAT’S OLD NEWS: The New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1929: “The storm has passed, leaving” this institution “on an even keel once more"

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the New York Stock Exchange

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THAT’S OLD NEWS: The St. Paul Backbone, Jan. 1897: this “party is alive and well. It was not born to die till the last saloon dies"

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Prohibition

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THAT’S OLD NEWS: The National Intelligencer, July 23, 1804: this man “disavows all motives of predetermined hostility"

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Aaron Burr

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ALLUSIONS: Someone dubbed a “White Rabbit” or a “10 o’clock scholar” must be chronically this

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late

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ALLUSIONS: Though never in the Olympics, Atalanta & Pheidippides are both often alluded to because of this quality of theirs

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swiftness (they were fast)

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ALLUSIONS: Shadowed by Big Brother in “1984”, this oppressive state is equated with totalitarianism

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Oceania

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ALLUSIONS: The fabled Flying Dutchman & this novelist’s Siddhartha both can be used as allusions for wandering

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(Hermann) Hesse

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ALLUSIONS: Like the Phoenix, this wounded “King” of Arthurian myth is associated with resurrection

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the Fisher King

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TED TALK: Cheers to this actor who found himself in a good place in 2018 with his 16th Emmy nomination

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(Ted) Danson

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TED TALK: The youngest of 9 kids, he was born into a political dynasty February 22, 1932 in Boston

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Ted Kennedy

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TED TALK: In September 1960 in his last at-bat, he hit his 521st home run

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(Ted) Williams

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TED TALK: On the morning of January 24, 1989 he was put to death in the electric chair at a Florida state prison

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(Ted) Bundy

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TED TALK: As Poet Laureate of England, he penned a poem to mark the funeral of Princess Diana

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(Ted) Hughes

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WHO ARE THEY?: The student body at West Point is known as this Corps

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Cadet

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WHO ARE THEY?: Georgia’s NBA team

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the Atlanta Hawks

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WHO ARE THEY?: Majority ethnic group of Rwanda

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Hutu

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WHO ARE THEY?: Male fans of Rainbow Dash & the rest of the Mane 6

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Bronies

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WHO ARE THEY?: Angry, alliterative 1860s coal miners

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Molly Maguires

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WORD ORIGINS: Canter was shortened from this city–it was the pace pilgrims used to visit the shrine of Thomas à Becket

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Canterbury

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WORD ORIGINS: This therapeutic process involving back & joint manipulation is partly from the Greek for “hand"

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chiropractic

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WORD ORIGINS: Leather chaps are named for this thorny southwest brush they are designed to protect you from

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chaparral

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WORD ORIGINS: Partly from the Greek for “eating”, this type of coffin was made of stone ancients thought was able to eat bodies

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sarcophagus

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WORD ORIGINS: Partly from the Latin for “stones”, this adjective for a building that is falling apart means it is missing stones

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dilapidated

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PARODY SONGS ON SESAME STREET: Norah Jones performed a song called “Don’t Know” this letter of the alphabet

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Y

Question 119

PARODY SONGS ON SESAME STREET: "Sesame Street” parodied Fine Young Cannibals with a song called this letter “Drives Me Crazy"

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C

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PARODY SONGS ON SESAME STREET: A version of “Despacito” was called “El Patito”, Spanish for little this fowl–sung by Ernie, of course

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a duck

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PARODY SONGS ON SESAME STREET: The parody of this musical starts, “Look down, look down, no cookies anywhere, look down, look down, me tummy in despair"

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Les Misérables

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PARODY SONGS ON SESAME STREET: This blind Italian tenor tucked Elmo in with “Time to Say Goodnight"

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(Andrea) Bocelli

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AMERICAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES: The 1862 Morrill Act gave states federal acreage to sell for school funds, leading to the creation of 69 of these

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land-grant universities (land-grant colleges)

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NEW DINER SLANG FOR SANDWICHES: Gimme a meatball “u-boat”, extra provolone

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a sub

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NEW DINER SLANG FOR SANDWICHES: Table 5 wants a “rotary” or a “glee”, hold the Bacon

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a club

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NEW DINER SLANG FOR SANDWICHES: A “Dumas count” & a root beer, & hurry it up

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Monte Cristo

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NEW DINER SLANG FOR SANDWICHES: "Brother of Joseph” in the Bible

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a Reuben

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NEW DINER SLANG FOR SANDWICHES: "Mayflower colonist”, lean turkey, easy cranberry

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Pilgrim

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GETTING TO THE AIRPORT: Green Ride Boulder will shuttle you to this international airport

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Denver

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GETTING TO THE AIRPORT: In San Francisco’s International Terminal there’s a station for this train service with a male first name

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the BART

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GETTING TO THE AIRPORT: You can take the T to Logan from State Street Station in this city

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Boston

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GETTING TO THE AIRPORT: From The Strip, take Tropicana Avenue to Paradise Road to 5757 Wayne Newton Boulevard, this facility

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McCarran Airport

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GETTING TO THE AIRPORT: It’s 28 miles south of London between Povey Cross & Lowfield Heath, & it’s not Heathrow

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Gatwick

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STADIUM STUFF: This Windy City mainstay was named for World War I veterans

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Soldier Field

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STADIUM STUFF: Valhalla IP is a soccer stadium fit for the gods in Gothenburg in this country

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Sweden

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STADIUM STUFF: Clemson’s & LSU’s stadiums both use this nickname, also a very dry region in California

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Death Valley

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STADIUM STUFF: This stade, or stadium, hosts tennis’ French Open

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Roland-Garros

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THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR: The 1754-63 French & Indian War was the North American phase of this global conflict that was 2 years shorter

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Seven Years’ War

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THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR: Fort Ligonier was built in SW Pennsylvania to enable the Brits to capture France’s Fort Duquesne, now this city

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Pittsburgh

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THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR: The British deported French-speaking settlers from Acadia in Nova Scotia; many went south, where their descendants became these people

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the Cajuns

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THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR: Algonquian-speaking peoples took France’s side; this 6-nation confederacy was allied with the British

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Iroquois

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THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR: This European power came in on the losing side late in the war & lost Florida as a result

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Spain

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YOU DID IT!: In 2010 she launched Let’s Move!, a campaign to fight childhood obesity

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Michelle Obama

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YOU DID IT!: Sergey Brin & Larry Page officially founded it on September 4, 1998; look it up!

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Google

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YOU DID IT!: In 2019, in an incredible comeback, he won his fifth Masters title & his first major since 2008

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(Tiger) Woods

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YOU DID IT!: A professor & New York Times columnist, Paul Krugman won a Nobel Prize in this category in 2008

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Economics

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YOU DID IT!: This renowned architect designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain & the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles

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(Frank) Gehry

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"MAN” UP: This gentle giant is Florida’s state marine mammal

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a manatee

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"MAN” UP: It’s the last word of a historic utterance made July 20, 1969

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mankind

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"MAN” UP: It’s the unlawful killing of another person without malice

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manslaughter

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"MAN” UP: Almost all of the world’s production of this metallic element is used in the iron & steel industry

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manganese

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SWEAR IN THE BIBLE: This man tells Esau that he must “swear to me this day” to sell his birthright

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Jacob

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SWEAR IN THE BIBLE: In Isaiah 45:23 the Lord says, “unto me every knee shall bow, every” this body part “shall swear"

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tongue

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SWEAR IN THE BIBLE: Denying Jesus for the third time, he “began to curse and to swear, saying, I know not this man of whom ye speak"

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Peter

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SWEAR IN THE BIBLE: Hebrews 6 says that when God made a promise to this patriarch, “because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself"

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Abraham

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SWEAR IN THE BIBLE: The book of Jeremiah asks, “Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto” this Canaanite god?

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Baal

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SIGNS & SYMBOLS: In the 1960s & ’70s, signs with 3 triangles indicated that a building had one of these nuclear war sanctuaries

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fallout shelter

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SIGNS & SYMBOLS: In white, the flower known as the calla this is a symbol of purity

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lily

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SIGNS & SYMBOLS: A symbol of the Mormon faith is the angel Moroni with one of these in his mouth

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horn (trumpet)

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SIGNS & SYMBOLS: With one serpent, the rod of Asclepius can be confused with the Caduceus, a twin-serpent symbol of peace belonging to this messenger

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Hermes

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BOOKS ABOUT CHINA: Published soon after he came to power, Robert Payne’s 1950 study of this leader is subtitled “Ruler of Red China"

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Mao

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BOOKS ABOUT CHINA: Not “Hidden Dragon” but this is the title of a study by Peter Navarro of China’s growing militarism

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Crouching Tiger

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BOOKS ABOUT CHINA: "Empress Dowager Cixi” is a bio of a 19th c. mother of emperors who began as a low-ranking one of these mistresses

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concubine

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BOOKS ABOUT CHINA: In “The Great Walk of China”, Graham Earnshaw describes a journey on foot from this massive seaport to Tibet

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Shanghai

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BOOKS ABOUT CHINA: Nixon’s famed trip is covered in “On China”, a look at Sino-U.S. relations by this former Secretary of State

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Kissinger

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WORLD CAPITAL BIRTHPLACES: Yoko Ono

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Tokyo

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WORLD CAPITAL BIRTHPLACES: Giada De Laurentiis

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Rome

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WORLD CAPITAL BIRTHPLACES: Placido Domingo

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Madrid

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WORLD CAPITAL BIRTHPLACES: Arianna Huffington

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Athens

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WORLD CAPITAL BIRTHPLACES: Natalie Portman

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Jerusalem

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WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES: The name of this pungent striped mammal comes from the Massachusett language

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skunk

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WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES: This word for a fierce tropical storm comes from the Taino name for a turbulent god

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hurricane

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WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES: The high-flying condor gets its name from the word for that bird in this Inca language

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Quechua

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WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES: Zucchini & pumpkins are both types of this vegetable, a gourd family from a Narragansett name

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squash

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WORDS FROM NATIVE AMERICAN LANGUAGES: From Salish, it can be a type of salmon of the Pacific Northwest, or a warm, dry wind

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Chinook

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NON-GENEVA CONVENTIONS: Since 1995 the Schengen Convention has allowed free movement among 26 member countries on this continent

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Europe

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NON-GENEVA CONVENTIONS: The Berne Convention protects these for the life of the author plus 50 years

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copyrights

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NON-GENEVA CONVENTIONS: Banning trade in many plants & animals, CITES is the Convention on International Trade in these

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Endangered Species

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NON-GENEVA CONVENTIONS: The 1786 Annapolis Convention on Interstate Commerce pointed up the weakness of these, leading to another convention next year

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the Articles of Confederation

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NON-GENEVA CONVENTIONS: This pro-central-government party conducted the secret antiwar Hartford Convention of 1814-15

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Federalist Party

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NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES: Timely for 2018, in 1866 Mark Twain wrote of this landmark’s “sputtering jets of fire” & “heat from Pele’s furnaces"

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(Mount) Kilauea

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CIRCLE OF LIFE: Moving your index finger in circles by your ear usually means you think someone is this

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crazy

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CIRCLE OF LIFE: In the Old West, those told to “circle” these conveyances of yore were afraid of attack

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the wagons

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CIRCLE OF LIFE: On the road, a red circle with a horizontal white bar in the center means this

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Do not enter

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CIRCLE OF LIFE: In the 1980s the British countryside became dotted with these mysterious agricultural designs

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crop circles

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CIRCLE OF LIFE: A famous image of a “man” is named for this Roman–he noted that a body could be symmetrically inscribed inside a circle & a square

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Vitruvius

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NAMES IN POLITICS: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam graduated from VMI, short for this, then spent 8 years on active duty

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Virginia Military Institute

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NAMES IN POLITICS: Don’t get them mixed up–Joe Manchin is a West Virginia senator while Steve Mnuchin has this cabinet position

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Secretary of the Treasury

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NAMES IN POLITICS: Pete Buttigieg, whose last name is from the Maltese for “lord of the poultry”, is mayor of this Indiana city

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South Bend

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NAMES IN POLITICS: This last name of Illinois Governor J.B. is on a prestigious architecture prize his family endowed

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Pritzker

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STATE OF THE STATE FOREST: Mackinac State Forest

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Michigan

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STATE OF THE STATE FOREST: Tillamook State Forest

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Oregon

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STATE OF THE STATE FOREST: Lowell-Dracut-Tyngsboro State Forest

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Massachusetts

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STATE OF THE STATE FOREST: Mississippi Headwaters State Forest

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Minnesota

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STATE OF THE STATE FOREST: Mohegan State Forest

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Connecticut

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NEWER TO THE LANGUAGE: On an iPhone this “mode” disables Wi-Fi features

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airplane

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NEWER TO THE LANGUAGE: Bougie, short for this, is all about the Benjamins & the stuff you have

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Bourgeoisie

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NEWER TO THE LANGUAGE: This acronym meaning the best ever spells out the name of an animal; LL Cool J uses it as an album title

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GOAT

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NEWER TO THE LANGUAGE: Folks born in the late ’90s or early 2000s are “Generation” this letter

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Z

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NEWER TO THE LANGUAGE: The document you sent was TL, this, so I DR (didn’t read)

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too long

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BACHELOR OF ARTS: He proposed to at least 3 women, including Eugenie Loyer in 1873, but this painter never wed on a “Starry Night”–or any other

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van Gogh

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BACHELOR OF ARTS: In 1806 this composer wrote to his “Immortal Beloved”, “Can you change it that you are not wholly mine”; she couldn’t

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Beethoven

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BACHELOR OF ARTS: This Norwegian depicted the effects of love in his painting called “Melancholy”; is it any wonder he never married?

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(Edvard) Munch

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BACHELOR OF ARTS: Rudolph Valentino, who was married to 2 women at once, was played on film by this Rudolf of the ballet who never wed

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Nureyev

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BACHELOR OF ARTS: In 1759 this German-born composer was buried in Westminster Abbey; with no wife & kids, he paid for his own memorial

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Handel

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FINISH LINES: After you climb 86 flights of stairs, the Observatory is the finish line in the ESBRU, or this building “Run-Up"

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Empire State Building

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FINISH LINES: The 2019 Tour de France began in Belgium but the finish line, as always, was on this road in Paris

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Champs-Élysées

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FINISH LINES: In 2018 this car rally that is named for a 1981 Burt Reynolds movie started in Vegas & finished in Seattle

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Cannonball Run

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HIP-HOP MUSICIANS’ REAL NAMES: A “Peanuts” character is the source of this stage name that Calvin Broadus uses

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Snoop Dogg

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HIP-HOP MUSICIANS’ REAL NAMES: Austin Post used a rap name generator to come up with this alias

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Post Malone

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HIP-HOP MUSICIANS’ REAL NAMES: It’s not an “Invasion of Privacy” to reveal that she is also known as Belcalis Almanzar

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Cardi B

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HIP-HOP MUSICIANS’ REAL NAMES: This leader of Public Enemy was originally Carlton Ridenhour

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Chuck D

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HIP-HOP MUSICIANS’ REAL NAMES: Back in the “Good Old Days”, he was Ben Haggerty from Seattle

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Macklemore

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CHARACTERS IN THE WORK: Hrothgar, Wiglaf

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Beowulf

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CHARACTERS IN THE WORK: Lennie Small, George Milton

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Of Mice and Men

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CHARACTERS IN THE WORK: Don Fernando, Dulcinea

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Don Quixote

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CHARACTERS IN THE WORK: Richard Parker, Orange Juice, Santosh Patel

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Life of Pi

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CHARACTERS IN THE WORK: By Cormac McCarthy: the Kid, Judge Holden

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Blood Meridian

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PENCILS: In a 1903 pencil catalog, an entry titled “The Philosophy of Rubber” debated the merits of these tips

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erasers

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PENCILS: This main ingredient in the business part of a pencil comes from the Greek for “to write"

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graphite

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PENCILS: As the numbers on pencils rise, say from No. 2 to No. 7, the marks they leave become this

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lighter

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PENCILS: A century ago in Shelbyville, Tenn., AKA “Pencil City”, the Musgrave Pencil Co. began using Tennessee red this fragrant wood

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cedar

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ANIMAL ANATOMY: These adorable tree-climbing marsupials have fingerprints very similar to those of humans

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koalas

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ANIMAL ANATOMY: The omasum & the abomasum are 2 of the 4 stomach chambers of this suborder that includes cattle & giraffes

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ruminants

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ANIMAL ANATOMY: The musk variety of this herbivore is saber-toothed, not for prey but used by the males to fight during mating season

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deer

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ANIMAL ANATOMY: Term for the fibrous substance that makes up most of the exoskeleton or outer body protection of insects & spiders

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chitin

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PRE “SCH”OOL: This, a timetable

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schedule

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PRE “SCH”OOL: This slang word for a nose

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schnoz

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PRE “SCH”OOL: This rupture between religious bodies

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a schism

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PRE “SCH”OOL: This dog breed with a wiry black or salt-&-pepper coat

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Schnauzer

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PRE “SCH”OOL: This German word for “castle"

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schloss

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FINNISH LINES: In 1943 Finnish-born architect Eero Saarinen designed the smooth lines of this St. Louis landmark

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Gateway Arch

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FINNISH LINES: Finnish computer scientist Linus Torvalds wrote his master’s thesis on this operating system of his

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Linux

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FINNISH LINES: In 1865 Finn Fredrik Idestam started a paper mill that evolved into this mobile phone company

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Nokia

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FINNISH LINES: Named for 2 1950s presidents, the Paasikivi-Kekkonen Line meant not doing anything to annoy this country

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Soviet Union

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FINNISH LINES: The press dubbed this Olympic champ “The Flying Finn”, “The Phantom Finn” & “The Finnish Running Marvel"

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(Paavo) Nurmi

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WORLD LANDMARKS: "The Eighth Wonder”, by composer Alan John & librettist Dennis Watkins, is about this building that opened in 1973

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Sydney Opera House

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WINNIE-THE-POOH IN THE OED: Of course, Pooh is cited in the entry for this noun: “he sat down and took the top off his jar of” it

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honey

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WINNIE-THE-POOH IN THE OED: In 2018 the OED updated “Bear” to include Pooh’s description of himself as “a bear of very little” this

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brain

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WINNIE-THE-POOH IN THE OED: This Pooh pal’s name means “an exuberant, energetic, and cheerful person"

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Tigger

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WINNIE-THE-POOH IN THE OED: Horrible! the OED defines it as “an imaginary creature resembling an elephant"

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Heffalump

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WINNIE-THE-POOH IN THE OED: "Pooh-sticks” is defined as “a game in which sticks are thrown into a river from the upstream side of” one of these

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bridge

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MUSEUM-PODGE: The Vasa, a warship that spent 333 years under the sea, was salvaged & turned into a museum in this capital city

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Stockholm

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MUSEUM-PODGE: This Chicago Museum of Natural History bought Sue, the largest & most complete T. rex skeleton, for over $8 mil. in 1997

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the Field Museum

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MUSEUM-PODGE: Wisconsin’s National Railroad Museum has an exhibit on these porters: “from service to civil rights"

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Pullman car porters

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MUSEUM-PODGE: Giorgio Vasari designed it as an office building; later it housed the Medici art collection & then became a museum

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Uffizi Gallery

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THEORIES: The steady-state theory in which the universe has no beginning or end lost ground to this one where everything went kablooey!

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the big bang

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THEORIES: The government is up to something–yes, I’m big on these theories, from the Latin for “breathe together"

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conspiracy

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THEORIES: The greater fool theory in this activity says don’t worry about overvaluation–there’s always some dummy who’ll buy

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buying stocks

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THEORIES: This Cold War theory said if one country fell to communism, nearby ones would follow

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the domino theory

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THEORIES: A 1982 theory named for broken these items says small signs of disorder in an area lead to serious crime

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windows

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CABLE TELEVISION: An all-time record for HBO, in May 2019, 19.3 million tuned in to watch “The Iron Throne” episode of this series

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Game of Thrones

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CABLE TELEVISION: Stan, Cartman & the whole town of “South Park” helped put this cable channel on the map

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Comedy Central

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CABLE TELEVISION: FX’s “American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson” followed up with the story of this man’s assassination

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(Gianni) Versace

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AN IMP OF A RHYME: To spend time making adjustments to one’s appearance

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primp

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AN IMP OF A RHYME: "Snoopy One” was one for Metlife

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blimp

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AN IMP OF A RHYME: 6-letter word meaning to economize

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scrimp

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AN IMP OF A RHYME: Crangon crangon is the scientific name for the common European one

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shrimp

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AN IMP OF A RHYME: To connect 2 wires by squeezing the ends together

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crimp

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WHISKEY BUSINESS: It’s a myth that whiskey labeled “bourbon” must be distilled in this U.S. state, but most of it is

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Kentucky

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WHISKEY BUSINESS: Most scotch is distilled twice; this type of whiskey, like Bushmills & Tullamore D.E.W., 3 times

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Irish whiskey

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WHISKEY BUSINESS: Forbes says India’s Officer’s Choice is the world’s top-selling whiskey; America’s is this Lynchburg libation

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Jack Daniel’s

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WHISKEY BUSINESS: A small percent of whiskey maturing in barrels evaporates each year, a portion called the “share” of these celestial beings

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the angel’s share

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WHISKEY BUSINESS: Seagram’s famed numeric brand launched the first National Dive Bar Day–naturally on this date in 2018

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July 7th

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ANTIQUITY CUSTODY BATTLES: In 2019 Norway agreed to give back items taken from Easter Island by this Kon-Tiki explorer

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(Thor) Heyerdahl

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ANTIQUITY CUSTODY BATTLES: Tension exists between Egypt & the British Museum over the return of this stone, taken from Egypt in 1801

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the Rosetta Stone

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ANTIQUITY CUSTODY BATTLES: The U.K.’s Coronation Chair feels a little lonelier without this rock, returned to Scotland in 1996

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Stone of Scone

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ANTIQUITY CUSTODY BATTLES: This rhyming craft-supply chain got in hot water recently after purchasing artifacts that were smuggled out of Iraq

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Hobby Lobby

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ANTIQUITY CUSTODY BATTLES: In 2017 South Korea returned stolen dinosaur fossils, including the Tarbosaurus bataar, to this Asian country

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Mongolia

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"B” MOVIE STARS: She was an Elven queen in “The Lord of the Rings"

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Cate Blanchett

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"B” MOVIE STARS: This Spaniard had no idea how crazy he was as a hitman in “No Country for Old Men"

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Javier Bardem

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"B” MOVIE STARS: As Sgt. Barnes in “Platoon”, this tough guy really gets on Charlie Sheen’s bad side

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Tom Berenger

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BIOGRAPHERS: W.E.B. Du Bois wrote a 1909 biography defending this abolitionist who was hanged 50 years earlier

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(John) Brown

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BIOGRAPHERS: His “The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.” came out in 1791, 7 years after his friend’s death

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Boswell

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BIOGRAPHERS: "The Pioneers”, the latest by David McCullough, features the settlers of this American territory just past the Ohio river

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the Northwest Territory

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BIOGRAPHERS: Rose Byrne played biographer Rebecca Skloot in the HBO movie “The Immortal Life of” this woman

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Henrietta Lacks

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BIOGRAPHERS: His fourth volume on Lyndon Johnson appeared in 2012 & was followed by great anticipation of volume 5

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(Robert) Caro

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SOME STERN WORDS: A rock that makes a spark begins this adjective for someone of stern demeanor

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flinty

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SOME STERN WORDS: A way an egg is cooked, or an adjective for an unsentimental chap

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hard-boiled

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SOME STERN WORDS: This word referring to stern discipline comes from a city-state of ancient Greece

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Spartan

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SOME STERN WORDS: From a Greek word for a hermit or monk, this adjective means denying oneself comforts

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ascetic

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SOME STERN WORDS: Unwilling to change your opinion? You’re this, from the practice of coloring fibers before they were woven into cloth

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dyed in the wool

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SOAP: This word for the foam formed by soap in water can also mean a state of being upset

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lather

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SOAP: According to Pliny the Elder, this ancient seafaring people of the Mediterranean made soap from goat’s tallow & wood ashes

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Phoenicians

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SOAP: Soap helps liquids clean better by reducing this molecular cohesion & allowing the liquids’ atoms to spread out more

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surface tension

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SOAP: For centuries, this olive oil-based soap named for a region in Spain was exported to royalty throughout Europe

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Castile soap

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WATER: Major ports on this lake include Mwanza & Entebbe

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Victoria

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WATER: This strait named for an explorer who passed through it in 1520 separates mainland South America from Tierra del Fuego Island

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the Strait of Magellan

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WATER: Term for a section of treacherous rapids on a river; the Nile’s sixth one is a bit north of Khartoum

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cataracts

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WATER: The longest river in this country, the Murray runs 1,570 miles

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Australia

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EPITAPHS: From his own 1898 poem, the epitaph of this Irish-born man ends, “his mourners will be outcast men, & outcasts always mourn"

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Oscar Wilde

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FROM THE SCOTS, AYE: This checked fabric pattern found on many a Tartan

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plaid

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FROM THE SCOTS, AYE: This type of minstrel-poet, not necessarily of Avon

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a bard

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FROM THE SCOTS, AYE: This word for a motto or advertising phrase

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a slogan

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FROM THE SCOTS, AYE: This big pole that gets tossed by athletic Scotsmen

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caber

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FROM THE SCOTS, AYE: You’re on a first-name basis with this narrow mountain valley

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a glen

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COLLEGE-POURRI: In 2018 Dartmouth offered almost 2,000 freshmen a place on this–neither acceptance nor rejection

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the waiting list

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COLLEGE-POURRI: Bowling Green teams in this state were once known as the BG Normals or BG Pedagogues but Falcons seems a better fit

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Ohio

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COLLEGE-POURRI: In 2017 Yale renamed one of its residential colleges to honor this Navy computing maven

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Grace Hopper

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COLLEGE-POURRI: The opulent home of William & Kate Hofstra is now the centerpiece of a private university on this island

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Long Island

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I BEAT MERYL!: This “Silver Linings Playbook” actress said (accurately), “I beat Meryl” at the Golden Globes in 2013

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Jennifer Lawrence

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I BEAT MERYL!: Talk about a Titanic upset! Meryl had “Doubt” but this British actress took the Oscar for “The Reader"

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Kate Winslet

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I BEAT MERYL!: In Meryl’s one nomination for this drama award, she lost to Shirley Knight at the Shubert Theatre in 1976

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a Tony

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I BEAT MERYL!: No Oscar for Meryl because this other actress’ role in “Dead Man Walking” was second to nun

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Susan Sarandon

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I BEAT MERYL!: At the BAFTA Awards the Brits have home court & several have beaten Meryl, including Helen Mirren for this 2006 film

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The Queen

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"S”EVEN-LETTER SCIENCE: This complex organic compound is found in many plants & is used as a sweetening agent

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sucrose

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"S”EVEN-LETTER SCIENCE: It’s the second most abundant element in the earth’s crust

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silicon

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"S”EVEN-LETTER SCIENCE: It functions as a junction with the help of neurotransmitters

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synapse

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"S”EVEN-LETTER SCIENCE: This species name is also the title of a bestselling history of humanity by Yuval Noah Hariri

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Sapiens

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"S”EVEN-LETTER SCIENCE: In geology it’s the normally hidden mineral-rich layer just above bedrock

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subsoil

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TIME FOR A SNACK: Arrr! Snacks from this buccaneer brand include veggie puffs & aged white Cheddar puffs

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Pirate’s Booty

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TIME FOR A SNACK: Even if it’s not October, how about some of these, also called pepitas

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pumpkin seeds

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TIME FOR A SNACK: Healthy & simple, broccoli & hummus sets you up with plenty of the complex type of these

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carbohydrates

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TIME FOR A SNACK: How about a couple of these, first sold under the Honey Maid name in 1925

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Graham crackers

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TIME FOR A SNACK: Maybe a couple of medjool these wrapped in bacon?

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dates

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TRAIL MIX: In Boston follow this trail to see the Old State House & the Old North Church

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the Freedom Trail

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TRAIL MIX: You can still see wheel ruts along this 2,000-mile-long route used by pioneers heading west to the Willamette Valley

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the Oregon Trail

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TRAIL MIX: This national scenic trail in the eastern U.S. passes through 14 states & 8 national forests

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the Appalachian Trail

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TRAIL MIX: A popular trail in Europe passes through France, Italy & Switzerland while circling this highest mountain in the Alps

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Mont Blanc

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TRAIL MIX: In her memoir “Wild”, Cheryl Strayed tells of hiking more than 1,000 miles of this trail, from Calif. to Washington State

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the Pacific Crest Trail

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RECENT BROADWAY PLAYS: Heidi Schreck reaches back to her days debating civics as a 15-year-old in “What” this document “Means to Me"

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the Constitution

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RECENT BROADWAY PLAYS: Laurie Metcalf & John Lithgow play the first couple in “Hillary & Clinton”, set in this year Hillary first ran for president

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2008

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RECENT BROADWAY PLAYS: Set during The Troubles, “The Ferryman”, which won the 2019 Tony for Best Play, takes place in this U.K. country

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Northern Ireland

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RECENT BROADWAY PLAYS: Billed as a sequel to this first Shakespeare tragedy, the comedy “Gary” takes place after the climactic bloody Roman feast

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Titus Andronicus

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RECENT BROADWAY PLAYS: Ethan Hawke broke more than 10 golf clubs wrecking the set nightly in a revival of this playwright’s “True West"

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Sam Shepard

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AMERICAN HISTORY: Before the Naval Academy opened in this city in 1845, midshipmen were trained at sea

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Annapolis

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AMERICAN HISTORY: Most of the battle on June 17, 1775 took place on Breed’s Hill, but it’s this hill that gets the press

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Bunker Hill

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AMERICAN HISTORY: When this beloved first lady died in Washington in 1849, the “ladies of Virginia” were urged to wear a black bow or ribbon in tribute

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Dolley Madison

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AMERICAN HISTORY: In 1947 Congress passed this act named for 2 politicians that banned using union dues in national election campaigns

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Taft-Hartley

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AMERICAN HISTORY: Suffering from tuberculosis, William Rufus DeVane King died in April 1853 before ever performing his duties in this post

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vice president

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IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON: Margaret Wise Brown wrote the kids’ books “The Runaway Bunny” & this one that features a bunny going to sleep

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Goodnight Moon

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IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON: "In the light of the moon a little egg lay on a leaf” is the first line of this classic children’s book

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON: The title of this James Bond novel referred to a fictional missile-based national defense system

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Moonraker

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IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON: This 2006 novel features the Volturi, Italy’s reigning royal family of vampires

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New Moon

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IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON: A novel by him says, “Between me and the moonlight flitted a great bat, coming and going in great whirling circles"

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Bram Stoker

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EUROPEAN JOBS: The voga alla veneta technique of getting from place to place was made famous by men in this job

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gondoliers

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EUROPEAN JOBS: Ravenmaster Yeoman Warder Christopher Skaife said he felt “like a proud father” after 4 raven chicks hatched here in 2019

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the Tower of London

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EUROPEAN JOBS: Try harvesting cork in the Algarve region of this country, one of Europe’s leading producers

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Portugal

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A “BUM” STEER: An LP, or a collection of photographs

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an album

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A “BUM” STEER: This type of bad trip is a real drag, man

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a bummer

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A “BUM” STEER: To blunder about, or to do a task badly

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to bumble

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A “BUM” STEER: Silly slang word for an umbrella

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a bumbershoot

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A “BUM” STEER: Annoyingly self-assertive

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bumptious

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FUN-TO-SAY QUOTATIONS: In an Edward Lear poem, this character says to the Owl, “O let us be married! too long we have tarried"

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the Pussycat

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FUN-TO-SAY QUOTATIONS: "Hey, hey, mama, said the way you move, gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove” is from this Led Zeppelin tune

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"Black Dog"

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FUN-TO-SAY QUOTATIONS: This film: “Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!"

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

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FUN-TO-SAY QUOTATIONS: In Barry Mann’s doo-wop classic, it follows “Who put the ram"

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in the rama lama ding dong

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FUN-TO-SAY QUOTATIONS: "I’m called little buttercup, dear little buttercup, though I could never tell why” is from this Gilbert & Sullivan operetta

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the H.M.S. Pinafore

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SYMBOLIC OBJECTS: To complete one of its regular trips, in 1948 it took a boat across the English Channel; in 1952 it took a plane en route to Finland

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Olympic torch (Olympic flame)

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JUMP AROUND!: USA track & field champion Sam Kendricks does it with a pole

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vault

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JUMP AROUND!: It can mean to jump up or to make something suddenly operative, such as a trap

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spring

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JUMP AROUND!: Let’s go to this, a ’50s school dance; it’s also a quick plane journey

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a hop

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JUMP AROUND!: You “gotta” do this slang term to mean you’re leaving; it’s also good to get one in the polls

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bounce

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NOT-SO-SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES: Sasha Obama was “Rosebud”; she was “Radiance"

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Malia

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NOT-SO-SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES: "Angler” was this veep’s code; there’s fishing imagery in the 2018 movie about him

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Dick Cheney

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NOT-SO-SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES: Having a bit of experience with the western genre, he was dubbed “Rawhide"

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Ronald Reagan

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NOT-SO-SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES: Donald Trump’s Secret Service code name is appropriately this, also something skiers have to navigate

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Mogul

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NOT-SO-SECRET SERVICE CODE NAMES: Referring to a geographical location in the state she governed, “Denali” was code for her

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Sarah Palin

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HODGEPODGE: It has the largest egg of any living bird

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the ostrich

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HODGEPODGE: The guy for whom this popcorn brand is named began growing his own popping corn at age 12

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Orville Redenbacher

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HODGEPODGE: In 1852 this object was brought down from a tower & placed in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

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the Liberty Bell

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HODGEPODGE: NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson invented this alliterative water gun that promises a drenching

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a Super Soaker

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HODGEPODGE: He used his antiseptic method for the first time operating on James Greenlees August 12, 1865

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(Joseph) Lister

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WHAT’S THAT AWARD FOR?: The Arthur C. Clarke Award

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science fiction

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WHAT’S THAT AWARD FOR?: The Mark Twain Prize

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humor

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WHAT’S THAT AWARD FOR?: Given since 1983, the Sixth Man of the Year Award

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NBA (basketball)

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WHAT’S THAT AWARD FOR?: The Eisner Awards–these publications Will Eisner was best known for

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comics

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WHAT’S THAT AWARD FOR?: The Clio Awards: “to celebrate creative excellence in” this

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advertising

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CHIP & DALE: Chip Taylor, who wrote this song that says “you make my heart sing”, says his 3 favorite versions are by The Troggs, Hendrix & X

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"Wild Thing"

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CHIP & DALE: On a 1950s TV show, Roy Rogers rode Trigger & this “Queen of the West” rode Buttermilk

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Dale Evans

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CHIP & DALE: Stephen Fry narrated the audiobooks in this series in the U.K., while Jim Dale (who is also British) read the American versions

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Harry Potter

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CHIP & DALE: While coaching the Oregon Ducks, this football coach sent a refund check to a disappointed fan

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Chip Kelly

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LITERARY NARRATORS: In the epilogue to “Moby-Dick”, this rescued narrator quotes from the book of Job: “and I only am escaped alone to tell thee"

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Ishmael

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LITERARY NARRATORS: Daisy Buchanan’s cousin, he narrates “The Great Gatsby"

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Nick Carraway

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LITERARY NARRATORS: Though he takes his own life in “The Sound and the Fury”, Quentin Compson is back to narrate this author’s “Absalom, Absalom!"

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Faulkner

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LITERARY NARRATORS: In “The Book Thief”, the narrator isn’t a who per se but this, knocking at the door

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Death

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LITERARY NARRATORS: Montresor, the narrator of this Poe story, lures Fortunato to his doom with the promise of a fine Spanish sherry

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"The Cask of Amontillado"

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ENDS IN “X": A knee-jerk reaction is also known as the patellar this

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reflex

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ENDS IN “X": One of these occurred on September 23 in 2019

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an equinox

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ENDS IN “X": The OED defines it as “to make rhythmical sounds with the voice & mouth in imitation of the rhythms of hip-hop music"

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beatbox

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ENDS IN “X": 7-letter word for the Swedish specialty of raw salmon cured with salt, sugar & dill

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gravlax

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ENDS IN “X": Each of the interior angles is less than 180 degrees in this type of polygon

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convex

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IND-ICC-TED!: The 1998 Rome Statute established the ICC, which prosecutes international wrongdoers in this Dutch city

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The Hague

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IND-ICC-TED!: The ICC issued an arrest warrant for this man in June 2011, but Libyan rebels closed the case in October

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(Muammar) Qaddafi

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IND-ICC-TED!: The first ex-head of state held by the ICC, Laurent Gbagbo of this “coast”al country won a surprising acquittal in 2019

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the Ivory Coast

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IND-ICC-TED!: Ousted as this country’s president in April 2019, Omar al-Bashir is charged with crimes in Darfur

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Sudan

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IND-ICC-TED!: This global police agency has issued a red notice for capture of ex-Libyan Internal Security Chief Al-Tuhamy Mohamed Khaled

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Interpol

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THE INSECT WORLD: The lepidopteran family tineidae includes the clothes type of this insect

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a moth

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THE INSECT WORLD: In the Bible 3 of the 10 plagues of Egypt were caused by insects: these swarmers were in at No. 8

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locusts

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THE INSECT WORLD: There may be as many as 8 million species of insects & all have bodies divided into 3 major sections: head, abdomen & this

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thorax

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THE INSECT WORLD: This bee named for its habit of tunneling into wood looks like a big, less hairy bumblebee

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a carpenter bee

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FILM DIRECTORS: Before directing movies like “SE7EN”, David Fincher directed this singer’s videos for “Vogue” & “Express Yourself"

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Madonna

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FILM DIRECTORS: He was born in Pondicherry, India & named Manoj, which he shortened to M.

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M. Night Shyamalan

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FILM DIRECTORS: This alliterative director got Oscar nominations for two 2000 films, getting the green light with “Traffic"

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Steven Soderbergh

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FILM DIRECTORS: Known for classic westerns like “She Wore a Yellow Ribbon”, he also gave us “Mister Roberts” & “The Quiet Man"

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John Ford

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CHIPPENDALE: One masterpiece of furniture maker Chippendale is the 8’ long dundas this, a word Thomas spelled with a “ph”; get your feet off it

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a sofa

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CHIPPENDALE: One of Chippendale’s most famous creations is a bookcase named for this string instrument carved on the front

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a violin

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CHIPPENDALE: Because Chippendale didn’t use this identifier, also a bourbon brand, his furniture can only be authenticated by original bills

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maker’s mark

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CHIPPENDALE: Some of the finest examples of Chippendale furniture are at this London museum named for a queen & her consort

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the Victoria and Albert Museum

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MOUNTAIN RANGES: A chain of volcanoes is named for this mountain range where the continental USA’s deadliest eruption took place

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Cascades

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TV OR NOT TV: Steve Carell began hanging around this TV title place in 2005, then transferred to “Anchorman 2"

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The Office

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TV OR NOT TV: On a break from her TV “Friends”, she was full of Grace in “Bruce Almighty” in 2003

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Jennifer Aniston

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TV OR NOT TV: He played college football stars L’Carpetron Dookmarriot & Bismo Funyuns on TV & won an Oscar for writing “Get Out"

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(Jordan) Peele

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TV OR NOT TV: A year after playing Julia in TV’s “Top of the Lake”, she became an onscreen aquamom

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Nicole Kidman

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TV OR NOT TV: In 2001 he tried to save the world as Will on “Alias” & later became a guardian of the galaxy (albeit in raccoon form)

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Bradley Cooper

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UNTRUE DETECTIVE: This Agatha Christie detective has a secretary named Miss Lemon who is so efficient she is “nearly the perfect machine"

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Hercule Poirot

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UNTRUE DETECTIVE: In a series starting with “The Beekeeper’s Apprentice”, young Mary Russell teams up with this British sleuth

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Sherlock Holmes

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UNTRUE DETECTIVE: Introduced in 1930, this junior detective heroine has more than 200 volumes that detail her adventures

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Nancy Drew

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UNTRUE DETECTIVE: Robert B. Parker wrote “Perchance to Dream” as a sequel to this novel featuring Philip Marlowe

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The Big Sleep

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UNTRUE DETECTIVE: She’s the heroine of Sue Grafton’s beloved alphabet series

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Kinsey Millhone

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THE WORKING DEAD: What he called “waist overalls” have stood the test of time (as blue jeans) since he came up with them in the 1870s

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Levi Strauss

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THE WORKING DEAD: Its founder William died in 1857, about 40 years before it sold the first toothpaste in a tube & 70 before merging with Palmolive

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Colgate

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THE WORKING DEAD: In 1882 Frederick Pabst started tying these around the necks of his beer bottles

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blue ribbons

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THE WORKING DEAD: Last name of E.I., who founded his company in Delaware in 1802

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du Pont

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THE WORKING DEAD: The name of this man who passed in 1947 can be found on the Kentucky bourbon formerly known as Old Tub

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Jim Beam

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RANGER THINGS: In 1933 the Ranger was the U.S. Navy’s first purpose-built one of these, but had trouble launching planes in rough seas

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an aircraft carrier

Question 417

RANGER THINGS: The New York Rangers play home games in this arena

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Madison Square Garden

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RANGER THINGS: In 2018 at age 97 Betty Reid Soskin was the oldest NPS ranger, serving at a park named for this heroic female symbol of World War II

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Rosie the Riveter

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RANGER THINGS: This atom spy was listening to the “Lone Ranger” radio show when nabbed by the FBI in 1950; they picked up his wife later

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(Julius) Rosenberg

Question 420

THIS IS “SU": The next score wins in this 2-word overtime

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sudden death

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THIS IS “SU": To break up a plot of land into several building lots

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subdivide

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THIS IS “SU": The apex, or a big political meeting

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summit

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THIS IS “SU": 5-letter word meaning smoothly polite

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suave

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THE NOT-SO-GOOD DOCTOR: Surgeon/gambler William Palmer was hanged in 1856; he poisoned his wife & brother for the payout from these

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life insurance

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THE NOT-SO-GOOD DOCTOR: Serbian psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic was indicted for war crimes in the aftermath of the breakup of this country

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Yugoslavia

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THE NOT-SO-GOOD DOCTOR: In 1910 Walter Dew of this London police force caught wife-killer Dr. Hawley Crippen in Canada after a transatlantic chase

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Scotland Yard

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THE NOT-SO-GOOD DOCTOR: Nicknamed the “Angel of Death”, this Nazi doctor fled to South America after World War II

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Mengele

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THE NOT-SO-GOOD DOCTOR: The 1788 Doctors’ Riot in New York occurred when physicians were suspected of this crime due to their dissection needs

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grave-robbing

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NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL: Written at a time when the cathedral was in disrepair, his “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” inspired Paris to save it from ruin

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Victor Hugo

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NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL: During the Reformation, these French Protestants raided the cathedral & destroyed statues that they considered sacrilegious

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the Huguenots

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: In April 1973 H.R. Haldeman & John Dean were among 4 top presidential aides forced out over this scandal

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Watergate

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: In 2019 this Iowa senator succeeded Orrin Hatch as president pro tempore

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(Chuck) Grassley

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: In 1965, Harry Truman looked on as President Johnson signed this program into law

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Medicare

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS: From a Native American word, it was the term for Republicans who supported Democrat Grover Cleveland in the 1884 election

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the Mugwumps

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PART-TIME WRITERS: This action star co-wrote the “Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding” with Bill Dobbins

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

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PART-TIME WRITERS: Beatrix Potter’s estate asked this actress & “Sense & Sensibility” screenwriter to pen new Peter Rabbit stories

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Emma Thompson

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PART-TIME WRITERS: Long after she was Winnie Cooper on this show, Danica McKellar wrote the book “Girls Get Curves” about geometry

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The Wonder Years

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PART-TIME WRITERS: James Lipton wrote “An Exaltation of Larks”, about animal group names, before he hosted this Bravo acting show

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Inside the Actors Studio

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THE NEAREST OTHER NATIONAL CAPITAL: To Ottawa, Canada

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Washington, D.C.

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THE NEAREST OTHER NATIONAL CAPITAL: To Canberra, Australia

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Wellington, New Zealand

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THE NEAREST OTHER NATIONAL CAPITAL: To Paris, France

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Brussels (Belgium)

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THE NEAREST OTHER NATIONAL CAPITAL: To Rabat, Morocco

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Lisbon, Portugal

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THE NEAREST OTHER NATIONAL CAPITAL: To Tokyo, Japan

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Seoul, Korea

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THE 17th CENTURY: Taking over for Elizabeth I after her death, he told parliament he was “an old and experienced king"

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James I

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THE 17th CENTURY: In 1633 he was charged with heresy for believing “the sun is the center of the world"

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Galileo

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THE 17th CENTURY: Around 1612 in Virginia, John Rolfe began growing this “brown gold”; soon the colony started shipping it to England

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tobacco

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THE 17th CENTURY: Add 3 letters to the title held by Tokugawa Ieyasu to get this type of regime he began in 1603 that would last for over 2 centuries

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a shogunate

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A NAME LIES WITHIN THE WORD: To seize a plane by force, perhaps while greeting Mr. Nicholson

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hijack

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A NAME LIES WITHIN THE WORD: Singing that’s done sans band or any instruments

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a cappella

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A NAME LIES WITHIN THE WORD: This 8-letter money-holder is thin, flat & bendable

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a billfold

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A NAME LIES WITHIN THE WORD: A longshoreman or a dockworker could tell you this word for the job of one who loads a ship

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a stevedore

Question 452

A NAME LIES WITHIN THE WORD: Opaque & grayish, this substance from whale guts has long been used in perfumery

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ambergris

Question 453

ANIMAL AKAs: It’s also called the czar fish

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sturgeon

Question 454

SONG ROYALTY & NOBILITY: Gene Chandler: “___ of Earl"

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Duke

Question 455

FOOTWEAR: In the 1960s Gucci dressed up these lazy-sounding shoes by adorning them with a metal horsebit

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loafers

Question 456

FOOTWEAR: In 2016 the Smithsonian began a Kickstarter campaign to help conserve these iconic shoes from “The Wizard of Oz"

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the ruby slippers

Question 457

FOOTWEAR: Originally worn by Plains Indians, these soft shoes get their name from a Native American language

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moccasins

Question 458

FOOTWEAR: Last name of Tony, the Italian-American cobbler who began making army boots before moving on to western boots

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Tony Lama

Question 459

HUNDRED “P”ERCENT: 100 this means 50% alcohol

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proof

Question 460

HUNDRED “P”ERCENT: The 100th of these begins, “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands"

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Psalms

Question 461

HUNDRED “P”ERCENT: In 2018 Bellerive Country Club hosted the 100th edition of this, one of golf’s 4 major championships

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the PGA Championship

Question 462

HUNDRED “P”ERCENT: Crow Fair, Montana’s largest Native American event, is this type of big chatty gathering; the 100th was in 2018

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a powwow

Question 463

SHIFT THE STRESS: To absorb nutrients internally & a condensed literary collection

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digest

Question 464

SHIFT THE STRESS: To express disapproval & something that you can see & touch

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object & object

Question 465

SHIFT THE STRESS: To say no & a social loser (there’s a band of All-American ones)

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Rejects & reject

Question 466

SHIFT THE STRESS: To assign someone to a particular task & a minor part of the whole

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detail

Question 467

SHIFT THE STRESS: To dismiss a theory as incorrect & a reduction in the price of an item

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discount

Question 468

GO WEST: …Over Westminster Bridge & you’ll arrive on the north bank of this river

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the Thames

Question 469

GO WEST: …30 miles from Grand Junction, Colorado & you’ll be in this state

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Utah

Question 470

GO WEST: …With your eyes from your veranda on West Maui to this island that sounds like a veranda

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Lanai

Question 471

GO WEST: …A few miles from Feldkirch, Austria, cross the border & you’ll be in this tiny principality

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Liechtenstein

Question 472

GO WEST: …From Nunavut into this adjacent territory

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Northwest Territories

Question 473

YOUNG MAN: At 12 Mozart wrote “Bastien und Bastienne”, one of these composed in German, not Italian

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an opera

Question 474

YOUNG MAN: Teenaged Michelangelo sculpted the “Battle of” these horse/men hybrids

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Centaurs

Question 475

YOUNG MAN: In 1628 28-year-old Oliver Cromwell was elected to this, which probably came to regret letting him in

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Parliament

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YOUNG MAN: Young Tom Edison developed trouble with this at an early age, possibly as a result of mastoiditis

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his hearing

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YOUNG MAN: Admitted to the bar in 1800, Richard Rush was only 33 when President Madison appointed him this in 1814

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Attorney General

Question 478

THE WORLD IN 1819: The University of Virginia was founded on 1,000 acres near the Blue Ridge Mountains with this man as its first rector

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Thomas Jefferson

Question 479

THE WORLD IN 1819: Shelley’s poem “England in 1819” calls him “an old, mad, blind, despised and dying king"

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George III

Question 480

THE WORLD IN 1819: Sometimes called the 1st U.S. immigration law, the Steerage Act required all arriving ships to present this “list of…the passengers"

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a manifest

Question 481

THE WORLD IN 1819: In 1819 this bank employee won a Supreme Court case that pitted him against the state of Maryland

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James McCulloch

Question 482

THE WORLD IN 1819: Sir Stamford Raffles landed on this diamond-shaped Asian island & began buying land to set up a trading operation

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Singapore

Question 483

BASEBALL MANAGERS: One of the smallest Major League players ever, Miller Huggins managed this 1927 team, perhaps the greatest of all time

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the New York Yankees

Question 484

LOVIN’ THE SPIN I’M IN: When you stop spinning, a fluid called endolymph in your head still spins, moving the tiny hairs here, causing dizziness

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in the ears

Question 485

LOVIN’ THE SPIN I’M IN: Discovered in 1967, this type of neutron star spins rapidly

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a pulsar

Question 486

LOVIN’ THE SPIN I’M IN: Spiral grooves in a gun barrel spin a bullet to stabilize its flight; the grooves & the process of cutting them are called this

Answer 486

rifling

Question 487

FUN FACTS: The boys from Delta House didn’t make it, but a party for 3,700 wearing these garments took place in Queensland in 2012

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togas

Question 488

FUN FACTS: An Arizona man urged bored teens to go outside & do this & it went viral; in Spanglish, it’s called #basurachallenge

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to clean up trash

Question 489

FUN FACTS: Fact: Fun can be had in this Missouri town, “The Live Music Show Capital of the World"

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Branson

Question 490

FUN FACTS: Popping some champagne for fun? This brand named for a founder & his great-grandson-in-law sells the most

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Moët & Chandon

Question 491

AUTHORS: BORN & DIED: This “little woman” was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania in 1832 & died in Boston in 1888

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(Louisa May) Alcott

Question 492

AUTHORS: BORN & DIED: Dublin born in 1882, he died in Zurich in 1941

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(James) Joyce

Question 493

AUTHORS: BORN & DIED: "Go Tell It On The Mountain” that he was born in New York in 1924 & said adieu in France in 1987

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James Baldwin

Question 494

AUTHORS: BORN & DIED: His story began in Salem, Mass. in 1804 & ended 60 years later during a trip to New Hampshire with Franklin Pierce

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Hawthorne

Question 495

AUTHORS: BORN & DIED: The “Winds of War” carried this author from his birth in the Bronx to his death in Palm Springs, California in 2019 at age 103

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Herman Wouk

Question 496

2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K: You can get a Whopper Jr. there

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BK

Question 497

2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K: This all-American form of approval dates back to around 1840

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OK

Question 498

2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K: "Today I didn’t even have to use my” this, so “it was a good day” for Ice Cube

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my AK

Question 499

2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K: It was the former stock symbol of the company now listed as KODK

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EK

Question 500

2 LETTERS, SECOND IS K: Canada Post says to put this provincial abbreviation on your postcard to your friend in Regina

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SK