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On Feb. 15, 1965 Canada unfurled its new flag with this national emblem |
the maple leaf
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A flashing red light means you do this, & functions like the sign of the same name |
stop
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Captain Barbossa & his men attack the town of Port Royal in this high-seas adventure |
Pirates of the Caribbean
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Legend has it she eloped with the Earl of Huntington, also known as Robin Hood |
Maid Marian
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This word for something bad or unfair is a homophone of what you do to a burrowing mammal in an arcade game |
wack
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Its first session was Feb. 1, 1790; it adjourned Feb. 10, as no cases were before it |
the Supreme Court
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Campaigns called "Click it or Ticket" raised awareness about wearing these |
seat belts
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The title of this 2002 film refers to Orthanc, which is in Isengard, & Barad-dur, in the dark land of Mordor |
(The Lord of the Rings:) The Two Towers
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In this epic poem, Achilles leaves the battlefield after Agamemnon confiscates his prize of war, the maid Briseis |
The Iliad
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This 4-letter word for a journey or to stumble now means to overreact |
(Wes: What is to jump?)
trip
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This Scottish queen was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle on Feb. 8, 1587 |
Mary
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The sign seen here means that this familiar place is nearby, so drive carefully |
a school
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Kirsten Dunst is a world-class tennis player in this 2004 film named for a famous British tournament |
Wimbledon
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This French maid of Orleans was burned at the stake partly because she wore men's clothes |
Joan of Arc
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If you fail to give someone proper deference, you do this 3-letter word to them |
dis
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An act of Feb. 12, 1873 made this 3-word Latin phrase mandatory on all U.S. coins |
e pluribus unum
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On a 1-way street, a sign that says "DO NOT ENTER" is often partnered with one that has this 2-word warning on it |
WRONG WAY
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Chad Michael Murray is the modern-day Prince Charming in this 2004 film set in the San Fernando Valley |
A Cinderella Story
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One of the best known "Exemplary Tales" by this "Don Quixote" author is "The Gypsy Maid" |
Miguel de Cervantes
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While a Betty is attractive, someone who's like this husband of Betty on "The Flintstones" is a dork |
(Ruvani: Who is Fred?)
Barney
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The most famous photo of World War II, seen here, shows U.S. marines on Feb. 23, 1945 on this Pacific island |
Iwo Jima
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This road-sign word means to give the right-of-way to another driver or to a pedestrian |
yield
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In "The Princess Diaries 2", Mia & her grandmother Queen Clarisse call this fictional land home sweet home |
Genovia
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The old maid Hepzibah becomes a shopkeeper after the loss of her family's wealth in this Hawthorne novel |
The House of the Seven Gables
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A tree-hugger is a nature lover; a tree this, like what Butterfly Hill did in a redwood, is an extremist |
(Ruvani: What is a climber?) (Wes: What is a habitator?)
tree-sitter
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