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Israeli troops occupied this peninsula from 1967 to 1982 |
the Sinai
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Matt Burke played fullback for the Qantas Wallabies in the Australian League of this sport similar to football |
rugby
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Telescopes detected Big Bang remnants as this type of radiation; we use it to cook a hot dog in a minute |
microwave
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University of Pennsylvania |
(Anne: What is Pittsburgh?)
Philadelphia
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The White Queen has a really baaaaaaaad day when she starts bleating & turns into one of these |
a sheep
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"Supposing" can mean the same as this 2-letter conjunction |
if
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The Seward Peninsula is on the western part of this state |
(Anne: What is Washington?)
Alaska
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Seen here, this young Russian-born tennis star has been turning heads & winning tournaments |
(Wes: Who is Anna Kournikova?) ... (Alex: Anna Kournikova, unfortunately, has not been winning a lot of tournaments.)
Maria Sharapova
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This Pole's sun-centered universe theory explained why Mars appeared to move backwards across the sky |
Copernicus
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The Ohio State University |
Columbus (Ohio)
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This egghead egg-splains that the beautiful cravat he's wearing was an un-birthday present |
(Michael: Who's the Mad Hatter?)
Humpty Dumpty
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This synonym of "coarse" is an area of a golf course |
rough
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This peninsula is made up of Spain & Portugal |
the Iberian Peninsula
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Hu Jia & Peng Bo are Olympic stars for China in this sport that features springboard & platform |
diving
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Observations from this, launched in 1990, revealed galaxies older than astronomers expected |
the Hubble (Space) Telescope
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University of Michigan |
Ann Arbor
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These two chubby little men resent Alice staring at them: "If you think we're wax-works, you ought to pay, you know" |
Tweedledum & Tweedledee
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This word can mean "now" or "a gift" |
present
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Qatar, Kuwait, & Yemen are all on this peninsula |
the Arabian Peninsula
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Jan Ulrich, a German standout in this sport, has been nicknamed "Der Tourminator" |
cycling
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Galaxies are grouped in to regions called this, like the tungsten conductor in a lightbulb |
filaments
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University of Colorado |
Boulder
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This single-horned beast is stunned to meet Alice because he always thought children were "fabulous monsters" |
a unicorn
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Directional word that's a synonym for "to gulp" or "to swallow" |
to down
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The Apennines form the backbone of this European nation |
(Alex: You and Wes tied at $7,400. What say you?) (Michael: I'll wager $2,600.)
Italy
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Led by top player Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lanka has a powerful team in this sport that uses bats, balls, wickets & stumps |
cricket
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Discovery of this colorful "shift" led to the conclusion that the universe was expanding |
the redshift
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Johns Hopkins University |
Baltimore
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This feline flower tells Alice most flowers don't talk because their beds are too soft & they're always asleep |
the Tiger Lily
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We dig this word, a synonym of "trench" & "abandon" |
ditch
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