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The emblem of the Girl Scouts is a three-leaf, not a four-leaf, one of these plants |
a clover
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The title character of this poem by Edgar Allan Poe is described as an "ungainly fowl" & an "ebony bird" |
"The Raven"
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They can be full of blood or full of precious metals |
veins
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Lodgepole, Digger & Ponderosa are species of this most important timber tree |
pine
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Samuel Adams was at John Hancock's home when this man brought news of the British advance on April 18-18, 1775 |
Paul Revere
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Nicknamed for a "Peanuts" character, he's seen here in the 2001 film "Baby Boy" |
Snoop Dogg
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The Girl Scout Promise begins with the words "On my" this |
honor
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Lines in this poem include "How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of the night" & "How they ring out their delight" |
(Dan: What is "The Fall of the House of Usher"?)
"The Bells"
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A king or queen who's head of state, or any royal ruler |
sovereign
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Also called sphagnum or bog moss, it's sometimes used as a packing material for shipping plants |
peat moss
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While Washington & his army were encamped here during the winter of 1777-78, Von Steuben trained the men |
Valley Forge
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This huge hit by Jay-Z samples a song from the musical "Annie" |
(Lindsey: What is "Can I get a...")
"Hard Knock Life"
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A Brownie might make a doll or one of these, to get the patch seen here |
a marionette
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In his youth, Poe wrote one of these 14-line poems "to science" |
a sonnet
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It can precede affairs, legion or correspondent |
foreign
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Tropism is he turning of a plant towards a stimulus; in hydrotropism, this is the stimulus |
water
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This word is spelled with a "ph" in the name of a hip-hop fashion "farm" |
phat
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This level of young Girl Scouts began in 1984 & was named for the "floral" nickname of Juliette Low |
a Daisy
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Poe wrote 2 love poems called "to" this name, also that of a famed beauty of Troy |
Helen
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It's the early morning trumpet call that wakes up sleepy soldiers |
"Reveille"
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This botanist known for his potato developed an edible thornless cactus |
Luther Burbank
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Although Britain passed the Stamp Act, no stamps were sold in the 13 colonies except this southernmost one |
Georgia
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Group that includes members Krayzie Bone, Layzie Bone & Wish Bone |
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
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World Thinking Day--February 22--is the birthday of this Lord who organized the Girl Guides in England |
Lord Baden-Powell
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"I and my Annabel Lee" had a love that was coveted by angels of this highest order |
seraphims
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You can catch this famous meteor shower every year from about the end of July to the end of August |
the Perseids
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Photosynthesis, the food-making process in plants, takes place in tiny green structures called these |
chloroplasts
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Lancaster was the USA's capital for 1 day in 1777 when the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia after this battle |
(Margaret: What is Gettysburg?)
Brandywine Creek
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Pig wrestling is featured in the video for "Ugly" by this rapper from the rural South |
Bubba Sparxxx
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