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U.S. national figure skating champion Sasha Cohen took silver at the 2006 Winter Olympics in this city |
Torino
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The United States Pacific Fleet is headquartered at Pearl Harbor on this most populous of the Hawaiian islands |
Oahu
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His "Hornet's Nest" was said to have "stunningly salty language that probably would have delighted Miss Lillian" |
Jimmy Carter
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The ground controller hands off to the local controller when your plane is ready for this part of the flight |
the takeoff
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To put an end to, often used in terms of slavery |
abolish
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As the Beagle sailed through the Strait of Magellan, Darwin noted the forests of this under the water |
(Jeremy: What is coral?)
kelp
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Fighting in the great arenas of Latin America, Sidney Frumkin was the first successful American one |
a bullfighter
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Isle Royale in this Great Lake is the source of a green stone called chlorastrolite, Michigan's state gem |
Lake Superior
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Mid-interview, Stephen Colbert read aloud steamy passages of this "pugilistic" Calif. senator's "A Time to Run" |
Barbara Boxer
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Planes are monitored by radar & radio, & from the VCR, short for this "control room" |
visual
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Excruciating suffering or pain |
anguish
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Sanford was the real first name of this 1963 National League MVP |
Sandy Koufax
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Tottenville on this island southwest of Manhattan is New York state's southernmost point |
Staten Island
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In 2004's "Those Who Tresspass", this Fox "Factor" man penned, "Okay, Shannon Michaels, off with those pants" |
Bill O'Reilly
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Control begins with a flight progress strip that contains all of a plane's data, including this |
(Linda: What is its call letters?)
the model of the plane
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To expel from a place or condemn to exile |
(Jason: What is abolish?)
banish
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When it's in a sea "pickle", this creature of class Holothuroidea may eject its organs as a decoy for predators |
a sea cucumber
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In 1933 Max Baer wore a star of David on his boxing trunks when he beat this German champion |
Schmeling
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The Chamorro language is native to this U.S. territory, the largest of the Mariana Islands |
Guam
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One reviewer compared parts of this ex-VP Chief of Staff's 1996 novel "The Apprentice" to Penthouse Forum |
Scooter Libby
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Controllers tell pilots of changes in the weather, like this condition of an abrupt shift in the wind |
shear
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A glossy transparent coating, or what the Brits call nail polish |
varnish
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When competing in this pro sport, Scott Levy is better known by his ring name, Raven |
wrestling
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Home to a huge carnivore, this Alaskan island was discovered in 1763 by fur trader Stephan Glotov |
Kodiak
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Bizarrely, her 1981 novel "Sisters" has a Republican VP's heart giving out during an intimate time with his mistress |
(Jason: Who is Nelson Rockefeller?)
Lynne Cheney
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The "blip" on an FAA radar screen is the signal that identifies an aircraft's call sign & these 2 numerical values |
altitude and speed
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Treat as dear, or a 1966 hit by The Association |
cherish
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