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In 2000, after completing his studies at Eton, this heir headed for the jungles of Central America |
Prince William
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Eritrea & Israel are formally designated as these, sort of like Idaho & Iowa |
states
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2 types of this disease are insulin-dependent & non-insulin-dependent |
diabetes
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Born in 1981, she's the singer heard here |
Britney Spears
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It's chilled white wine served over ice and mixed with soda |
a spritzer
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The popularity of this Hawaiian dance comes in waves |
hula
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He directed his dad Walter in "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" |
John Huston
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Carl XVI Gustaf knows Sweden is formally one of these; with one more letter it's an old Seahawk home |
(Alex: The old Seahawk home is the Kingdome, and Sweden, hence, is a [*].)
kingdom
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In 1881 this French chemist developed a successful vaccine against anthrax in sheep |
Pasteur
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This Nirvana singer boosted the career of the Raincoats when he declared himself a fan |
Kurt Cobain
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Appropriately (or is it oddly?), Napoleon liqueur is in the cocktail named for this battle |
Waterloo
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Pekoe & oolong are types of this |
tea
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Her son Christopher set his first novel, "A Density of Souls", where else but New Orleans |
Anne Rice
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Switzerland is the Swiss this, like what the original 13 U.S. colonies signed "Articles of" in 1781 |
confederation
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To prevent Reye's syndrome, children with viral infections should not take this common medication |
aspirin
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Shania Twain title that follows "Okay, so you're a rocket scientist" & "Okay, so you're Brad Pitt" |
"That Don't Impress Me Much"
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Chartreuse, Irish whiskey & green creme de menthe are in the cocktail named for this holiday |
St. Patrick's Day
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This piece of paper says you've graduated |
a diploma
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This president's son Charles Francis was the third generation of his family serve as minister to Great Britain |
John Quincy Adams
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Nigeria is a federal republic; Pakistan is this type, more religious-oriented |
an Islamic republic
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Young children are usually given a DPT shot to immunize them against pertussis, tetanus & this disease |
diphtheria
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The rapper seen here, his '90s hits include "Mama Said Knock You Out" |
LL Cool J
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Making a literary pun, this potent potable precedes "Mockingbird" in the name of a mixed drink |
Tequila
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A broadway theater might have a pit for this group |
the orchestra
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His namesake became mayor of Chicago; another son, William, was Commerce Secretary in the '90s |
(Alex: And that would be the former mayor of Chicago, [*].)
Richard Daley
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As Andorra & Monaco are these, purple reigns |
a principality
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Rubeola is the 10-day measles; this is 3-day measles |
rubella
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This heartthrob singer broke through with the 1991 hit "Wicked Game" |
Chris Isaak
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It's the booze that puts the "blue" into a Blue Hawaii |
(Scott: What is blue "curacko"?)
Blue CuraƧao
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From the Japanese for a person who perseveres, it's a martial arts expert in espionage & assassinations |
ninja
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