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He was 18 in 1994 when he won the first of his 3 U.S. Amateur Golf Championships |
Tiger Woods
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In the wild in Mexico, this Christmas plant, Euphorbia pulcherrima, may grow to a height of 15 feet |
poinsettia
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The song "Oh Susanna" says, "I come from Alabama" with this "on my knee" |
a banjo
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Charles Schumer is New York's senior senator; she's the state's junior senator |
Hillary Clinton
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This adjective precedes "grace" in the name of a hymn |
amazing
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You can visit several of these historic structures like Kensington, where Princess Diana lived |
a palace
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In 1980 at age 19 this "Great One" of the NHL won the first of his 9 MVP awards |
Wayne Gretzky
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The ponderosa is one of the most widely distributed American species of this conifer |
a pine
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Kamaka Hawaii is a well-known maker of this instrument that looks like a small guitar |
a ukulele
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The bipartisan campaign reform act of 2001 was co-sponsored by Wisconsin senator Russ Feingold & this Arizonan |
John McCain
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This adjective, from the Latin for "flowing", means "able to speak or write smoothly", as a foreign language |
fluent
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A 9-time U.S. figure skating champ, this Asian-American was an alternate to the 1994 Olympics as a 13-year-old |
Michelle Kwan
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Horses, cattle, & sheep can be poisoned by eating this weed whose name comes from the Spanish for "crazy" |
(Alex: [*], [pause] is correct.) [Audience laughs] (Aiden: Okay.)
locoweed
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When Viola uses her viola, she's playing this many strings |
(Ben: What is 5?)
4
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In January 2007 this democrat from Nevada became the new Senate Majority Leader |
Harry Reid
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This 10-letter adjective meaning "extraordinarily great in size" comes from the Latin for "to shake" |
(Ben: What is gigantic?) (Alex: No, you had to think of trembling and you would wind up with, hopefully, [*].)
tremendous
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of this, was known as a soldier but had an eye for art, as you can see at Apsley House |
Wellington
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Born in San Diego in 1986, this redheaded snowboarder was the 2003 U.S. Open Slopestyle champ |
Shaun White
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To keep them from drying out, orchids & other rare plants are potted in this moss found in bogs |
peat
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In 1934 Laurens Hammond invented an electric one of these musical instruments without pipes |
an organ
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In 2000 this Connecticut senator became the first Jewish candidate on a major party ticket |
(Joe) Lieberman
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This adjective is used to describe a tree that sheds its leaves annually |
deciduous
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He's the teen sensation Major League Soccer star seen here; we bid you... |
(Alex: We bid you adieu, yes.)
Freddy Adu
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A variety of this state tree of Mississippi is the cucumber tree, which gets its name from the shape of its fruits |
the magnolia
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Around 1709 Cristofori became a key player in this new instrument's history |
piano
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Former Homeland Security Committee Chairperson Susan Collins represents this New England state |
Maine
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This adjective that means weirdly frightening comes from Old English for "cowardly" |
eerie
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