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The Norway type of this infuriating rodent actually originated in Asia |
the rat
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This kids' show with a rhyming title about a guy & his pup debuted in 1996; it's probably big with your little sis |
Blue's Clues
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If you want to stand out, you can't beat the fire-engine shade of this |
red
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It's the most common name for the structure also called a teeter-totter or a dandle board |
a see-saw
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After General Cornwallis Surrendered at Yorktown, this American traitor accompanied him back to England |
Benedict Arnold
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An oblong unit of bread, or to idle away time |
loaf
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Moze & Cookie helped this title guy educate us with his "Declassified School Survival Guide" |
Ned
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Of outer ear, Outer Mongolia or outer space, the one that became a Crayola color in 1998 |
(Jackson: What is black?)
outer space
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This stuff that you shovel in its own "box" should be the sterilized "play" type |
sand
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This January 1, 1863 document liberated all slaves in regions still under Confederate control |
the Emancipation Proclamation
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It's the male of a rabbit, sheep or deer, it's also a dollar |
a buck
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The eyes of these croaking critters usually bulge, but they retract & push down on the mouth to help in swallowing |
a frog
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It's the name of the Nick-TV "band" featuring Nat & Alex Wolff |
The Naked Brothers Band
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Like the flower of the same name, buttercup is a pretty shade of this color |
yellow
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In 2007 a London museum had all-ages versions of this fun structure, including a 182-footer |
a slide
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In 1609 this captain was injured in a gunpowder explosion & lost his leadership role in Jamestown |
John Smith
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The line about which a rotating body, such as the world, turns |
an axis
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The hermit crab's abdomen twists to one side so it tucks neatly into the animal's home, usually this |
a shell
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This young actor won an Emmy as Louis on "Even Stevens" |
Shia LaBeouf
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In the original "Wizard of Oz" book & in the musical "Wicked", the slippers aren't "ruby" but this metallic color |
silver
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Materials to cushion falls include wood chips & shredded these, maybe made by Goodyear |
tires
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The "New Deal" refers to the economic recovery & social reforms implemented by this U.S. president |
(Alex: And that president was Teddy Roosevelt. Bethlehem, you go again.) (Bethlehem: Could I finish the category, please, for $1000.) (Alex: I'm sorry, that was [*]. My bad.) (Bethlehem: [Chuckles])
Franklin Roosevelt
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This chess piece can go across the entire board in one move, but only in a straight line |
(Bethlehem what is a queen?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
a rook
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The New York Botanical Garden has a collection of trees bearing these "apples" 2 inches or less in diameter |
crabapples
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Samantha & Tucker know this title Nickelodeon guy is 1/2 ghost |
Danny Phantom
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Puce is a perfect shade for your doggie's collar: its name is French for this pesky insect |
(Alex: Say something.) (Bethlehem: What is an ant?)
a flea
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In 1920 Sebastian Hinton invented a "climbing apparatus" to provide "a kind of forest top"; we know it as this |
a jungle gym (monkey bars accepted)
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In 1898 Americans were urged to "remember" this battleship that sank in Havana harbor, leading to war with Spain |
the Maine
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