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In 1917 Allied troops from this North American country stormed up Vimy Ridge in a legendary charge |
Canada
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Let's show her a little R-E-S-P-E-C-T; she's the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame |
Aretha Franklin
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Sept. 4, 2007 was the first time that 2 of these, Henriette & Felix, made landfall on the same day |
hurricanes
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In football, it's a charge on the QB by linebackers or defensive backs |
a blitz
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In the 1st raid of its kind in history, the British town of Yarmouth was bombed in 1915 by a German one of these |
a Zeppelin
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In multi-deck blackjack, the cards are usually dealt from one of these--but not the kind you wear |
a shoe
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In 2007 Drew Gilpin Faust became the first female president in this university's 371-year history |
Harvard
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Mountain passes speed up hot, dry air, giving this U.S. state its Santa Ana winds |
California
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A granular form of this common mineral is used to make sandpaper |
quartz
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Enver Pasha, this country's minister of war, commanded the troops defending the Dardanelles |
Turkey
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The original Robin, the Boy Wonder |
Dick Grayson
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Registering as K. Switzer, in 1967 Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to officially enter & run this race |
the Boston Marathon
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The forecast is cloudy with a 30% chance of these, characterized by the sudden start & stop of light rainfall |
showers
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Many French eateries include this word in their names; it means "at the home of" |
chez
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What the Germans called the Siegfried Line, the Allies called this, after a famous German general of the war |
the Hindenburg Line
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Wonder Woman |
(Chris: [No response])
Diana Prince
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When a player & dealer tie, it's called this & no money is won or lost |
a push
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Frances Perkins became the first woman cabinet member when FDR put her to work in this post |
(Mandy: What it Secretary of Education?)
Secretary of Labor
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High clouds may bring this type of damaging precipitation, especially to the "alley" for it in the Rockies |
hail
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It's true! This city, the first colonial post in Mexico, was founded by Hernando Cortes in 1519 |
(Jeff: What is Juarez?)
Veracruz
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At the 1914 Battle of Tannenberg in East Prussia, this country's army was surrounded & largely destroyed |
(Alex: And it led to the Revolution in [*].)
Russia
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Zorro |
(Alex: Ah, so you spent a lot of time with comic books, but not with television! Who is [*]?)
Don Diego de la Vega
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(Sarah reads the last clue.) Since my first 2 cards are an ace & 6, I have this type of 17 and will draw at least one more card |
soft
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Wilma Mankiller was the first woman to serve as principal chief of this Southeast Native American tribe |
(Mandy: What's the Seminole?)
the Cherokee
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Longer autumn nights let the ground cool, producing condensation & the "ground" type of this |
fog
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Last name of German engineer Karl, who in 1885 developed a 3-wheeled vehicle called the Motorwagen |
(Mandy: What is Volkz?)
Benz
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