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2008 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WORDS |
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WOULD YOU LIKE A COCKTAIL? |
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This Hun got an annual tribute of 2,100 pounds of gold from the Romans |
Attila
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Carbonaceous drawing stick (8) |
charcoal
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It's the film in which Kevin Costner said, "I love my family, I love baseball and I'm about to become a farmer" |
(Alex: You build it, they will come.)
Field of Dreams
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Luckily a competitor didn't have one spelling this word that means "pertaining to the heart" |
C-O-R-O-N-A-R-Y
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This Spanish surrealist designed costumes for Leonide Massine's 1941 ballet "Labyrinth" |
DalĂ
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We are now serving this classic from Cuba--rum, sugar, lime, mint leaves & a spritz of soda |
a mojito
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In 1488 this king of Spain sent 100 Moorish slaves to Pope Innocent VIII who gave them as gifts to Cardinals |
Ferdinand
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A sculpture made from a mold (perhaps of a broken arm) (4) |
a cast
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Meryl Streep played this beautiful blonde bumpkin in her high school's production of "Li'l Abner" |
Daisy Mae
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In round 2 a boy got axed after he misspelled the name of this native American people, AKA the Dakota |
S-I-O-U-X
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"The Dream", based on this Shakespeare play, omits the characters of Hippolyta & Theseus |
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Let me fix you an apricot cooler or an apricot fizz, made with this potent potable |
brandy
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She died at Fontevrault in 1204, having survived 2 husbands: Louis VII & Henry II |
Eleanor of Aquitaine
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City that got an Art Institute in 1879 (7) |
Chicago
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James Cromwell was in hog heaven when he landed the role of Farmer Hoggett in this 1995 film |
Babe
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It was on to the next round after a correct spelling of this name that's associated with the inkblot test |
(Christine: What is Rorschach, R-O-R-S-H-A-C-H?) (Alex: No, you left out the "C"--[*].)
R-O-R-S-C-H-A-C-H
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The 1988 ballet "A Fool For You" featured his songs, including the title tune & "I've Got A Woman" |
Ray Charles
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How about a nice, refreshing sea breeze--vodka, grapefruit juice & this other fruit juice |
cranberry juice
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Once known as the Gold Coast, it was the first member of the Commonwealth of Nations governed by Black Africans |
(Anthony: What is Liberia?) ... (Alex: Correct response--what is [*]--Gold Coast.)
Ghana
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Pissarro's first name, or Monet's wife (7) |
Camille
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In 1939 this future Beverly Hillbilly starred as Elmer Whipple in the Broadway musical "Yokel Boy" |
(Buddy) Ebsen
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The pressure was on in round 3 when one girl had to spell this Japanese massage technique |
(Anthony: What is Shiatsu, S-H-I-A-T-A-S-U?)
S-H-I-A-T-S-U
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This Russian ballerina choreographed only one ballet, "Autumn Leaves" in 1918 |
(Alex: Famous ballerina of that time, the Russian--[*].)
Anna Pavlova
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Traditionally a 7 & 7 calls for 7-up & this brand of whiskey |
Seagram's 7 Crown
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This founder of the Mughal Dynasty gained control of Delhi & Agra after victory in the 1526 Battle of Panipat |
Babur
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Florentine sculptor Benvenuto (7) |
(Christine: Who is Carvaggio?)
Cellini
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Marjorie Main & Percy Kilbride cooked up some comedy as this parental pair in a series of films in the '40s & '50s |
(Alex: [*]--we loved 'em.)
Ma & Pa Kettle
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His bark is worse than his bite except in the case of this barkless African dog |
B-A-S-E-N-J-I
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In 1957 this sister of Maria Tallchief joined the Paris Opera Ballet as an Etoile, the first American so honored |
(Tim: Who is Maria Callais?) ... (Alex: Maria Tallchief's sister--[*].)
Marjorie Tallchief
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Harry's Bar in Venice created this cocktail of peach nectar & sparkling wine, & named it for a painter |
(Alex: Oh, famous drink--it's called a [*].)
Bellini
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