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ONE OF THESE KINGS IS NOT LIKE THE OTHERS |
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This U.S. territory is home to the War in the Pacific National Historical Park |
Guam
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The classic board game Clue features this professor |
Professor Plum
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Henry VII, Louis XIV, Richard III |
(Kathy: Who is Richard III?) ... (Alex: Yes, he was the French king, the other two were English kings.)
Louis XIV
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When buying a digital camera, check the optical zoom number, an indicator of the quality of this part |
the lens
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The "Freeway Series" pits these 2 West Coast baseball teams against each other |
the Dodgers & Angels
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In compound words, this body part precedes print & tack |
thumb
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Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, lies along the Hooghly River, a channel of this river |
the Ganges
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Steve Breen wrote a kids' book rhymingly titled this girl "the Pilot" |
Violet
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Frederick the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great |
(Alex: Yes, he was Prussian.)
Frederick the Great
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Problems with video cards? Make sure you've got the latest of these, often with the extension .drv |
a driver
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"The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party" is the football game between Georgia & the U. of this neighboring state |
Florida
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Spelled one way it's a small, official seal for documents; spelled another, it's a young swan |
a signet/cygnet
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Not surprisingly the main airport in this Italian port city is named for Christopher Columbus |
Genoa
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The name of this purple birthstone comes from the Greek for "not intoxicated" |
amethyst
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Edward I, Oskar I, Gustav I |
(Alex: Yes, the other two were Swedish kings.)
Edward I
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For TVs, 1080 is a measurement of this; it may be followed by "i" or by "p", which is preferred but probably pricier |
resolution
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Played in this U.K. country, the Premier League rivalry between Celtic & the Rangers is called "the Old Firm" |
Scotland
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Merriam-Webster's New Words of 2007 included this one for a soap opera south of the border |
a telenovela
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After nearly 200 years of Russian & Soviet rule, this country regained its independence in 1991 |
Georgia
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A Whitman poem begins, "When" these "last in the dooryard bloom'd" |
lilacs
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Frederick III, Nicholas II, Wilhelm II |
(Alex: He was Russian, the others were Prussian, yes.)
Nicholas II
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Want to watch your TV when you're not home? Get this "box", like the Solo, & make sure you have broadband access |
(Fideleon: What is TiVo?)
Slingbox
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Writer Steve Rushin said the hockey rivalry between Boston U. & this school was the biggest in all of sports |
Boston College
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From the Latin for "former", this word meaning pure & untouched is often used to describe a mountain or lake |
pristine
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Eggplant also goes by this French name |
aubergine
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Carloman II, Ferdinand VII, Juan Carlos I |
(Alex: Yes. He was French.)
Carloman II
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This Apple Leopard application helps you find deleted documents & restore them, but watch out for the Morlocks! |
(Jason: What is Eloi?)
Time Machine
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When playing against hated North Carolina in NCAA hoops, the Cameron Crazies of this school get loud |
Duke
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To improve or perfect, it also means to sharpen on a whetstone |
hone
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