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Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11, the anniversary of the day this war ended |
World War I
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Cal State Northridge's KCSN broadcasts an Americana music program called "Tangled" these plant parts |
(Tim: What are Vines?) (Steph: What are Leaves?) (Marshall: What are Branches?)
Roots
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Some hawk moths hover just like these tiny birds for which they are sometimes mistaken |
hummingbirds
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You get a grade "A" if you know USDA stands for this, which has been grading meat quality since 1923 |
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Look, my mask; I wore it years ago during this celebration, French for "fat Tuesday" |
Mardi Gras
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13 items from your local bagel shop is sometimes called this |
a baker's dozen
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Don't forget--in Canada, Veterans Day is known as this |
(Steph: What is Armistice Day?)
Remembrance Day
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You can talk Bears or Black Hawks on "The A.L.L. Sports Hour" on WHPK, from the University of this town |
Chicago
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The larva of this "royal" butterfly feeds only on leaves of the milkweed plant |
the monarch butterfly
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This poisoning usually picked up from bad canned meat takes its name from the Latin word for sausage |
botulism
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I must have tried half the 43 quintillion possible combinations on this; more stuff in the trunk |
a Rubik's Cube
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This 3-word phrase means to decline to say any more; you can thank the Constitution |
to plead the Fifth
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Each November 11 a color guard executes "present arms" at 11:00 A.M. at this Arlington National Cemetery location |
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Catch some logger rhythms on KUPS, from the university named for this Washington body of water |
Puget Sound
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To avoid being eaten, some moths have a special organ to pick up high-frequency sounds made by these mammals |
bats
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A specially trained butcher known as a shochet is required to prepare meat to this religious standard |
kosher
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It's my little red mascot of this college team; sorry I had to banish you to the trunk after Tom Osborne left |
the University of Nebraska
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This brand of cat food is "finicky about nutrition" |
9Lives
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In 1954 this man signed legislation officially establishing the name Veterans Day |
(Tim: Who is President Truman?)
President Eisenhower
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KRLX comes from C-A-R-leton College in this state |
Minnesota
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Due to its golden shimmer, the pupa is also called this, from the Greek for "gold" |
(Tim: What is... the aura?)
a chrysalis
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John Montagu, Earl of this, popularized a dish that helped him eat meat while playing cards |
Sandwich
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Hey, it's my nickel-plated this; it was very painful when I got my head stuck in it |
a shark jaw
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A new gust, or a renewed ability to continue |
a second wind
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The tradition of wearing poppies on Veterans Day comes from this poem about an area in Belgium & France |
(Alex: "The poppies blow between the crosses...")
"In Flanders Fields"
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Loyola Marymount's KXLU has a show devoted to female musicians called "She" does this (not to the cradle) |
Rocks
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Female moths & butterflies release these chemicals from special wing scales to attract males |
pheromones
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Not to assume the wurst, but Braunschweiger is a smoked variety of this spreadable sausage |
liverwurst
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My monkey friend carved out of this--I haven't seen you in years |
(Steph: What is a gourd?)
a coconut
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In politics, this subway term refers to a dangerous topic |
the third rail
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