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Although these smallest birds are known for drinking nectar, they eat insects as well |
hummingbirds
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Co-starring Phylicia Rashad, his new series is based on the British series "One Foot in the Grave" |
Bill Cosby
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No doubt, John 20:24 notes this disciple was absent when Jesus appeared to the others after his resurrection |
Thomas
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Any bird brain knows it's the highest rank a Boy Scout can attain |
Eagle Scout
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Nickname given the WWII backyard vegetable patches |
"Victory Gardens"
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Joy of Cooking says the most popular garnish for clear soups is this citrus fruit |
lemon
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This cotton pest first reached the U.S. at Brownsville, Texas around 1892 |
the boll weevil
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After her appearance on "Friends" NBC decided to star her in a sitcom & voila--she's "Suddenly Susan" |
(Brooke) Shields
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According to Mark 12:31 the second- greatest commandment is "Thou shalt" do this "as thyself" |
love thy neighbor
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From the 12th-19th centuries a person with this title governed Japan; the emperor's rule was nominal |
the shogun
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In May 1780 Gen. Benjamin Lincoln was forced to surrender this South Carolina port to the British |
Charleston
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This "heavenly" herb whose name reminds us of Ms. Huston is candied before it decorates desserts |
angelica
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White, bristlecone & pinon are groups of the soft kind of this tree |
pine
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Based on the 1995 film, this series stars Annie Potts as an inner-city schoolteacher |
Dangerous Minds
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Jesus said the wicked will be cast "into a furnace of fire" where there "shall be wailing" & this |
gnashing of the teeth
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Title for the president of a yacht club, or the rank just below a navy's rear admiral |
a commodore
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More than 200 U.S. Marines were killed in 1983 by a truck bomb at their barracks in this Mideast capital |
Beirut
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Pointes d'asperge is the French name for these tips that make a lovely garnish |
asparagus
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Bell peppers, tobacco & henbane are members of this sometimes deadly plant family |
nightshade
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Husband & wife pair inked to play divorcees in "Ink" |
Ted Danson & Mary Steenburgen
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In a letter he wrote, "I am ready to preach the Gospel to you that are at Rome also" |
Paul
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2 of the titles in the Random House Unabridged Dictionary that begin with the letters "kh" |
(Alex: The "kh" spelling of khan acceptable also.)
(2 of) khan, khalif & khedive
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He related the story of Pocahontas in his "Generall Historie of Virginia" in 1624 |
(John) Smith
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When meat is served a la Chatelaine, it's garnished with hearts of this thistlelike vegetable |
artichoke
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This "Rocky Mountain" flower is the state flower of Colorado |
[Alex corrects Mary's pronunciation, which put the accent on the second syllable instead of the first.]
the columbine
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Aliens invade Earth in this NBC series starring Eric Close & Megan Ward |
(Alex: Correct, and we have less than a minute to deal with this last category.)
Dark Skies
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Jesus said while on the Mount, "Seek, and ye shall find;" do this "and it shall be opened unto you" |
(Alex: Golly, are we going to stump you with one?!)
knock
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A count in Germany; Zeppelin was one |
a Graf
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The Battle of Palo Alto, fought May 8, 1846, was the first battle of this war |
the Mexican-American War
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Hors d'oeuvres may be garnished with thin slices of these expensive fungi that grow underground |
truffles
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