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Nathan Kress was 14 when he began co-starring on this show in episodes like "iWant More Viewers" & "iScream on Halloween" |
iCarly
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Chapters in this novel include "The Golden Tickets" & "Augustus Gloop Goes Up the Pipe" |
(Matthew: What is Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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This state has the longest border with Mexico |
Texas
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It's a Noisy Planet is a program to prevent hearing loss, which can be caused by exposure to sounds over 85 of these units |
decibels
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Folklore says blowing the seeds off this weedy herb carries your dreams to a loved one |
a dandelion
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It's the launching of a rocket--3-2-1... |
blastoff
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Asa Butterfield played this 2011 title movie character whose last name is Cabret |
Hugo
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Mildred D. Taylor's Newbery Medal-winning novel about racism & social injustice is called "Roll of Thunder," this |
Hear My Cry
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One sign of being around too-loud noise is if you hear this sound in your ears but there's no bell nearby |
ringing
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The "hips" on these red flowers are chock full O' vitamin C |
roses
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Here's a simple one of these charts, showing students' test scores |
a bar graph
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Last name of Willow & Jaden, whose parents with similar names do some acting, too |
(Matthew: Who are... what is [*]?) (Alex: [*], yes; we wanted just the last name. Will [*].)
Smith
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"Ghost Town at Sundown" is one of the many adventures Jack & Annie go on in this book series by Mary Pope Osborne |
Magic Tree House
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Bring your swimsuit to Ashland, Wisconsin to take a dip in this largest Great Lake |
Lake Superior
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You shouldn't have more than 15 min. unprotected exposure to the sound of this winter vehicle, like a ski-doo |
a snowmobile
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These beautiful blooms commonly come in Easter & tiger varieties |
lilies
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Oui, my friends--we use this French word for a broad, often landscaped city street |
[Alex reads the clue with an accent.]
boulevard
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Now 18, this Canadian superstar signed a recording contract at age 15 & gave us "My Worlds Acoustic" |
Justin Bieber
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Martians attack the Earth after landing outside of London in this 1898 sci-fi classic by H.G. Wells |
[Matthew did not include the leading article in his response.]
The War of the Worlds
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Interstate Highway 10 stretches across the USA from California to this state at the other end |
Florida
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Since the 1870s people have been worried about the "air" type of this; since the 1970s, about the "noise" type |
(Matthew: I'll bet $10.) [Laughter] (Alex: All right; hey kids, uh, for a, uh, an 11- or 12-year-old, $10 is a lot of money. Here's the clue for you...) ... (Matthew: What is sickness?)
pollution
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In the 1880s near Zanzibar, John Kirk discovered the African type of this flower that's also a reddish-blue color |
a violet
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It's a bowl-shaped depression on the ocean floor, or a washbowl or sink in your house |
a basin
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Perhaps this CBS sitcom needs re-titling, as Angus T. Jones, who was 9 when it debuted, turns 19 in 2012 |
Two and a Half Men
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In "Skylark", a sequel to this novel, Anna & Caleb leave the prairie for a visit to Maine with their stepmom |
Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Cherokee National Forest is found in these colorfully named mountains of Tennessee |
the Blue Ridge Mountains
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Even a farm can be loud if you're too close to a truck or this vehicle that's also featured in events called "pulls" |
a tractor
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This flower can come in a number of colors, & its name sounds like it's a country full of autos |
Alex: You're gonna love it. "What is [*]?", [*].) [Laughter] (Matthew: Aw!) (Alex: You wear it on your... I love it, Mandy! We are entertaining you. That's great.)
a carnation
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The postage stamp seen here celebrates this Japanese art of growing miniature plants & trees |
bonsai
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