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"A ring" refers to the outermost of the 3 rings of this planet that are easily seen with a small telescope |
Saturn
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In 2011 she confirmed the rumors, announcing that she would be moving to NASCAR full-time |
Danica Patrick
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The 1,285-foot Woodingdean Well in Brighton in this country is the world's deepest hand-dug well |
the United Kingdom
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The August 1819 Battle of Boyaca in Colombia convinced the bulk of the Spanish royalist army to surrender to him |
BolĂvar
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To name to a position, like Supreme Court justice |
appoint
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Forks, Washington |
British Columbia
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"MGN" was short for this spacecraft named for a Portuguese explorer |
Magellan
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In 1998 she became the first U.S. soccer player to score 100 international goals |
Mia Hamm
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In chapter 7 of this work, the Dormouse tells the history of a family that lived at the bottom of a well made of treacle |
Alice in Wonderland
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"Finlandization" entered the language to mean official neutrality under the influence of this country |
the USSR
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We bet you're itching to name this vine with trifoliate leaves & whitish berries |
poison ivy
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The Motor City-- Detroit |
Ontario
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"EDL" refers to entry, descent & this |
landing
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American Claressa Shields won gold as the women's version of this sport made its Olympic debut in 2012 |
boxing
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The name of this largest Lebanese city is derived from a Canaanite word for "wells" |
Beirut
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In Italy in the 1920s, you wore a black shirt to identify yourself as a member of this party |
the Fascist Party
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Proverbially, "to the victor belong" these |
the spoils
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Dixville Notch, New Hampshire |
Quebec
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The 4 largest satellites of Jupiter are a class named for this Italian astronomer |
Galileo
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In 1950 Patty Berg helped found this organization & served as its first president |
(Katie: What is, um, Special Olympics?) ... (Alex: She helped found the [*], Ladies Professional Golf Association.)
LPGA
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Abraham's servant found this wife for his master's son Isaac at a well near the city of Nahor |
Rebekah
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In 1368 the Chinese told this dynasty, also called the Yuan, you Khan go now |
the Mongol
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Composure or dignified bearing |
poise
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Hallock, Minnesota & Cavalier, North Dakota |
(Scott: What is Alberta?) (Katie: What is Saskatchewan?) ... (Alex: Yeah, you had to keep moving east!)
Manitoba
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To NASA "AZ" doesn't mean Arizona; it refers to this position along the observer's horizon |
azimuth
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Named for a French region, it's drilled through hard rock to reach water capable of rising to the surface by its own pressure |
(Scott: What is Champagne?)
an artesian well
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Count de Chabrol really liked to count; he coined this term for Napoleon's brief return, March 20 - July 8, 1815 |
(Scott: What is the--Third Republic?)
the Hundred Days
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Affecting or moving the emotions, like a heart-tugging movie scene |
poignant
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Eastport, Maine |
New Brunswick
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