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The Wyoming type of this frog-like amphibian has a lumpy body covered with warts |
a toad
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Sheldon & Leonard work at Caltech on this sitcom |
The Big Bang Theory
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Another name for a couch |
a sofa
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In 2010, an oil rig exploded, and almost 5 million barrels of oil spewed into this gulf |
the Gulf of Mexico
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Got milk? For healthy bones & teeth, the RDA for teens is 1,300 milligrams of this mineral |
calcium
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"Valse" by Arnold Bax for this almost 6-foot-high, 47-string instrument |
a harp
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Several species of this are endangered, including a fruit one & a long-nosed one, which has a 10-inch wingspan |
a bat
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Chris O'Donnell & LL Cool J are very special agents on this drama |
NCIS: Los Angeles
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In April 2009 Croatia & Albania became the most recent additions to this alliance that includes the U.S. & the United Kingdom |
(Leonard: What is the UN?)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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This chain's Triple Whopper has 1,140 calories & 75 grams of fat--but lots of antioxidants in the tomatoes |
Burger King
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Mendelssohn's "Songs Without" these--for piano, no singer needed |
(Leonard: What is Accompaniment?)
Words
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Tigre americano, this largest New World member of the cat family, is now endangered |
a jaguar
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Zooey Deschanel plays an adorkable character on this L.A.-set Fox show |
New Girl
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"General Hospital" or "As the World Turns" |
a soap opera
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In a November 1996 ceremony in Calcutta, this Roman Catholic nun was given honorary U.S. citizenship |
Mother Teresa
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(Dr. Oz presents the clue.) Containing the healthy bacteria lactobacillus acidophilus, yogurt helps fight infections caused by these organisms that make up their own kingdom |
(Leonard: What are bacteria?)
fungi
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The clarinet concerto written at age 35 by this genius was his last purely instrumental work |
Mozart
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Killing this seabird is bad luck, & yet the short-tailed one is on the endangered species list |
an albatross
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This CW show starring Shenae Grimes is set in one of the ritziest parts of L.A. County |
90210
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A worker ant who defends the colony |
a soldier
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In late 1998 a Russian rocket & the Space Shuttle Endeavour delivered the first 2 pieces of this to Earth orbit |
the International Space Station
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We don't know about bumblebees, but Bumble Bee's albacore type of this is rich in healthy fatty acids |
tuna
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Percy Grainger's 2-piano "Fantasy on" this composer's "Porgy and Bess" |
(Leonard: Who is Shaw?)
George Gershwin
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The Florida type of this aquatic mammal of the order Sirenia weighs about 1,000 pounds & is 9 feet long |
a manatee
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Exteriors for Cameron & Mitchell's house on this comedy are shot in Century City |
Modern Family
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"Honest" adopted name of abolitionist Isabella Baumfree |
Sojourner Truth
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In October 2001 Congress passed this act to deter & punish terrorism |
(Tori: What is the Freedom Act?)
the Patriot Act
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Pumpkin is loaded with beta carotene, so a slice of pumpkin pie packs 250% of the RDA of this vitamin |
Vitamin A
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The aria "Quando m'en vo" from this Puccini opera about lovers in poverty |
La bohème
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