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(1883) "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum" |
Treasure Island
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Often called "football in the water", this sport is played by teams of 7 |
water polo
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From the Latin for "the back", it's to sign the back of a check to transfer rights |
endorse
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The "Quaker State" |
Pennsylvania
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This charge card giant owns both Travel & Leisure and Food & Wine magazines |
American Express
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He's the only one of Disney's dwarfs in "Snow White" whose name is not an adjective |
Doc
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(1952) "Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water..." |
The Old Man and the Sea
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An EFT stands for an "electronic" one of these |
a funds transfer
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Sylvester Stallone said he favored "History's Mysteries" in "What I'm Watching", a column in this weekly magazine |
TV Guide
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This adjective means relating to a 200th anniversary |
bicentennial
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(1870s) "In a flash she remembered the man who had been run down by the train the day she first met Vronsky" |
Anna Karenina
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This baseball team was honored with ticker-tape parades in 1962, 1969 & 1986 |
the New York Mets
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You don't get this type of CD from a music store, you get it from a bank |
a certificate of deposit
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The "Goober State" |
Georgia
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(Hello, I'm Peggy Noonan.) I write a weekly column for opinionjournal.com, which is the editorial website of this business-oriented newspaper |
The Wall Street Journal
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"Game of Death" fans know the adjective "chopsocky" refers to this kind of action film |
martial arts
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(1300s) "Turn, Beatrice! ...O turn thy saintly sight on this thy faithful one" |
(Teresa: What is... I've drawn a blank.)
The Divine Comedy
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Lynette Woodard played from 1985 to 1987 with this otherwise all-male basketball team |
the Globetrotters
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In the U.S., the discount rate is the rate of interest on loans these banks make to commercial banks |
Federal Reserve Banks
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The "Land of 10,000 Lakes" |
Minnesota
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Magazine names that apply to a charismatic person include Glamour & this one, "The Beauty Expert" |
(Mark: What is Vogue?)
Allure
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This adjective can be used to describe river rapids, a lion or the 1920s |
roaring
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(1818) "Cursed (although I curse myself) be the hands that formed you!" |
Frankenstein
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The stars shine bright in this city for Major League Soccer's Galaxy |
Los Angeles
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Part of the 1968 Consumer Credit Protection Act, this law says banks must clearly state credit terms |
the Truth in Lending Law
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The "Old Line State" |
Maryland
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This Minneapolis-based magazine reprints articles from alternative media sources to offer "a different read on life" |
(Mark: What is Reader's Digest?)
Utne
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It's the 10-letter adjective for a creature that eats both animals & plants |
(Mark: What is omnivore?) ... (Alex: Omnivore is the noun, and it doesn't have 10 letters.)
omnivorous
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