FILL IN THE NONFICTION BLANK |
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MAKE IT A DOUBLE-LETTER WORD |
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Howard Stern: "Private ___" |
[Alex reads "___" as "blanks".]
Parts
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An 1864 2-cent piece was the first U.S. coin with this 4-word motto |
"In God We Trust"
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A state of prolonged unconsciousness wakes up with another letter to become a punctuation mark |
coma & comma
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Nicki Minaj joined it as a judge in 2013 |
American Idol
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Last seen in 1956, the Cockerell's species of this large bee was rediscovered in 2011 in New Mexico |
(David: What's a honeybee?) (Katie: What's a killer bee?)
bumblebee
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This organization "Vows to Develop a Plan to Train and Arm Security Guards at Every School in the Nation" |
The N.R.A.
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Joseph Campbell: "The Hero with a Thousand ___" |
[Alex reads "___ " as "blanks".]
Faces
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The first delivery of these coins was in Oct. 1794, in time for kindly uncles to hand them out as holiday gifts |
(Timothy: What is gelt?) (Katie: What are dimes?)
silver dollars
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Slang for a policeman; with an added letter, it becomes a fowl enclosure |
cop & coop
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This scary FX show stars Jessica Lange as Sister Jude |
American Horror Story: Asylum
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The West Nile virus is transmitted predominantly by the Culex genus of this insect |
the mosquito
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"Video Game Review: In New Tomb Raider", she "Shows a Vulnerable Side" |
Lara Croft
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James D. Watson: "The Double ___" |
Helix
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From 1913 to 1938 it featured a composite picture, possibly of men named Iron Tail, Two Moons & John Big Tree |
the buffalo or Indian head nickel
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An abbreviated football official becomes a sand ridge at the water's surface |
ref, reef
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"Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is on this Green Day album |
American Idiot
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Also called a measuring worm, it's the caterpillar of a large number of moths |
an inchworm
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"Key Moments From the Supreme Court Hearing on the Defense of" this "Act" |
Marriage
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Will & Ariel Durant: "The Story of ___" |
Civilization
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To mark the 150th birthday of the man on the front, this image was added to the back of the 1-cent coin in 1959 |
the Lincoln Memorial
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A word meaning top-rate or excellent takes on another letter to become a meal of the day |
(David: What is diner & dinner?)
super & supper
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Kevin Spacey won an Oscar for this rosy movie |
American Beauty
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Just like chickens, cockroaches have this internal organ that grinds food |
(Katie: What is a gullet?)
a gizzard
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This school "Fires Basketball Coach Mike Rice After Video Goes Public" |
(Alex: With less than a minute to go, you're right.)
Rutgers
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L. Ron Hubbard: "___: the Modern Science of Mental Health" |
Dianetics
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A long-barreled gun loads an extra letter to be a word meaning to turn pages hastily |
rifle & riffle
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Luther Vandross sang back-up on the David Bowie song with this title |
the "Young Americans"
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4 inches long with a 4-inch wingspan, the giant darner is the USA's largest species of this insect |
a dragonfly
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This country "Orders Arrest of Satirist for Skits on Islam and Morsi" |
Egypt
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