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THE AGRICULTURAL HALL OF FAME |
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Last name of the first father & son who were both U.S. presidents |
Adams
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In 1998-99 Mount Baker in these Pacific Northwest mountains set a record with 1,140 inches of snow |
the Cascades
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In the 1840s Jerome Case improved the threshing machine for the proverbial job of separating this from the chaff |
wheat
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A tricky maneuver intended to gain an advantage |
a ploy
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He pardoned Jimmy Hoffa; later he'd need one himself |
Richard Nixon
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Number of feet in a statute mile |
5,280
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In January Dawson City in this Canadian territory averages -16 Fahrenheit |
[Alex read "degrees" into the clue even though it did not appear on screen.]
the Yukon Territory
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For co-founding Farm Aid, this Country Music Hall of Fame member is in the Agricultural Hall of Fame too |
Willie Nelson
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To send out military troops in readiness for combat |
deploy
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He pardoned Marcus Junius Brutus, around 48 B.C. (big mistake!) |
(Julius) Caesar
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The German field marshal known as "The Desert Fox" |
Rommel
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Australia's Gibson Desert was named for an expedition member who died searching for this |
(Collin: What is Ayers Rock?) ... (Alex: You guys, sometimes have to go with the obvious. It's a desert. He was searching for [*].)
water
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In 1890 Stephen Babcock devised a simple 10-minute test to determine the content of this in milk |
fat (butterfat)
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Affectedly modest |
(Matt: [Clears throat]... Sorry.)
coy
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He pardoned Patty Hearst, nearly 3 decades later |
Clinton
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It's the capital of Estonia |
Tallinn
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This European capital was razed on Hitler's order after a 1944 uprising & rebuilt under communism |
Warsaw
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The contributions of J. Sterling Morton include this tree-planting holiday first observed on April 10, 1872 |
Arbor Day
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A diplomatic representative on a mission |
an envoy
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He pardoned Vladimir Lenin, in 1905 (big mistake!) |
Tsar Nicholas II
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The first period of the Paleozoic era, named from an old word for Wales |
the Cambrian Period
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The Qiangtang Basin in the north of this high Asian plateau features freezing weather, rocky soil & brackish lakes |
the Tibetan Plateau
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Georgia congressman Dudley M. Hughes helped create the FFA, which stands for this |
the Future Farmers of America
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Indian soldier in service to Britain |
a sepoy
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He pardoned Dr. Samuel Mudd shortly before leaving office |
(Andrew) Johnson
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