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FRUITS, VEGETABLES & CAKES |
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The problem with the story of this queen saying, "Let them eat cake" after being told Parisians had no bread? It's false |
Marie Antoinette
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The Olympic torch relay begins when this natural source is used to light the flame |
the sun
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Dog is to bark as duck is to this |
quack
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Emeril has a tasty recipe for the upside down cake made from this fruit associated with Hawaii |
(Tyler: What is a mango?)
pineapple
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Mrs. Olinski's 6th grade Academic Bowl team is the focus of "The View from" this day of the week |
Saturday
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Oregon's longest border is the one it shares with this state |
Washington
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Amendment 8 of the 10 collectively known as this said cruel & unusual punishment was a big no-no |
the Bill of Rights
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There are this many rings in the official Olympic symbol |
5
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A ruler is to length as this is to body temperature |
a thermometer
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Despite its name, it's not usually served scrambled or poached |
an eggplant
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"Third Grade Angels" is the prequel to this book that mentions the next school year in the title |
(Emma: What is Tale of a Fourth Grade Nothing?)
Fourth Grade Rats
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Eli Whitney invented a faster version of this seed-removing machine in 1793, but simple ones were used in India in the 400s |
the cotton gin
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In 2000, 2008 & 2012 Africans swept the medals in this longest men's running race |
the marathon
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Foot is to feet as datum is to this |
data
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I know you kids say thanks, Belgium, for these sprouts with small, cabbage-like heads |
Brussels sprouts
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Abracadabra! Book one in the "Septimus Heap" series has this 5-letter title, though not spelled the usual way |
Magyk
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California's longest border is with this state |
Nevada
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In 1790 he became our first Secretary of State; he got a big promotion a little over a decade later |
(Tyler: Who is James Madison?)
Thomas Jefferson
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Seen here, he has won 11 Olympic medals & also starred in his own reality TV show |
(Alex: And this great swimmer is [*].)
Ryan Lochte
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Car is to garage as airplane is to this |
hangar
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This light, airy 6-letter cake gets its texture from beaten egg whites folded into a mix of beaten egg yolks & sugar |
a sponge cake
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Roy Eberhardt is trying to protect miniature burrowing owls in this book by Carl Hiaasen |
Hoot
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This state only borders one other U.S. state, New Hampshire |
Maine
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On May 17, 1792 an agreement was signed outside of 68 this street that would establish the N.Y. Stock & Exchange Board |
Wall Street
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In 1952 at Oslo, for this type of skiing aka Nordic, it was hard to tell competitors from spectators, who arrived on skis |
cross-country skiing
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Santiago is to Chile as this is to Peru |
(Alex: Capital.)
Lima
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Looking like a brown egg with a covering of fine downy hair, this fruit is featured in the dessert Pavlova |
kiwi
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Besides editing the Rodent's Gazette, the newspaper of New Mouse City, this mouse goes on adventures with his sister Thea |
Geronimo Stilton
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Of Florida's 2 state borders, its longer one is with this state |
Georgia
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