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Reaching a height of only about 2 inches, the dwarf willow is said to be the world's smallest one of these |
tree
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In 2003 this San Francisco Giants slugger won his record 6th National League MVP award & his third in a row |
Barry Bonds
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The Thames, The Avon, The Tweed |
England
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In 1917, G. Clifford Noble & William Barnes formed a partnership & opened up this type of store |
a bookstore
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Alberich & Mime are a pair of fascinating dwarfs in "Das Rheingold", an opera by this composer |
Richard Wagner
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In 1998 Crayola Crayons added 24 new colors, including pig pink, fuzzy wuzzy brown & sunset this |
(Ashley: What is yellow?)
orange
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A species of this plant seen here can grow as much as three feet in one day |
bamboo
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NASCAR's Brickyard 400 race is held on the same track as this Memorial Day Weekend race |
the Indy 500
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The Ganges, The Brahmaputra, The Godavari |
India
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You can buy a watch at Swatch, whose name is a combination of watch & this nationality |
(Heather: What is Sweden?)
Switzerland
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"In Klezkavania" is an opera from this North American country in which Klezmer & ska mix with songs by the Plaid Tongue Devils |
Canada
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If you were born in October, you have a choice of birthstones: tourmaline or this |
opal
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From the plant's hooded shape, a variety of lily bears the name of this venomous Asian snake |
a cobra
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(I'm Chris Jenkins of the NFL.) In 1993 NFL owners picked this team, based in Charlotte, as the first expansion team since 1976 |
the Carolina Panthers
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The Loire, The Seine, The Marne |
France
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Get sheets, towels & more at the store called Bed, Bath & this |
Beyond
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A nymph is the heroine of "Asconia in Alba", which this Austrian wrote when he was 15 |
Mozart
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This bird's habit of crouching with its neck stretched out encouraged the myth that it buries its head in the sand |
an ostrich
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This plant, Dionaea muscipula of the Southern U.S. can take up to 12 days to digest an insect |
the Venus flytrap
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In 1999 this Los Angeles hockey team moved its home arena from the Great Western Forum to the Staples Center |
the L.A. Kings
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The Weser, The Rhine, The Ruhr |
Germany
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This term for a trunk often kept at the end of a bed is the name of an athletic shoe store |
(Heather: What is a locker?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
a foot locker
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If you love insect operas (& who doesn't), try to see this one named for the chirper "on the hearth" |
(Ashley: What is The Grasshopper?)
The Cricket
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If you're a purist, gumbo just isn't gumbo without these slimy green pods |
okra
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Because of its foul odor, a North American swamp plant is called this type of "cabbage" |
skunk
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(Hi, I'm Amare Stoudemire.) In 2003 I won this NBA award Kareem won in 1970 & Allen Iverson won back in 1997 |
(Ashley: What is the MVP Award?)
Rookie of the Year
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The Tiber, The Arno, The Po |
(Matt: What is China?)
Italy
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It follows "Panda" in the name of a quick-service Chinese eatery & is by itself in the name of a women's clothing store |
Express
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"The Second Hurricane", a "play opera" for high schools, is by this composer of "Appalachian Spring" |
Aaron Copland
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If you "spot" this wildcat of the Americas, you may mistake it for a margay |
an ocelot
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