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This hyphenated term refers to individual sheets held in a binder |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
loose-leaf
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According to this rapper, Yeezus is his "God name" |
[The audience "Oh"s audibly when Niki rings in ahead of Sam.] (Alex: You got in ahead of Sam! He will never forgive you for that! Kanye is his idol!)
Kanye West
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Over 1,300 miles from Oahu, Kure Atoll is the farthest west part of this archipelago |
(Sam: What is Hawaii?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
the Hawaiian Islands
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Japanese for "wearing thing", this garment dates from the 7th century |
a kimono
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This object reached its closest point to Earth in April 1986, its second visit to our skies in the 20th century |
Halley's Comet
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A type of strong, durable paper is called this, like a famous fictional spy |
bond
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A good detective might deduce that this "Elementary" co-star has exhibited her artwork under the name Yu Ling |
Lucy Liu
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In 1849 this Canadian island was made a British colony; 17 years later, it became part of British Columbia |
Vancouver (Island)
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This U.S. state's name is from an Aleut word meaning "mainland" |
Alaska
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With no prime-time programming yet, this fourth U.S. TV network was launched |
Fox
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You hear this 3-letter term for a single layer when people are talking about bathroom tissue |
ply
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It's not just gossip, girl--this actor really is Tony Romo's brother-in-law |
Chace Crawford
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Good morning! This U.S. territory sits at the south end of the Marianas |
Guam
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NPC stands for this, an avatar not controlled by a human |
a non-player character
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On an invitation R.S.V.P. means "please answer" & stands for repondez this French phrase |
s'il vous plaƮt
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A "People Power" revolution in this country forced longtime leader Ferdinand Marcos into exile |
(Sam: What is Portugal?)
the Philippines
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This term for a large sheet of paper is used in the name of the first complete Shakespeare play collection |
folio
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Back in school, he was voted the cutest, the sweetest & most likely to succeed |
Jesse Eisenberg
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This Mexican port 50 miles south of San Diego has been called the "Cinderella of the Pacific" |
(Sarah: What is Puerto Vallarta?)
Ensenada
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Some games have LFG, "looking for group"; in "Lord of the Rings Online", it's LFF, "looking for" this |
(Niki: Who is Frodo?)
fellowship
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A boring class can seem to go on & on, like this 2-word Latin phrase meaning "to the point of sickness" |
[Alex adds an extra "& on" to his reading of the clue.] ... (Alex: I hope it made it sound like that, too.)
ad nauseam
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In January NASA's Stephen Nesbitt sadly reported "a major malfunction" with this Space Shuttle |
Challenger
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This star of "Orphan Black" is of Ukrainian, Polish, German, Austrian & Romanian ancestry |
(Alex: ...and we have less than a minute to go.)
Tatiana Maslany
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Between 1946 & 1958, 23 nuclear tests were conducted in this tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands |
Bikini Atoll
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To defeat an enemy with overwhelming numbers is to do this, a term from "StarCraft" |
to Zerg rush
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Literally German for "time ghost", it's the prevailing spirit or mood of a period in history |
a Zeitgeist
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