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NOT A REAL MUPPET OR SESAME STREET CHARACTER |
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GETTING FROM HERE TO THERE |
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A HOMOPHONE OF A PAST TENSE VERB |
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IT'S PLAIN TO SEE IT'S 33 |
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We bet you know that in population it's the largest city in Northern Nevada |
Reno
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Beaker, Fozzie, Gumbo |
Gumbo
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Put this 8-letter word before "bike" to get a bike with extra-powerful brakes & low gear ratios for climbing steep grades |
mountain
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This group of bovines reminds us of sounds collected |
a herd
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A spotted pattern on the whale shark seems to act as this, but how do you hide when you're 40 feet long? |
camouflage
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In May 1927 it took him about 33 hours to make his most famous flight |
Lindbergh
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On the first anniversary of his death, a memorial to Michael Jackson was unveiled in this Indiana city |
Gary
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Waldorf, Statler, Belleview |
Belleview
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The Mardi Gras was the first ship launched by this cruise line that now carries the most guests in the industry |
Carnival
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This number could be interpreted as a mealtime verb |
eight
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If the 2-toed type of this mammal falls off its tree, thick skin protects it, but it will be mostly helpless until returned |
a sloth
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John Belushi in 1982 & this other hefty "SNL" comic in 1992 both passed away aged 33 |
[ERRATUM: [*] died in 1997, not 1992.]
Chris Farley
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Bill Clinton was born & spent his early childhood in this small Arkansas town |
Hope
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Dr. Strangepork, Dr. Oss-a-Lot, Dr. Honeydew |
(Charlie: What is Dr.... Strangepork?)
Dr. Oss-a-Lot
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This airline was formed in 1946 from the national airlines of Denmark, Sweden & Norway |
(Charlie: What is KLM?) ... (Alex: Less than a minute to go now, Seth.)
SAS (Scandinavian Airline Systems)
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On the periodic table, it could also be interpreted as "escorted" |
lead
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Pinnipeds, meaning "flipper-footed", include sea lions, seals & these, of the family Odobenus |
(Charlie: What are manatees?)
walruses
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"The 33" is a film based on a real-life copper mine collapse that trapped 33 miners underground in this country |
(Alex: [*] in South America, yes. Very uplifting film.)
Chile
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It's home to Baylor University |
Waco (Texas)
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Pretzels, Sweetums, Foo Foo |
Pretzels
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This motor scooter got its name in 1946 when creator Enrico Piaggio claimed, "It looks like a wasp! " |
a Vespa
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This household helper sounds as if she was fashioned |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
maid
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This was the first dog breed to collect admissible evidence for American courts of law |
a bloodhound
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Nicknamed "Zo", this pro basketball Hall of Famer had his No. 33 jersey retired by the Miami Heat |
Alonzo Mourning
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The business center of "The Big Island", it's also the gateway to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
(Charlie: What is Oahu?) (Elena: What is Kona?) ... (Alex: How many more 4-letter words are there?)
Hilo
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Owl Jolson, Placido Flamingo, Polly Darton |
(Seth: What is Polly Darton?)
Owl Jolson
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Set adrift, Capt. Bligh sailed 3,600 miles in the 20-foot ship's boat called this, also a verb meaning to set sail |
(Alex: One category still in play, Seth.)
launch
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This term for animals like cows & sheep means they chew their cud |
a ruminant
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Though it's known as a poison, you've got trace amounts in you of this element, atomic number 33 |
arsenic
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