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An African bird with 2 toes on each foot, or someone who refuses to face unpleasant truths |
an ostrich
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Alliterative term for writing full of exaggerated pathos |
purple prose
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This gravity maven was elected president of England's Royal Society in 1703 & held the office for 24 years |
(Isaac) Newton
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The Four Knights Game, the Bowlder Attack & the Calabrese Countergambit are all options in this game |
chess
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In the 300s B.C. he crossed the Hellespont, threw his spear in the soil & claimed all Asia to be his |
Alexander the Great
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Suarez is the last name of the title character played by America Ferrera on this TV series |
Ugly Betty
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Sanguinary term for an aristocrat |
blue blood
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In a 1979 issue of National Geographic, she reported on chimp warfare & cannibalism |
(Jane) Goodall
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An all-out attack on a foe's checkers in backgammon is called this, like an all-out attack on a quarterback |
a blitz
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In 1988 King Hussein of this country renounced all claims to the West Bank |
Jordan
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In this 1989 film John Candy played the title relative; Mike Epps took over the role in a 2016 TV adaptation |
Uncle Buck
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The name of this Mali city on the Sahara's southern edge is used to mean any place very distant |
Timbuktu
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Vespula vulgaris is one species of this picnic-pestering wasp |
a yellow jacket
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In 1776 this Italian became the first to isolate methane gas; 24 years later he invented the electric battery |
(Alessandro) Volta
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In "The Princess Bride", Mandy Patinkin sees that Cary Elwes is using Bonetti's Defense while they are doing this |
swordfighting
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On April 22, 1889 a bugle for a land run sounded in the new Oklahoma territory; those who entered early were dubbed this |
Sooners
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This scripted drama series on Lifetime takes place behind the scenes of "Everlasting", a fictional dating competition show |
Unreal
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In the 1970s reggae music became identified with this pan-African movement inspired by Haile Selassie |
Rastafarianism
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Jealousy, as defined by "Othello" |
(Alison: What is the green monster?)
the green-eyed monster
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While in Bali in the 1930s, she pioneered the use of photography for anthropological research |
(Anuj: Who is Leakey?)
(Margaret) Mead
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The "Win-stay, Lose-shift" strategy is something to consider in this game where there are only 3 options |
(Anuj: What is Risk?)
rock-paper-scissors
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In the mid-19th century, Dumont d'Urville claimed Adelie Land, part of here, for the French |
(Tim: What is Australia?) ... (Alex: And we have less than a minute to go now.)
Antarctica
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Before "Downton Abbey," there was this British series with Gordon Jackson as Hudson the butler |
Upstairs, Downstairs
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A surf fashion brand made in Africa by Africans is named for this language group that includes Swahili & Zulu |
Bantu
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To gloss over errors to free one from blame, or to keep the other team scoreless |
whitewash
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In the 1890s this man best known for his temperature scale said heavier-than-air flying machines were impossible |
Lord Kelvin
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The Spratly Islands in this "directional" sea are claimed by many nations & the U.S. sent a warship there in 2016 |
(Alison: What is the North Sea?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
the South China Sea
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A U.S. sub is pretending to be a Nazi vessel in an effort to get an Enigma machine for the Allies in this film |
U-571
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