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This genre of art does not attempt to represent external reality, but communicates instead using shapes & colors |
abstract
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A likeness of this "fast as a bus" breed was found on an Egyptian tomb dating from about 3000 B.C. |
a greyhound
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A merino living free & untamed would literally be "wild &" this |
woolly
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Mulder & Scully returned to the X-Files in 2016, still agents of this organization |
the FBI
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In 1855 the Lundstrom brothers used red phosphorus in these hot items to make them "safe" |
matches
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The airport code for Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport is SPI, which stands for this state capital |
Springfield
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The Tuscan town of Volterra is a center of carving this fine-grained gypsum that is often white |
alabaster
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Faith & begorrah! It's the huge Irish pooch seen here, boyo |
a wolfhound
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This texture is a homophone of one division of a meal |
coarse
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On "The West Wing", John Spencer had this top advisory position in President Bartlet's administration |
Chief of Staff
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In 1853 David Smith patented one of these to keep your undies hanging on a line by using a spring clamp & 2 wooden levers |
a clothespin
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Tributes to this woman of Albanian heritage include renaming Tirana International for her & in 2016, sainthood |
Mother Teresa
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These served as a backdrop for the elevation of the Eucharist during Mass; the one at Ghent's cathedral is by Van Eyck |
an altarpiece
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Crossed with the bulldog by German breeders in the 1800s, this dog with a short, square-shaped muzzle packs a punch |
a boxer
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Those Haribo bears sold in bags are named for this texture, though spelled with a final "I" |
gummy
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In the first season of "The Walking Dead", Rick leads survivors through Atlanta to try to get help from this organization |
the Centers for Disease Control (or CDC)
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Need to replace the fender on your Corvette? Thank Dale Kleist, who pioneered this material in the 1930s |
fiberglass
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The Red Baron Flyer is a publication of the Sonoma County, California airport named for this cartoonist |
Charles Schulz
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Botticelli was among those who painted a version of this, showing a trio paying homage to the baby Jesus |
adoration (of the Magi)
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The Beatles' song "Martha My Dear" was written about this British breed that the AKC says "requires diligent grooming" |
an Old English Sheepdog
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This 6-letter anatomical word describes fabric like corduroy |
ribbed
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Seen here, Yvonne Strahovski played a CIA agent helping a nerdy newbie on this show |
Chuck
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He left Morse in his dust with his 1876 patent titled "Improvement in Telegraphy" |
(Alex: 'Cause he wound up inventing the telephone-- [*].)
Alexander Graham Bell
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The airport of this Mideast city was renamed after Prime Minister Rafik Hariri following his 2005 assassination |
Beirut
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The group of painters known as "The Eight" established this "sooty" school of art |
the Ashcan School
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The Norfolk & Norwich types of these differ mainly in the ears: the former has drop ears, the latter, prick ears |
a terrier
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Ads for the hair product Vitalis gave us the catchphrase this "kid stuff" |
greasy
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Raj on "The Big Bang Theory" was once tapped by this government entity to work on a unique message |
(Lisa: What is the NSA?) (Alex: [*], yes. No, sorry. Oh, dear. I gave it to you.)
NASA
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This navigating instrument that helps find latitude & longitude was first developed in the 1750s |
(Lisa: What's an astrolabe?)
a sextant
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The Milwaukee International Airport is named for this air power advocate who was later court-martialed |
General Billy Mitchell
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