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| For spectacular views of this American wonder, take the South Kaibab trail along its south rim |
the Grand Canyon
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| A fun-loving rebel inspires a mental ward's patients to challenge a nurse's cruel rule in this novel |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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| Just as Smith is common in the U.S., this name that means a smith is one of Germany's top 10 |
Schmidt
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| Aromatic pickle herb |
dill
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| Seen here on a break is Billy Johnson, a celebrated rider for this service of the early 1860s |
the Pony Express
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| These are the 5 words that begin the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" |
"Twas the night before Christmas"
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| This Australian monolith is naturally gray but its iron content is causing it to "rust", resulting in its iconic red color |
Uluru (or Ayers Rock)
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| In "The Maltese Falcon", this detective is hired by the fragrant Miss Wonderly |
Sam Spade
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| Mueller... Mueller... your last name involves one of these structures |
a mill
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| Another term for a resumé is sometimes abbreviated this way |
CV
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| On April 9, 1865 Lee surrendered to Grant in this Virginia village whose name sounds like a judiciary building |
Appomattox Courthouse
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| It completes the title "1001 Books You Must Read...", of which "The Big Sleep" is one |
Before You Die
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| Since its formation 10,000 years ago, this cataract has eaten away 7 miles of cliff; in 50,000 years, it will join with Lake Erie |
Niagara Falls
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| Rebecca West's "Black Lamb & Grey Falcon" is a study of this troubled Balkan country that broke apart in the 1990s |
Yugoslavia
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| Klein means this, regardless of your stature |
small (or little)
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| Poorly illuminated |
(Alex: With less than a minute.)
dim
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| On April 9, 1979, 12 days after it began, the Nuclear Regulatory Comm. declared the crisis at this facility over |
Three Mile Island
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| Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy share one night in Vienna in this 1995 film |
Before Sunrise
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| Many bathe in the unusual mud volcanoes near this Azerbaijani capital believing they have medicinal qualities |
Baku
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| When this Anton Chekhov play debuted in St. Petersburg in 1896, it was a dismal failure |
The Seagull
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| An ancestor of this actress seen here must've been a knight--that's what her last name means |
Krysten Ritter
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| Popeyes' fried chicken usually comes in spicy or this alternative |
mild
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| The son of Increase & grandson of Richard, this minister had 15 children but only 2 survived him |
Cotton Mather
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| A wronged-in-song Carrie Underwood: "Slashed a hole in all 4 tires, maybe next time he'll think" this title |
"Before He Cheats"
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| The spectacular Mapu a Vaea blowholes in this Pacific kingdom create plumes that reach almost 100 feet in height |
Tonga
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| This literary pair "went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat" |
the Owl and the Pussycat
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| Schneider means this professional who makes people look fashionable |
a tailor
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| I know we don't like each other, but can't we at least be this 5-letter word |
civil
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| At a women's convention in Ohio in 1851 this former slave delivered her "Ain't I A Woman" speech |
Sojourner Truth
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| To the victor goes this "morbid" 2015 miniseries starring Kristen Wiig & an Orson Welles-like Will Ferrell |
The Spoils Before Dying
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