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OSCAR-WINNING SONG PERFORMERS |
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An invite-only Facebook group devoted to Hillary Clinton is called this Nation, after HRC's signature ensemble |
Pantsuit
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Here's your isthmus present: the former Isthmus of Darien is now the Isthmus of this |
Panama
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"You Must Love Me" from "Evita" (1996) |
Madonna
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This Italian was the first of 20th century Europe's fascist leaders |
Mussolini
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From the Latin for "death", this adjective means capable of causing it |
lethal
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Son of Norwegian immigrants, this "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" author was born in Llandaff, Wales |
Roald Dahl
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The statuesque Laverne Cox dressed as this statue on a 2015 cover of Entertainment Weekly |
Statue of Liberty
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The duet "City Of Stars" from "La La Land" (2016) |
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
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On July 17, 1936 fascist rebels aka nationalists began the military uprising that started this 3-year conflict |
Spanish Civil War
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To make a down payment, then claim your purchase later after paying off the balance is this kind of plan |
layaway
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Works by Welsh mystery novelist Dorothy Simpson include "Dead and Gone", "Dead by Morning" & this one, aka "D.O.A." |
Dead on Arrival
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Think ballerinas aren't tough? Misty Copeland says calluses are a trophy after 8 hours a day in these ballet shoes |
pointe shoes
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The flag of Belize has a mahogany tree & the Latin motto "sub umbra floreo", meaning "I flourish in" this |
shade
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"Writing's On The Wall" from "Spectre" (2015) |
(Rich: Who is Adele?)
Sam Smith
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Fascist leaders liked talking about this metal "fist"; it was also the fascist "guard" that led Romania |
Iron
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A kid who spends part of the day at home unsupervised while the parents are at work |
latch key
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The poem "Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines" was written in 1934, when this Welshman was 19 |
(Rich: Who is Elliot?)
Dylan Thomas
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Amal Clooney has donned a black robe & wig as this type of British lawyer who pleads in the higher courts |
barrister
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A reserve was set aside for this national bird of Guatemala; right on "Q"! |
(Alyssa: What is a quail?)
quetzal
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"Into The West" from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) |
(Susan: Who is Enya?)
Annie Lennox
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This 2-letter elite corps of the Nazi party was founded by Hitler way back in 1925 |
S.S.
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The job of helping new mothers with breast-feeding problems is called this consultant |
lactation
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Emlyn Williams set the autobiographical "The Corn is Green" in a village dependent on these mines |
coal
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Some women wear white coats & stethoscopes, like the doctor seen here who devised this score to rate newborns |
(Alyssa: Who is Virginia [*]?)
Apgar
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It's both the smallest Central American country in area & the most densely populated |
El Salvador
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969) |
(Rich: Who is Burt Bacharach?)
B.J. Thomas
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Umberto Eco lists as one element of Fascism this Spanish-named culture of extreme masculinity |
Machismo
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Also found over a window or door, it's the technical term for this indicated piece |
lintel
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"Silks" & "Even Money" are 2 bestselling murder mysteries by this Welshman & former Grand National jockey |
Dick Francis
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