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In 1976 Florida's Dry Tortugas were paired with these vast wetlands as a UNESCO biosphere reserve |
the Everglades
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Though her clerks had to explain it to her, she's fond of her nickname "Notorious RBG" |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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In a kid lit classic, this elephant becomes king & marries Celeste, who becomes his queen |
Babar
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A campanile is a usually freestanding one of these housing a bell |
a tower
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This verb can mean to support the decision of a lower court in an appeal |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
uphold
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About a century after this naturalist visited Bird Key in 1832, a storm washed it off the map |
Audubon
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During WWI she supported the French war effort by fitting ambulances with portable X-ray equipment |
Marie Curie
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"A Wind in the Door" is a follow-up to this classic by Madeleine L'Engle |
A Wrinkle in Time
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From the Latin for "four corners", it's a rectangular courtyard enclosed by buildings |
quad
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Here is the view from this in a front door |
peephole
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This 5-letter type of submerged sandbar is plentiful & dangerous in the Tortugas |
a shoal
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She made her first entry in her famous diary on June 14, 1942, after receiving it as a gift for her 13th birthday |
Anne Frank
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In a modern favorite by Mo Willems, "Don't Let the Pigeon" do this, even when he promises, "I'll just steer" |
drive the bus
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The horseshoe or keyhole type of this curved span above an opening is associated with Islamic architecture |
an arch
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These dogs can be German or Australian |
shepherd
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Formerly called Sand Key, Hospital Key once was home to a hospital built to battle this colorful disease |
yellow fever
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In 1952, this pioneering writer on the environment was the first woman to win a National Book Award for nonfiction. |
Rachel Carson
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In "Make Way for Ducklings", Mr. & Mrs. Mallard settle down in this U.S. city's public garden |
Boston
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"Drop" everything & give us this name for the portion of a roof that extends out over a supporting wall |
(Barton: What is eavestrough?) ... (Alex: [*], yes, not an "eavesdrop".)
an eaves
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This type of restaurant has specialized cuts of meat |
(Sam: What is a striphouse?) ... [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
chophouse
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Josephine Esther Mentzer was the birth name of this founder of a fragrance & cosmetics empire |
Estée Lauder
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According to the title of a book by Giles Andreae, these animals "can't dance" |
giraffes
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This textured plaster used in ancient Greece & Aztec Mexico may not provide much insulation but is a great fire resister |
(Adrian: What is... asbestos?)
stucco
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