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According to the Greek poet Hesiod, this god's main weapon & symbol was a trident made by the 3 Cyclopes |
Poseidon
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The life of the one & only Tookie de la Creme is detailed in "Modelland" by this host of "America's Next Top Model" |
Tyra Banks
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Sarah Parcak discovers new sites from Newfoundland to Egypt using images from these orbiting eyes |
satellites
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Don't put off naming this, the postponement of a task |
procrastination
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At 14 Rossini composed "Demetrio e Polibio", his first of these; later ones made him famous |
operas
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Lesotho & eSwatini (formerly Swaziland) |
South Africa
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Not just Western gods, but this Hindu god who consorts with Shakti wields a trident, the sacred trisula |
(Lauren: Who is Vishnu?)
Shiva
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This star was "Pitch Perfect" as an author, with her "Scrappy Little Nobody" hitting No. 1 on the Times' bestseller list |
Anna Kendrick
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Listing: this type of ancient Roman home in Sicily. 54,000 square feet with mosaics & kiln. Has taken 40 years to fully excavate |
a villa
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Throwing a punch is this type of bad conduct that'll earn you a 15-yard penalty on a football field |
unsportsmanlike
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In 1929 13-year-old Yehudi Menuhin fiddled in this royal London venue & the lights had to be turned off to stop the cheering |
the Albert Hall
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Israel & Saudi Arabia |
Jordan
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Sparky the Sun Devil is the trident-wielding mascot of this university |
(Lindsey: What is Arizona?)
Arizona State
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"aretha in the blues dunes--Pluto with the high crack laugh" from 1971's "Tarantula" did not foretell a Nobel for this singer |
Bob Dylan
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Incurring a curse, Tamerlane's tomb was opened in June 1941; on June 22 Hitler invaded this homeland of the archaeologists |
(Brian: What is Britain?) (Lauren: What is Poland?)
Russia
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This quality of small cars makes them easy to handle, particularly in small spaces |
maneuverability
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His father, Hiao-Tsiun, gave him a "cello" when he was 4 by putting an endpin on a viola |
Yo-Yo Ma
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Turkey & Romania |
Bulgaria
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The trident is a symbol of these special forces who have 3 areas of operation |
the Navy SEALs
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The L.A. Times: "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote a novel about" him, "Sherlock Homes' brother (and it's good!)" |
(Lauren: I forget.)
Mycroft Holmes
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In this South Dakota city where Calamity Jane lived, a 2001-2004 dig found 250,000 artifacts just in Chinatown |
Deadwood
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Oxfam is this type of international voluntary organization, NGO for short |
nongovernmental
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Nino Rota wrote an oratorio that premiered when he was 11 & grew up to supply all this Italian filmmaker's music for 27 years |
Fellini
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Somalia & Uganda |
(Lindsey: What is Ethiopia?) (Brian: What is Nigeria?)
Kenya
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The broken shaft of the trident on the flag of Barbados symbolizes independence from this colonial power |
Great Britain
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Let's just say this "Dead Man Walking" star has had better reviews for acting than his 2018 novel "Bob Honey Who Just Do Stuff" |
Sean Penn
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Uncovered in 1928 by a peasant's plow, the city of Ugarit in Syria once thrived, with a big temple to this fertility god |
Baal
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It's the propensity for asking a lot of questions, whether out of curiosity or nosiness |
(Brian: What is perspicacity?)
inquisitiveness
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At 10 this "Saint"ly composer gave a Paris recital & took requests for any of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas he'd memorized |
Camille Saint-Saens
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Brunei & Indonesia |
Malaysia
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