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A king described Nepal as "a yam between two boulders"; one is India, this is the other |
China
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Steve Miller had a No. 2 hit with this 1977 song |
"Fly Like An Eagle"
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In September 1984 Joe W. Kittinger became the first to solo across the Atlantic in one of these |
(Kord: What is a kayak?)
a hot air balloon
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At 3,031 miles in diameter, this planet is the second smallest in our solar system |
Mercury
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If an area has a yearly average of less than 10 inches of precipitation, it's classified as this |
a desert
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What Monet used to hold up this work while he painted it |
an easel
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The golden age of Licchavi rule was followed by 300 years of these ages, also a term used of medieval Europe |
the Dark Ages
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This songs begins "He rocks in the tree tops all day long, hoppin' and a-boppin' and singing his song" |
"Rockin' Robin"
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In 1936 this company's DC-3 became the first successful commercial airliner; some are still in service |
(Kord: What is McDonnell Douglas?) (Pete: What is Boeing?) ... (Alex: McDonnell Douglas is the name of the company now, but in those days it was just [*] Aircraft.)
Douglas
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In the time it takes this planet to orbit the sun once, you'd get over 90,000 deliveries of your daily paper |
Pluto
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The stations on the route of this old west mail service were set up about 10 miles apart |
the Pony Express
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A military agreement to stop fighting for a limited time |
ceasefire
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Promulgated in 1990, the Nepali constitution is the only one in the world that makes this the state religion |
(Kord: What is Buddhism?)
Hinduism
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This bird is mentioned in the lyrics of both "Over The Rainbow" & "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" |
bluebird
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Scows & lighters are types of these flat-bottomed boats used in harbors |
(Kord: What are tugboats?)
barges
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The name of Antares, a red giant star, means "the rival of" this planet |
Mars
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In 1978 the Wildcats & the Sun Devils from this state bumped the Pac-8 up to the Pac-10 |
Arizona
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The otter is an aquatic member of this animal family |
weasel
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Because this was Dipendra's title when he killed his father in 2001, he was briefly king before dying of his own wounds |
Crown Prince
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Anne Murray asked it to "Take me... to that land of gentle breezes where the peaceful waters flow" |
snowbird
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Old locomotives had this pointed grill in front of the engine to remove obstacles from the tracks |
cowcatchers
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The USA's Mariner 2 was sent to check out this nearby planet |
Venus
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The National Labor Relations Act says health care workers have to give 10 days' notice before they do this |
strike
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The political strategy of pacifying a hostile nation in the hope of avoiding war |
appeasement
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This name of the dynasty that has ruled Nepal since 1769 is also the Persian word for "King" |
Shah
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Like Shelley, Johnny Mercer & Hoagy Carmichael wrote an ode to this title bird |
(Kord: What is a nightingale?)
skylark
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In 1775 Daniel Boone & 30 expert woodsmen marked this 200-mile trail from Virginia to Kentucky |
(Katie: What is the Appalachian trail?) (Kord: What is the Cumberland trail?)
Wilderness Road
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Voyager II flew by this planet January 24, 1986, 205 years after its discovery |
(Kord: What is Jupiter?) (Katie: What is Neptune?)
Uranus
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According to the title of an Alistair MacLean novel, it's where "Force 10" was "from" |
Navarone
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Waxy, colored makeup used by actors |
greasepaint
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