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All aboard! It's the term for a material that allows electricity to flow through it easily |
a conductor
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1993: Tom Hanks struggles with insomnia |
Sleepless in Seattle
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Elizabeth, the real-life sister of this novelist, died at age 22 & was the basis for the doomed Beth March |
Alcott
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April 9, 1878 was a normal night in Dodge City; Jack Wagner killed marshal Ed Masterson & this brother of Ed's killed Jack |
Bat Masterson
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Someone perched at a vantage point to keep watch for danger or trouble |
a lookout
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You're likely used to the mild kind of this creamy French cheese on crackers, but the "de Melun" type is more pungent |
brie
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It's any device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy, not just when the power is out |
a generator
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2002: Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma sings on death row |
Chicago
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You know whose fault it really is that Augustus Waters dies of cancer in this novel? John Green! |
The Fault in Our Stars
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Until 1875 the Suez Canal was owned by Egypt & France, then financial problems forced Egypt to sell its shares to this country |
the United Kingdom
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Pupa protector |
(MacKenzie: What is cornea?)
a cocoon
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The history of the fragrant cheese known as stinking bishop dates back to the Cistercian order of these men |
monks
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A wet cell is a battery containing ions in one of these that's a liquid; in a dry cell, it's a paste |
electrolyte
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2011: Voiced by Jesse Eisenberg, Blu the macaw overcomes long distance travel & birdnappers |
Rio
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Spoiler alert! Lennie Small doesn't live to see the end of this novel (& no rabbits were harmed in the making of the clue) |
Of Mice and Men
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With a capacity of 7,000 barrels, the Charles of Antwerp shipped out in 1869 as the first this to sail |
an oil tanker
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As an adjective it means creating movement; as a noun, it's the powered train car |
a locomotive
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The smelly rind on this cheese made from the milk of Vosgienne cows sounds perfect for Herman, Lily & Grandpa |
Muenster
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Magid makes its A.R.C. insulating gloves from this natural material & they'll protect you up to 1,000 volts |
(Alex: Good thing, too.)
rubber
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2013: Matthew McConaughey looks to score some life-saving meds |
Dallas Buyers Club
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Schoolboys Gene & Finny are the best of friends; one doesn't make it out of this John Knowles novel alive |
A Separate Peace
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Once known as Upper Peru, it changed its name upon independence in 1825 to honor the man who helped liberate it |
Bolivia
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This "via" or road is said to follow the path along which Jesus carried the cross |
Dolorosa
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This large Italian island due south of Corsica is famous for casu marzu, a pungent cheese |
(Jennifer: What is Sicily?)
Sardinia
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This German physicist's law governs the relationship between voltage & resistance |
(Georg) Ohm
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1940: Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart & Katharine Hepburn tell a tale of non-brotherly love |
The Philadelphia Story
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After saving some kids' lives in "The Outsiders", Johnny tells this main character to stay gold, then joins our category |
Ponyboy
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After success at Second Bull Run, Confederate armies began an invasion of Maryland; this Sept. 17, 1862 battle stopped them |
Antietam
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In this kind of artwork, sometimes the idea is to have texture come to the forefront |
(Jennifer: What is rococo?)
monochrome (monochromatic)
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It's said that this Belgian product is "undoubtedly one of the stinkiest of the strong-smelling cheeses" |
(Steve: What is Camembert?) ... (Alex: Camembert doesn't have the odor that [*] cheese does.)
Limburger
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