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Someone who seeks out onerous or painful tasks is a "glutton for" this |
punishment
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Steve Case did OK, building AOL, short for this, into what was the nation's largest Internet service provider |
America Online
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The prologue to this 14th c. work says 29 pilgrims are gathered at the Tabard Inn; the knight is introduced first |
The Canterbury Tales
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For Fiji: this ocean |
the Pacific
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In 2019 Arthur Fleck ended up putting on a happy face, becoming this title guy |
the Joker
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The FDA says the 8 most common allergenic foods include eggs, soybeans & of course, these legumes |
peanuts
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This phrase meaning to try something out is often followed by "& see who salutes" |
(Nathaniel: What is "Give it a shot"?)
run it up the flagpole
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Born in 1952 in Western Penn., John Kasich did OK in politics in this state, becoming a congressman & governor |
(Kayla: What's Oklahoma?)
Ohio
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This Jane Austen novel begins, "The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex" |
Sense and Sensibility
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For the United States: this hot spot that can get into the 120s & beyond |
Death Valley
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This character sings, "Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let's go and play" |
Anna
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From a Greek word for "people", it describes a disease that affects many people at one time |
(Alex: We'll accept that.)
a pandemic
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Thomas Paine used a variation of the cliche "From the sublime to" this |
(Sophie: What is the divine?)
the ridiculous
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In 1991 he turned 43 & replaced Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court |
Clarence Thomas
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Hazel is the leader of the rabbits & the brother of Fiver in this beloved novel by Richard Adams |
(Alex: Don't know?) (Nathaniel: Can't remember.)
Watership Down
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For Israel: this body of water |
the Dead Sea
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This mercenary AKA Wade Wilson: "You may be wondering, 'Why the red suit?' Well, that's so bad guys can't see me bleed" |
Deadpool
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(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) If you can't see the numbers 3 and 45, within the circles, it could be a sign of the most common form of colorblindness, the inability to tell the difference between red and green, caused by an abnormality in these cells in the retina |
cones
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Your boss might tell you to be different & creative & "think" this way, a much-used business cliche |
outside the box
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Born in the middle of the Baby Boom, he's the filmmaker & activist seen here |
Michael Moore
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At the beginning of a Virginia Woolf novel, it's where Mrs. Ramsay tells her son James he may go if the weather is fine |
to the lighthouse
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For Iraq & Saudi Arabia: this body of water |
the Persian Gulf
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Peter Cullen provided the voice of this leader in 2007's "Transformers"; now...Autobots, roll out! |
(Sophie: Who is Megatron?)
Optimus Prime
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It's the 10-letter term for an irregular heartbeat, whether the beat is too fast, too slow or erratic |
(Kayla: [Counting on her fingers] What is "arithemia"?) (Alex: No, sorry, you mispronounced it in such a way as to make it unacceptable.)
arrhythmia
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This affirmation of resilience is in the chorus of a 2012 No. 1 hit by Kelly Clarkson |
what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
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Bobby Muller, almost killed in action in 1969, became the first president of the V.V.A., these brave people of America |
the Vietnam Veterans of America
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You can be sure this David Mitchell novel consisting of 6 interlinked narratives was nominated for a 2004 Nebula Award |
Cloud Atlas
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For Albania & Croatia: this sea |
the Adriatic
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Southern detective Benoit Blanc detects the facts behind the death of Harlan Thrombey in this "sharp" 2019 all-star film |
Knives Out
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Weight, family history & high blood pressure are all contributing factors to the type 2 type of this |
diabetes
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