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The country with the highest population of Catholics is this South American one with about 123 million |
Brazil
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Okakura Kakuzo's classic work "The Book of" this beverage explores its history & place in Asian culture |
tea
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Having these items "on the ground" means soldiers have been deployed to a hostile environment |
boots
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About 80% of energy released by quakes comes from events with epicenters in the Circum-Pacific belt, AKA this, AKA a Johnny Cash tune |
Ring of Fire
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This Minn.-based clinic says, "as a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day" |
the Mayo Clinic
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St. Columba's House & St. Kevin's Kitchen are 2 historic churches in this European nation that's about 80% Catholic |
Ireland
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"Rusty Nail" & "Bloody Mary" are titles in the series about this police detective whose name sounds like Tennessee whiskey |
Jack Daniels
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Getting in trouble is called "catching" this, a type of anti-aircraft gun |
flak
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Go to hispanicfederation. org to help this island hit by 155-mph winds in a 2017 hurricane & a 6.4 earthquake in 2020 |
(Steve: Where is Haiti?)
Puerto Rico
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Do you even lift? 350, bro, lying on my back doing this exercise, pushing weight from chest level to arm's length |
the bench press
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Cardinal Jaime Sin was from this predominantly Catholic Asian country of 109 million |
the Philippines
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Laura Esquivel's bestseller "Like Water for Chocolate" takes place in this country around the turn of the 20th century |
Mexico
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Referring to a clock position, if a soldier says he's "got your" this number, he's watching your back |
six
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The late, great Neil Peart joined Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson in this band in 1974 |
[The end-of-round signal sounds.]
Rush
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Wind erosion in this rugged 2,000-square-mile area of the Dakotas has unearthed a large number of fossils |
(Joanna: What are the Black Hills?)
the Badlands
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Around 35 million are Catholic in this African nation once called Zaire that gained its independence from Belgium in 1960 |
the Democratic Republic of Congo
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"Are You there, Vodka? It's Me," this comedian & talk show host & her collection of personal stories & witticisms |
Chelsea Handler
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Meaning a choice to use atomic weapons, it was applied by Trent Lott to a drastic change in Senate rules |
a nuclear option
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Earth, Wind & Fire covered this Beatles tune that begins, "I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there" |
"Got To Get You Into My Life"
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Much of the business district in this New Zealand capital lies on reclaimed land after an 1855 earthquake raised its harbor bed |
Wellington
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Stand, squat, hands on the floor, kick both feet behind you, do a push-up, legs forward & jump to do one of these, but don't belch! |
(Alex: Less than a minute now.)
a burpee
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This birthplace of a late 20th century pope dates its beginning as a Catholic nation to 966 |
Poland
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Naturally, apple picking is featured in this 1985 John Irving novel |
[Steve did not include the leading article.]
The Cider House Rules
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By tradition, you can fool an enemy ship with a fake flag until battle begins--then you have to "show your" these |
(true) colors
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Blood, Sweat & Tears never tire-d of singing, "What goes up, must come down", this title object, "got to go 'round" |
a spinning wheel
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A mass of oily rags that doesn't let the heat dissipate... oxidation raising the temp inside...& boom! you get this 2-word phenomenon |
spontaneous combustion
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"Plyo" is short for this type of exercise that used to be called jump training; use its box for squats & push-ups |
plyometrics
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