ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th CENTURY RAIDER? |
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Around 420 Irish raids on Britain carried off corn, cattle & this young future Irish super-saint |
St. Patrick
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It comes before "Mouse" in the name of an animated character of great strength & courage |
Mighty
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An animated hit: "Maui always has time for his fans" |
Moana
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Duane Chapman, aka this, the title of an A&E show, was a No. 1 bestselling author in 2007 with "You Can Run But You Can't Hide" |
Dog the Bounty Hunter
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Pigs wallow in the mud to cool themselves because they don't have functional ones of these glands in their skin |
sweat glands
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On his way to Eagle Scout, this future "Jaws" director made a short film to earn his photography merit badge |
Spielberg
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In what's now this country, Emperor Skanda Gupta battled raids by the Hunas (Huns, but further east) |
India
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This adjective was used to designate the head inquisitor in 15th century Spain |
grand
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Episode III.V? "I'm one with the force, the force is with me" |
Rogue One
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"Say Nothing" by Patrick Radden Keefe examines the historic "Troubles" in this smallest of the 4 U.K. political divisions |
Northern Ireland
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Like cows, goats & sheep also have this suspended organ that produces milk |
an udder
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For 3 months this wealthy ex-mayor & Eagle Scout was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination |
(Aaron: Who is Buttigieg?)
(Michael) Bloomberg
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These non-Angles came to Britain at the invitation of King Vortigern, who was trying to stop raiding by the Picts |
(Ryan: Who are the Normans?)
the Saxons
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This big adjective can also be the military rank below lt. colonel |
major
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"Okay, let me tell you the difference between Facebook & everybody else: we don't crash ever!" |
The Social Network
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Here's a "Post"--this author & commentator from Greece topped the list in 2014 with "Thrive" |
(Arianna) Huffington
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It's the term for when a whale jumps out of the water, though scientists aren't sure why they do it |
breaching
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In advice to new Eagle Scouts, this Eagle Scout & host of "Dirty Jobs" wrote, "A scout is clean, but not afraid to get dirty" |
Mike Rowe
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In 439 the Vandals captured this African city, once Rome's rival, & used it as a base for raids across the Mediterranean |
Carthage
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This adjective was also the name of an elephant owned by P.T. Barnum |
jumbo
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"Here we go, Wilson! You don't have to worry about anything, I'll do all the paddling" |
(Alex: Yeah, fun film.)
Cast Away
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The inspirational "Can't Hurt Me" is by David Goggins, an endurance athlete & retired one of these elite members of the Navy |
SEALs
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Stony corals build up their skeletons by drawing in this metallic element from saltwater & secreting limestone around their bodies |
calcium
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In 1982 William DeVries was way past a first aid merit badge when he implanted the first permanent artificial this in a patient |
a heart
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Attila raided his way deep into the Balkans & was only stopped at this pass where the Persians were stopped in the 400s B.C. |
Thermopylae
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This adjective comes from ancient statues, like the one depicting the sun god Helios & said to be more than 100 feet high |
colossal
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"Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary" |
Dead Poets Society
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British soldiers accused of the Boston Massacre needed a defense lawyer, & this future pres. "Under Fire" tells the tale |
John Adams
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The equivalent of a human knuckle, this "F word" is the protruding joint at the back of a horse's leg above the hoof |
the fetlock
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This current Supreme Court justice, appointed by Clinton, was already an Eagle Scout at age 12 |
(Stephen) Breyer
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