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It occupies about half the land mass of the South American continent |
Brazil
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In 1934 this icon made his debut as a giant balloon in what was then called Macy's Santa Claus Parade |
Mickey Mouse
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On paper, Larry Page was worth almost $4 billion with Google's 2004 IPO, this offering |
an initial public offering
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The executive chef of this chain made its secret-for-decades "special sauce" on YouTube in 2012; mayo was involved |
McDonald's
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To his horror & shame, on May 7, 1915 the captain of this liner was saved & did not go down with the ship after a U-boat sank it |
the Lusitania
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If you're this "as a hatter", you're said to be insane |
mad
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Martinique is one of its overseas departments |
France
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This "Simpsons" duo starred in "Candle in the Wound" & "It's a Wonderful Knife" |
Itchy & Scratchy
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Obligations to vendors or creditors are these, A.P. |
accounts payable
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In 1942 Gen. Leslie Groves was put in charge of this super-secret "Project" that would forever change the world 3 years later |
(Katie: Research at Columbia University led to the name.)
the Manhattan Project
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Captain Joseph Hazelwood was in charge on March 24, 1989 when this oil tanker hit Bligh Reef, off Alaska's coast |
the Exxon Valdez
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We're coming at you "fast &" this, which can mean angry or at unrestrained speed |
furious</em>
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The Isthmus of Corinth connects the Peloponnese with the mainland of this country |
Greece
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Geena Davis & Hugh Laurie were the adoptive parents of a mouse-like kid in this 1999 film |
Stuart Little
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The C.T.O. is this officer who might deal with data & cloud storage |
the chief technical officer (chief technology officer)
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The motto of the British circle of these performers is "Indocilis Privata Loqui" ("not apt to disclose secrets") |
magicians
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It's not Tom Hanks, it's this Maersk, Alabama captain seen with the lifeboat he was ultimately rescued from |
Captain Phillips
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It can describe an acrid taste or an acrimonious feeling |
bitter
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King Abdullah II is the head of state of this country that borders Israel |
Jordan
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Singing "Here I come to save the day!" means this superhero cartoon rodent "is on the way" |
(Katie: One of my childhood favorites. We're almost out of time.)
Mighty Mouse
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Running a website? You'll want to count U.V., these individuals |
unique visitors</em>
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In 2013 Barack Obama became the first president to mention this secretive place in Nevada by name |
Area 51
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It's yo ho ho & a bottle of rum for this Welsh buccaneer who ransacked Portobelo on the Isthmus of Panama in 1668 |
(Michalle: Who is Drake?)
Captain Morgan
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In song Monty Python said "God gets quite" this angry word, rhyming it with "great" |
irate
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As seen here it borders another 6-letter country, Zambia |
Angola</em>
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Corporate citizenship is also known as corporate this, CSR for short |
corporate social responsibility
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This secret society at Yale was formed in 1832, possibly after a dispute with Phi Beta Kappa |
Skull and Bones
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In 1518 Rui Faleiro & this Portuguese explorer were joint captains looking for an all-Spanish route to the Moluccas |
(Dave: Who is Dias?)
Magellan
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This 6-letter word for "to irritate" is properly intransitive: "The insults ____", not "The insults ____ me" |
(Katie: I thought this was tough, too.) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
rankle
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