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Colleges in this sports conference include the University of Washington & Arizona State |
the Pac-12
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A reward is paired with a punishment in the phrase this veggie "& stick" |
carrot
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Madeline Martha MacKenzie on the small screen, June Carter Cash on the big |
(Reese) Witherspoon
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The lowest range of male voice, it's also a musical instrument |
bass
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You ain't got no this, an innocence-proving story from the Latin for "elsewhere" |
alibi
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Begun in 2005, the Genographic Project to track historic migration aimed to use 100,000 samples of this from indigenous peoples |
DNA
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This 1,450-mile river is a major source of water for 40 million people in the Southwest |
(Nikkee: What is the Rio Grande?)
the Colorado River
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It's the mysterious dying utterance of the title character of "Citizen Kane" |
(Savannah: But what does it mean?) [Chuckles]
Rosebud
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Presidential daughter Zoey Bartlet, ad woman Peggy Olson |
Elisabeth Moss
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If you hit a random piano key & your 5-year-old tells you it's a D-sharp, she has this quality & a singing career may be in store |
perfect pitch
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To drone on & on in the Senate to delay the body from acting on something, not just in their usual way, but for a specific purpose |
filibuster
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Mexico City's Museum of Anthropology has a representation of the history of the world via a 25-ton sun stone from this 16th century empire |
the Aztecs
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This California city known for its wineries was founded in 1847 & sits on a river of the same name |
(Arman: What is [*] Valley?) [Savannah says nothing.] (Arman: What is [*]?)
Napa
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This 2-word phrase refers to something unimportant, probably referring to a tuber that wasn't worth peeling |
small potatoes
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Him in "Mother!"; a coin toss: he also played Anton Chigurh |
Bardem
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In one anecdote Mack Sennett said, I hear that you sing & Bing Crosby replied, "Yes, they call me" this kind of singer |
a crooner
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The square is inscribed in the circle; the circle does this to the square |
circumscribe
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The Tarahumara, who have an incredible ability to win 50-mile races, are the topic of this bestseller with a Springsteen title |
Born to Run
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In 1806 this explorer who gets 2nd billing carved his name on Pompey’s Pillar, a rock formation on the Yellowstone River |
(Savannah: Yes, who is [*] of Lewis and [*] fame.)
(William) Clark
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In a Simon & Garfunkel song, this quartet is in the line after "Are you going to Scarborough Fair?" |
(Arman: What is par--oh, come on.) ... (Savannah: Now you remember the song.)
parsley, sage, rosemary & thyme
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The fast-to-fury Hobbs, the not-quite-himself Dr. Smolder Bravestone |
Dwayne Johnson (The Rock)
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Barry Gibb is famous for this "untrue" type of high singing voice |
falsetto
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Abstinence from physical intimacy |
celibacy
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A theory named for this vast grassland of Europe & Asia says the Indo-European languages originated there |
the Steppe
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This seat of Multnomah County is home to the World Forestry Center & an annual Rose Festival |
Portland
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On a military uniform, this "cluster" denotes further awards of a decoration already received |
the oak leaf cluster
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Tami Taylor of little Dillon, Texas; Rayna Jaymes of big Nashville, Tennessee |
Connie Britton
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Giovanni Rubini was a master of this vocal effect, the natural wavering of pitch while singing a note |
[Savannah demonstrates it singing, "Yes".] [Laughter]
vibrato
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This sub type of vehicle used for exploring the deep is less wide-ranging & autonomous than a submarine |
a submersible
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Elsie Clews Parsons covered the Zuni & Hopi in her landmark book on the religion of these peoples of Arizona & New Mexico |
the Pueblo
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