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Stravinsky slyly used Russian folk idioms for the music of his 1922 ballet "Renard", with this animal being the title character |
foxem>
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It's a room for young children or young plants |
a nursery
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In "Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone", this groundskeeper has a pet dragon named Norbert |
Hagrid
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Arrêter translates to this 4-letter word, if you're reading our signs correctly |
stopem>
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What you're playing or watching if a drop pass is followed by a pad save |
hockey
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"Water" is one suggested original meaning for this first name of swimming's Mr. Lochte |
Ryan
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Choreographers like Alexander Gorsky have made this Moscow ballet co. that dates to 1776 one of the world's leading companies |
the Bolshoi
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This carbohydrate is also called milk sugar |
lactose</em>
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The polite Twinkleberry & his impudent brother Nutkin are this type of animal in a Beatrix Potter work |
(Finn: What is a rabbit?)
a squirrel
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A Frenchman who's living in fantasy builds châteaux en Espagne, literally these in Spain; we build them "in the air" |
castles
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Put on your gauntlet & wire mesh mask |
(Joel: [High squeaky voice] What is... lacrosse?) ... (Ken: [To Joel] But I've never heard that voice before, Joel.) [Laughter]
fencing
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One of the most common family names in Ireland & a shade of green, it once meant "bright-headed" |
Kelly
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As the costuming indicates, Giselle is this kind of country girl, also the name of a pas de deux in the ballet |
(Katie: What is French?)
a peasant
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Nixon famously said, "When the president does it, that means that it is not" this 7-letter word |
illegal
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With sinister consequences, a cat named Church is brought back to life in this 1983 novel |
Pet Sematary
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Août is French for this traditional vacation time |
August
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A shammy towel is key; Olympian Jennifer Abel used a black one |
(Katie: What is curling?) ... (Ken: She's a diver.) [NOTE: Ken did not give the name of the sport.]
diving
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Also a type of foldaway bed, it derives from Gaelic for "sea warrior" |
Murphy
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In "Swan Lake", the same ballerina often dances both of these roles, a princess & a sorcerer's daughter |
the white swan & the black swan (Odette & Odile)
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These two events occurred simultaneously in early morning Cambridgeshire in 2011 |
(Finn: What is eclipse? Uh, what is a lunar and solar eclipse?) (Joel: What is an eclipse and a sunset?)
an eclipse & a sunrise
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Joy Adamson's nonfiction books "Born Free" & "Living Free" are about Elsa, this type of animal |
a lionem>
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La fenêtre is one of these in your home |
windowem>
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A grand champion is called a yokozuna in this Asian sport |
sumom>
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"The real" this last name means the genuine article; the real derivation is one of "fire" |
McCoyem>
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Moira Shearer, famous for dancing "Cinderella", popularized ballet playing a troubled dancer in this colorful film |
(Ken: You got it, a classic.)
The Red Shoes</i>
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Also called freerunning, this French-sounding word allows one to overcome obstacles in leaps & bounds |
parkour</em>
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Odysseus is remembered by this faithful dog after returning from the Trojan War |
Argosem>
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Literally "black beast", this 2-word French term refers to a specific thing that one strongly dislikes doing |
bête noire
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Lots of open space, 7 players per team & one disc |
ultimate Frisbee
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This last name means "lover of foreigners"--but sadly for the brothers in the band Oasis, not "lover of people in my family" |
(Ken: That's correct and a little harsh.) [Laughter]
Gallagher
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