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A GATHERING OF ANIMALS, SPEAKING LATIN |
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Though best known for his James Bond novels, he also wrote the children's book "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" |
Fleming
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California, mineral: this |
gold
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"A male bovine's nap"? No, it means to move obstacles with a big tractor |
bulldoze
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Larry LaPrise, who's credited with this song & dance, said it's "like a square dance, really... you turn around, you shake it all about" |
"The Hokey Pokey"
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Louis Riel led the 1885 North-West Rebellion, an unsuccessful effort to halt the expansion of this country |
(Ryan: What is Germany?)
Canada
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A shrewdness of these, family Hominidae, chimps included |
(Ryan: What are monkeys?)
apes
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Published in 1724, "Roxana" was the last major work of fiction by this "Robinson Crusoe" author |
Defoe
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New Jersey, fruit: this "superfood" found in many a muffin |
blueberry
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Promoted to be the person in charge? No, it means decorated with a raised design |
embossed
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For over half a century, partygoers have been flapping their arms to this novelty tune; even Weird Al covered it in a polka medley |
the "Chicken Dance"
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1887 saw the collapse of the Dreikaiserbund, or 3 Emperors' League, among Germany, Russia & this dual monarchy |
Austria-Hungary
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A coalition of these super-speedy spotted cats, Acinonyx jubatus |
cheetahs
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He's the writer of comics, graphic novels & films seen here |
Neil Gaiman
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Washington, nickname: "The" this type of tree "State" |
Evergreen
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"To turn into a long-tailed rodent"? No, to approve a constitutional amendment |
to ratify
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In 1992 country music fans hit the floor for a line dance accompanying this Billy Ray Cyrus hit |
"Achy Breaky Heart"
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Some 300,000 Vietnamese died in the 1881 Haiphong cyclone on this gulf |
(Ryan: What is the Gulf of Hanoi?)
the Gulf of Tonkin
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Seen here, a business of these--genus Mustela |
(Amie: What are weasels?)
ferrets
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This playwright who wrote "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" also co-wrote the movie "Shakespeare in Love" |
Tom Stoppard
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Maryland, cat: not a breed, but one with this multihued coat |
a calico
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"A spot on a kitchen surface"? No, it's the art of combining melodies in music |
counterpoint
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People were already doing this dance when Van McCoy wrote a song about it, helping to usher in the disco era |
(Mayim: Yes, we can thank him for that era.)
"The Hustle"
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In 1885 the British captured Mandalay, ending the Konbaung Dynasty & the independence of this country |
Burma
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A herd or even better an obstinacy of this ox-like wading mammal, Bubalus bubalis, which can hit 2,600 pounds each |
(Jackie: What is mule?)
a water buffalo
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This author of the "Wolf Hall Trilogy" has been called the queen of historical fiction |
(Hilary) Mantel
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Alabama, bird: this colorful woodpecker |
the yellowhammer
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"To surrender again"? No, to summarize |
(Amie: What is recap? Capitulate? [*]?)
recapitulate
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"Rocky Horror" gave us this dance that's "just a jump to the left, & then a step to the right with your hands on your hips..." |
(Amie: What is "you bring your knees in tight"?)
the "Time Warp"
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Its eruption on August 27, 1883 has been estimated to have released 10,000 times the power of an atomic bomb |
Krakatoa
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A cauldron of these, order Chiroptera |
bats
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