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JEWISH-AMERICAN TRADITIONS |
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The vault of the secret formula is part of the experience at the World of Coca-Cola in this city |
Atlanta
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Prevailed in a contest |
won
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Warsaw is home to a statue of this scientist, holding what is supposed to be polonium, part of her life's work |
(Marie) Curie
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Justice Kagan said of her whereabouts on Christmas Day, "Like all Jews, I was probably at" this kind of restaurant |
a Chinese restaurant
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You "put out" this sign of hospitality; a funny one at your door might say "hope you brought booze" |
a welcome mat
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The unusual mascot of this school is a conestoga wagon known as the Sooner Schooner |
(Mayim: Yes, a mascot to be very afraid of.)
the University of Oklahoma
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Now a museum, Iolani Palace in this capital was once home to royalty |
Honolulu
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Idiomatically, this verb links the cat to the canary & the dog to your homework |
ate
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On Dec. 5, 1955 a Montgomery, Alabama court fined her $10 plus $4 in court costs for violating segregation laws |
(Rosa) Parks
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Every Hanukkah, the great debate is renewed--applesauce or sour cream on these? |
latkes
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Sailors have been known to use these to sleep in, but more familiar are the ones tied between 2 trees in your backyard |
hammocks
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Cal State Northridge's Matty is short for one of these men in the arena; he doesn't have a sword anymore |
Matador
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In Salt Lake City check out a performance by the world-famous choir at this religious edifice & the famous giant organ too |
the Mormon Tabernacle
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A golfer's "look out!" |
fore
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She ended 2019 one Grand Slam singles title short of Margaret Court's record of 24 |
Serena Williams
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Many Jewish homes contain a pushke, a little box with a slot in which to drop some coins for tzedakah, this |
charity
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The USPS asks that you put this container 6-8 inches back from the curb |
a mailbox
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One of the first college mascots in the U.S., Yale University's Handsome Dan is one of these |
a bulldog
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The Golden 1 Center, home to this city's NBA team, has a Jeff Koons sculpture & a mural by the Royal Chicano Air Force |
Sacramento
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It can mean furthermore or very |
(Cherry: What is... five?)
too
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Though indicted by Duterte's govt. in this nation, Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa said, "We are journalists &... will not be intimidated" |
the Philippines
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2022 marks the 100th anniversary of 12-year-old Judith Kaplan reading from the Torah, credited as the first of these events |
a bat mitzvah
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Like the knights who say "Ni!", I desire this for my yard, perhaps mountain laurel or pink flowering almond |
a shrubbery
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UNLV's teams are the Rebels, but one of these sea creatures has been used as a mascot in honor of a former men's basketball coach |
(Mayim: After Jerry Tarkanian, known as "Tark the [*]".)
a shark
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A large marble statue of this hero of the Revolution is outside the capital building in Montpelier |
(Danielle: Who is Green?)
Ethan Allen
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This 3-named woman's novel "Rubyfruit Jungle" is a landmark in gay & lesbian fiction |
Rita Mae Brown
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At an Ashkenazi one of these, guests dip a finger in wine for each of the plagues; Sephardim put a bit of wine in a bowl, then dispose of it |
(Danielle: What is Passover?)
a (Passover) seder
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Some lawns have access risers leading down to these tanks that treat wastewater |
a septic tank
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A live American bison, Ralphie is the mascot of this school at the base of the Rocky Mountains |
CU Boulder
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