STATUARY HALL: THE STATE REPRESENTED |
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DIET HARD WITH A VENGEANCE |
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LET'S GO BACK IN TIME MACHINE MOVIES |
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WORDS DERIVED FROM BODY PARTS |
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Launched in Boston in 1797 with its oak seemingly impenetrable, it is the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat |
Old Ironsides
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Charles Dickens began writing this ghostly tale in October 1843 & published it, of course, in December |
A Christmas Carol
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Self magazine had this as the No. 1 superfood for weight loss, noting bloat-busting potassium & that "Popeye was onto something" |
spinach
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Yeah, baby! this groovy secret agent got back to the '70s in style in a customized Cadillac Eldorado |
Austin Powers
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The brave can sleep well knowing that the word courage comes from this body part |
the heart
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For Vermont: Statesman Jacob Collamer & this "Green Mountain Boy" |
Ethan Allen
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Ocean... the nonfinal frontier. These are the voyages of this; the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it didn't refuel for 3+ years |
the Enterprise
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Charles Darwin was just 22 when he boarded this ship to begin his 5-year round-the-world voyage |
the Beagle
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Capsaicin in these has been shown to increase fat burning & reduce appetite, but maybe lay off the "Red Hot" Red Savina type |
(chili) peppers
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John Cusack returns to 1986 via this title device described by allmovie.com as "a magical Jacuzzi" |
Hot Tub Time Machine
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Supercilious is derived from these facial features; a contemptuous comment might raise them |
(eye)brows
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The Missouri is a museum in Oahu, the sister ship, named for the state due north, is also one at the Port of Los Angeles |
(Pete: What is... the...) (Mayim: Too much time.) (Pete: Illinois?)
the Iowa
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In the 1980s Chuck D began fighting the power in this hip-hop group with Flavor Flav, a man who always knew what time it was |
(Halley: What is the Funky Bunch?)
Public Enemy
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To lower calories, choose types of this like albacore that's canned in water & not oil, which can add fat |
tuna
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In the 1979 thriller "Time After Time", Malcolm McDowell plays H.G. Wells on the hunt for this Victorian killer in the future |
Jack the Ripper
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A list of terms with definitions, it comes from the Greek for tongue |
a glossary
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For Oklahoma: Sequoyah & this humorist |
Will Rogers
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Leaving the less seaworthy Speedwell behind, the Mayflower left this English port on Sept. 16, 1620 & sailed into history |
Plymouth
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Charles Darwin acknowledged Herbert Spencer as the father of this 4-word phrase later used to describe natural selection |
survival of the fittest
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Seaweed has few calories, lots of fiber & provides iodine that supports this gland that controls the body's metabolism |
the thyroid
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Superman used a phone booth to change clothes; these 2 title guys, to totally go back in time to ace a history report |
Bill & Ted
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Sometimes found before "knowledge", this sensual 6-letter word is derived from "flesh" |
carnal
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Helen Keller: This southern state |
Alabama
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In 1807 Robert Fulton averaged about 5 mph on a 150-mile trip up the Hudson to Albany on this steamboat |
the Clermont
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At first, "Martin Chuzzlewit" had poor sales, so Dickens added a section set in this country he'd just visited |
the United States
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The flowers of plants like broccoli form a cross, so you may read about the benefits of these vegetables meaning "cross-bearing" |
(Lauryl: What is cruciform?)
cruciferous
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The Omega 13 takes a spaceship's crew back 13 seconds in time to never give up, never surrender! in this 1999 film |
Galaxy Quest
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This word for one who always worries that they're sick is derived from a word for the abdomen |
hypochondriac
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