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Ljubljana, Bratislava, Barcelona |
Barcelona
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Mike Eruzione of Winthrop, Mass. was captain of the miraculous 1980 Olympic team in this sport |
hockey
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At sea level at 70 degrees this travels 1,129 feet per second; it speeds up over 1 foot per sec. for each rising degree |
sound
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"I beheld the wretch--the miserable monster whom I had created" |
Mary Shelley
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Found "just what I needed" at this "City", an electronics store |
Circuit City
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The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra |
purple
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Istanbul, Ottawa, Amman |
Istanbul
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The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood |
a sequoia
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"Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" |
(Alex: Yes, "The Raven".)
Edgar Allan Poe
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SKX is the stock symbol for this manufacturer of sporty shoes |
(Andrew: What is Swiss?)
Skechers
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A bowl-shaped depression, as from the impact of a meteorite, it's from the Greek for "mixing bowl" |
crater
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Sofia, Sarajevo, Saigon |
Saigon
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Life has its ups & downs for Travis Mayer, a 2002 medalist in the event named for these little hills on the slopes |
(Sebastian: What are the bunny hills?) (Loren: What is slalom?) ... (Alex: What are the men's [*]?)
moguls
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"'Do all lawyers defend n-negroes, Atticus?' 'Of course they do, Scout'" |
(Alex: [*], To Kill a Mockingbird, yes.)
Harper Lee
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This "Urban" store is the parent company of Anthropologie |
Urban Outfitters
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From the Greek for "false name", it's a fictitious name used by an author |
a pseudonym
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In 2002 Vonetta Flowers & Jill Bakken won gold in the 2-woman version of this high-speed sport |
the bobsled
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6 elements once known as inert gases are now known by this aristocratic name |
noble gases
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"For never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant, than Friday was to me" |
(Sebastian: Who is Herman Melville?) (Loren: Who is Jonathan Swift?) ... (Alex: Correct response--who is [*]? Robinson Crusoe.)
Daniel Defoe
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This bookstore chain is named for its "edgy" founders, brothers Tom & Louis |
Borders
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Belize City, Guatemala City, Panama City |
(Loren: What is Guatemala City?) ... (Alex: Yes, Belmopan is the capital.)
Belize City
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His "Bode" of work includes 2 Alpine skiing silver medals in 2002 |
Bode Miller
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"'...Why look'st thou so?'--'With my crossbow I shot the albatross'" |
(Alex: Rime of the Ancient Mariner--[*].)
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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The name of this clothing store for teens is French for "airmail" |
Aéropostale
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It's an outline of the contents of a course or curriculum |
a syllabus
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