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LITERARY BAD DAY FOR THE PLANET |
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TRANSPORTATION, IN VARIOUS FORMS |
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All hail Dana Owens, better known by this moniker, who was voted Most Popular at her New Jersey high school |
Queen Latifah
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A dried fruit, or to trim a tree to make it grow better |
to prune
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Set in Melbourne, Nevil Shute's 1957 novel "On the Beach" finds much of the world destroyed by this man-made disaster |
a nuclear war
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You'll find the Pompidou Centre not far from this big river |
(Ken: Yeah, it's in Paris.)
the Seine
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In 1957 Eisenhower became the first sitting president to ride in one of these, boarding a Bell Ranger on the White House lawn |
a helicopter
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The last Western Hemisphere action of the Spanish-American War wasn't on Cuba but on this island |
Puerto Rico
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Hip-hip hooray for this superstar who got into the groove as a cheerleader at her Michigan high school |
Madonna
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To crush flat, or a racket sport mostly played indoors |
to squash
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In Neal Stephenson's "Seveneves", this mysteriously blows up into 7 pieces that rain bolides onto Earth |
the Moon
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Lake Nasser was created by impounding the waters of this river |
the Nile
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"With an air of infinite reluctance M. Poirot climbed aboard the train" in this novel |
(Teresa: What is the Orient Express?)
Murder on the Orient Express
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The Chalmette Plantation was the site of this 1815 battle that took place a few weeks after the signing of a peace treaty |
the Battle of New Orleans
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All this singer-songwriter wanted to do was have some fun her senior year, which included drum majorette & prom princess |
Sheryl Crow
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To mend shoes, or to put together hastily |
to cobble
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Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star" is a sun that went supernova, killing a planet, & is this celestial object from the New Testament |
(Teresa: What is the Star of David?)
the Star of Bethlehem
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This "colorful" river starts in New Mexico & flows across northern Texas to join the Atchafalaya near Baton Rouge |
the Red
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This automaker combined "ion" & "unique" to get its Ioniq line |
Hyundai
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The Second Punic War ended when this general went down to defeat at the 202 B.C. Battle of Zama |
Hannibal
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At L.A.'s Fairfax High, he showed a flair for poetry, later heard in his Red Hot Chili Peppers songs |
Anthony Kiedis
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To provide services, or, in cooking, to melt & clarify animal fat |
to render
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Early in this novel Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz informs humanity Earth will be destroyed for a hyperspatial express route |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Virgil loved this lake of northern Italy, calling it "the greatest lake" |
Como
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Let's transition to this brand's i2 SE personal transporter |
Segway
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A Spartan fleet crushed an Athenian one at the naval battle of Aegospotami, the last big battle of this war |
the Peloponnesian War
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A member of his Ohio high school drama club, he'd get roles on TV & in films, but he's better known for his own brand of honky-tonk |
Dwight Yoakam
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To adhere firmly & closely, or to split something along a line |
to cleave
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John Wyndham's novel about "The Day of" these meat-eating plants sees most of humanity blinded before being featured on the menu |
the Triffids
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This alliterative Swiss body of water is also known as Lac des Quatre Cantons |
(Teresa: Lake Geneva? What is Lake Geneva?)
Lake Lucerne
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Joey, baby, don't get crazy in your kangaroo mama's pouch, also called this; you'll be toted around there for 7 to 10 months |
(Brian: You learn something new everyday.)
the marsupium
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The New Model Army's victory at the 1651 Battle of Worcester put a finish to this conflict |
the Second British Civil War
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