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This tale about Max & some monsters was later turned into a short opera featuring a libretto by Maurice Sendak |
Where the Wild Things Are
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The Japanese Garden is a good place to get away from the bustle of the 12 million or so people living in the area of this city |
(Jared: What is Tokyo?)
Manila
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The London Metropolitan Police Force has been HQed at a location with this name since 1829 |
Scotland Yard
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It's the graceful & majestic item in use here |
(Annabelle: What is a razor?)
a clipper
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Greg Maddux, John Smoltz & David Justice, 1995 |
the Atlanta Braves
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Staying in the theme of the category, Grady, Greene & Glascock are counties in this state |
Georgia
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Eric Carle is perhaps best remembered for this book about a week in the life of a ravenous larva |
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
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In 2016 this champion boxer won a seat as a Filipino senator & later ran for president |
Manny Pacquiao
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This term for a fictional energy barrier has been traced back to the 1931 sci-fi story "Islands of Space" |
a force field
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Back in my day, Sonny, we enjoyed these "notes" that could appear on one of the inner sleeves of a phonograph record |
liner notes
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Hope Solo & Abby Wambach, 2012 |
the U.S. National Women's soccer team
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Ecuador once ran a penal colony whose prisoners were made to build a "wall of tears" on rocky Isabela Island in this island group |
the Galápagos
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A line in this book says, "Take my apples, boy, and sell them in the city. Then you will have money and you will be happy" |
The Giving Tree
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Mayon Volcano on this largest Philippine island has erupted numerous times in the 21st century, causing many evacuations |
Luzon
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Meatwad, Frylock & Master Shake make up this threesome whose misadventures played out on Adult Swim for 11 seasons |
the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
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It's a "cool" activity to get people in a new group to know each other better & feel more at ease |
an icebreaker
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Matthew Stafford & Odell Beckham Jr. |
the L.A. Rams
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This nation has coastlines on the Pacific Ocean & the Caribbean Sea |
(Harrison: What is Guam?)
Guatemala
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Today we might call it phrogging, but in a title by Mary Norton, the tiny Clock family, living beneath a kitchen floor, are these |
The Borrowers
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Spanish for "to marinate" gives us the name of this Philippine dish of marinated meat with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar & spices |
(Harrison: What is asado?)
adobo
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French term for a clause in a contract protecting one or both parties if an act of God messes everything up |
(Annabelle: What is brute force?)
force majeure
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Some hot air balloons can fit up to 30 people in this basket suspended below & carried aloft |
a gondola
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Oscar Robertson & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1971 |
the Milwaukee Bucks
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Beware monsters in the valley of this river that flows near Yuma; it's where the same-named poisonous lizard hangs out |
the Gila River
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In this picture book by Janell Cannon, a fruit bat ends up in a bird's nest & is adopted by the mama bird |
Stellaluna
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Bundok, the source of the English word boondocks, means mountain in this language, the basis of the official language Filipino |
Tagalog
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The Seattle PD "de"fines it as actions "that seek to minimize the likelihood of the need to use force" in a situation |
de-escalation
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As well as a kind of vessel, it's the kitchen area aboard one |
a galley
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In 1985, the teammates seen here |
(Annabelle: Who are the L.A. Lakers?) (Jared: Who are Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier?) ... (Mayim: Jared, you gave us the names of two of the players, but we were going for the championship team.)
the Edmonton Oilers
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The first part of the name of this super-glam Tokyo shopping district means "silver" |
Ginza
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