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The lorikeet has threadlike papillae on the end of its tongue to help it mop up this from flowers |
pollen (or nectar)
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Maximilian Schell portrayed Lenin in HBO's 1992 film about this dictator |
Stalin
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Trader Vic's recipe for Menehune juice calls for the light Puerto Rican type of this |
rum
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For playing hooky, this title character is sentenced to whitewash Aunt Polly's fence |
Tom Sawyer
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The ink-jet is a non-impact type of this, so carbon copies are impossible |
a printer
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"Slippery" term for a floating film of oil |
a slick
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The "facial disks" of these nocturnal birds may be round or heart-shaped |
owls
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This actor's hometown, Indiana, Penn., named part of a street for him; what a "Wonderful Life" |
Jimmy Stewart
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In names of cocktails, this word follows Grand Royal, Morning Glory, Pink Rose, Ramos & Sloe Gin |
Fizz
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As this novel opens, Hester Prynne is led to the pillory, where she is to stand for 3 hours |
The Scarlet Letter
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The old IBM 1402 could punch 250 of these a minute & read 800 of them a minute |
cards
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Swimmers know the dolphin type of this movement is an essential part of the butterfly |
the kick
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These swifts are named for the tall man-made objects they roost in during migration |
chimneys
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After playing Dian Fossey, she became honorary chairman of the Digit Fund, dedicated to saving gorillas |
Sigourney Weaver
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The juice of this citrus fruit is a traditional ingredient in a Bacardi cocktail |
a lime
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In "Moby Dick" Ishmael hears Father Mapple's sermon about this Old Testament figure |
(Steve: Who is Isaiah?) (Hope: Who is Ahab?) ... (Alex: [*] in the belly of the whale.)
Jonah
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The E in e-mail is short for this |
electronic
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A piece of chewing gum, celery or dynamite |
a stick
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Spoonbills & ibises usually feed by this sense rather than by sight |
(Steve: What is smell?)
touch
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Barbra Streisand made a surprise appearance on this TV series, stunning Madonna, Roseanne Arnold & Mike Myers |
Saturday Night Live
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It's the kind of whiskey you need to make a paddy cocktail |
Irish whiskey
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This Norman Mailer novel is regarded as one of the best by an American about WWII |
(John: What is From Here to Eternity?)
The Naked and the Dead
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They're the sets of characters used as private access codes; hackers try to crack them |
passwords
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The kind of arachnid that transmits Texas fever, a cattle disease |
a tick
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The wandering species of this wide-winged seabird spends 9 months in the nest after hatching |
an albatross
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She's the only actress who co-starred in 3 Elvis Presley movies, as "Coach" could tell you |
Shelley Fabares
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When applejack is used in place of regular brandy, this cocktail becomes an Applecar |
a Sidecar
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After WWII, Ralph Ellison obtained a Rosenwald Fellowship that enabled him to write this novel |
Invisible Man
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This device allows the computer to read a printed page as a graphic image |
[Applause for Hope's run of the category]
a scanner
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Etiquette books say you should leave the table before cleaning your canines with this wooden implement |
a toothpick
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