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The pina in pina colada |
(Sandra: What is a... I can see it...) (Alex: Sorry, you can see it, but not clearly enough and certainly not fast enough.)
a pineapple
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It gets games off to a fast start, the fastest clocked at 163.6 mph |
the serve
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The smallest service branch of the U.S. military |
the Coast Guard
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A thousand years |
a millennium
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Greek for "hot", in 1963 this brand name legally became a generic term for vacuum flasks |
Thermos
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From Latin for "wall", it's a painting put on one |
a mural
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Growing only 25% of the oranges, but 65% of grapefruit, this nation leads world in fruit production |
the United States
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In singles, the longest recorded one went over 100 hours |
a match
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In the late 1960s, this cabinet office "spent" about ½ of the federal budget |
the Defense (Department)
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Supposedly, C.L. Griggs came up with this soft drink name after a half-dozen other tries |
(Sandra: What is root beer?) ... (Alex: After a half-dozen other tries, he finally came up with [*].)
7-Up
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Up to 100 tons of these parasitic crustaceans can collect on bottom of a steamship in a year |
barnacles
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Shallots, garlic, & onions are this part of the plant |
(Eric: What is the bud?)
the bulb
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Yes, for the 1st 8 Summer Games, starting in 1896 |
Was tennis an Olympic sport?
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His command of 7th Army marred by slapping incident, Patton rose to greater glory leading this army |
the 3rd Army
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The root of the beet |
(John: What is a collard?) [The end-of-round signal sounds.]
beetroot
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"Elijah's Manna" was the unpopular original name of this popular Post product |
Post Toasties
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Islamic prayer rugs have an "arrow" to tell head from foot of rug so they will always face toward here |
Mecca
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Nickname of Jimmy Carter's campaign plane |
Peanut One
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From 1973-79, Chris Evert Lloyd won 125 straight matches on this surface |
(Sandra: What is grass?)
clay
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Marine Corps rank between PFC & corporal |
(Eric: What's PFC first class?)
lance corporal
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The name of this green soap comes from the oils 1st used to make it |
Palmolive
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Glenn Yarborough's group which, appropriately, was once center stage in the '60s folk craze |
[ERRATUM: "Yarbrough" was misspelled in the clue as show.]
The Limeliters
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Often used in salads, the sweet white watery root of this vine is sometimes called "Mexican potato" |
a jicama
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In 1920, Bill Tilden became the 1st American to win this major tournament |
Wimbledon
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Degree you receive upon graduation from Annapolis |
(John: What is ensign?) ... (Alex: John, you gave me the rank in the military, but the degree you receive is [*]. And I believe we have pretty close to a minute to go in the round.)
bachelor of science
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Seen on the bottle, "4711" is said to be the legendary secret formula for making this |
(John: The only thing I can think of is Dr Pepper and that's 10, 2, and 4.)
Eau de Cologne
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Doctors call this organ the body's detox center |
the liver
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