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The cities of Highland Park & Cockrell Hill are surrounded by this Texas city |
Dallas
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The U.S. Judo Federation has 3 colored belts to represent dan ranks: red, red & white & this |
black
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One limbless specimen of this desert plant was measured at 78 feet in height |
[Alex said 68 and not 78.]
a cactus
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African Pygmies & Swiss mountain men practice this rapid alternation between high & low registers |
yodeling
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A cheap diner that may be unsanitary is called this kind of "spoon" |
a greasy spoon
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The Tasmanian devil belongs to this order of pouched animals |
marsupials
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Cash register maker NCR Corporation is headquartered in this southwest Ohio city |
Dayton
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Number of players on a side in soccer, cricket or American football |
11
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Pollen from this hairy-stemmed annual is the most frequent cause of autumn hay fever in the U.S. |
ragweed
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An ariette is a short one of these |
an aria
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This kind of restaurant often has outdoor seating; it's also the French word for "coffee" |
cafe
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Until he went out on his own in 1893, this architect worked for the Chicago firm of Adler & Sullivan |
(Frank Lloyd) Wright
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Its metropolitan area includes Boulder |
Denver
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Hit a home run in baseball & you have to run at least this distance to score |
360 feet
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The sphagnum type of this is often used to pack plants & keep them moist for shipping |
peat moss
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Style of music that originated scat singing |
jazz
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It's a type of small restaurant as well as a flask for carrying drinking water |
canteen
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A tribe that settled in the Columbia River area, or the type of salmon they fished from the river |
Chinook
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This Iowa port was named for a French- Canadian explorer, the 1st to settle in the state |
(Leigh: What is Des Moines?) (Bob: What is Davenport?) (Betty: What is Decatur?) (Alex: Nope, the man's name was Julien [*].)
Dubuque
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It's 3" in diameter, 1" thick & weighs 5 1/2-6 ounces |
(Bob: I have no idea.)
a hockey puck
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This pigment in carrots also turns birch tree leaves yellow in autumn |
carotene
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This term for a sailor song can be spelled with a C or an S |
a shanty
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Extra! Extra! Italianissimo is a newspaper-themed restaurant in this U.S. city's Daily News building |
New York
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A 1989 coin of Monaco commemorated the 40th anniversary of his reign |
Prince Rainier
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It's Minnesota's most populous city outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area |
(Betty: What is Dubuque?)
Duluth
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For men in track & field, it must be between 8'6 1/2" & 8'10" long |
a javelin
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His 2 basic hereditary laws are the law of segregation & the law of independent assortment |
(Gregor) Mendel
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This female voice is one step below mezzo-soprano |
contralto (alto)
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There's a restaurant named for this famous aunt on Tom Sawyer Island in Disney World |
Aunt Polly
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A Polish costume that inspired an 18th c. women's garment, or a Polish dance that inspired Chopin |
(Bob: What is a mazurka?) (Leigh: What is a waltz?)
a polonaise
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