LITERATURE: THE SOMETHING OF SOMETHING |
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GREATER THAN, LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO |
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The Joad more traveled; spoiler! Grampa & Granma don't finish the trip; life ain't peachy |
The Grapes of Wrath
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A single dot in Braille represents this letter |
"A"
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The ice cream machine at this fast food chain was working in 1990s Russia when the 1st one there served a line of 30k people |
McDonald's
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As its Greek prefix suggests, ergonomics deals with injuries related to this |
work
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One statute mile is equal to this number of feet |
(Kirsten: What is 1,600?)
5,280
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"Be our guest, be our guest, put our service to the test" |
Beauty and the Beast
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Y'know, I think that portrait's crooked; man, you look great! What's your secret?; what's Wilde is that it's Oscar's only novel |
(Ferdinand: What's The Portrait of Dorian Gray?)
The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The proper way to address the pope--if you ever were to meet him--is with this 2-word salutation |
(Ferdinand: What is His Holiness?) (Kirsten: What is Your Eminence?) (Amy: What is... My Father?)
Your Holiness
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A 2009 Florida Times-Union article said shoppers for this November day "began camping out Wednesday night"--Wednesday! |
Black Friday
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This prefix meaning "star" works on its own as a name for a cartoon dog or a Houston ballplayer |
astro
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On the pH scale anything that ranks less than 7 is considered this |
(Ferdinand: What is... basic?)
acidic
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"You're welcome! For the tides, the sun, the sky... you're welcome! I'm just an ordinary demi-guy" |
Moana
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An island prison, an island treasure; the main guy loses his Mercédès; revenge is served extremely cold |
The Count of Monte Cristo
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From the Greek for "to hear", it's the science of sound, including its transmission & reception |
(Ferdinand: What is audiology?)
acoustics
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Watch for the costumed Elmos while waiting on line at this Times Square booth for discounts on Broadway shows |
the TKTS booth
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In front of "structure", this 5-letter prefix means underneath |
infra
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In geometry this type of angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 |
obtuse
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"When hearts are high, the time will fly, so whistle while you work" (& put those dishes in the tub, woodland animals!) |
Snow White
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Get your Wharton MBA; Newland Archer aims for a new romance; well, that certainly was a time &/or era |
The Age of Innocence
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Autocue is another name for this device used by some on-camera talent |
a teleprompter
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In 2012 a viral photo showed a "conga line" of climbers moving up the Lhotse face on this mountain |
Everest
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Meaning "many", this prefix is found in front of -amorous or -hedron |
poly
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Introduced by Einstein in 1905, it's been called "the most famous equation in the world" |
E=mc2
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"I'm in the mood to help you, dude, you ain't never had a friend like me" |
Aladdin
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Colorful in so many ways; Civil War is hell; Henry, don't be a hero |
The Red Badge of Courage
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Over 200 years old, this debating society brings lively discussion (hopefully with British manners) to Oxford University |
the (Oxford) Union
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A doorman who worked the line at this defunct disco said, "It was inclusive of people who were of that moment in Manhattan" |
Studio 54
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Meaning "without fertilization ", this prefix is found in front of -genesis in a long scientific word |
partheno
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By definition negative numbers are ones that are this, also the title of a novel & film |
(Ken: You had to think about Bret Easton Ellis' novel, [*].)
less than zero
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"De Bogotá hasta palenque me fui con toda la gente" |
(Amy: What is Coco?) (Ferdinand: What's The Emperor's Last--Last Groove?) (Kirsten: What is The Emperor's New Groove?) (Ken: No, you all three of you missed it, so no real penalty; that's from [*], set in Colombia.)
Encanto
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