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COMPOUND WORD CONSTRUCTION ZONE |
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A short drive from the capital, St. John's, Cape Spear in this province is Canada's easternmost point |
(Ian: What is Nova Scotia?) (Will: What is Newfoundland?) (Ken: Can you be more specific?) ... (Ken: That's the new name.)
Newfoundland & Labrador
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A skateboarding Bart Simpson has been known to exclaim this word used by surfers |
cowabunga!
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Innovated new form of manure disposal; slew or captured many monstrous creatures (Nemean lion, Hydra, wild boar, Cerberus) |
Hercules
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Frequent blood donations can lead to low iron levels & the iron deficiency type of this condition |
anemia
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Your first serious foul in soccer could get you a card of this color; the next is a new color & you're gone |
a yellow card
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What you sleep in + Dwayne Johnson alter ego = this foundational material |
bedrock
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Draining an area the size of Mexico, 6, the MacKenzie River system, Canada's longest, flows 2,635 miles into this body of water |
(Ian: What is the Pacific Ocean?) (Ken: No, I'm sorry, it's [*], up near the Yukon border.)
the Arctic
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"Booyah!" caught on in the '90s when it was used by Stuart Scott & by football player character Rod Tidwell in this movie |
Jerry Maguire
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Expert trickster; can change shape & sex; can give birth to 8-legged flying horses upon request |
Loki
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Aka pollinosis, it's especially prevalent in spring, summer & fall; achoo! |
seasonal allergies (hay fever)
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The National Weather Service issues red flag warnings for California when weather could cause one of these events |
a wildfire
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Maw + a part of something = this term for someone who speaks for another |
mouthpiece
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Canada's oldest national park is this one in the Rockies that draws 4 million visitors a year |
Banff
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In a less-than-inspiring ending to this actress's early film, "Alice Adams", she responds to a declaration of love with "Gee whiz!" |
Katharine Hepburn
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Killed a big python; founded Oracle; hobbies: playing the lyre |
(Will: Who is Orpheus?)
Apollo
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For gum disease or a dental implant, you may be referred to this 12-letter specialist |
a periodontist
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Some hiking trails post signs warning you to look out for this plant, Toxicodendron radicans |
poison ivy
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Paired with "truth" in a contest + Beelzebub = this thrill-seeker |
daredevil
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This 19,551-foot peak in Kluane National Park bears the name of the founder of the Geological Survey of Canada |
(Ian: What is Mount Whittier?) ... (Ken: The highest point in Canada is [*].)
Mount Logan
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He knew how to exclaim, as in the "Ha!" that opens his 1967 album "Cold Sweat" |
James Brown
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Poisoned & healed Ra; expert at reassembling & resurrecting husbands |
Isis
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Eye blinking & mild facial tics are often the first sign of this disorder, followed by vocal tics & sometimes swearing |
Tourette's
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Unexplored parts on some old maps could be designated with pictures of monsters & this 2-word Latin designation |
(Will: What is terra incognito?)
terra incognita
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Sultana or Concord + a small serving of alcohol = this cluster of cannon fire |
grapeshot
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At 83 degrees 7 minutes north latitude, Canada's most northerly point is Cape Columbia on this island in Nunavut territory |
Ellesmere Island
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2 words meaning "great, amazing", it's how Andy on "Parks & Rec" responds to April's "I love you" |
(Ken: Correct, I do not recommend that reply.)
awesome sauce!
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Experienced herald; thoroughly familiar with route from Earth to Hades; have own caduceus |
(Ian: Who is Hades?)
Mercury (Hermes)
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Bearing the name of an African river, this mosquito-borne disease first appeared in the U.S. in 1999 |
West Nile virus
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In the "Aeneid" this daughter of Priam tried to warn everyone about the Greeks but was not believed |
Cassandra
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Coarse or rugged + skinny part of a guitar = this rig-worker |
a roughneck
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