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    punishment
 
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    | Steve Case did OK, building AOL, short for this, into what was the nation's largest Internet service provider | 
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    The Canterbury Tales
 
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    the Pacific
 
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    | In 2019 Arthur Fleck ended up putting on a happy face, becoming this title guy | 
    the Joker
 
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    | This phrase meaning to try something out is often followed by "& see who salutes" | 
    (Nathaniel: What is "Give it a shot"?)
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    | Born in 1952 in Western Penn., John Kasich did OK in politics in this state, becoming a congressman & governor | 
    (Kayla: What's Oklahoma?)
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    | This Jane Austen novel begins, "The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex" | 
    Sense and Sensibility
 
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    | For the United States: this hot spot that can get into the 120s & beyond | 
    Death Valley
 
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    | This character sings, "Do you want to build a snowman? Come on, let's go and play" | 
    Anna
 
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    | From a Greek word for "people", it describes a disease that affects many people at one time | 
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    | Thomas Paine used a variation of the cliche "From the sublime to" this | 
    (Sophie: What is the divine?)
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    | In 1991 he turned 43 & replaced Thurgood Marshall on the Supreme Court | 
    Clarence Thomas
 
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    | Hazel is the leader of the rabbits & the brother of Fiver in this beloved novel by Richard Adams | 
    (Alex: Don't know?) (Nathaniel: Can't remember.)
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    | For Israel: this body of water | 
    the Dead Sea
 
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    | This mercenary AKA Wade Wilson: "You may be wondering, 'Why the red suit?' Well, that's so bad guys can't see me bleed" | 
    Deadpool
 
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    | (Sarah of the Clue Crew presents by a display monitor.) If you can't see the numbers 3 and 45, within the circles, it could be a sign of the most common form of colorblindness, the inability to tell the difference between red and green, caused by an abnormality in these cells in the retina | 
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    | Born in the middle of the Baby Boom, he's the filmmaker & activist seen here | 
    Michael Moore
 
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    | At the beginning of a Virginia Woolf novel, it's where Mrs. Ramsay tells her son James he may go if the weather is fine | 
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    | For Iraq & Saudi Arabia: this body of water | 
    the Persian Gulf
 
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    | Peter Cullen provided the voice of this leader in 2007's "Transformers"; now...Autobots, roll out! | 
    (Sophie: Who is Megatron?)
  Optimus Prime
 
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    | It's the 10-letter term for an irregular heartbeat, whether the beat is too fast, too slow or erratic | 
    (Kayla: [Counting on her fingers] What is "arithemia"?) (Alex: No, sorry, you mispronounced it in such a way as to make it unacceptable.)
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    | Bobby Muller, almost killed in action in 1969, became the first president of the V.V.A., these brave people of America | 
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    | You can be sure this David Mitchell novel consisting of 6 interlinked narratives was nominated for a 2004 Nebula Award | 
    Cloud Atlas
 
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    | For Albania & Croatia: this sea | 
    the Adriatic
 
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    | Southern detective Benoit Blanc detects the facts behind the death of Harlan Thrombey in this "sharp" 2019 all-star film | 
    Knives Out
 
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    | Weight, family history & high blood pressure are all contributing factors to the type 2 type of this | 
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