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    | Ljubljana, Bratislava,
 Barcelona
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    | Mike Eruzione of Winthrop, Mass. was captain of the miraculous 1980 Olympic team in this sport | hockey 
 
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    | At sea level at 70 degrees this travels 1,129 feet per second; it speeds up over 1 foot per sec. for each rising degree | sound 
 
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    | "I beheld the wretch--the miserable monster whom I had created" | Mary Shelley 
 
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    | Found "just what I needed" at this "City", an electronics store | Circuit City 
 
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    | The name of this color comes from the Greek word porphyra | purple 
 
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    | Istanbul, Ottawa,
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    | The largest tree, the General Sherman in California, is this type, also called a Sierra Redwood | a sequoia 
 
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    | "Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" | (Alex: Yes, "The Raven".) 
 Edgar Allan Poe
 
 
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    | SKX is the stock symbol for this manufacturer of sporty shoes | (Andrew: What is Swiss?) 
 Skechers
 
 
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    | A bowl-shaped depression, as from the impact of a meteorite, it's from the Greek for "mixing bowl" | crater 
 
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    | Sofia, Sarajevo,
 Saigon
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    | Life has its ups & downs for Travis Mayer, a 2002 medalist in the event named for these little hills on the slopes | (Sebastian: What are the bunny hills?) (Loren: What is slalom?)
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 (Alex: What are the men's [*]?)
 
 moguls
 
 
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    | "'Do all lawyers defend n-negroes, Atticus?'  'Of course they do, Scout'" | (Alex: [*], To Kill a Mockingbird, yes.) 
 Harper Lee
 
 
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    | This "Urban" store is the parent company of Anthropologie | Urban Outfitters 
 
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    | From the Greek for "false name", it's a fictitious name used by an author | a pseudonym 
 
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    | In 2002 Vonetta Flowers & Jill Bakken won gold in the 2-woman version of this high-speed sport | the bobsled 
 
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    | 6 elements once known as inert gases are now known by this aristocratic name | noble gases 
 
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    | "For never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant, than Friday was to me" | (Sebastian: Who is Herman Melville?) (Loren: Who is Jonathan Swift?)
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 (Alex: Correct response--who is [*]?  Robinson Crusoe.)
 
 Daniel Defoe
 
 
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    | This bookstore chain is named for its "edgy" founders, brothers Tom & Louis | Borders 
 
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    | Belize City, Guatemala City,
 Panama City
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 (Alex: Yes, Belmopan is the capital.)
 
 Belize City
 
 
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    | His "Bode" of work includes 2 Alpine skiing silver medals in 2002 | Bode Miller 
 
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    | "'...Why look'st thou so?'--'With my crossbow I shot the albatross'" | (Alex: Rime of the Ancient Mariner--[*].) 
 Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 
 
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    | The name of this clothing store for teens is French for "airmail" | AƩropostale 
 
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    | It's an outline of the contents of a course or curriculum | a syllabus 
 
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