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| Because of their lack of movement, sponges were once thought to be these instead of animals |
plants
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| An extremely unpleasant smell is said to "stink to" this |
to high heaven
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| This team defeated Italy on penalty kicks to win the tournament |
Brazil
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| The Danish royal family lives in the Amalienborg Palace in this city |
Copenhagen
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| In Exodus the first plague brought upon Egypt was the turning of the waters to this |
Blood
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| On April 3, 1860 the first mail carried by this service left St. Joseph, Mo. & Sacramento, Calif. simultaneously |
the Pony Express
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| This strikes the Earth about 100 times each second & often in the same place twice |
lightning
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| It's a mix of dried flowers & spices, sort of a hodgepodge or odds & ends |
potpourri
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| The 2 teams automatically in the tournament were the defending Champs, Germany, & this one |
(Alex: The host country, yes.)
The United States
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| The apartment where Sigmund Freud lived & worked for nearly 50 years is now a museum in this capital |
Vienna
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| After Abel was slain, & Cain went to the land of Nod, Eve gave birth to this son |
Seth
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| Made by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, these were available in rolls for the first time in 1908 |
stamps
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| Tahoe National Forest in California is the northernmost natural locale for these "giant" trees |
(Philip: What are redwoods?) (Alex: Be more specific.)
sequoias
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| Mystery fans know hydrogen cyanide emits a faint odor of bitter ones of these |
almonds
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| At the end of the second round, officials had issued a record 179 of these |
yellow cards
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| Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded this Chilean capital in 1541 |
Santiago
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| Leviticus 16 is devoted to this holiday, the holiest in the Jewish calendar |
(Philip: What is Passover?)
Yom Kippur
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| In 1889, at its plant in Elizabethport, New Jersey, this company produced the first electric sewing machine |
Singer
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| This tall, hollow grass is used to make everything from window shades to water pipes |
bamboo
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| Shakespeare wrote it's excessive to paint the lily or throw this on a violet |
perfume
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| Word most associated with Univision announcer Andres Cantor |
[Philip slightly elongated the word.] (Alex: Well done, too.)
"Gol!"
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| You can see coins being minted at the Royal Australian Mint in this city |
(Philip: What is Sydney?)
Canberra
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| In 2 Samuel 1 David laments the deaths of this king & his son Jonathan |
Saul
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| Named for its home port in Georgia, it was the first steamship to cross the Atlantic |
the Savannah
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| What's often called "fool's gold" is really this mineral |
pyrite
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| From Old French for "apple of amber", it's a ball of aromatic substances |
(Neil: No idea.)
pomander
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| This team's Oleg Salenko set a record by scoring 5 times in 1 game against Cameroon |
Russia
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| This capital of the Bahamas was once a haven for pirates & buccaneers |
Nassau
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| It's the book in which you'd find the story of Samson & Delilah |
Judges
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| In the 1700s America's first school devoted entirely to law opened in Litchfield in this state |
(George: What is Massachusetts?)
Connecticut
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