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THE WORLD ALMANAC 2020
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Approved 2020 names for these in the Eastern North Pacific include Fausto, Yolanda & Zeke
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hurricanes
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In 2017 19% of U.S. high school students experienced this type of intimidation by peers while on school property
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bullying
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The results are in for the 2019 NCAA men's basketball championship: Texas Tech lost in overtime to this school's Cavaliers
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Virginia
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Both male & female Americans will celebrate the August 2020 100th anniversary of this amendment to the Constitution
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the 19th Amendment
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In 1950 the U.S. manufactured more than 75% of the world's these; in 2018, 12%
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cars
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STATES' BIG EMPLOYERS
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About 3 million people live in this state--51,000 work for MGM Resorts International
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Nevada
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More than 35,000 folks in New Jersey work at Wakefern, a co-op with about 350 of these including ShopRite
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supermarkets (grocery stores)
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The hospital system of this university known for its school of medicine employs 31,000 Marylanders
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Johns Hopkins
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TRAIN OF THOUGHT
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Taking over operation of intercity trains in 1971, it's also known as The National Railroad Passenger Corp.
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Amtrak
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2.8 million cubic yards were excavated to build this New York City train station opened in 1913
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Grand Central
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In 1977, after decades of dwindling ridership, this luxury train was discontinued, or was it...murdered?!
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the Orient Express
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In 1904 this route was finished but ran through Manchuria; a new route through Russian territory alone was completed 12 years later
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Trans-Siberian
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Trouble ahead, trouble behind, this Cannonball Express engineer & folk hero sacrificed himself in a crash in 1900 to save many lives
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Casey Jones
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A LITTLE ALLITERATION
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A display of anger "thrown" by a child
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temper tantrum
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Four o'clock or so, when Earl Grey is traditionally served
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tea time
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A car that uses a great deal of fuel
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a gas guzzler
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Randomly selected anonymous gift-giving tradition among an office's employees during the holidays
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Secret Santa
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In 1922 London, over 50 companies were making this mechanical & musical wonder with no fingers on the keys
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player pianos
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MONROE
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At 16 James Monroe entered this college named for 2 royals but left after 2 years to fight in the revolution
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William & Mary
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When Monroe passed away in 1831, he became the third president to give up the ghost on this date
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July 4th
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Lt. Monroe crossed the Delaware with Washington to fight in the battle of this now-N.J. capital & got a near-fatal wound
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Trenton
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The J-Mo Doctrine said the Americas are "not to be... subjects for" this type of settlement by European powers
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colonization
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Though he wrote against slavery, Monroe freed only 1 of his own slaves & went along with the 1820 deal admitting this slave state
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Missouri
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DOCTORIN'
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Despite the name patients don't need to be on a mattress to benefit from this soothing 2-word doctor demeanor
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bedside manner
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This medical oath named for a Greek physician does not explicitly say, "First, do no harm" but advocates doing no harm
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the Hippocratic
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This French word refers to a way in which doctors prioritize patients
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triage
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Doctors should protect this 15-letter bond with the patient, ensuring that personal details are kept secret
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confidentiality
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What a "gas"! This type of doctor specializes in the stomach, the intestines & their ailments
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a gastroenterologist
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SIN-OPSIS
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Augustus Gloop gets evicted from this man's candy factory because his gluttony has gotten the best of him
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Willy Wonka
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In a Jeffrey Eugenides novel, each of the lovely Lisbon sisters commits this, which a priest in the book calls a mortal sin
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suicide
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Hester Prynne wears a scarlet "A", which stands for this sin that she's committed
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adultery
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Way too proud of his visage, this man in a Wilde tale sells his soul for eternal youth
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Dorian Gray
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A priest & a greedy doctor are but a few of the obstacles the young diver Kino must overcome in this Steinbeck tale
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The Pearl
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PLACES
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Russia's 1,700-foot-deep Mir Mine, one the largest manmade holes in the world, has produced millions of carats of these
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diamonds
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The opera ain't over until you get to Bayreuth, Germany & its periodic festivals celebrating this composer's work
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Wagner
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The grapes for the wine known as "Lacryma Christi" (Tears of Christ) are grown on the slopes of this volcano
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Vesuvius
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The 33-mile Seikan Undersea Tunnel links these 2 major islands that both begin with the same letter
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Honshu & Hokkaido
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Sweet! This South American judicial capital lies at 9,000 feet on the Quirpinchaca River
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Sucre
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COLORFUL POP CULTURE ANIMALS
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Michael Sheen voiced this bunny in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland"
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the White Rabbit
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At Acme Labs, this cartoon rodent pairs with "the Brain" to attempt world domination
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Pinky
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Grey Wind was the name of one of these that belonged to Robb Stark on "Game of Thrones"
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a wolf
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Chris Pratt's "beta" raptor from "Jurassic World" was named this, like the coloration on its skin
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Blue
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In a 1994 film, Alan Cumming voiced this title horse
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Black Beauty
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WHAT'S YOUR AREA?
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This word refers to an area covered by a police station; Ed McBain wrote about the 87th one
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a precinct
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The region of a country that grows a lot of grain is called this, also a slang term for a person's stomach
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a breadbasket
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It's the 5-letter word for the central part of a cricket field that's between the wickets
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a pitch
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This central part of a Christian church is where the worshippers sit; the altar is for the clergy
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the nave
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Latin for "run together" gives us this word for a large open area where crowds gather, as in an airport or a train station
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a concourse
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LETTER MEN
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A: in Genesis 20:2, he says his wife is his sister
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Abraham
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B: this tasty Elizabethan courtier pioneered inductive reasoning in "Novum Organum"
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(Francis) Bacon
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C: Giacomo was the first name of this 18th century man whose "History of My Life" recounts his many amores
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Casanova
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D: this German died in 1900, a quarter century before his firm merged with that of Karl Benz
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Daimler
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E: his "Elements" says, "a line is a length without breadth"
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Euclid
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PETTY RHYMES
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Perspiring
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sweaty
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Festive paper pieces that are tossed in the air
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confetti
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Rubble or Boop
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Betty
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Using a pot of the same name, it's the ritual cleaning of the nasal sinuses
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a neti pot
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NASA acronym for alien-seeking
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SETI
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21st CENTURY OSCAR WINNERS
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N/A
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This man won Best Supporting Actor twice, both for films that won Best Picture
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Mahershala Ali
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