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CIVIL WAR NICKNAMES
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Due to his propensity for digging trenches, Robert E. Lee got the nickname "King of" this card suit
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Spades
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Adam "Stovepipe" Johnson got his alias when he disguised stovepipes as these weapons on the battlefield
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cannons
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Some call this Confederate cavalry general "Jeb", but others dubbed him "Beauty" during his early days
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("Jeb") Stuart
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For his uniform color & his spooky elusiveness, Confederate raider John Mosby was "The Gray" this
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Ghost
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On his way to Savannah, you might have heard Union troops calling him "Uncle Billy"
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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NAME THE SEASON
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Earth Day
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spring
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Daylight saving time ends (in 2020)
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autumn
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National Hangover Day (think about it a half-sec, you'll get it)
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winter
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Burning Man
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summer
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Ash Wednesday
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winter
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HOME IMPROVEMENT ON TV
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Hmm...an open concept will work, so let's knock down that wall with Drew & Jonathan, the "Property" these
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Brothers
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Karen & Mina attack homes like surgeons, unafraid to use an open concept on a place with "Good" these, the show's title
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Bones
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In Feb. 1979 on Boston's WGBH, Bob Vila took on a Reno at a Victorian in Dorchester in the first season of this show
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This Old House
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Episodes of "Tidying Up" with this home makeover maven included "Sparking Joy After a Loss" & "Tidying with Toddlers"
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Marie Kondo
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Nicole Curtis habitually saves Detroit homes from demolition on this DIY show that can build a very different 12 steps
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Rehab Addict
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EMMA-NATION
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In 2013 this actress turned down the title role in "Cinderella" --she was a different Disney heroine 4 years later
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Emma Watson
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In 1919 the U.S. deported anarchist Emma Goldman to this country
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the Soviet Union
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Diana Rigg's character on this show got her name from the "man appeal" or "M. appeal" the producers wanted
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The Avengers
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In 1821 Emma Willard opened what's now the Emma Willard School; an early student was this daughter of Judge Daniel Cady
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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FOOD OF THE GODS
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The Mayan god Ek Chuah was in charge of this bean product, not so sweet in those times
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cacao (chocolate)
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How do you like them these fruits Idun provided to Norse gods? Loki sure did when he arranged for their theft
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apples
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The Egyptian fertility god Min dined on lettuce, believed to be this, any food that stimulates desire
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an aphrodisiac
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The blood of Kvasir was the origin of a type of this honey wine that gave wisdom & poetic inspiration to those who drank it
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mead
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To maintain their immortality, the Greek gods drank nectar & ate this
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ambrosia
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TAKING A "SELF-D"
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SpaceX rockets are programmed to do this if they veer off course after launch
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self-destruct
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Bartitsu & krav maga are systems of this
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self-defense
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I'm not touching that martini, even though I'd really enjoy it; I'm practicing a bit of this
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self-denial
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I know you're doing it for laughs, but stop being so this, overly modest & critical of yourself, from the Latin for "pray"
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self-deprecating
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It's an action by someone with a fiduciary duty to a corporation that benefits his own bank account, not the corporation
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self-dealing
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CATHOLIC NATIONS
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The country with the highest population of Catholics is this South American one with about 123 million
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Brazil
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St. Columba's House & St. Kevin's Kitchen are 2 historic churches in this European nation that's about 80% Catholic
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Ireland
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Cardinal Jaime Sin was from this predominantly Catholic Asian country of 109 million
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the Philippines
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Around 35 million are Catholic in this African nation once called Zaire that gained its independence from Belgium in 1960
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the Democratic Republic of Congo
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This birthplace of a late 20th century pope dates its beginning as a Catholic nation to 966
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Poland
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LITERARY TITLE BEVERAGES
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Okakura Kakuzo's classic work "The Book of" this beverage explores its history & place in Asian culture
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tea
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"Rusty Nail" & "Bloody Mary" are titles in the series about this police detective whose name sounds like Tennessee whiskey
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Jack Daniels
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Laura Esquivel's bestseller "Like Water for Chocolate" takes place in this country around the turn of the 20th century
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Mexico
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"Are You there, Vodka? It's Me," this comedian & talk show host & her collection of personal stories & witticisms
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Chelsea Handler
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Naturally, apple picking is featured in this 1985 John Irving novel
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The Cider House Rules
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MILITARY IDIOMS
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Having these items "on the ground" means soldiers have been deployed to a hostile environment
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Getting in trouble is called "catching" this, a type of anti-aircraft gun
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flak
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Referring to a clock position, if a soldier says he's "got your" this number, he's watching your back
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six
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Meaning a choice to use atomic weapons, it was applied by Trent Lott to a drastic change in Senate rules
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a nuclear option
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By tradition, you can fool an enemy ship with a fake flag until battle begins--then you have to "show your" these
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(true) colors
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3 NAMES IN CLASSIC ROCK
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The late, great Neil Peart joined Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson in this band in 1974
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Rush
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Earth, Wind & Fire covered this Beatles tune that begins, "I was alone, I took a ride, I didn't know what I would find there"
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"Got To Get You Into My Life"
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Blood, Sweat & Tears never tire-d of singing, "What goes up, must come down", this title object, "got to go 'round"
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a spinning wheel
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EARTH, WIND & FIRE
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About 80% of energy released by quakes comes from events with epicenters in the Circum-Pacific belt, AKA this, AKA a Johnny Cash tune
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Ring of Fire
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Go to hispanicfederation. org to help this island hit by 155-mph winds in a 2017 hurricane & a 6.4 earthquake in 2020
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Puerto Rico
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Wind erosion in this rugged 2,000-square-mile area of the Dakotas has unearthed a large number of fossils
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the Badlands
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Much of the business district in this New Zealand capital lies on reclaimed land after an 1855 earthquake raised its harbor bed
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Wellington
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A mass of oily rags that doesn't let the heat dissipate... oxidation raising the temp inside...& boom! you get this 2-word phenomenon
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spontaneous combustion
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BLOOD, SWEAT & CHEERS
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This Minn.-based clinic says, "as a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day"
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the Mayo Clinic
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Do you even lift? 350, bro, lying on my back doing this exercise, pushing weight from chest level to arm's length
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the bench press
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Stand, squat, hands on the floor, kick both feet behind you, do a push-up, legs forward & jump to do one of these, but don't belch!
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a burpee
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"Plyo" is short for this type of exercise that used to be called jump training; use its box for squats & push-ups
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plyometrics
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NOTABLE BRITISH NAMES
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Published in 1881, "The Formation of Vegetable Mould, Through the Actions of Worms" was his last & one of his bestselling books
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Charles Darwin
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