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JIMMY CARTER
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Mediated by Jimmy, these accords ended 30 years of hostility, with an Egypt-Israel peace agreement
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Camp David
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When this man died in 2021 Jimmy said, "Fritz used his political skill and personal integrity to transform the vice presidency"
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Mondale
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Carter was criticized for his return of this territory to the surrounding country
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the Panama Canal
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One of the 2 cabinet departments created during the Carter administration; both begin with the same letter
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(1 of) Energy or Education
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Jimmy cut aid to this Central American country following the murder of Archbishop Romero & 4 U.S. churchwomen
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El Salvador
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NONSENSE WORDS
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Spelled differently from the Italian city it is derived from, it's a "meaty" nonsense word
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baloney
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This 4-letter word refers to a military cot, or a nonsense word
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bunk
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This hyphenated nonsense word begins with a word for a violin & ends with a word one letter different from the first
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fiddle-faddle
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Seen here, it is the logo for this candy treat whose name also means "nonsense"
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Poppycock
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Originally it referred to the slop used as food for pigs; now it's a term for a meaningless sentiment
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hogwash
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LITERARY GEOGRAPHY
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Bernard Cornwell's low-born soldier has his first adventure in "Sharpe's Tiger", which takes place in this Asian land during British rule
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India
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"Where the Crawdads Sing" is set near Asheville in the marshes of this southern state
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North Carolina
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Oh, the shame if you don't know "The Scarlet Letter" is set in what is today this U.S. state
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Massachusetts
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James Michener wrote the nonfiction work "The Bridge at Andau" about the 1956 anti-Soviet uprising in this country
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Hungary
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Part of Act 3 of this Shakespeare tragedy unfolds at Actium
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Antony and Cleopatra
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DOING THE SAFETY DANCE
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FEMA says to replace the 9-volt battery at least once every year in this home device; some even include carbon monoxide sensors
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smoke detector
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Subaru provides beeps & visual cues on the rear camera screen & reverse automatic this to ensure you don't hit anything backing up
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braking
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Goggles, gloves & masks are considered PPE, short for this
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personal protective equipment
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Also known as an emergency stop, you hit this "lethal" 2-word device to turn off a machine immediately
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kill switch
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DuPont says this ballistic body armor product provides tensile strength 10 times that of steel on an equal weight basis
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Kevlar
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COP SHOWS BY CHARACTERS
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Sergeant Duke Lukela; Lieutenant Chin Ho Kelly
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Hawaii Five-O
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Detective Danny Reagan; Sergeant Jamie Reagan
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Blue Bloods
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Detective Sofia Curtis; Dr. Gil Grissom
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CSI
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Captain Olivia Benson; Sergeant John Munch
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Law & Order: SVU
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Officer Joe Coffey; Captain Frank Furillo
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Hill Street Blues
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20-SOMETHING
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Arranged in pairs, you've got 24 of these chest protectors
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ribs
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The Constitution states that to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, you must be at least this age
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25
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26 is the atomic number of this chemical element, symbol Fe
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iron
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In the Olympics, games of table tennis are played to 11 points & games of this racket sport are played to 21
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badminton
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This language, introduced around 1900, has 28 letters, including 6 special ones; you can enable your keyboard to type them
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Esperanto
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MILITARY EMBLEMS OF BELIEF
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The angel Moroni is an emblem for adherents of this church
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the Church of Latter-Day Saints
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Some Protestants choose the rose of this German reformer
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Luther
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Pagans might opt to use Mjölnir, the hammer of this god for their gravestones
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Thor
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The faravahar signifies this Persian religion
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Zoroastrianism
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HISTORICAL NONFICTION
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A dark portrait of Victorian London, "The Five" by Hallie Rubenhold examines the lives of the victims of this killer
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Jack the Ripper
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"American Rebels" recounts the Revolutionary roles of John Adams & this man famed for his big signature
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John Hancock
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Did she murder her dad & stepmom in 1892? Decide for yourself with new evidence revealed in Cara Robertson's "The Trial of" her
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Lizzie Borden
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"1177 B.C." marks the decline of this ancient North African empire following invasions by marauding "sea peoples" that year
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Egypt
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Fact is sifted out of legend in Richard Fletcher's "The Quest for" this 11th century Spaniard who fought against the Moors
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El Cid
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ANIMALS IN ART
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Originally used as an advertisement, "Chat Noir' in the iconic poster translates to this
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"Black Cat"
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On a subway car in 2020, Banksy depicted images of these "R"odents with masks & hand sanitizer
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rats
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A painting by Leonardo da Vinci shows a favorite mistress of Ludovico Sforza with this short-tailed weasel
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ermine
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A highlight at the Musee d'Orsay is "Ours Blanc", a sculpture of this predator of the north
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polar bear
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In this French artist primitive painting of "The Sleeping Gypsy", a lion lurks nearby
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Rousseau
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BUTTE OF COURSE
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A place for vision quests & sun dances, Bear Butte in South Dakota is a sacred site to these Native American people who call it "Mato Paha"
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(the) Lakota (Sioux)
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Providing millions of gallons a day, Big Butte Springs is the main water supply for the Medford region in this state
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Oregon
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Black Butte Crater in southern Idaho is part of a 35-mile-long lava field in the plain of this river
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Snake
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Elephant Butte, seen here, is one the tall sandstone pinnacles that give this scenic valley of the Southwest its name
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Monument Valley
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LOST VOICES
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This actor had all of his lines in "Hercules in New York" redubbed by someone without an Austrian accent
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Schwarzenegger
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Chris Farley recorded most of his lines as this title ogre before his death; Mike Myers replaced him
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Shrek
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Samantha Morton recorded the lines on set as the A.I. assistant in this 3-letter film but was replaced by Scarlett Johansson
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Her
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All of David Prowse's lines in "Star Wars" were redubbed by this actor
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James Earl Jones
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THE OED, FROM DVANDVA TO FOLLIS
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"A succession of rulers of the same line or family"
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dynasty
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"As phrase: and the rest, and so forth, and so on"
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et cetera
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"A drink in which the white and yolk of eggs are stirred up with hot beer" (Christmastime in England is weird)
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eggnog
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"To become smaller and smaller... decline", & it's not far from dvandva
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dwindle
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"Conjugal faithfulness"
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fidelity
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LITERARY CHARACTERS
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N/A
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This owner of a large estate in Derbyshire is described as "proud" at least half a dozen times
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(Mr. Fitzwilliam) Darcy
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