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THE GREAT DIVIDE
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When we reference the North American Great Divide, we're generally talking about this mountain range
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Rockies (the Rocky Mountains)
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The white-tailed type of this rodent makes the Great Divide basin its home; who's a good boy?
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prairie dog
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The Continental Divide National Scenic Trail runs from Montana to the Chihuahuan Desert in the bootheel of this state
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New Mexico
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Here's a sign letting you know what's up in this national park that's mostly in Wyoming
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Yellowstone
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In Canada the Great Divide runs along the border of British Columbia & this other province
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Alberta
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ONE-WORD BOOK TITLES
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"Blood Type" & "The Cullens" are chapters in this book, the first in a series
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Twilight
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Jane Austen described the title character of this novel as "handsome, clever, and rich... with very little to distress or vex her"
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Emma
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In this book, the title girl is sent to live in an Alpine hut with her grandfather
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Heidi
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Stephen King said a dream gave him the idea for this novel about a woman who holds a writer prisoner
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Misery
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Katniss & Peeta end up together in this avian-titled book
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Mockingjay
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LET'S BOOZE IT UP
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A Havana cocktail is pineapple juice, lemon juice & of course, an ounce of light this potent potable
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rum
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You'll get a bit "fuzzy" if you have too many of this drink that combines peach schnapps & orange juice
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fuzzy navel
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This cocktail, is vodka & Kahlua, without the light cream that would change its color & name
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a Black Russian
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Any Purdue fan can tell you this drink has just 2 elements--whiskey & beer
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Boilermaker
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The website of this gin brand shows "How we do it in London. The definitive B & T"
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Beefeater\'s
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COLOR ME GOOD
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The indigenous people of this vast island call themselves Kalaallite
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Greenland
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In 1869 the "golden spike" was driven in to ceremonially finish the construction of this
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the Transcontinental Railroad
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On Oct. 2, 1976 the game was over for Dave Wagstaffe of the Blackburn Rovers, the first English player ousted with this
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red card
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Once called the slimehead, this fish that people dine on doesn't reproduce until its 20s, making it vulnerable to overfishing
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orange roughy
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Completed around 1770, this work is Thomas Gainsborough's best-known portrait
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The Blue Boy
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PENNY ANTE
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Inspired at a bus stop, this 1967 song refers to sights & characters on a street in Liverpool
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"Penny Lane"
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Burrillville, Rhode Island is home to a penny one of these open since 1930, & some of the games do cost 1 cent
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arcade
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In the James Bond novels, Miss Moneypenny is the secretary to this head of MI6
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M
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Pennyworth is the last name of this comic book hero's butler & loyal confidante
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Batman (Bruce Wayne)
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Aka "bloods", they were inexpensive Victorian novels with violent crime or adventure plots
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penny dreadful
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DECIPHER OUR TOP-SECRET CODE
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That's affirmative: 25-5-19
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yes
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It's proverbially done to "a cold": 6-5-5-4
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feed
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Michael Jackson sang of being it: 2-1-4
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bad
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Attitudinal quality for Old Saint Nick: 10-15-12-12-25
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jolly
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Awarded for bravery: 13-5-4-1-12
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medal
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ABDICATION NATION
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In the 11th century Shirakawa abdicated his title as emperor of this country, but somehow held onto his power
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Japan
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Wilhelmina & Juliana abdicated rule of this country in the 20th century
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Netherlands
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There was change in Qatar in 2013 when Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani gave this ruling title to his son
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emir
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13 years after abdicating the throne of this country in 1654, Christina attempted to become queen of Poland
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Sweden
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In 1689 the English parliament announced that this king II abdicated; "was allowed to escape" is probably more accurate
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James II
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CLASSICAL MUSIC
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In 1822 Schubert composed one of these free-form compositions that shares a name with a 1940 Disney film
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fantasia
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Mozart's last, this planetary symphony is challenging for orchestras, as it weaves 5 different melodies together
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the Jupiter
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Some people called this French composer Maurice; in 1928, his most famous work was performed as a ballet
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Ravel
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Chopin began composing at age 7 with this type of work whose name echoes his homeland
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a polonaise
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This man who was born & died in Bergen was known for his Norwegian peasant dances
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Grieg
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THE CELL
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In plant cells, the permeable plasma membrane is surrounded by a sturdier cell this, which helps prevent wilting
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wall (the cell wall)
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Among the simplest organisms is the alga called tetrabaena, which has this many cells
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four
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Making up the brain's gray matter are about 100 billion of these specialized cells
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neuron
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Peroxisomes are structures with the job of breaking down fats; the ones in this human organ also help produce bile acids
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liver
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These 2 forms of cell division differ in how many chromosomes are in the new cells, a full set or a half set
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mitosis & meiosis
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AWARDS & PRIZES
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Chief art director at MGM, Cedric Gibbons not only designed this award, but also won 11 of them
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Oscar
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Archie Griffin of Ohio State is the only 2-time winner of this coveted award
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the Heisman
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This literary award that no longer has "Man" in its name is considered Britain's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize
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Booker (the Booker Prize)
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Given to persons of African descent & American citizenship, it's the NAACP's highest honor
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Spingarn (the Spingarn Medal)
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Named for a British man, this prestigious award is funded by Google & Intel & given for contributions in computer science
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the Turing Award
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MOVIE SERIES BY SEQUEL
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"The Force Awakens"
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Star Wars
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"Rogue Nation"
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Mission: Impossible
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"Forever After"
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Shrek
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"The Golden Army"
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Hellboy
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"Parabellum"
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John Wick
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NEW TO THE OED
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To broadcast an event over the Internet as it happens, or to watch or listen to such a broadcast
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livestream
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2-word term for a labor market in which people freelance & have multiple jobs rather than a single full-time one
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gig economy
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Much in the news, this verb means to withdraw financing from an institution
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defund
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It's the process of maliciously exposing someone's personal information on the internet
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doxing
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If you're acting in a manner meant to win approval for your good character, you're engaging in this 2-word action
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virtue signaling
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS
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A book by her says, "It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is 'soporific'... but then I am not a rabbit"
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(Beatrix) Potter
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