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ROYALTY AROUND US
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The longest venomous snake is the king type of this
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a cobra
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This Canadian province is completely surrounded by water
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Prince Edward Island
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In 1959 AT&T targeted women with this product that came in pastel colors
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the Princess phone
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This novelist switched to his paternal ancestors in the book "Queen", with his enslaved grandma the title character
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(Alex) Haley
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A 1938 performance by this "King of Swing" with his band marked one of the first-ever major integrated concerts
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(Benny) Goodman
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THE MIDDLE AGES
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Jerusalem was captured during the first of these campaigns in the 1090s
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Crusade
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By the 13th century Visby in Sweden had become one of the richest cities in Europe & an important member of this league
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Hanseatic
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Before she married the soon-to-be English King Henry II, this woman of Aquitaine had been married to King Louis VII of France
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Eleanor
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Thomism is theology & philosophy based on the works of this medieval scholar, seen here
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Thomas Aquinas
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In 1329 David II became the Scottish king, but at age 5, struck less fear into foes than this predecessor, his father
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Robert the Bruce
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GET-TOGETHERS
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Before a football game, fans gather for this type of party seen here
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tailgate
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A trip to Hawaii might include this traditional feast with music, hula dancing & food like poi & kalua pig
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luau
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As seen here, these parties were once all the rage
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Tupperware parties
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At this Latin American celebration the 15-year-old honoree gets her last doll, a symbol of the transition to adulthood
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quinceañera
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Similar to a seminar, this small conference derives its name from Greek words meaning "to drink together"
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symposium
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"AND" SO FORTH
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A home run with 3 players on base
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grand slam
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This stretchy polyurethane fabric was introduced in the late 1950s
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spandex
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$600
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It's another word for a candlemaker
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chandler
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An example from Merriam-Webster: "She decided with reckless" this "to quit her job & move to Tahiti"
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abandon
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A soldier's over-the-shoulder broad belt with small loops to hold cartridges
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a bandolier
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CHANNEL
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"Chopped" & "Girl Meets Farm" are served up here on your dial
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Food Network
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Where Whitesnake & ZZ Top once ruled, this channel now has "Revenge Prank" & "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation"
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MTV
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Also a fan of using an exclamation point like we do, this network started keeping up with "The Bradshaw Bunch" in 2020
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E!
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$800
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"Black Sails" & "American Gods" are originals from this heavenly sounding channel
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Starz
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$1000
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"Bargain Mansions" & "Fixer to Fabulous" are listed on this channel
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HGTV
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NO. 5
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Here's a Fifth served up by this musician & completed in 1808
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Beethoven
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$400
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One end of Interstate 5 is in the former salmon canning center of Blaine in this state
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Washington
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In "Monty Python & the Holy Grail", this character tries to toss the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch by counting, "One, two, five!"
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(King) Arthur
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In 2008 this German carmaker rolled out its 5 millionth 5 Series, a black sedan
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BMW
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Shakespeare liked to write in this, from the Greek for "5" & "measure"
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pentameter
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ITALY
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Naples has survived eruptions of this nearby volcano, most recently in 1944
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Vesuvius
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$800
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This northwestern seaport where Columbus was likely born is at the center of the Italian riviera
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Genoa
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Home to many fine palaces & churches, this city hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics
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Turin
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Catherine de Medici was queen of France & the mother of 3 French kings, but was born in this Tuscan city
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Florence
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5 provinces make up this historic peninsular region known as the toe of Italy's boot
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Calabria
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NOVELS BY QUOTE
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"Phileas Fogg had, without suspecting it, gained one day on his journey, and this merely because he had traveled constantly eastward"
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Around the World in 80 Days
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"No one believes more firmly than comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal"
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Animal Farm
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"We would not talk of Manderley, I would not tell my dream. For Manderley was ours no longer"
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Rebecca
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"One man's life or death were but a small price to pay for the acquirement of the knowledge which I sought"
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Frankenstein
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"I was no longer a master, but an animal among the animals, under the Martian heel"
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War of the Worlds
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FURRY ROAD
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With claws retracted, the paw of this furry animal, Panthera leo, doesn't look so scary
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a lion
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$800
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Ya dirty polecat! This animal can accurately target its noxious spray 6 feet away
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a skunk
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$1200
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This wild dog also known as the prairie wolf can speed along at 43 miles per hour
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coyote
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$1600
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A kangaroo family member, the alliterative whiptail this likes to get its water from vegetation rather than drinking
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wallaby
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Varieties of this semi-aquatic cutie are the sea, small-clawed & the 6-foot-long giant types in South America
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otters
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NOTABLE ASIAN AMERICANS
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Taiwan-born Jerry Yang co-created Jerry & David's Guide to the World Wide Web, which became this Internet giant!
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Yahoo!
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Honored on a 2021 stamp, Chien-Shiung Wu was best known for her work on this secret program to build the first atomic bomb
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Manhattan Project
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Not a fan of rock music, he initially turned down the job of designing the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
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(I.M.) Pei
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She won Olympic gold in 1992 & in 1998 was inducted into the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame
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Kristi Yamaguchi
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Steven Chu, who shared a 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, served as secretary of this cabinet department from 2009 to 2013
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(Department of) Energy
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SIGNATURE SONGS
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Wayne Newton says, "Thank you very much" for making this German title a signature tune
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"Danke Schoen"
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It's a drum, it's a dance, it's Miami Sound Machine's signature song
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"Conga"
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Charlie Daniels spun the tale of a confident fiddle player in this tune he called his signature song
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"The Devil Went Down To Georgia"
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$1600
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A bio of John Fogerty says this CCR signature song shifts "Northern Californian experiences to a southern setting"
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"Born On The Bayou"
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Vince Neil has called this tune about a drug dealer Mötley Crüe's signature song
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"Dr. Feelgood"
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TOUGH VOCABULARY
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Refringent means relating to this bending of light & sound waves that pass from one medium to another
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refraction
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The Latin root of "journey" also gave us this word for a temporary visit
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sojourn
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$1200
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In Japan a standard way to indicate room size is with the number of these woven straw mats; 6 is medium size
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tatami
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$1600
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The adjective form of a word for an expert craftsman, it tells you that cheese was lovingly handmade
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artisanal
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A hillside cable railway; in the novel "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh", it's one of a character's favorite words
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funicular
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HISTORY OF THE 19-TEENS
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N/A
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Saying he ignored warnings of enemy vessels, the British admiralty sought to blame William Turner, this ship's last captain in 1915
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the Lusitania
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