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THE FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR
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This emperor III declared war after his advisers told him Prussia was no match for France; wrong!
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Napoleon
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French minister Léon Gambetta escaped the 1870 Siege of Paris by floating over the German lines in one of these
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a (hot air) balloon
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The French thought they had the upper hand with arms like the mitrailleuse, an early one of these rapid-fire weapons
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a machine gun
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This "Iron Chancellor" goaded France into war by publishing a misleading account of a diplomatic exchange
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Bismarck
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The Germans got an early edge by being more efficient at this process of getting troops "on the move" & ready to fight
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muster(ing) (mobilization)
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IT'S A SCIENCE
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Atmospheric sciences include climatology & this, the study & forecasting of the weather
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meteorology
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Marie Curie won Nobel prizes in these 2 categories
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physics & chemistry
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Thomas Carlyle called this study of the production, consumption & distribution of wealth "the dismal science"
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economics
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Petrology, the science of rocks, studies the 3 main classes: metamorphic, sedimentary & this one
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igneous
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A German zoologist coined the name of this branch of biology that studies the relationship between organisms & their environments
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ecology
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ANIMAL MASCOTS
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Chuck E. Cheese
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a mouse
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Qantas--a koala was in the commercials but this in the logo
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a kangaroo
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Vlasic pickles
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a stork
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Jägermeister
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a deer
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Kellogg's Honey Smacks--Dig'Em is his name
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a frog
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TRENDING
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Also called... a Victorian collar... this lace band... was in fashion in the 1890s... &... it's... tight
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a choker
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The '90s had it all--scrunchies, grunge, flannel, & seen here, this dress named for another garment
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a slip dress
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French perfume creator Ernest Beaux helped launch this game changer in 1921, a complex blend of florals
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Chanel No. 5
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This ankle wear was big with young female Sinatra fans in the 1940s
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bobby socks
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The trendy Telfar bag was inspired by the shopping bag of this venerable department store at 3rd Avenue & 59th Street
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Bloomingdale\'s
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CANADIAN SPORTS
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Floridian Tim Raines learned "bonjour" & "merci beaucoup" as one of the greatest players in this MLB team's history
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the Expos
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The first Canadian team in Major League Soccer was the "FC" of this city in 2007
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Toronto
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In 2021 the shortened NHL season had an all-Canadian North Division, with 7 teams including Edmonton & this other Albertan one
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(the) Calgary (Flames)
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Won by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2019, this "colorful" trophy is awarded to the victor in the CFL championship game
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the Grey Cup
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In 2021 Damian Warner became Canada's first Olympic champion in this & the first Olympian to pass 9,000 points
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the decathlon
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YOU GET A "C"
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It's a movable object on a computer screen, not one who swears a lot
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a cursor
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This adjective relates to the brain or describes someone with great intellect like you right now, hopefully
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cerebral
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It means unbroken & is used to describe the lower 48 U.S. states
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contiguous
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As a noun, it's a convent; as a verb, it means to confine
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cloister
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They're 2 alternate ways you can serve multiple prison sentences; one will get you out much sooner than the other
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concurrent & consecutive
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NOVELS
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Based on the author's preface to this book, it could have been "The Last of the Wapanachki"
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The Last of the Mohicans
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The narrator of this Ralph Ellison novel joins "The Brotherhood", which renames him, but we never learn his old or new name
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Invisible Man
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This Leon Uris novel portraying Israel's birth is about 10 times longer than the Bible book of the same name
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Exodus
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This Somerset Maugham novel whose title refers to the sharp & difficult path to salvation was Alex Trebek's favorite book
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The Razor\'s Edge
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This 1946 novel based on the life of Huey Long won the Pulitzer Prize & the movie won the Best Picture Oscar
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All the King\'s Men
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PUT UP YOUR DUKES
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A London palace is named after the house built for John Sheffield, Duke of this
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Buckingham
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A bit surprising that a Frenchman, François Gérard, painted this duke, the reddest of all Redcoats
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Duke of Wellington
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After abdicating the throne in 1936, Edward VIII was given this title
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the Duke of Windsor
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On his wedding day in 2011, Prince William was given the title Duke of this place
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Cambridge
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In 1717 this German-born man became resident composer to James Brydges, Duke of Chandos, & composed 11 "Chandos Anthems"
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Handel
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PULLING INTO "TOWN"
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The South African parliament meets in this city that dates back to 1652 with the construction of a Dutch east India refreshment station
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Cape Town
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In 1871 the District of Columbia absorbed this town about 3 miles northwest of the Capitol
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Georgetown
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This colony was established on May 14, 1607 but by 1610, starvation was a prime factor behind the death of 80% of its residents
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Jamestown
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In 1862 Confederate General John Magruder followed in Cornwallis' footsteps in having a very bad day in this historic place
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Yorktown
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Sleepy Hollow in New York's Westchester County was known as North this until 1996
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North Tarrytown
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IT'S HYPHENATED
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These Germanic people ruled parts of Britain from the 5th century until the Norman conquest
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the Anglo-Saxons
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Having length, width & height
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3-dimensional
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The Burlsworth Trophy is awarded to college football players who began as these, typically non-recruits
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walk-ons
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A stinging insect is in this adjective for a slender midsection
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wasp-waisted
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This vocal range of Marilyn Horne is higher than contralto
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mezzo-soprano
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DENNIS QUAID MOVIE ROLES
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Rev. Shaw Moore, in a movie remake, set in a town where dancing is banned
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Footloose
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Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper
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The Right Stuff
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World War II naval commander "Bull" Halsey
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Midway
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High school baseball coach Jimmy Morris, who makes the Major Leagues
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The Rookie
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Smooth-talking New Orleans police detective Remy McSwain
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The Big Easy
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EPONYMS
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William Somers, who built an observation wheel on the Atlantic City boardwalk, thought the Somers Wheel was copied by this man
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Ferris
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In 1897 this diva complained of thick bread, so the chef came back with thin, crisp slices of toast now named for her
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(Nellie) Melba
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Not even Yurchenko attempted the Yurchenko double pike in competition; in 2021 this gymnast was the first woman to do so
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(Simone) Biles
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Survival rates are better with this lymphoma named for a Victorian physician than with the non-this type
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Hodgkin\'s
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This bullet, or ball, was named for a Frenchman, but Civil War soldiers pronounced it to sound like it was little
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Minié
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ORGANIZATIONS
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In the U.S. & its territories, this nonprofit whose roots trace to 1980 fulfills a word in its name every 34 minutes
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the Make-A-Wish (Foundation)
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