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WATERLOGGED READING
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"Porto Praya, viewed from the sea, wears a desolate aspect", Darwin wrote in "The Voyage of" this ship
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the Beagle
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$400
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In a totally epic move, wax is placed in the ears of Perimedes & pals to help sail by the singing Sirens in this epic
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The Odyssey
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$600
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The Amity Police Department gets a call that Christine Watkins hasn't returned from a late night swim in this novel
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Jaws
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$800
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Spoiler alert! It does not end well for this title foretopman in a book written in 1891
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Billy Budd
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$1000
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Overmatched Capt. Jack Aubrey & Dr. Stephen Maturin take on a Spanish frigate in this 1st Patrick O'Brian book in a series
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Master and Commander
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TAGLINES OF SCARY MOVIES
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2020: "What you can't see can hurt you"
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The Invisible Man
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$400
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2006: "Sit back. Relax. enjoy the fright"
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Snakes on a Plane
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$600
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2018: "Forty years ago, he came home. Now, he returns"
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Halloween
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$800
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2013: "One night a year, all crime is legal"
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The Purge
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1992: "We dare you to say his name five times"
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Candyman
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GETTING ADJECTIVAL
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There's an organ in this 6-letter adjective meaning smart, & you're all it
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brainy
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As an adjective, it means lightheaded or elated; it can also precede "up" in a command to a horse
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giddy
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$600
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Meaning dull, it follows "olive" to describe a dull color
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drab
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$800
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This 4-letter word can mean A-OK or be the opposite of coarse
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fine
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$1000
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As an adjective, it means out of date; as a noun, it's a cocktail that's never out of date
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old-fashioned
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MODEL RAILROADING
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Term for the ratio of the size of a model train to the size of the real thing; for HO sets, it's 1:87
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the scale
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$400
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The world's largest model train store, located in Colorado, was named for this car, which was sadly fitting when it recently closed
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the caboose
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$600
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Build your own model of the railroad on the island of Sodor with James & the other friends of this BBC TV engine
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Thomas
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$800
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A popular type of bridge in model railroading is this one named for the X-shaped pilings that support it
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a trestle bridge
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$1000
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Seen here is the 1935 Commodore Vanderbilt, a model train from this manufacturer, a favorite for 120 years
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Lionel
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EURO-POURRI
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$200
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The only remaining town gate in Berlin, it was built from 1788 to 1791 after the model of the Propylaea in Athens
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the Brandenburg Gate
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$400
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In 2003, Slovenia held a competition to help distinguish its flag from that of this similar-sounding nation, but made no changes
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Slovakia
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$600
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A medieval tapestry that depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066 hangs in a museum in this French town
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Bayeux
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$800
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Stretching over 800 miles from near Genoa down to Calabria, these mountains are said to form the backbone of Italy
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the Apennines
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$1000
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This river & the Ebro are the 2 longest on the Iberian Peninsula
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the Tagus River
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"N" JOY
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$200
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You can liven up your oatmeal or waffles with this chocolaty hazelnut spread; enjoy!
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Nutella
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$400
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You're sure to enjoy this film in which Frances McDormand says she's not homeless, she's just houseless
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Nomadland
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$600
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In Buddhism or otherwise, it's a state of bliss
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nirvana
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$800
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Why wait for the holidays to enjoy the music from this ballet, including the piece heard here
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The Nutcracker
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$1000
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Who doesn't like learning about this unusual ocean mammal whose scientific name is Monodon monoceros
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a narwhal
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FAMOUS AMERICANS ON STAGE
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$400
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In a comedy act Anne Sullivan asked her questions like "Do you close your eyes when you sleep?" (her answer: I never stayed awake to see)
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Helen Keller
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$800
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In 1885 he was allowed to leave the Standing Rock Lakota Reservation to join Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
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Sitting Bull
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$1200
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In 1908, this author toured in a stage show called "The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays"
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L. Frank Baum
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$1600
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A decade after surviving the Titanic, she won awards in France for interpreting Sarah Bernhardt's classic roles
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(the Unsinkable) Molly Brown
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$2000
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This buddy of Alexander Graham Bell toured as an actor & lectured on "The Birth & Babyhood of the Telephone"
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(Thomas) Watson
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THE NEW TESTAMENT
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$400
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Andrew was a disciple of this dunker before following Jesus
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John the Baptist
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Martha & Mary are this man's sisters & ask for Jesus' help when he falls ill, & worse
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Lazarus
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In the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas Iscariot reveals which man is Jesus by this action
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a kiss
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$1600
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Matthew 21 is one place that records Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, celebrated on this holy day
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Palm Sunday
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$2000
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The King James version gives us a line heard at weddings: "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man" do this
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put asunder
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GIVING YOU THE THIRD DEGREE
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As of 2021, she was the third & most recent woman to serve as Secretary of State
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Hillary Clinton
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$800
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In the NATO phonetic alphabet, this name comes third
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Charlie
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It's the third of these agreements, in 1929, that covers humane treatment of prisoners of war
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the Geneva Convention
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$1600
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One country & parts of 2 others share this third-largest island
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Borneo
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"The Lost Symbol" is Dan Brown's third novel to feature this professor of symbology
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(Robert) Langdon
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RECENT POP CULTURE
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It's the 3-letter title of the M. Night Shyamalan movie about people aging with terrifying speed
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Old
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$800
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This scary "road" is a 2021 trilogy of horror films on Netflix adapted from R.L. Stine's books
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Fear Street
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$1200
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Giannis & company made dreams come true for fans of this Midwestern team, beating a game Phoenix crew in the NBA finals
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the Milwaukee Bucks
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$1600
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She hosted the 2021 VMAs & won Best Collaboration for teaming up with SZA on "Kiss Me More"
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Doja Cat
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$2000
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This comedian seen here charted on "Billboard" with "All Eyes On Me", a song heard on his comedy special "Inside"
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(Bo) Burnham
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SCIENCE
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$400
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The atomic number of an element is determined by the number of these in one atom of it
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protons
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$800
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Molecules that carry amino acids to ribosomes are called tRNA, with the "t" short for this
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transfer
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In the classification of animals, this division comes between kingdom & class
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phylum
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$1600
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Boyle's law states that the pressure of this varies inversely with its volume at constant temperature
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gas
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$2000
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Crater Lake is an example of one of these volcanic remnants
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a caldera
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MIDDLE "J"
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$400
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It's a crime to commit this, from the Latin for "false oath"
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perjury
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$800
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This part of a sentence denotes the doer of the action
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subject
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$1200
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This style of southern cuisine uses a filé powder, made from sassafras leaves
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Cajun
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$1600
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To summon something using supernatural powers
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conjure
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This type of drug is used to prevent a transplanted organ from being attacked by the recipient's immune system
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antirejection
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WORD ORIGINS
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N/A
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From the Greek for "ring", the first ones were built by the Romans, including one that could hold 250,000
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circus
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