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PEOPLE IN HISTORY
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In 1959 she became president of India's Congress Party & would join Parliament 5 years later
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Indira Gandhi
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Before becoming the first American woman in space, she was a star tennis player at Stanford & Billie Jean King told her to go pro
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Sally Ride
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Westminster Abbey's Coronation Chair included this 336-pound symbol in 1603 when James VI of Scotland became James I of England
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the Stone of Scone
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In 2010 the remains of this "father of modern astronomy" were reburied in Poland with full Catholic honors
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Copernicus
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This Frenchman discovered Prince Edward Island in 1534 & gets credit for naming Canada; you can set your fancy watch by that
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Cartier
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LITERARY DECADES
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"A Farewell to Arms"
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1920s
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"Twilight"
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the 2000s
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"Silent Spring"
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the 1960s
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"Looking for Mr. Goodbar"
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the 1970s
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"The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit"
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the 1950s
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WE GOT STUCK
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A relatively new adhesive is based on the same principle as the toe pads of these frogs named for their habitat
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tree frogs
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First produced in the 1950s, this hook-&-loop fastener has been to the Moon, both the actual one & via diapered bottoms
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Velcro
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In 1916 Tanglefoot, a maker of this sticky stuff, used star outfielder Zack Wheat in ads; they caught way more than he did
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flypaper
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Ready, aim, fire--this gun seen here, used in bonding surfaces to make things watertight
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a caulking gun
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Go ape with this alliterative product that "bonds virtually everything"
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Gorilla Glue
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MIDDLE X
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Adjective meaning close to the actual amount, but not completely exact
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approximate
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Poison aka
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toxin
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A compound with 2 atoms per molecule of element No. 8
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dioxide
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A bumper sticker favorite, it means to live together peacefully despite differences
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coexist
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Bosley regrowth products contain this topical vasodilator
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Minoxidil
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PLATES, POTS & PANS
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It's "out of" this kitchenware, perhaps a non-stick one, "& into the fire"
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the frying pan
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Time to go stir-crazy with this bowl-shaped pan, seen here in action
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a wok
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Also called a grill pan, this cookware has a large, flat surface that's perfect for pancakes; mmm... pancakes
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a griddle
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Though named for the strained liquid found after cooking bones in water, this pot can be used for pastas & seafood too
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a stockpot
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Cast iron with 2 short handles, this round pot of European nationality slow-cooks stews & pot roasts
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a Dutch oven
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ROM-DRAMS
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Heath Ledger & Jake Gyllenhaal nearly broke each other's noses filming a kiss in this Western
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Brokeback Mountain
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If there's one thing we learned from Patrick Swayze in this 1987 film, it's that "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"
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Dirty Dancing
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As Clare, Rachel McAdams frequently got left behind by her husband Henry in this 2009 film
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The Time Traveler\'s Wife
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Young Timothée Chalamet finds love in 1983 Italy in this 2017 film written by James Ivory
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Call Me by Your Name
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Before winning an Oscar as a 1960s Black Panther, he played Slim to Jodie Turner-Smith's Queen in a 2019 film
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Daniel Kaluuya
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MOUNTAINS OF THE WORLD
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12,388 feet high, this sacred mountain is on the island of Honshu
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Mount Fuji
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A high mountain chain in Croatia is called the "Dinaric" these, like a range of western Europe
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Alps
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The Trans-Canada Highway runs thru Kicking Horse Pass in these mountains on the border between Alberta & British Columbia
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the Canadian Rockies
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The Loma Mountains, rising to just over 6,000 feet, are the highest in this African country whose name means "lion mountains"
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Sierra Leone
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The vast flatland known as the European Plain sweeps from the Pyrenees in the west to these mountains in the east
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the Urals
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MODERN ART
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Artist Vanessa Beecroft has collaborated with this superstar on projects like the fashion line Yeezy Season 2
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Kanye West
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In the early '80s Keith Haring began drawing graffiti on blank black advertising panels inside these places around New York City
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subway stations
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Yayoi Kusama is known for immersive exhibits called this math term "Mirror Rooms"; they seem to go on & on
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infinity
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In 1995 conceptual artist Damien Hirst won the Turner Prize awarded by this British group of "Galleries"
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the Tate
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This Russian-born artist's color field painting "White Center" sold for more than $70 million in 2007
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Rothko
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PLANT TERMINOLOGY
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Phototropism is a response by plants to this, usually growing towards it
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the light
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The stamen is the part of a flower that produces these grains
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pollen
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A stipe is the leaf stalk of this type of plant, such as the maidenhair
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a fern
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Jade plants & cacti are both classified as this type of plant with thick, fleshy tissues adapted for water storage
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succulent
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Invasive & this "N" adjective are almost synonymous, with the latter meaning especially aggressive & harmful weeds
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noxious
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CUTS FROM THE CLASSIC ALBUM
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"Formation" & "Hold Up" (2016)
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Lemonade
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"Hells Bells" & "You Shook Me All Night Long" (1980)
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Back in Black
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"Come As You Are" & "In Bloom" (1991)
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Nevermind
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The No. 3 hit "The Edge Of Glory" & the No. 1 title track (2011)
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Born This Way
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"Inner City Blues" & "Mercy Mercy Me" (1971)
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What\'s Going On
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5-LETTER WORDS
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Luxembourg's official name includes the words grand this
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duchy
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A Scotswoman may speak about her wee this 5-letter word for child
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bairn
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It can be a poem for the dead, shorter than an elegy, or a musical piece lamenting a passing
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a dirge
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Alphabetically, it's the first chemical element with a 5-letter name
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argon
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It can mean the wading bird seen here or take aim at verbally & criticize
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snipe
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ANCIENT FAITH
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The Rig Veda is a collection of more than 1,000 Hindu hymns written in an ancient form of this language
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Sanskrit
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Mara was a demonic deity who tempted this religion founder on several occasions without success
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the Buddha
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Once married to Muhammad's daughter, Ali ibn Abi Talib was a notable holder of this title meaning "successor"
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caliph
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A famous ziggurat dedicated to the moon god Nanna was built in this 2-letter city around 2000 B.C.
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Ur
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Acts 2 describes the gathering of the disciples on this holy day sometimes described as "Babel reversed"
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Pentecost
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THE WORDS OF VICTOR HUGO
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N/A
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This object "is the ultimate expression of law, & its name is vengeance; it is not neutral, nor does it allow us to remain neutral"
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the guillotine
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