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THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION |
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On Oct. 22, 1962 JFK announced a naval blockade of this country due to Soviet missiles being discovered there |
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(Conan O'Brien presents the clue.) Forced to engage in a guitar battle with the virtuoso Jack Black, I cheated a smidge and employed this curly-haired, top-hatted legend, aka Saul Hudson |
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Dogs take notice: a new A.I. with neuromorphic computing may recognize these emitted by narcotics & explosives |
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The name of this bird is from Maori for the shrill cry of the male bird |
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2017 winner David Grossman's "A Horse Walks Into a Bar" follows one of these funny folks losing it onstage |
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On the NASDAQ this word precedes Biomedica, Industries & Bank Corp, but not comma or dictionary |
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After a historic 1983 mission, this astronaut turned down flowers as her male counterparts weren't given any |
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In 1975 "Dreamboat Annie" was the debut album for this band fronted by a pair of sisters |
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NASA's Parker Probe is the fastest man-made thing ever--it will hit the speed of 430,000 mph en route to this heavenly body |
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It's really not that unattractive, but it is the name of the hybrid citrus fruit seen here |
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An immigrant is the hero of the title tale of a Mark Helprin collection, this "Island" in New York Bay |
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This service features channels like Hip-Hop Nation, Ozzy's Boneyard & No Shoes Radio |
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Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for pres. in 1872, but couldn't have taken office because she wasn't yet this age |
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One name off from a German composer, this metal front man skidded into pop culture relevance voicing Triton on "SpongeBob" |
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Using hydrogels, scientists achieved their goal of creating rudimentary versions of the charged organs in these marine animals |
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It's the theatrical technique of suggesting emotions without words, using only gesture & movement |
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1995 winner "Mazel" takes its title from the word for luck in this language written in Hebrew letters |
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This president was said to regret his decision "not to hang John C. Calhoun" as a traitor |
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Serjical Strike is the label of Serj Tankian, known for starting this group in 1995 |
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Airbus' solar-powered unmanned Zephyr aircraft can fly in this area of the atmosphere above the tropopause |
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It's someone who sells hot tips at the racetrack, or a verb meaning "to praise highly" |
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A towering story of biblical proportions, this author's "Exodus" won for 1959 |
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This 1620 document mentions "our dread sovereign Lord King James", "a voyage to plant the first colony" & "Cape Cod" |
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This singer-songwriter helped create the California sound |
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Instead of contaminating a burger, this bacterium can now make indigo in a process invented by a biotech company |
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4-letter name for strong black Indian tea combined with milk, sugar & spices |
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1950 winner "The Wall" by John Hersey is about an escape from the ghetto of 400,000 Jews set up by the Nazis in this capital |
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