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FRATERNITIES & SORORITIES |
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This New York island is named for the Indians who sold it to Peter Minuit in 1626 |
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As Daphne in the 2002 live-action film, she traded in her vampire stakes for Scooby snacks |
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The National Consumer Council warns that on a credit card, beware of a high APR, which stands for this |
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Much of Moscow was burned to the ground in 1812 when this emperor's troops occupied the city |
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A golden one of these symbolizes Kappa Kappa Gamma as well as Phi Beta Kappa |
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Women sometimes wear clothing that bares this part of the body between the chest & the waist |
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Possibly meaning "great salt water" or "on the big bay", it's the big bay that divides Maryland |
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Rastro -- sorry -- Astro on this Hanna-Barbera series was a prototype for Scooby |
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The name of this beauty products store comes from the Greek word for beauty & Zipporah, the name of Moses' wife |
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He posted his world-shaking commentaries on a German church door on October 31, 1517 |
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Ancient instrument symbolizing Alpha Chi Omega, whose original motto was "Ye Daughters of Music, Come Up Higher" |
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This term for a top law enforcement official comes from the English for "reeve of the shire" |
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Oh, b'gosh! This Wisconsin city bears the name of a Menominee chief who died in 1858 |
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Relatives of Scooby seen over the years include Scooby-Dum & this annoying nephew |
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Seen here, the logo of this store recalls its employees' uniforms |
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The arrival of the contaminated ship David Scott in 1834 began a series of severe measles epidemics in this Aussie city |
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In 1989 Zeta Beta Tau dropped this pre-membership status as the only way to stop hazing |
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At Cape Canaveral, it follows a countdown |
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Referring to its Platte River, this state's name is from an Indian word meaning "flat water" |
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Scooby parodies turn up in "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" & one of the endings to this 1992 Mike Myers film |
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This retail clothing chain started out as a single store in San Francisco in 1969 that sold jeans & records |
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It was the first presidential election year following the end of the U.S. Civil War |
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In 1902 Pi Beta Phi was a founding member of the NPC, this "National Conference" of Greek-letter societies |
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This annual cooking contest first took place in 1949 at New York City's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel |
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This Pennsylvania valley gave its name to the transport seen here |
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Keep your feet on the ground & keep reaching for the stars & tell us he's the original voice of Shaggy |
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With locations throughout the U.S., this "Wild Place to Shop and Eat" recreates the jungle indoors |
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This modeler in wax who founded a world-famous museum was born in Strasbourg in 1761 |
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The first post-Civil War fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega started at this "institute" that trained many Civil War generals |
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This Arizona city is the site of the Lowell Observatory & an annual summerfest |
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