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A cascade is a series of these, closely spaced & descending over a steer rocky surface |
waterfalls
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Like many other Leos, this "Material Girl" loves to be the center of attention |
Madonna
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In 1994, after over 4 years in prison, this televangelist moved to an Asheville, N.C. halfway house |
Jim Bakker
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The name of this spider comes from the Italian city of Taranto |
a tarantula
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In January 1990 this political party lost its monopoly on power in Bulgaria |
the Communist Party
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Genesis 7:12 tells us, "and the rain was upon the earth" this many "days and" this many "nights" |
forty
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This earthquake measurement scale is open-ended though none has been recorded above 8.9 |
a Richter scale
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People born under this sign of the crab, like Sylvester Stallone, are supposed to be deeply sensitive |
Cancer
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This term for the nation's worst criminal was coined to describe John Dillinger |
Public Enemy Number One
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The name of this style of Jamaican music comes from "rag" |
reggae
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In February voters in Aspen, Colorado rejected a ban on the sale of this clothing material |
fur
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"Campus Hero" & "Dreamboat" were 2 of the original outfits this company made for its Ken doll |
Mattel
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The Mohorovicic & Gutenberg discontinuities mark the boundaries of this layer found below the crust |
(Steve: What is the tectonic plate?)
the mantle
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This passionate Scorpio made an "indecent proposal" to Michael Douglas in "Disclosure" |
Demi Moore
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Criminal George Moran earned this nickname for his strange behavior |
(Steve: What is Bugsy?) ... (Alex: A chorus of "Nos" from our judges on that one; it was Bugsy Siegel, but [*] Moran.)
Bugs
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This word for a permanent body decoration is Polynesian in origin |
a tattoo
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It was deployed in April & in June NASA announced there was a flaw in its main mirror |
the Hubble Telescope
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1 of a sentence's 2 main parts, it's made up of a noun, or another word used as a noun, & its modifiers |
the subject
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The meltwater from these is often grayish-white because of the powdered rock they contain |
glaciers
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Oliver Stone was born under this sign associated with innocence & purity |
Virgo
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In May 1994, after 14 years on death row, this serial killer was executed in Illinois |
John Wayne Gacy
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This term for a danger may come from az-zahr, Arabic for a gaming die |
hazard
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On November 28 his new home address became 10 Downing Street |
John Major
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"Meaty" name shared by a begonia, a mushroom & a tomato |
(Rebekah: What is beef?)
beefsteak
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Larger than a cobble, the largest rock fragment recognized by sedimentologists is called this |
a boulder
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If you've ever seen David Letterman look "sheepish", you may know this is his sign |
Aries
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In 1993 a 51-day standoff at this cult's headquarters near Waco ended with about 80 dead |
the Branch Davidians
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Old Norse raptr, meaning "beam", gave us the name of this flat, floating craft |
a raft
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1 of the 5 senators who were known as the "Keating Five" |
(1 of) Dennis DeConcini (McCain, Reigle, Alan Cranston or John Glenn)
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This square near Times Square is named for a priest who was a WWI hero, not for "Dallas" actor Patrick |
Duffy
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