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The city of Arcane Hog, Alaska |
Anchorage
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More familiar term for the mortarboard & full-length garment worn at commencement |
cap & gown
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This kids' story tells of a familial trio dealing with a home invasion by a possibly narcoleptic blonde |
"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
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In 2001 this base-stealing wizard broke Ty Cobb's career runs scored record, which had stood since 1928 |
Rickey Henderson
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Between 1960 & 1980, the population of this Iranian capital increased by 4 million |
Tehran
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This gallery projects over the main floor of a theater or auditorium |
balcony
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The border waterway Go Drainer |
Rio Grande
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Towel-snapping skills declined as from about 2000 to 2010, U.S. high schoolers with this daily class dropped by 1/3 |
Phys. Ed.
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The jointed shell of the southern 3-banded this animal lets it curl up into a hard, tight ball for safety |
armadillo
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His 717 NHL goals included a few against his brother, goalie Tony Esposito |
(Kris: Who is Wayne Gretzky?) (Allen: Who is Jimmy Esposito?) ... (Alex: Who was [*]. How quickly they forget.)
Phil Esposito
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In 1979 this man became the first ruling Faqih of the Islamic republic |
Ayatollah Khomeini
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It can be the building housing an ambassador & his staff or the staff itself |
embassy
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The Surfer Croon, where Colorado meets 3 friends |
Four Corners
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Meaning to hold back a college athlete, it's now used to mean keeping kids out of kindergarten until age 6 or after |
redshirt
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In an 1844 novel Cardinal Richelieu goes up against this title trio as well as a pal who kinda screws up the title |
The Three Musketeers
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In this sport Alan Shearer is the Premier League's all-time leader with 260 goals |
soccer
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Iran's lowest elevation is 92 feet below sea level along this "sea" on the country's northern border |
(Nichole: What is the Black Sea?)
the Caspian Sea
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Pretty-faced is one species of this small kangaroo relative |
wallaby
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South Dakota's Bill Chalks |
the Black Hills
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In 2011 Craig Alexander won this athletic event in 8:03:56; Craig also won it in 2008 & 2009 |
a triathlon
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On Feb. 20, 2002 Michael Redd of the Milwaukee Bucks set a record with 8 of these scores in 1 quarter |
three-pointers
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These 3 English words translate the phrase written 11 times on both the green & red stripes on Iran's flag |
(Alex: [*], Allāhu Akbar.)
"God Is Great"
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Several presidents have used the "Wilson desk" made from this rich wood |
mahogany
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The state of Not Racial Horn |
(Alex: And that anagrams to the state of [*].)
North Carolina
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Along with "A" levels, these alphabetic tests were once common for British teens but were phased out in the 1980s |
O-levels
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In myth Orpheus used music to charm this 3-headed hound into submission |
(Nichole: What is Ceberus?) ... (Alex: Nichole, you left out one important letter. It's a consonant. You can't buy consonants, only vowels. It's [*].)
Cerberus
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This Viking back led the NFL in 2009 with 18 rushing touchdowns |
(Alex: And with that, we have a less than a minute to deal with these last clues.)
Adrian Peterson
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The stuxnet computer worm targeted & disabled these Iranian machines that spin uranium to concentrate it |
a centrifuge
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From the Greek for "discourse", it's an inspirational saying or a tedious moralizing lecture |
(Nichole: What is a litany?)
homily
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