| ANOTHER SHOT AT THE TITLE |
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| WORDS & PHRASES: IMMEDIATELY! |
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| WHICH CABINET DEPARTMENT? |
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| Serena Williams beat Angelique Kerber for the 2016 Ladies' Singles title at this event, but Angelique got her revenge in 2018 |
Wimbledon
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| The name of this insectivore has meant a scolding woman since before Shakespeare used it in a play title |
shrew
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| From Japan, a maneki-neko good luck figurine depicting one of these with upraised paw |
a cat
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| Military-speak for getting somewhere extra fast, "on the" this sounds like a pace twice as fast as normal for civilians |
the double
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| U.S. Customs & Border Protection |
(Ken: Now, it's time for [*].)
Homeland Security
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| Radcliffe College for Women merged with this Ivy League school where the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study endures |
Harvard
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| After losing to the Warriors in the 2015 NBA Finals, in 2016 LeBron & co. beat them to bring this city its first NBA title |
(rowan: Who are the Cavaliers?) (Ken: No.) (rowan: [*] Cavaliers?) (Ken: Okay, Rowan, I had already ruled no by the time you corrected your answer to [*] Cavaliers, so we're not gonna give you credit.)
Cleveland
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| O. vulgaris, a species of this cephalopod, can change its skin color thanks to pigment-bearing cells |
octopus
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| From Ecuador, one of these straw hats that somehow is named for a country to the north |
a Panama hat
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| This French phrase that translates to "immediately" sounds like a noise you'd make in a fancy hotel room |
tout de suite
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| The Office of Pest Management Policy |
Agriculture
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| Susan Stockard went from the Madeira Prep School to Radcliffe to acting fame under this name |
Stockard Channing
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| After 5 previous World Series losses to these crosstown rivals, in 1955 the Brooklyn Dodgers finally beat them for the title |
the New York Yankees
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| Seen here it's not an ostrich but this Aussie bird |
(rowan: What is a rhea?)
an emu
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| From Kyrgyzstan, a miniature wood-carved one of these nomadic dwellings, "ger" in Mongol |
a yurt
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| It's this phrase that says if something isn't done immediately, it won't ever happen; in related news, "my love won't wait" |
It's now or never
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| The National Reconnaissance Office |
(rowan: What is Homeland Security?)
Department of Defense
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| This woman went to all of Helen Keller's Radcliffe classes with Helen but not to exams |
(Anne) Sullivan
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| Stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967, Muhammad Ali won it back with a KO of this champ in 1974's Rumble in the Jungle |
(Jack: Who is Frazier?)
George Foreman
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| Males of these mammals engage in bouts called necking to establish a social hierarchy |
giraffes
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| From Greece, a string of komboloi, or these, used not for religious reasons but to relax & counteract stress |
(rowan: What are beads?) (Ken: More specifically?) (rowan: What is a rosary?) (Jack: What are prayer beads?)
worry beads
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| Give us this double-talk term quickly, as it means quickly & in this case, not to cut using 2 blows |
chop-chop
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| The National Nuclear Security Administration |
Energy
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| Radcliffe alumna Helen Taussig is considered the founder of pediatric this -ology |
(Sadie: What is oncology?)
pediatric cardiology
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| After losing to Toronto in 1918, this team won its first NHL title the next year & has now won more than any other team |
the Montreal Canadiens
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| A factor in human blood is named for this monkey seen here |
(Ken: Yes, Rh factor.)
Rhesus
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| From Ireland, one of these rings; the crown symbolized loyalty, the heart-love, & the hands--friendship |
a Claddagh ring
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| As an adverb, it means without hesitation, as in "I'll get it to you" this way; as a noun, it's a long part of a closed racecourse |
straightaway
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| The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |
Department of the Interior
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| A center of women's history studies, the Schlesinger Library opened at Radcliffe in 1943 on the anniversary of this amendment |
the 19th
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