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It became independent from Britain on Aug. 15, 1947, the day after Pakistan did |
(V: What is Bangladesh?)
India
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In this activity, your leg is tied to that of the kid next to you & you're off to the finish line |
Three-legged race
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The title time of day when everybody deserted Gary Cooper in a classic 1952 western |
High Noon
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This "Godfather" author calls "The Fortunate Pilgrim", re-released in 1997, his best book |
Mario Puzo
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The hypothetical primate some say could bridge the gap between man & his simian ancestors |
The Missing Link
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Heloise suggests putting cheap sandwich bags over your hands before you pump this |
Gas
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This country is situated on an isthmus between Colombia & Costa Rica |
Panama
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It's the shortest sprint of the current Olympic track & field events |
100 Meter Dash
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When it's 2300 hours to a soldier, it's this to a civilian |
11 P.M.
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In 1917 he began "The Silmarillion", a history of Middle Earth before the Hobbits appeared |
J.R.R. Tolkien
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You don't have to be a rocket scientist to know it's the command center for a manned space flight |
Mission Control
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These desktop items can be unbent to be used as hooks for your Christmas ornaments |
Paper clips
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This African country was formerly known as Abyssinia |
Ethiopia
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It combines swimming, bicycling & a cross country run all in one race |
Triathlon
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According to the Greenwich Observatory, this date will be the first day of the next millennium |
January 1, 2001
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His first novel "The White Peacock" preceded "Sons and Lovers" by 2 years |
D.H. Lawrence
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A written message, perhaps a letter |
Missive
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After munching on moo goo gai pan, Heloise uses these as stakes for indoor potted plants |
Chopsticks
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Bohemia is the most populous region of this republic |
Czech Republic
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In 1995 Jeff Gordon became the second youngest driver to win this organization's Winston Cup |
NASCAR
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The Beatles' first No. 1 single of 1965 had this impossible title |
"Eight Days a Week"
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Title of Kitty Kelley's 1997 bestseller about Britain's House of Windsor |
"The Royals"
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In titles of films, it precedes "Mermaid", "Gambler", "Burning" & "Masala" |
(Michael: What is mission?)
Mississippi
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It's all downhill from here: Heloise recycles these masks by making them into little doggie sweaters |
Ski masks
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Alphabetically, it's first among the Balkan countries |
Albania
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Racers lie on their backs on modified skateboards for the "street" version of this winter sport |
(V: What is skateboarding?)
Luge
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In a marvelous poem, he wrote, "At my back I always hear time's winged chariot hurrying near" |
Andrew Marvell
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"Perchance to Dream" with Philip Marlowe, is Robert B. Parker's sequel to this Raymond Chandler novel |
(V: What is...don't know?)
"The Big Sleep"
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This synonym for "squandered" often describes a wastrel's wasted youth |
Misspent
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Ding-a-ling! Heloise hangs these books on wire coat hangers & stores them in the closet |
(M: What are magazines?)
Phone books
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