Mato Tipila, meaning Bear Lodge, is the Lakotan name for this national monument.
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NATIVE AMERICAN PLACENAMES
Mato Tipila, meaning Bear Lodge, is the Lakotan name for this national monument.
Mato Tipila, meaning Bear Lodge, is the Lakotan name for this national monument.
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COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
This country has a per capita GDP of over US$60,000 and has never recorded a temperature below 66 °F.
This country has a per capita GDP of over US$60,000 and has never recorded a temperature below 66 °F.
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What is Singapore?
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SCIENCE
One of the most abundant fluids on Earth, in English it commonly goes by a five-letter name or a four-letter name, depending on its location.
One of the most abundant fluids on Earth, in English it commonly goes by a five-letter name or a four-letter name, depending on its location.
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What is magma (or lava)?
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I guessed water. Or agua.
Edit: I'm going to learn how to read. It's on my to-do list. The clue says "in English".
Edit: I'm going to learn how to read. It's on my to-do list. The clue says "in English".
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Strangely enough, this is right on par with many science questions actually asked on Jeopardy.
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Perhaps a rephrase to "One of Earth's most abundant fluids, in English ..."seaborgium wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:18 pmI would argue that by its five-letter name, it's not "on earth."
I kind of liked this clue. Biggest hint I got was
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from "fluid," which led me away from "liquid." Spent a moment playing with gasses, but lava/magma came after a few seconds thought.
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IMPRESSIONISTS
He descended from the Counts of one region of southern France and the Viscounts of another.
He descended from the Counts of one region of southern France and the Viscounts of another.
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Who was Toulouse-Lautrec?
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EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Its population is projected to exceed 5 million in 2021 for the first time since 1851, despite being over 8 million in the 1841 census.
Its population is projected to exceed 5 million in 2021 for the first time since 1851, despite being over 8 million in the 1841 census.
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What is Ireland?
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BILLBOARD #1 HITS
These two singers whose names rhyme with each other had #1 hits with the same title; one in 1994, the other in 2008.
These two singers whose names rhyme with each other had #1 hits with the same title; one in 1994, the other in 2008.
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Who are Madonna and Rihanna? ("Take a Bow")
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I got this one, but only because it was a question on an old episode of The Chase.
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TOP-SELLING MUSICAL ARTISTS
The hometown of two of the Billboard Top 5 selling musical artists of 2020.
The hometown of two of the Billboard Top 5 selling musical artists of 2020.
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What is Toronto? (Drake, The Weeknd)
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METEROLOGICAL PHENOMENA
Averaging around 140 per year, it has the most tornados of any U.S. state
Averaging around 140 per year, it has the most tornados of any U.S. state
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What is Texas? (combination of tornado-prone plus large area)
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WEIGHTS & MEASURES
Named for an 18th C. Englishman, this obsolete temperature scale was formulated by measuring how clay shrank when exposed to very high heat
Named for an 18th C. Englishman, this obsolete temperature scale was formulated by measuring how clay shrank when exposed to very high heat
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What is the Wedgwood scale?
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CANADIAN PROVINCES
The hymn of this province has lyrics written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with music by Lawrence W. Watson
The hymn of this province has lyrics written in 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery, with music by Lawrence W. Watson
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What is Prince Edward Island?
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CHESS OPENINGS
1.e4 e5 2. Ke2 is known as this attack, from the idea that one would have to be high on marijuana to play it.
1.e4 e5 2. Ke2 is known as this attack, from the idea that one would have to be high on marijuana to play it.
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What is the Bongcloud Attack?
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20TH CENTURY LITERATURE
The opening scene is a continuation of the closing scene and creates an endless loop in this long 1996 novel whose title comes from a line in Hamlet.
The opening scene is a continuation of the closing scene and creates an endless loop in this long 1996 novel whose title comes from a line in Hamlet.
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Infinite Jest
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Love it, except that
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you've reversed the numbers on the two avenues.
Although
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including the six counties still under British rule, the population today would be nearing 7 million.
ANIMATED DISNEY CHARACTERS
Though introduced only in 1940, his name is invoked by one of Snow White's dwarfs in 1937.
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Given all the brouhaha over the 3/23 FJ!, how about this:
The Olympics:
The 1994 Winter games, the first held in a different year than the Summer games, were held in this Scandinavian city.
The Olympics:
The 1994 Winter games, the first held in a different year than the Summer games, were held in this Scandinavian city.
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What is Lillehammer?