2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
Here's Day 6 to get you through the weekend. Enjoy.
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
WAS THAT REALLY SO HARD?
2: A more reliable method that biting for testing the authenticity of this metal is to measure its density; the purest specimens will displace 1 ml of water per 19 grams.
4: This substance, found between the enamel and pulp of human teeth, is roughly as hard as copper.
6: A shade of black is named for this mineraloid, also known as lignite.
8: Cassiterite is the primary ore from which this soft element, a key ingredient in bronze and pewter, is extracted.
10: Gypsum and calcite, which is sometimes referred to as “Egyptian” or “Oriental,” are both called this because of their white color.
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: This mark takes its name from German words meaning “sound the other way.”
6: In HTML, the code for the “burnt” variety of this color is #8A3324.
9: Perugia is the capital of this region of central Italy, birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi, through which the Tiber River flows.
12: Chad Brown of Stockton, California has been on NFL fields in this position for the past 23 years.
15: This Sanskrit word for “light,” also an alternate name of the goddess Parvati, is a homophone for an Arabic word referring to the entirety of the Muslim community.
2: A more reliable method that biting for testing the authenticity of this metal is to measure its density; the purest specimens will displace 1 ml of water per 19 grams.
4: This substance, found between the enamel and pulp of human teeth, is roughly as hard as copper.
6: A shade of black is named for this mineraloid, also known as lignite.
8: Cassiterite is the primary ore from which this soft element, a key ingredient in bronze and pewter, is extracted.
10: Gypsum and calcite, which is sometimes referred to as “Egyptian” or “Oriental,” are both called this because of their white color.
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: This mark takes its name from German words meaning “sound the other way.”
6: In HTML, the code for the “burnt” variety of this color is #8A3324.
9: Perugia is the capital of this region of central Italy, birthplace of St. Francis of Assisi, through which the Tiber River flows.
12: Chad Brown of Stockton, California has been on NFL fields in this position for the past 23 years.
15: This Sanskrit word for “light,” also an alternate name of the goddess Parvati, is a homophone for an Arabic word referring to the entirety of the Muslim community.
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: gold
4: dentin
6: charcoal?
8: tin
10: chalk???
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: clam
4: dentin
6: charcoal?
8: tin
10: chalk???
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: clam
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: gold
4: dentin?
6: coal?
8: tin?
10:
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: ummah
4: dentin?
6: coal?
8: tin?
10:
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: ummah
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: gold
4: dentin
6: coal
8: tin
10: chalk
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: umbria
12: umpire
15: ummm...CLAM
4: dentin
6: coal
8: tin
10: chalk
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: umbria
12: umpire
15: ummm...CLAM
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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WAS THAT REALLY SO HARD?
2. gold
4. dentin
6. ebony
8. tin
10. ?
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3. umlaut
6. umber
9. Umbria
12. umpire
15. ?
2. gold
4. dentin
6. ebony
8. tin
10. ?
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3. umlaut
6. umber
9. Umbria
12. umpire
15. ?
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: gold
4: dentin
6: jet
8: tin
10: alabaster
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: clam
4: dentin
6: jet
8: tin
10: alabaster
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: clam
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: gold
4: dentin
6: CLAM
8: tin
10: alabaster
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: umbra
4: dentin
6: CLAM
8: tin
10: alabaster
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: umbra
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: Gold
4: Dentin
6: Coal
8: Tin
10: Chalk
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15:
4: Dentin
6: Coal
8: Tin
10: Chalk
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15:
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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WAS THAT REALLY SO HARD?
2: gold
4: dentine
6: coal
8: tin
10: alabaster?
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: Ummm...CLAM
2: gold
4: dentine
6: coal
8: tin
10: alabaster?
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: Ummm...CLAM
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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WAS THAT REALLY SO HARD?
2: Gold
4: Dentin
6: Coal
8: Tin
10: Chalk
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15: Umma
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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WAS THAT REALLY SO HARD?
2: What is gold?
4: What is dentine?
6: What is coal?
8: What is tin?
10: What is chalk?
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: What is umlaut?
6: What is umber?
9: What is Umbria?
12: What is umpire?
15: What is um-CLAM?
2: What is gold?
4: What is dentine?
6: What is coal?
8: What is tin?
10: What is chalk?
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: What is umlaut?
6: What is umber?
9: What is Umbria?
12: What is umpire?
15: What is um-CLAM?
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: Gold
4: ??
6: ??
8: Tin
10: Alabaster
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15: ??
4: ??
6: ??
8: Tin
10: Alabaster
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15: ??
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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6:umber
9:Umbria
12:umpire
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6:umber
9:Umbria
12:umpire
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: CLAM
4: CLAM
6: Coal
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: CLAM
15: CLAM
4: CLAM
6: Coal
8: CLAM
10: CLAM
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: CLAM
15: CLAM
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2. Gold
4. Dentin
6. Coal
8. Tin
10. clam
3. clam
6. clam
9. Ilium?
12. Umpire
15. clam
4. Dentin
6. Coal
8. Tin
10. clam
3. clam
6. clam
9. Ilium?
12. Umpire
15. clam
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: gold
4: dentin
6: coal
8: clam
10: clam
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: clam
4: dentin
6: coal
8: clam
10: clam
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: clam
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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2: Gold
4: Dentin
6: Coal
8:
10: Alabaster
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15:
4: Dentin
6: Coal
8:
10: Alabaster
3: Umlaut
6: Umber
9: Umbria
12: Umpire
15:
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Re: 2014 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 6
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WAS THAT REALLY SO HARD?
2: gold
4: dentine
6: coal
8: tin
10: alabaster
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: Uma
2: gold
4: dentine
6: coal
8: tin
10: alabaster
“UM” . . . ACTUALLY . . .
3: umlaut
6: umber
9: Umbria
12: umpire
15: Uma