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| What kind of calculator do the Chinese call a "suan pan"? |
An abacus. |
see also corresponding 'Suan Pan Calculator' Sudoku puzzle
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| What does a hematologist study? |
Blood. |
see also corresponding 'Hematologist Study' Sudoku puzzle
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| What herb is often called nature's mouthwash because it reduces garlic breath when chewed? |
Parsley. |
see also corresponding 'Nature Mouthwash' Sudoku puzzle
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| What do you call a group of falcons? |
A Cast. |
see also corresponding 'Falcon Group' Sudoku puzzle
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| What jazz style did Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie help invent? |
Bebop. |
see also corresponding 'Jazz Style' Sudoku puzzle
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| What was the first organ successfully transplanted from a cadaver to a live person? |
In 1962, surgeons at a Boston hospital performed the first kidney transplant from a cadaver to a living person. |
see also corresponding 'First Cadaver Organ Transplant' Sudoku puzzle
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| What did New Englanders who couldn't afford a big bird use to create a "Cape Cod Turkey"? |
Cod. |
see also corresponding 'Cape Cod Turkey' Sudoku puzzle
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| What Italian ship sank in Nantucket on July 26, 1956 after colliding with the Swedish ship MS Stockholm? |
The MS Andrea Doria. |
see also corresponding 'Nantucket Shipwreck' Sudoku puzzle
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| What do you call a group of finches? |
A charm. |
see also corresponding 'Finch Group' Sudoku puzzle
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| What amphibians do you raise if you run a ranarium? |
Frogs. |
see also corresponding 'Ranarium Amphibians' Sudoku puzzle
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| What chess piece replaced the grand vizier when the game was introduced to Europe? |
Queen. |
see also corresponding 'Replaced Grand Vizier' Sudoku puzzle
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| What sense can be totally lost from taking too much Vicodin? |
Hearing. |
see also corresponding 'Vicodin Sense Loss' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is called "matzoon" in Armenia, and "leben raib" in Egypt. |
Yogurt. |
see also corresponding 'Armenian Matzoon' Sudoku puzzle
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| Before its current location in on Bedloe Island, New York, where was the Statue of Liberty originally going to live? |
Since his visit to Egypt in 1855 at age 21, French sculptor Frederic Bartholdi wanted to create a robed woman to stand at the northern entrance to the Suez Canal. However, after the cotton market failed in Egypt, Bartholdi traveled by ship to the U.S., through New York Harbor, sailing past Bedloe Island where he knew he had found his spot. |
see also corresponding 'Original Statue Of Liberty Location' Sudoku puzzle
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| The Round Table seated 150 knights, with one place left open for this. |
One place was left open for the Holy Grail. The table's design was conceived by Merlin to prevent any bickering about who would get places of honour. |
see also corresponding 'Round Table Seats' Sudoku puzzle
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| In what country might you kiss the Blarney Stone? |
Ireland. |
see also corresponding 'Blarney Stone Country' Sudoku puzzle
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| What board game is named after the French and German words for "yes"? |
The Ouija board is named after the French and German words for "yes" - oui and ja. |
see also corresponding 'French German Board Game' Sudoku puzzle
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| What desert occupies about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan? |
Karakum. |
see also corresponding 'Turkmenistan Desert' Sudoku puzzle
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| What team won the 1st Super Bowl on January 15, 1967? |
Super Bowl I was won 35-10 by the NFL champion Green Bay Packers over the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. |
see also corresponding 'First Super Bowl' Sudoku puzzle
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| What affliction can be treated with injections of gold? |
Arthritis. |
see also corresponding 'Gold Injection Treatment' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is a group of twelve cows called? |
A flink. |
see also corresponding 'Twelve Cow Group' Sudoku puzzle
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| What does the D stand for in LED, the light source in TVs, watches, alarm clocks, and radios? |
Diode. |
see also corresponding 'LED Light Source' Sudoku puzzle
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| In Italy this is known as a girasole. |
Sunflower. Girasole translates as "turn toward the sun." |
see also corresponding 'Italian Girasole' Sudoku puzzle
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| What does OTC stand for, referring to pharmaceuticals? |
Over the counter. |
see also corresponding 'OTC Pharmaceuticals' Sudoku puzzle
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| At what U.S. national park do rock climbers ascend El Capitan? |
Yosemite. |
see also corresponding 'El Capitan Park' Sudoku puzzle
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| In poker, what is the more common term for a "boat"? |
Full house. |
see also corresponding 'Poker Boat' Sudoku puzzle
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| What kind of weapon is a claymore, an epee, or a scimitar? |
A sword. |
see also corresponding 'Scimitar Weapon' Sudoku puzzle
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| What does a dealer's shoe hold? |
Cards. |
see also corresponding 'Dealers Shoe' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is added to a Fuzzy Navel drink to make it a Hairy Navel? |
Vodka. |
see also corresponding 'Fuzzy Navel Additive' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is the largest artery in the human body? |
Aorta. |
see also corresponding 'Largest Human Artery' Sudoku puzzle
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| This word means 'elsewhere' in Latin. |
Alibi. |
see also corresponding 'Latin Elsewhere' Sudoku puzzle
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| What was ancient Rome's Circus Maximus primarily built for? |
Chariot races. |
see also corresponding 'Circus Maximus' Sudoku puzzle
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| The Three Gorges Dam spans what river? |
The Yangtze River in China. |
see also corresponding 'Three Gorges Dam River' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is China's southernmost city, situated on Hainan Island. |
Sanya. |
see also corresponding 'Southernmost China City' Sudoku puzzle
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| This Canadian province name is Latin for "New Scotland." |
Nova Scotia. |
see also corresponding 'New Scotland Name' Sudoku puzzle
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| The O'Connell Bridge in this city is the only traffic bridge in Europe that is wider than it is long. |
Dublin, Ireland. |
see also corresponding 'Wide Europe Traffic Bridge' Sudoku puzzle
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| Where in the body would you find your vomer bone? |
The vomer is one of the facial bones of the skull. |
see also corresponding 'Vomer Bone' Sudoku puzzle
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| On January 17, 1893, the last monarch of this Kingdom was deposed in a coup d'etat led by American citizens. |
On January 17, 1893, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, Queen Lili'uokalani,
was deposed in a coup d'état led largely by American citizens who were opposed
to Lili'uokalani's attempt to establish a new Constitution. |
see also corresponding 'Kingdom Coup' Sudoku puzzle
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| What style of architecture is the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris? |
Gothic. |
see also corresponding 'Cathedral Architecture' Sudoku puzzle
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| This Biblical unit of measurement measured the length of the arm from the elbow to extended fingertips. Its Hebrew name is Ammah which means "mother of the arm." |
Cubit. |
see also corresponding 'Biblical Measurement' Sudoku puzzle
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| What does an oenologist specialize in? |
Wine. |
see also corresponding 'Oenologist Specialist' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is the American Dialect Society's 2011 Word of the Year. |
Occupy. |
see also corresponding '2011 Word Of The Year' Sudoku puzzle
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| Affiliates of this University have won more Nobel Prizes than any other institution in the world. |
Cambridge University in England. |
see also corresponding 'University Nobel Prize Recipients' Sudoku puzzle
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| On January 11, 1922 the first human injection of this drug occurred in Toronto, Canada - one of the biggest medical discoveries in history. |
Insulin was used for the first time On January 11, 1922 - on a human patient,
14-year old Leonard Thompson,
at Toronto General Hospital. The drug was administered by Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best,,
who had previously held trials on dogs. It was a huge success: Leonard, who had been near death, rapidly regained
his strength. Others who volunteered to receive injections responded positively as well, making
insulin one of the biggest medical discoveries in history. |
see also corresponding 'First Human Insulin Injection' Sudoku puzzle
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| What item is a double guillotine cutter used for? |
A double guillotine cutter is used for cutting cigars. |
see also corresponding 'Double Guillotine Cutter' Sudoku puzzle
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| What planet in our solar system has the most moons? |
As of January 2009, Jupiter has 49 official, named moons and 14 more unofficial ones still under consideration -
as per the International Astronomical Union (IAU). |
see also corresponding 'Most Planet Moons' Sudoku puzzle
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| What kind of daisy is also a style of skiing? |
Alpine. |
see also corresponding 'Skiing Daisy' Sudoku puzzle
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| A woman anointed Jesus' feet with this very expensive perfume. The bottle was worth 300 silver coins - more than a year's worth of wages. |
Spikenard (or nard) was produced from a plant that grows in the Himalayas and
was very costly to import to the Near East from India. |
see also corresponding 'Jesus Anointed Perfume' Sudoku puzzle
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| What kind of stone is marble? |
Limestone. |
see also corresponding 'Marble Stone' Sudoku puzzle
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| At the beginning of World War II, this was the only independent nation in West Africa. |
Liberia. |
see also corresponding 'Independent West Africa Nation' Sudoku puzzle
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| What term describes people who like to eat dirt? |
The habit of eating clay, mud or dirt is known as geophagy. Cultures worldwide have
practiced geophagy for centuries, from the ancient Greeks to Native Americans.
In most places the habit is limited to women, especially women who are pregnant, or of childbearing age. |
see also corresponding 'People Who Like Eating Dirt' Sudoku puzzle
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| By area, what is the largest landlocked U.S. state? |
Montana is almost 25,000 square miles bigger than the runner-up state, New Mexico. |
see also corresponding 'Largest Landlocked US State' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is the yellow discoloration of the skin caused by excessive amounts of bilirubin in the blood. |
Jaundice. |
see also corresponding 'Excessive Blood Bilirubin' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is nori, an important ingredient in some forms of sushi? |
Seaweed. |
see also corresponding 'Nori Sushi Ingredient' Sudoku puzzle
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| What day was New Year's Day celebrated in the Middle Ages? |
In the Middle Ages, most European countries used the Julian calendar, so they observed New Year's Day on March 25th. |
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| Kwanzaa is a seven-day holiday that begins December 26 and extends through January 1. What does the word mean in Swahili? |
First fruits. |
see also corresponding 'Kwanzaa In Swahili' Sudoku puzzle
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| What U.S. celebration on December 26th honours African-American heritage? |
Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration held in the United States
honouring universal African-American heritage and culture,
observed from December 26 to January 1 each year. |
see also corresponding 'African-American Celebration' SuJoku puzzle
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| What traditional holiday item often includes a succade made of citron? |
'Succade' is candied fruit - citron peel is often used to make those yellow and red and green chunks in your fruitcake. December 27th is National Fruitcake Day. |
see also corresponding 'Holiday Citron Succade' Sudoku puzzle
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| This Japanese term for improvement and "change for the better" is used in manufacturing practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes. |
Kaizen. |
see also corresponding 'Continuous Improvement Manufacturing' Sudoku puzzle
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| The name of this shade of red also means "of prime importance." |
Cardinal. |
see also corresponding 'Prime Importance Shade' Sudoku puzzle
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| First produced in Germany, this size of paper got its name from a court jester's hat. |
Foolscap. |
see also corresponding 'Jester Hat Size' Sudoku puzzle
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| What was the last Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Britain? |
Wessex. |
see also corresponding 'Last Anglo Saxon Kingdom' Sudoku puzzle
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| This country currently produces the most Frankincense in the world. |
Frankincense has been harvested in the wild in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa
since ancient times, but many of the trees are rapidly dying and could decline by 90%
in the next 50 years. The main production area in the world right now is Ethiopia.
The storied resin, one of the 3 gifts of the Magi who visited Jesus after
his birth, is made from gum produced by the boswellia papyrifera tree. |
see also corresponding 'Frankincense Production' Sudoku puzzle
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| The word "mistletoe" derives from Anglo-Saxon Words meaning _____ _____. |
In those days, the plant was named after bird droppings on a branch.
People believed that, rather than just passing through birds
in the form of seeds, the mistletoe plant was an inherent result of birds
landing in the branches of trees. Misteltan is the Old English version of mistletoe." rows="5" cols="90">"Mistletoe" derived from the Anglo-Saxon words "mistel" (dung) and "tan" (twig).
In those days, the plant was named after bird droppings on a branch.
People believed that, rather than just passing through birds
in the form of seeds, the mistletoe plant was an inherent result of birds
landing in the branches of trees. Misteltan is the Old English version of mistletoe. |
see also corresponding 'Mistletoe Derivation' Sudoku puzzle
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| Who began the tradition of decorating trees to celebrate Christmas? |
Martin Luther, around 1500, took a small fir tree into his house to share with his
children. He decorated the tree with candles, which he lighted in honour of Christ's birth. |
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| This is a nocturnal meal, eaten after Midnight Mass in France and Canada. |
Reveillon. |
see also corresponding 'Midnight Mass Meal' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is the name of the Spanish lottery, drawn annually on December 22nd, that is estimated to be $3.3 billion in 2011? |
"El Gordo" or the "Fat One" is a tradition that dates back nearly two centuries.
It's an engrained Christmas ritual for Spaniards - the world's richest lottery, and
is drawn annually in Madrid, Spain on December 22nd. |
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| This is the name for a Christmas gnome in Sweden. |
Tomte. |
see also corresponding 'Swedish Christmas Gnome' Sudoku puzzle
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| This was the first full-length animated cartoon, which premiered on December 21, 1937. |
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. |
see also corresponding 'First Full Length Animated Cartoon' Sudoku puzzle
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| This U.S. holiday relates to a Doctor who was sentenced to life in prison for providing medical assistance to John Wilkes Booth. |
'Mudd Day' occurs on December 20th (Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was born on December 20, 1833 in Bryantown, Maryland). John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln on April 14, 1865. |
see also corresponding 'Prison Term For Medical Assistance' Sudoku puzzle
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| What objects, when properly swirled, are said to predict the future? |
Tea leaves. |
see also corresponding 'Future Predicting Objects' Sudoku puzzle
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| We derive the word "dynamite" from this Greek word used for miracles in the New Testament (Acts 2:22). |
Dunamis. |
see also corresponding 'Greek Dynamite Miracle' Sudoku puzzle
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| Assuming Rudolph was in front, there are 40,320 ways to rearrange the other eight ________. |
Santa Claus's flying reindeer are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid,
Donder (or Donner), and Blitzen - based on names used in the 1823 poem,
A Visit from St. Nicholas, where Donner and Blitzen were originally called
Dunder and Blixem. Subsequent popularity of the Christmas song
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has led to Rudolph joining the list. |
see also corresponding 'Flying Rearrangement Numbers' Sudoku puzzle
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| Where will you find the expression "Lead on, Macduff"? |
In Shakespeare's play Macbeth the quotation is actually
"Lay on, Macduff, and damned be him who first cries 'Hold! Enough!' "
Macbeth is telling his nemesis Macduff that he intends to fight, not
to yield: Macbeth is challenging Macduff to attack ("lay on").
Macduff kills Macbeth. |
see also corresponding 'Macduff Lead On' Sudoku puzzle
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| What element are you least likely to find in your everyday life? |
Discovered by Marguerite Perey in France in 1939, Francium is the most
highly unstable naturall occurring element. Less than an ounce is present
on the face of the earth at any one time, and none of that in measurable amounts. |
see also corresponding 'LeastFoundPeriodicElement' Sudoku puzzle
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| This Icelandic word translates to "birch tree" and is a common name for Scandinavian girls. |
Bjork. |
see also corresponding 'Common Scandinavian Girl Name' Sudoku puzzle
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| This day of the week is named after the Norse God Tiw or Tyr. |
Tuesday. |
see also corresponding 'Norse God Weekday' Sudoku puzzle
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| Friggaphobia is the fear of this. |
Fridays. |
see also corresponding 'Friggaphobia Fear' Sudoku puzzle
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| In 1525, who first translated the New Testament from original Greek sources into English? |
William Tyndale - few had a Bible at home, and most heard the Latin version
read in Churches. Five years later, Tyndale published the first five books of the
Old Testament in English. In those days, translating the Bible into English was a crime.
Threatened by Tyndale's forward-thinking and popular work, Church officials
accused him of heresy (dangerous beliefs). Tyndale was burned at the stake in 1536. |
see also corresponding 'New Testament Translation' Sudoku puzzle
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| In 1952, physician and researcher Jonas Salk found the cure for which disabling disease? |
Polio. |
see also corresponding 'Salk Disease Cure' Sudoku puzzle
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| Also known as the Apennine Peninsula, this is the largest peninsula that juts only into the Mediterranean Sea. |
Italy. |
see also corresponding 'Apennine Peninsula' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is the only planet that rotates clockwise. |
Venus. |
see also corresponding 'Clockwise Rotation Planet' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is the North American name for a reindeer. |
Caribou. |
see also corresponding 'North American Reindeer' Sudoku puzzle
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| This is the Japanese name for a popular fast-food octopus dumpling snack in Japan. |
Takoyaki. |
see also corresponding 'Octopus Dumpling Snack' Sudoku puzzle
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| What was Jesse James's nickname? |
Dingus. |
see also corresponding 'Jesse James Nickname' Sudoku puzzle
How Jesse James got his nickname
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| This minor prophet predicted the destruction of Nineveh ten years before it happened. |
Zephaniah (Zephaniah 1:14-18; 2:13). |
see also corresponding 'Nineveh Destruction Prediction' Sudoku puzzle
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| __________ is the inability to concentrate. |
Aprosexia. |
see also corresponding 'Inability To Concentrate' Sudoku puzzle
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| This species of antelope can sleep underwater. |
Sitatunga. |
see also corresponding 'Underwater Antelope' Sudoku puzzle
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| Chinese white cabbage is better known by what other name? |
Bok Choy. |
see also corresponding 'Chinese White Cabbage' Sudoku puzzle
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| What dance was named for aviator Charles Lindbergh? |
The "Lindy Hop" dance was named after Charles Lindbergh's flight to Paris in 1927, where a newspaper headline read: "LINDY HOPS THE ATLANTIC". The dance has no "hop" in it - it's smooth and solid (there is no hopping, bopping, or prancing in the dance). Also known as Jitterbug, the Lindy Hop is an Afro-Euro-American Swing dance that closely reflects its music - from the late 20's hot Jazz to the early 40's Big Bands. |
see also corresponding 'Charles Lindbergh Dance' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is the largest cat in North and South America? |
Jaguar. |
see also corresponding 'Largest North America Cat' Sudoku puzzle
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| What is the only CFL team that started their season with a 0-5 (won-lost) record and went on to win the CFL Grey Cup? |
The B.C. Lions, after a 0-5 start, won the 99th Grey Cup in their home stadium (Vancouver, B.C.) on
November 27, 2011 by beating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34-23. |
see also corresponding 'Unique CFL Grey Cup' Sudoku puzzle
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| In Venice, Venetian blinds are known as "________ blinds." |
Persian blinds. |
see also corresponding 'Venetian Blinds' Sudoku puzzle
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| You’re experiencing this when you are so engrossed in a story, discussion or music on the radio that you can’t get out of your car until there’s a break, or you find out its source. |
You’re experiencing a “driveway moment” - a specific instance of the “driveway effect.” |
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse symbolize
Conquest, Death, War, and _______. |
Famine (Revelation 6:1-8). |
see also corresponding 'Four Horsemen Symbol' Sudoku puzzle
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| What does the blinking light atop the Capitol Records Tower (Los Angeles) spell out in morse code? |
Hollywood. |
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| The 1st Beatles U.S. concert in a concert hall was performed here on 12-Feb-1964. |
Carnegie Hall, New York City. |
see also corresponding 'Beatles 1st US Concert' Sudoku puzzle
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| On November 24, 1971 this skyjacker carried out the only unsolved airplane hijacking in U.S. history. |
After the plane took off from Seattle for Mexico, D.B. Cooper vanished forever.
He is believed to have jumped from the plane over Washington State,
landing in a remote area in bone-chilling weather. |
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| According to farmers, this is the dumbest farm animal. |
Turkey. |
see also corresponding 'Dumbest Farm Animal' Sudoku puzzle
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