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| Christmas commemorates Jesus' birth in a stable in this town, to which his parents came from Nazareth |
(Ken: You just aced the CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH category.) [Applause] (Ken: You must be in festive spirits.)
Bethlehem
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| Both tam o' shanters & Balmoral caps are adorned with these double-speak fluffy balls |
pom poms
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| Forest, one of these at Queensland's Australia Zoo, stands almost 19 feet tall, barefoot |
a giraffe
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| To change a letter to uppercase, or to take advantage of |
capitalize
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| Having occupied Albania, in 1940 this leader launched a disastrous invasion of Greece without even telling his pal Hitler |
Mussolini
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| "Amadeus" & "The Sound of Music" are mainly set in this country |
Austria
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| While we talk about the 12 days of Christmas, Hanukkah is celebrated over 8 nights, with lighted candles in this candelabra |
a menorah
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| With some help from porcupines, Native Americans produced highly ornamental quill work, like this type of shoe |
a moccasin
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| Before the arrival of big cats over a new isthmus, flightless 10-foot terror birds were the apex predators of this continent |
(Ray: What is New Zealand?)
South America
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| Containing a body part, this compound word happens when people get together to come up with ideas |
to brainstorm
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| Germany's August 1914 invasion of this country, beginning with an assault on Liège, brought Britain into World War I |
(Elizabeth: What is France?)
Belgium
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| On TV & in film, Clark Kent worked at the Daily Planet in this city |
Metropolis
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| This fourth gospel mentions Jerusalem, Jesus & the Feast of the Dedication indicating that Jesus likely celebrated Hanukkah |
John
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| A representation of a sea nymph served as this bit of ornamentation on the front of HMS Arethusa in the Crimean War |
a figurehead
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| Found in colossal squid, the largest these, 10-plus inches in diameter, are thought to be for detecting predators, not prey |
(Neal: What are tentacles?)
eyes (eyeballs)
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| There's a "Q" in this word meaning to give something up, like a throne |
(Ray: Sorry.)
relinquish
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| On May 1, 2003, 6 weeks after the invasion of Iraq, George W. Bush stood under a banner bearing these 2 words |
Mission accomplished
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| TV's Buffy Summers attends high school in this town |
(Elizabeth: What is Summerville?) (Neal: What is Sunnyvale?)
Sunnydale
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| Bah! Humbug! Starting under this lord protector, Christmas was canceled in England until the Restoration |
Oliver Cromwell
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| Seen here is this distinguishing feature of many Gothic churches, so named because it radiates out like a certain flower |
a rose window
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| In 2014 Satao, one of Kenya's biggest elephants, was killed by poachers seeking this material |
ivory
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| Latin for "easy" gives us this verb meaning to assist in the progress of something |
(Ken: Neal?) (Neal: Not coming.)
to facilitate
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| Mahmud of Ghazna in Afghanistan, the 1st ruler with this title of a Muslim monarch, liked to invade India yearly, 17 times in all |
(Ray: What is mogul?)
sultan
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| "Stranger Things" & "A Christmas Story" take place in this U.S. state |
Indiana
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| Traditionally, Hanukkah celebrates a victory by this family led by Judah & the miracle of a small amount of oil lasting for 8 days |
the Maccabees
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| Working from National Geographic photos, Don Featherstone designed the first of these lawn ornaments in 1957 |
a pink flamingo
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| 40 feet long & weighing 11 tons or more, this largest living fish has 2 animals in its name |
a whale shark
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| This "milky" verb means to make disparate elements similar |
homogenize
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| This king of England who was killed at the start of the Norman Conquest had just finished repelling a Norwegian invasion |
Harold (II)
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| The Forest Moon of this planet is the home of the Ewoks |
Endor
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