| WELCOME TO FANTASY ISLAND |
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| JOHNNY GILBERT GOES COUNTRY |
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| THE AKC DESCRIBES THE DOG |
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| A tropical island seems nice for a new post-apocalyptic society, but I fear a few British boys won't see the end of this 1954 book |
Lord of the Flies
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| Its radius is 109 times that of Earth, its surface temp is about 5,800 kelvins & it's kind of a majorly important thing for us |
the Sun
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| Often inaccessible at high tide, the Haji Ali Dargah is a shrine & this kind of Islamic place of worship on an islet off Mumbai |
a mosque
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| "Famously long, low silhouette, ever-alert expression, and bold, vivacious personality" |
(Rob: What is a Dalmatian?) (Deanna: What's a Datsun? "Dock-shun"?) (Ken: I think we could take the second one.)
Dachshund
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| As a verb, it means "to pawn"; as a noun, it comes after "ham" |
hock
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| He was left "alone in an un-inhabited island", but after 28 years, 2 months & 19 days, what world will this man return to now? |
Robinson Crusoe
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| Also called Alpha Ursae Minoris & our northern polestar, this celestial object is in fact a triple star system |
Polaris (the North Star)
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| India's film industry, nicknamed this, began in Mumbai; see stars' mansions in Bandra West, like Shah Rukh Khan's 6-story one |
Bollywood
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| "These alert and amusing 'purse dogs' stand among the oldest breeds of the Americas" |
a Chihuahua
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| This "mind", collective consciousness seen in humans, also refers to sentience in bee colonies |
(Ken: Yes, [*] mind.)
hive
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| With "arms & legs... strongly fastened... to the ground", Mr. Gulliver could learn danger can come in small packages on this island |
Lilliput
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| Hubble let us check out this red supergiant as it had a huge surface mass ejection in 2019; Michael Keaton, what did you do? |
Betelgeuse
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| Seen here, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway from 1888 is an example of this kind of Gothic Revival architecture, named for a queen |
a Victorian
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| "Muscular, double-coated dog of ancient Japanese lineage famous for... dignity, courage, and loyalty" |
the Akita
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| Mentioned more than 40 times in the Bible, they were a people of Asia Minor & Syria |
the Hittites
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| Thomas More created this island in 1516, from Greek for "no place"; based on rational thought & no poverty, is it beyond man's reach? |
Utopia
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| The 5th-brightest star at night, it's also the name of a '70s Chevy that, per MotorTrend, was "a rust-bucket prone to gas tank fires" |
(Deanna: What is the Nova?)
the Vega
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| A delicious street food item you can find in Mumbai is this 6-letter fried pastry filled with veggies |
(Ken: Mmmm, [*], yeah.)
a samosa
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| "The mighty 'Apollo of dogs'... when standing on their hind legs, they are taller than most people" |
Great Danes
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| "Up until this time" is the meaning of this old-timey 8-letter word |
hitherto
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| The pain of beast folk creations such as Leopard-Man means nothing to this 1896 title character, but that could prove... costly |
Dr. Moreau
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These 2 stars are also known as Alpha Geminorum & Beta Geminorum |
(Ken: That's correct, in Gemini.)
Castor & Pollux
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| Explore Malabar Hill & visit the temple seen here; it's devoted to a Tirthankar of this religion |
Jainism
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| "Served as sentinels at palaces and monasteries isolated high in the Himalayas" |
[Pam selected the first clue.]
a Lhasa apso
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| Cut out these melodramatic displays of emotion that seem insincere |
histrionics
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