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pasha

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a title held by officials in the Ottoman Empire

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doyenne

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senior-ranking female in an organization

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Anna Chennault

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Nixon’s Taiwanese backchannel with the RVN during the Vietnam War

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aerie

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a nest or high up office or residence

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Al Capp

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creator and cartoonist of the Li’l Abner cartoon series

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mash note

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love letter

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“Chicago/We Can Change the World”

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1971 single by Graham Nashe

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Xavier Cugat

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Spanish-Cuban musician and bandleader

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creme de menthe

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drink made with vodka and mint

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“grasshopper”

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an alcoholic drink containing creme de menthe

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Gridiron Club Dinner

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annual dinner hosted by the Gridiron Club of journalists, featuring the President delivering comedic remarks

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To Seek a Newer World

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1967 book written by RFK for campaign season

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Eugene McCarthy

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Minnesota intellectual and senator, ran for president several times

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Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie

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1968 Democratic presidential ticket

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Mary Louise Hicks

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Boston anti-busing mayoral candidate in 1967

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American Independent Party

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party for which George Wallace ran for president in 1968 and which carried 5 states

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“My Son”

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1968 country song in which singer Jan Howard put to music a letter she wrote her son who was serving in Vietnam

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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code name for the air war in Vietnam

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Jeff Kinney

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author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Very Busy Spider

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2 Eric Carle books

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The Wonky Donkey

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Craig Smith book

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Oronoco

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1 of 2 types of tobacco grown in New World colonies, grown in the Chesapeake Bay region, popular on European continent

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sweet-scented

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1 of 2 types of tobacco grown in New World colonies, grown in other areas outside of Chesapeake Bay region, popular in England

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1881 in U.S. history

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year of James Garfield’s assassination

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William McKinley home state
Ohio (other assassinated president from Ohio besides Garfield)
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muumuu
long Polynesian dress
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Marc Jacobs
American fashion designer
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Betsey Johnson
designer known for hair extensions
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paniolo
Hawaiian cowboy
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_Person of Interest_
crime drama science fiction TV series on CBS
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Taraji P. Henson
American actress starring in the TV series _Person of Interest_
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Holly Robinson Peete
played officer "Judy Hoffs" on _21 Jump Street_
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poi
paste derived from Taro and a staple in Hawaiian cuisine
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Rich Castle
the main character on the ABC crime series _Castle_
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Kate Beckett
detective partner of Rich Castle on _Castle_
36
Candy Crush
the Candy Crush web app
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Candy Crush Saga
the Candy Crush app and Facebook game
38
crushable Fedora
special variation of the Fedora hat worn by Indiana Jones
39
_Carmen_
opera comprised of a love story set in Spain
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the character Carmen
a gypsy in Spain
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_Anna Bolena_
Italian opera by Donizetti about Anne Boleyn
42
_Turandot_
unfinished opera by Puccini set in China
43
pachyderm
non-scientific term for elephants, rhinos and hippos
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ungulate
"having hooves", group of animals divided into even-toed and odd-toed ungulates
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tapir
South American mammal that is the size and shape of a pig and having round ears
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decomposer
organism that breaks down dead plants or animals into a simpler form
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_A Quiet Place_
2018 scifi horror movie starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
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_1919_
1932 John Dos Passos novel (named after year)
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Père Lachaise Cemetery
largest cemetery in Paris, France
51
_La Llorona_
2019 Guatemalan horror movie depicting 20th century political events in Guatemala
52
a title held by officials in the Ottoman Empire
pasha
53
senior-ranking female in an organization
doyenne
54
Nixon's Taiwanese backchannel with the RVN during the Vietnam War
Anna Chennault
55
a nest or high up office or residence
aerie
56
creator and cartoonist of the _Li'l Abner_ cartoon series
Al Capp
57
love letter
mash note
58
1971 single by Graham Nashe
"Chicago/We Can Change the World"
59
Spanish-Cuban musician and bandleader
Xavier Cugat
60
drink made with vodka and mint
creme de menthe
61
an alcoholic drink containing creme de menthe
"grasshopper"
62
annual dinner hosted by the Gridiron Club of journalists, featuring the President delivering comedic remarks
Gridiron Club Dinner
63
1967 book written by RFK for campaign season
_To Seek a Newer World_
64
Minnesota intellectual and senator, ran for president several times
Eugene McCarthy
65
1968 Democratic presidential ticket
Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie
66
Boston anti-busing mayoral candidate in 1967
Mary Louise Hicks
67
party for which George Wallace ran for president in 1968 and which carried 5 states
American Independent Party
68
1968 country song in which singer Jan Howard put to music a letter she wrote her son who was serving in Vietnam
"My Son"
69
code name for the air war in Vietnam
Operation Rolling Thunder
70
author of the _Diary of a Wimpy Kid_ book series
Jeff Kinney
71
2 Eric Carle books
_The Very Hungry Caterpillar_, _The Very Busy Spider_
72
Craig Smith book
_The Wonky Donkey_
73
1 of 2 types of tobacco grown in New World colonies, grown in the Chesapeake Bay region, popular on European continent
Oronoco
74
1 of 2 types of tobacco grown in New World colonies, grown in other areas outside of Chesapeake Bay region, popular in England
sweet-scented
75
year of James Garfield's assassination
1881 in U.S. history
76
Ohio (other assassinated president from Ohio besides Garfield)
William McKinley home state
77
long Polynesian dress
muumuu
78
American fashion designer
Marc Jacobs
79
designer known for hair extensions
Betsey Johnson
80
Hawaiian cowboy
paniolo
81
crime drama science fiction TV series on CBS
_Person of Interest_
82
American actress starring in the TV series _Person of Interest_
Taraji P. Henson
83
played officer "Judy Hoffs" on _21 Jump Street_
Holly Robinson Peete
84
paste derived from Taro and a staple in Hawaiian cuisine
poi
85
the main character on the ABC crime series _Castle_
Rich Castle
86
detective partner of Rich Castle on _Castle_
Kate Beckett
87
the Candy Crush web app
Candy Crush
88
the Candy Crush app and Facebook game
Candy Crush Saga
89
special variation of the Fedora hat worn by Indiana Jones
crushable Fedora
90
opera comprised of a love story set in Spain
_Carmen_
91
a gypsy in Spain
the character Carmen
92
Italian opera by Donizetti about Anne Boleyn
_Anna Bolena_
93
unfinished opera by Puccini set in China
_Turandot_
94
non-scientific term for elephants, rhinos and hippos
pachyderm
95
"having hooves", group of animals divided into even-toed and odd-toed ungulates
ungulate
96
South American mammal that is the size and shape of a pig and having round ears
tapir
97
organism that breaks down dead plants or animals into a simpler form
decomposer
98
2018 scifi horror movie starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt
_A Quiet Place_
99
1932 John Dos Passos novel (named after year)
_1919_
100
largest cemetery in Paris, France
Père Lachaise Cemetery
101
2019 Guatemalan horror movie depicting 20th century political events in Guatemala
_La Llorona_

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