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125 Cards in this Set
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US LIT:
He gave Hester a scarlet "A" |
Nathanial Hawthorne
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RELIGION:
More common name for The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society |
Jehovah's Witnesses
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RELIGION:
Some 3 million pilgrims visit this small French town annually |
Lourdes
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STATES:
State name that's misspelled on the Liberty Bell |
Pennsylvania
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NATIONAL PARKS:
Logs in this forest may be 150 million years old |
Petrified Forest
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NATIONAL PARKS:
There are still unexplored areas of these New Mexico caves |
Carlsbad Caverns
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TRIOS:
"Candy Man" who began with the Will Mastin Trio |
Sammy Davis Jr.
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TRIOS:
Classic TV puppet show which also featured Beulah Witch & Delores Dragon |
Kukla, Fran and Ollie
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TRIOS:
Apollo II trio; while Collins circled Moon, these 2 landed |
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
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CHEMISTRY:
Used in cars' catalytic converters, it's more expensive than gold |
platinum
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CHEMISTRY:
U.S. & Canada produce almost entire world supply of this lightest inert gas |
helium
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SHAKESPEARE:
She was 8 years older & 3 months pregnant when Shakespeare married her |
Anne Hathaway
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SPORT OF KINGS:
Billy the Cobbler, or a famous jockey |
Willie Shoemaker
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SPORT OF KINGS:
Since 1936, because of this, horses "say cheese" at the end of races |
photo finish
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SPORT OF KINGS:
All U.S. thoroughbreds are officially born on this day of the year |
January 1st
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FIRST LADIES:
Teddy's niece, her married & maiden names were the same |
Eleanore Roosevelt
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FIRST LADIES:
She was expelled from Society of Friends for marrying non-Quaker 4th president |
Dolley Madison
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FICTION:
Author of "Burr" who wrote chilling mysteries under the pen name Edgar Box |
Gore Vidal
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SPORTS (RACY LADIES):
Driving with a broken wrist, Janet Guthrie was the 1st woman to compete in this race |
Indianapolis 500
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GEOGRAPHY:
They were formerly called the Sandwich Islands |
Hawaii
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GEOGRAPHY:
Longest river in Canada or the SCTV bros. |
the Mackenzie
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MOVIES:
Awarded medal as "1st woman to be killed in action" in WWII: she was Gable's wife |
Carole Lombard
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BLACK HISTORY:
As result of anti-slavery raid on Harper's Ferry, his "body lies a moldering in the grave" |
John Brown
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THE BIBLE:
In the Bible, Aaron was this brother's mouthpiece in dealing with Pharaoh |
Moses
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MYTHOLOGY:
Apollo's loving sister, sometimes served on the half shell |
Venus
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SCIENCE / ANIMALS:
The mammal that holds the record for the longest lifespan |
Man
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GEOGRAPHY:
Formerly Formosa |
Taiwan
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GEOGRAPHY:
8th most populous country in the world, this "Bengal Nation" was once East Pakistan |
Bangladesh
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GEOGRAPHY / AFRICA:
First colony since 1776 to break from Britain without consent, it is now Zimbabwe |
Rhodesia
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GEOGRAPHY / AFRICA:
About 1/3 of Africa's Pygmy population lives in what was once Belgian Congo |
Zaire
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DOUBLE-TALK:
Not a Hawaiian cow, but a dress worn by Hawaiian women |
muumuu
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DOUBLE-TALK / MUSIC:
British rockers whose name came from villain in sci-fi film "Barbarella" |
Duran Duran
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"JACKS" OF ALL TRADES:
He celebrated his 39th birthday 41 times |
Jack Benny
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SPORTS / "JACKS" OF ALL TRADES:
His nickname was the "Manassa Mauler" |
Jack Dempsey
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MOVIES:
Sensitive Mart Crowley treatment of gays marching to a different drummer |
Boys in the Band
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SPORTS / MOVIES:
Boxer whose life was portrayed in "Somebody Up There Likes Me" |
Rocky Graziano
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Why April 28th 1778 was a bad day for Capt. Bligh
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mutiny on The Bounty
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LITERATURE:
Shaw's scorched saint |
Joan of Arc
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TV SHOWS:
Jackie Gleason show that rejected titles "The Lovers" & "The Couple Next Door" |
The Honeymooners
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US PRESIDENTS:
Adventurous 26th president, he was 1st to ride in an automobile & an airplane |
Teddy Roosevelt
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SCIENCE / INVENTIONS:
On March 18, 1891, this mode of communication was inaugurated between London & Paris |
telephone
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POTENT POTABLES:
This 19th century Philadelphia distiller's name became slang for liquor |
Booze
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POTENT POTABLES:
Derived from Hindu word for "5", describing number of ingredients mixed in a large bowl |
punch
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STATES:
The alternate lyrics to "I've Been Working On The Railroad" |
"The Eyes of Texas"
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STATES:
Patti Page hit that is official song of a southern state |
Tennessee Waltz
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BIBLE:
In Hebrew its name means "Sea of Reeds" |
Red Sea
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BIBLE:
Sorrowful O.T. prophet, his name now refers to predictors of doom |
Jeremiah
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HOLIDAYS:
The eve of All Saints' Day |
Halloween
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US HISTORY:
Only state carried by George McGovern in '72 election |
Mass.
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SHAKESPEARE:
Completes the line "If music be the food of love..." |
...play on" (12th Night)
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SHAKESPEARE:
Hamlet's closest friend, only major character left alive at play's end |
Horatio
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LANDMARK'S:
Though unmarried & childless, he lives in the world's largest residential palace |
the pope
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TV:
Crooner who was 1st offered role of "Columbo" but turned it down because he didn't need the money |
Bing Crosby
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WORLD CAPITALS:
Costa Rican capital people might know the way to |
San Jose
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WORLD CAPITALS:
It's divided into the Kanda, Marunoucki, Asakusa & Ginza districts |
Tokyo
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WORLD CAPITALS:
Home to NATO & little green sprouts |
Brussels
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SPORTS:
Number of downs allowed in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards |
3
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SPORTS:
Because of WWII, these 2 NFL teams combined squads in '43 to become the "Stegles" |
Steelers and Eagles
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SPORTS:
Ex-Boston Celtics' star who has refused induction into Basketball Hall of Fame |
Bill Russell
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INVENTIONS:
2,160 people at a time could ride on this at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair |
Ferris Wheel
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ANIMALS:
The only flying mammal |
bat
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ANIMALS:
A black panther is really the black version of this cat |
leopard
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ANIMALS:
Weighing 1½ tons per foot, this mammal generates up to 500 H.P. with its tail |
Blue Whale
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U.S. STATES / GEOGRAPHY:
The only state to touch 4 of the Great Lakes |
Michigan
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U.S. STATES / GEOGRAPHY:
1 of 4 states that's officially a commonwealth |
VA, MA, PA, Kenn.
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MUSIC:
Tyrolean trick of moving the voice from natural to falsetto |
Yodeling
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SCIENCE / WEATHER:
Its winds can reach 400 MPH |
tornado
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SCIENCE / WEATHER:
Some hygrometers use a human hair to measure this |
humidity
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GEOGRAPHY:
Region near Equator that took the wind out of Sinbad's sails |
the doldrums
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MOVIES:
Actress who spoke the immortal line, "Love is never having to say you're sorry" |
Ali McGraw (Love Story)
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MOVIES:
This gimmick introduced for the film "Scent of Mystery" was something to be sniffed at |
Smell-o-Vision
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MOVIES:
Movie whose sequel was "Class of '44" |
Summer of '42
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GEOGRAPHY / US STATES:
New York's largest, it has more people than 41 of our 50 states |
Long Island
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GEOGRAPHY / ISLANDS:
Until 1949 a Dutch colony, now the world's most populous island nation |
Indonesia
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GEOGRAPHY / ISLANDS:
Made up of over 7,000 islands, only Far East country with a Roman Catholic majority |
Philippines
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US PRESIDENTS / MONEY:
Replaced Adams in the presidency & the Indian on the nickel |
T. Jefferson
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US PRESIDENTS / MONEY:
The only U.S. coin with the Presidential Seal |
The Kennedy half-dollar
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SCIENCE / 1968:
He broke S. Africa's race barrier by transplanting black man's heart into white body |
Christiaan Barnard
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1968:
After 11 months in captivity, crew of this ship was released by N. Koreans |
Pueblo
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TRIVIA:
Rubber is an ingredient in this type of chewing gum |
bubble gum
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MUSIC / HOLIDAYS:
Easter creature created by Gene Autry in '55 hit record |
Peter Cottontail
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INVENTIONS:
"The mother of invention" |
necessity
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LITERATURE / WOMEN AUTHORS:
Long-time companion of Dashiell Hammett, she was played in "Julia" by Jane Fonda |
Lillian Hellman
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SPORTS / BASEBALL:
1 of 3 Major League Baseball teams with state rather than city names |
Minn. Twins
TX Rangers CA Angels |
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ART / SCULPTURE:
"Disarming" statue unearthed by peasant of Greek island of Melos in 1820 |
Venus de Milo
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ART / SCULPTURE:
The Berlin museum is home to the famous bust of this Egyptian queen |
Nefertiti
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ART / SCULPTURE:
Though it represents a woman, his 5-story Chicago structure has been called a baboon |
Picasso
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"NICK" NAMES:
Gambler who paid the "Brice" for marrying a famous Fanny |
Nick Arnstein
(conman who fixes World Series, basis of musical Funny Girl. Married Fanny Brice) |
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GEOGRAPHY / BIBLE:
River mentioned most often in the Bible |
Jordan
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GEOGRAPHY:
World's largest lake, nearly 5 times as big as Superior |
Caspian Sea
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ANIMALS:
When husbands "pop" for an ermine coat, they're actually buying this fur |
weasel
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ANIMALS:
Close relative of the pig, though its name means "river horse" |
hippo
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ANIMALS:
If this species of hybrid's parents were reversed, you'd get a hinny |
mule
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FOOD:
French for a toothsome cut of beef served to a twosome |
Chateaubriand
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FOOD:
Jewish crepe filled with cheese |
blintz
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FOOD:
A British variety is called "bangers", a Mexican variety, "chorizo" |
sausage
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MOVIES / SPACE:
Sam Shepard played this barrier breaker in "The Right Stuff" |
Chuck Yeager
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TV / 1950's:
She was "Our Miss Brooks" |
Eve Arden
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TV / 1950's
Amount Michael Anthony gave out each week on behalf of John Beresford Tipton |
1 million $ (The Millionaire)
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TV / 1950's:
His card read "Have gun, will travel" |
Paladin (Richard Boone)
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NATIONAL LANDMARKS:
D.C. building shaken by November '83 bomb blast |
Capital
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FOUR LETTER WORDS:
It's the first 4-letter word in "The Star Spangled Banner" |
what
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STATE CAPITALS:
This N.M. town is the oldest city that's a state capital |
Santa Fe
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STATE CAPITALS:
The name shows its founder, Roger Williams, believed God led him there |
Providence
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WWII / 1940's:
Wartime pseudonym of Mrs. I. Toguri D'Aquino |
Tokyo Rose
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TRANSPORTATION:
Changing lines, you could have at one time ridden these from Freeport, IL to Utica, NY |
Streetcars
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COUNTRY MUSIC:
In "True Grit", he played a cowboy, but not his famous Rhinestone one |
Glen Campbell
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US HISTORY / WILD WEST
It ran 2,000 miles, from Independence, Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon |
Oregon Trail
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OPERA / MUSIC:
The Lone Ranger's theme is the opera's overture |
William Tell Overature
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OPERA / MUSIC:
An aria from "Pagliacci" gave him the first million-selling record ever |
Enrico Caruso
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OPERA / MUSIC:
Lt. Pinkerton's girlfriend Cio-Cio-San |
Madame Butterfly
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OPERA:
1976 was also the bicentennial of this famed Milan opera house |
Taetro alla Scala
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BROADWAY:
2-time Academy Award winner who reprised "Little Foxes" in 1980 |
Liz Taylor
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ANIMALS:
Tibetan ox used to carry travelers and mail |
yak
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ROYALTY:
King for 72 years, he devoted more than 40 to building Versailles |
Louis XIV
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ROYALTY:
Royal families of Germany, Russia, Denmark & Greece could call her "the grandmother of Europe" |
Queen Victoria
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ROYALTY:
Country where Queens Beatrix, Wilhelmina & Juliana were inaugurated, not crowned |
Netherlands (Holland)
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BIBLE:
The "sea" that Jesus walked on |
Sea of Galilee
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BIBLE:
"Blessed are" these "for they shall be called the children of God" |
Peacemakers
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COLLEGES:
Home of over 52,000 Buckeyes |
Ohio St. U.
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COLLEGES / US PRESIDENTS:
In 1934, Gerald Ford was voted MVP of this school's football team |
U. of Michigan
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COLLEGES:
Women's college that shares Harvard's classes, housing & facilities but still is separate |
Radcliffe
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GEOGRAPHY / MOUNTAINS:
Home to alpacas & llamas |
The Andes
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FOOD:
Stem of a variety of lily, known in Old England as "sparrow grass" |
asparagus
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FOOD:
French for "sour wine", one variety is literally just that |
vinegar
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