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Hint
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Answer
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A – VII in Roman numerals is 7 in ______ numerals
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Arabic
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B – country in Central America where English is the official language
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Belize
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C – place where something went horribly wrong during a safety test on a steam turbine on 26 April 1986
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Chernobyl
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D – to write a first version, or beer served through a tap
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Draft
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E – the proof of the pudding is in this
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Eating
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F – a flatus in English, speed in Swedish, or luck in Polish
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Fart
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G – the car of a hot-air balloon, or type of boat that might take you to Rialto Bridge
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Gondola
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H – former kingdom whose first capital was Waikīkī and last monarch Liliʻuokalani
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Hawaiʻi
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I – Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 album, or state bordering Wisconsin and Kentucky
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Illinois
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J – first name of action star Chan or baseball player Robinson
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Jackie
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K – the capital of the eastern neighbour of Chad
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Khartoum
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L – the museum you’ll be heading to when you want to admire Leonardo’s Mona Lisa
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Louvre
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M – a breeding partner, or what Deep Blue did to Garry Kasparov
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Mate
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N – Jeff who wrote cyberpunk novel Vurt, or 12 p.m.
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Noon
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O – country whose 2nd largest city is Seeb
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Oman
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P – somebody who is at an equal level to that of someone else (e.g. ____ pressure), or Gynt in Henrik Ibsen
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Peer
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Q – um, dois, três, _____
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Quatro
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R – a method of detecting distant objects by analysis of sent radio waves reflected from their surfaces
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Radar
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S – first name of YouTube CEO Wojcicki, who died in 2024
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Susan
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T – country with the smallest total GDP, less than half of that of the second “poorest” Nauru
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Tuvalu
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U – competitor thought unlikely to win, or Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego
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Underdog
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V – Aloe ____, plant used in beverages, skin lotion, cosmetics, or ointments
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Vera
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W – actor and comedian Robin (Mrs. Doubtfire), who died in 2014
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Williams
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X – _________ Chronicles, a series of action role-playing games published for the Nintendo Wii
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Xenoblade
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Y – “_____Dabba Doo!“
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Yabba
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Z – David Bowie’s hit “_____ Stardust”
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Ziggy
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Always amusing to see what X, Y, Zs you come up with.