| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Caricature or animated film | Cartoon | 95%
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| Astronaut Alan Shepard once hit a golf ball here | Moon | 95%
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| Where cowboys went to drink and bust up the furniture | Saloon | 95%
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| Dark red, or to strand someone in an isolated area | Maroon | 89%
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| The rainy season in some tropical climes | Monsoon | 88%
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| Military unit that is bigger than a squad but smaller than a company | Platoon | 82%
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| Time for lunch? | Noon | 77%
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| A hurricane, but over the Northwest Pacific, to be specific | Typhoon | 77%
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| Gasbag or aerostat (some are just full of hot air) | Balloon | 74%
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| A mob boss might send this guy around to "ensure your cooperation..." | Goon | 74%
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| Double reed wind instrument | Bassoon | 70%
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| Small cookie or biscuit, sometimes made with coconut. Very popular in France | Macaroon | 65%
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| When the timer on this puzzle may run out | Soon | 63%
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| John D. Rockefeller, Howard Hughes, Thurston Howell III | Tycoon | 63%
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| Aquatic bird, or some kind of nut | Loon | 60%
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| Flotation device used on bridges and party boats | Pontoon | 58%
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| Rafiki from "The Lion King" is a wise, old one | Baboon | 54%
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| Unexpected bonus or windfall | Boon | 53%
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| A bumbler or jester | Buffoon | 47%
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| Watery locale of many zany antics by Gilligan, the Skipper too, and sometimes Mr. Howell | Lagoon | 47%
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| British hairstylist who said "If you don't look good, we don't look good." | Vidal Sassoon | 46%
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| Multi-functional eating utensil. Also known as a "spork" | Foon | 42%
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| Surname for the Beatles' friend Rocky? | Raccoon | 42%
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| Gold coin, popular with pirates | Doubloon | 39%
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| Benny's sister from the 1993 Johnny Depp film | Joon | 35%
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| Knee-length britches, when worn by old-time men. Bloomers, when worn by old-time women | Pantaloon | 32%
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| A poor man's cuspidor | Spittoon | 25%
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| Old-time infantryman who rode a horse to the battle but dismounted to fight | Dragoon | 18%
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| Old-time wimp, chicken or coward | Poltroon | 5%
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| A missile that is launched from an aerostat | Rockoon | 4%
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