| definition | word | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| what drinks have after you carbonate them | Fizz | 93%
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| conical felt cap, popular in North Africa | Fez | 89%
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| Joplin, Ellington, Brubeck... | Jazz | 86%
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| German word for "flash"; in English, an all-out attack | Blitz | 84%
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| fluff, or a distorted sound, or a policeman | Fuzz | 68%
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| 1927 Irving Berlin song | Puttin' On The {Ritz} | 68%
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| white (or yellowish-brown) gemstone | Topaz | 68%
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| Israeli community settlement (Kfar Masaryk is pictured) | Kibbutz | 59%
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| Strauss's favorite musical style | Waltz | 56%
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| a bright person, or to go fast | Whiz | 54%
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| wow! factor | Pizazz | 47%
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| unit of measurement, named after physicist Heinrich's surname | Hertz | 44%
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| form hair into small, crisp curls | Frizz | 43%
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| silicon dioxide | Quartz | 41%
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| movies and Hollywood and all that stuff | Showbiz | 38%
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| thin Jewish pancake | Blintz | 25%
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| overdone soap-opera-style sentimentalism | Schmaltz | 23%
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| town crier's call to attention | Oyez | 21%
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