2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 1

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2013 Summer Hiatus Challenge -- Round 5, Day 1

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First, an apology.

The laptop has been ailing with a virus all day. I finally got everything cleaned up, and now we're ready to go.

Thank you for your patience.

Round 5 starts below.
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DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

Places you might encounter on a drive from the U. S. to the city in Central America

2: Maquiladoras – factories operating in free trade zones – sparked an increase in economic activity in McAllen in this U. S. state.

4: The Gulf of Nicoya separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the rest of this country, of which San Jose is the capital.

6: The highest peak in the Sierra Madre range is the Volcan Tajumulco in this country directly south of Mexico.

8: American forces have twice captured this Mexican port city; once under Winfield Scott during the Mexican-American War, and once in 1914 after the Tampico Affair.

10: The Tipitapa River sometimes connects these two large lakes, one named for the country it's in, the other named for the capital.

PROJECT RUNWAY

3: In October 2012, Prague renamed its airport after this playwright, the first President of the Czech Republic.

6: The airport in Stratford, Connecticut is named for this designer of the R-4, the first mass-produced helicopter.

9: An airport in St. Denis and a tennis stadium in Paris is named for this World War I-era French aviator.

12: One of the three Canadian Prime Ministers after whom an airport is named.

15: This national capital's airport is named after Mother Teresa, whose parents are buried there.
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DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8: Veracruz
10: Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua

PROJECT RUNWAY
3: Vaclav Havel
6: Sikorsky?
9: Roland Garros
12: John MacDonald
15: Tirane
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Spoiler
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8:
10: lakes Nicaragua and Managua

3: Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: Rolland Garros
12: Pearson
15: Tirana
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2. Texas
4. Costa Rica
6. CLAM
8. CLAM
10. Lake Nicaragua & Lake Managua

3. Havel
6. Sikorsky
9. CLAM
12 CLAM (Trudeau?)
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Spoiler
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8: Veracruz?
10: Nicaragua and Managua?

3: Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: Roland Garros
12: Pierre Trudeau
15: Tirana
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Spoiler
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8:
10: Lake Managua & Lake Nicaragua

3: Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: Roland Garros
12: Trudeau
15: Tirana
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Spoiler
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: CLAM
8: CLAM
10: CLAM

PROJECT RUNWAY

3: Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: Roland Garros
12: Montreal-Trudeau
15: CLAM
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Spoiler
2 texas
4 costa rica
6guatemala
8 veracruz
10lake nicaragua and lake managua

3 vaclav havel
6 sikorsky
9 roland garros
12 trudeau
15 tirane
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Spoiler
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8: clam
10: Lake Nicaragua & Lake Managua

3: Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: clam
12: Trudeau
15: clam
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Spoiler
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

Places you might encounter on a drive from the U. S. to the city in Central America

2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8: Veracruz
10: Managua, Nicaragua

PROJECT RUNWAY

3: Vaclev Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: Roland Garros
12: Trudeau
15: clam
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Spoiler
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8:
10:

3: Havel
6:
9: Roland Garros
12: Pearson
15: Tirana
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Spoiler
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?


2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8: Veracruz
10: Lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua

PROJECT RUNWAY

3: Havel
6: Sikorsky
9: Roland Garros?
12: Trudeau
15: Tirana?
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Spoiler
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

Places you might encounter on a drive from the U. S. to the city in Central America

2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8:
10: Nicaragua and Managua

PROJECT RUNWAY

3: Vaclav Havel
6: Igor Sikorsky
9: Roland Garros
12: Pierre Trudeau
15: Tirana
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Spoiler
2: TX
4: Costa Rica ("Welcome... to Jurassic Park!")
6: Guatemala
8: Vera Cruz
10: Nicaragua & Managua

3: Vaclav Havel
6: Sigorsky
9: Roland Garros
12: Pierre Trudeau
15:
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Spoiler
2: Texas
4: Costa Rica
6: Guatemala
8: Veracruz
10: Lakes Managua & Nicaragua

3: Vaclav Havel
6: clam
9: clam
12: Pierre Trudeau
15: Tirana
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Spoiler
DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

2: Texas

4: Costa Rica

6: Guatemala

8: Veracruz

10: Lakes Nicaragua and Managua



PROJECT RUNWAY

3: Václav Havel

6: Igor Sikorsky

9: Roland Garros

12: Lester Pearson

15: Tirana, Albania
 

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DO YOU KNOW THE WAY TO SAN JOSE?

2: What is Texas?

4: What is Costa Rica?

6: What is Guatemala?

8: What is Veracruz?

10: What are Lake CLAM and Lake CLAM, The Sequel?

PROJECT RUNWAY

3: Who is Havel?

6: Who is Sikorsky?

9: Who is Roland Garros?

12: Who is Trudeau?

15: What is Tirana?
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Sorry for the accidental double-post.
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