WORD ORIGINS
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Originally relating to a story of suffering, this word now more commonly refers to strong emotion of any kind
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U.S. STATE NAMES
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5 U.S. states have 6-letter names; only these 2 west of the Mississippi River border each other
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LITERATURE
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Published in 2011, P.D. James' final novel, "Death Comes to Pemberley", was a sequel to this novel from 200 years earlier
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MYTHOLOGY
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Poseidon carried off the maiden Theophane & turned her into a ewe; their offspring was the source of this mythical object
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WORLD WAR II
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Mimi Reinhard, who never learned to type using more than 2 fingers, produced this with 1,100 names, including hers
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Oregon & Nevada
Pride and Prejudice
the Golden Fleece
Schindler's List
The extra clues have a $2000 clue correct by Jake, Patti and Matthew.
EXPLORATION $2000: Francisco de Coronado found what was supposed to be the 7 Golden Cities of this; they turned out to be a simple Zuni pueblo
THE BOOK'S SUPPORTING CHARACTERS $2000: Weena, an Eloi, & Morlocks, as the main guy really gets around
BIG RIVER $2000: The name of this great river comes from words meaning "place to paddle" in the language of the Warao of Venezuela
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The Time Machine
Orinoco