SLANGIN' WITH MR. BOLTS
MUSIC TERMS
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
FLAG TIME!
ASK FORGIVENESS
NOT PERSIMMON
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Spending long hours on the sofa watching TV? You've become this tuberous term
What is a couch potato?
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From Latin for "to hold", this male vocal range once had the task of "holding" the main melody
What is a tenor?
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In 1957 New York City had 3 MLB teams, these 3
Who are the Giants, the Dodgers & the Yankees?
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Naturally, the dark blue background of NATO's flag represents this body of water
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
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Hester Prynne in this novel asks Arthur Dimmesdale's forgiveness & he says, "May God forgive us both"
What is The Scarlet Letter?
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Mexico is one of the world's top producers of this fruit that's a standard sight in the neck of a Corona
What are limes?
2
It's become controversial, but earlier, this word simply described one whose eyes have become more opened to social injustice
What is woke?
2
On sheet music this symbol on the left side of a staff indicates the pitch, most commonly treble or bass
What is the clef?
2
This fierce competitor from Georgia was the first major leaguer to collect 4,000 hits
Who is Ty Cobb?
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Mary Pickersgill made the flag that was flying over this fort in 1814; it inspired a patriotic poem
What is Fort McHenry?
2
An older Elwin Wilson asked this politician and civil rights activist to forgive him for a 1961 assault in S.C.
Who is John Lewis?
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It's genetically identical to a peach except for one recessive gene that makes its skin smooth
What is a nectarine?
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You "take" this letter when you suffer a defeat
What is the L?
3
A barcarole is a type of song originally sung by or in imitation of these Venetian boatmen
What are gondola men (gondoliers)?
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More agile than the nickname "Pudge" suggests, catcher Iván Rodriguez won 13 of these awards as the best fielder at his position
What is a Gold Glove?
3
Scotland's flag has a white cross on a blue background; the colors are reversed for the flag of this Canadian province
What is Nova Scotia?
3
Heretics, Jews, women & minorities were some of the groups whom this pope asked to forgive the church in a 2000 speech
Who is Pope John Paul II?
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Also called the paste type, this type of tomato is named for a rounder fruit
What is a plum tomato?
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It can refer to a person with expensive tastes; "Bad &" this hit No. 1 for Migos
What is Boujee?
4
These liturgical songs of the Catholic Church bear the name of a 6th century pope said to have formulated & organized them
What is Gregorian chants?
4
National League pitchers' feeble swings became a thing of the past in 2022 as both leagues now have this position
What is a designated hitter?
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In 1876 lumberjacks nailed a U.S. flag to this alliterative type of pine, giving Flagstaff, Arizona its name
What is a ponderosa pine?
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In the last chapter of Genesis, this man is asked for forgiveness by his brothers, who seriously wronged him
Who is Joseph?
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We think this hybrid fruit would sound great as a Jell-O flavor
What is a tangelo?
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This 3-word phrase can refer to both something excellent & being free from getting blamed for something
What is off the hook?
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Beethoven felt Italians were ill-suited to dramatic opera & should stick with this, Italian for "comic opera"
What is opera buffa?
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Daily Double
In the 1950s this NL team temporarily changed its name so as not to be associated with communism
Who are the Cincinnati Reds?
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A rainbow is featured on the flag of this environmental group that has the Rainbow Warrior as its flagship
What is Greenpeace?
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The offender asking forgiveness is part of this more healing type of justice that has been contrasted with retributive & rehabilitative
What is restorative justice?
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Despite the similar name, this fruit is of a different family from the kumquat
What is a loquat