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THE OLYMPICS
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The 2 3-word phrases parents dread on Christmas are "Some assembly required" & these "not included"
batteries
100
If you have a root cellar, you can store this root vegetable in it for several weeks
beets
100
In addition to Europe & Asia, brown bears are still widely found on this continent
North America
100
The American Anti-Vivisection Society is against experimentation on these
animals
100
It's the only Olympic track & field event with the word triple in its name
triple jump
200
It's when "the tough get going"
when the going gets tough
200
You need to shuck some of these for a Hangtown fry
oysters
200
With 1 to 4 cubs, a brown bear litter is born during this period in which the mother neither eats nor drinks
hibernation
200
The people who were against the decisions made at the second Diet of Speyer & sided with Martin Luther were called these
Protestant Lutherans (Protestants)
200
Later a pro heavyweight boxing champ, this man won a light heavyweight gold medal in 1960
Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
300
When you get your "just desserts" these "come home to roost"
the chickens
300
A spicy dinner is this shrimp dish, Spanish for "devil"
shrimp diablo
300
Though featured on the state flag, the last of these bears in California was spotted in the early 1920s
a grizzly bear
300
It was the "Revolution" that the followers of Ned Lud were against
the Industrial Revolution
300
The modern version of this Olympic event consists of fencing, riding, shooting, running & swimming
pentathlon
400
According to this man's law, "If anything can go wrong, it will"
Murphy
400
Devonshire clotted cream is a traditional topping for these biscuit-like treats
scone
400
A bear named Baloo was Mowgli's teacher in this Kipling work
Jungle Book
400
All this Chinese philosopher born in 551 B.C. wanted was to bring back a golden age & for people to be respectful
Confucius
400
It's the host city where the Olympic torch relay came to an end in the year 2000
Sydney
500
In "One man's loss is another man's gain" you can substitute "meat & "poison" or "trash" & this
treasure
500
With a mottled green & yellow skin & salmon-colored flesh, a crenshaw is a type of this
a melon
500
The bears bearing the name of this large Alaskan island have been isolated from other bears for 12,000 years
Kodiak
500
The Greeks didn't believe in free will; there was this group weaving a web of destiny
the Fates
500
There are 50- & 20-kilometer events of this grueling Olympic track & field specialty
race walking