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Famous Speeches
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In the Grimms’ version, this creature becomes a prince not from a kiss but when he’s thrown against the wall.
Princess and the Frog
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In 2014, 2015 & 2019 Novak Djokovic defeated this Swiss player in the Wimbledon final.
Roger Federer
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Koalas have adapted their diet with an extra-long gut to break down poisons in these leaves & sleep 20 hours a day due to a lack of nutrition in the leaves.
Eucalyptus.
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The constellation Sagittarius represents an archer, but its eight brightest stars are often depicted as one of these, with the Milky Way as the steam rising from the spout.
A teapot
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In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States, known for its repeated phrase envisioning equality.
What is “I Have a Dream”?
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Here’s a 19th century illustration of this character:
Puss in Boots
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In 2020 Dominic Thiem completed a comeback to win this event & became the first new male Grand Slam winner in 6 years.
The U.S. Open
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The eastern gray kangaroo can cover 25 feet in a single leap, & they’re widespread in this, the country’s smallest state.
Tasmania
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The first close-up images sent back to Earth from another planet were from a Russian probe on this planet in 1975.
Venus
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Delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War, this speech is known for the phrase “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
What is the Gettysburg Address?
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An ailing Chinese emperor tells this bird, you have “banished death from my heart, with your sweet song.”
A nightingale
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This 5-letter word means an extended exchange of strokes before a point in tennis.
A rally
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It’s the world’s largest burrowing animal & can make a destructive tunnel complex 650 feet long, so farmers don’t find it as cute as zoo-goers might.
A wombat
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The 2 main types of optical telescopes are reflectors & these, which use lenses to magnify objects.
Refractors.
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This British Prime Minister gave a speech in 1940 known for the phrase “We shall fight on the beaches.”
Winston Churchill
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The 4 words that complete the line from “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Fee, fi, fo, fum, I smell the…”
“Blood of an Englishman.”
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At the 2012 French Open, this Russian completed her career slam.
Maria Sharapova.
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The arrival of foxes in Western Australia in the 1920s was bad news for the quokka, a type of this kangaroo relative.
A wallaby
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This Zodiac constellation has only one bright star, Hamal–Arabic for “sheep.”
Aries
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Given by this U.S. President in 1961, the speech famously urges Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
Who was John F. Kennedy?
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After the queen correctly guesses his name, this little man, in a rage, tears himself in two.
Rumpelstiltzkin
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Tennis teams representing different nations vie for this trophy named for its donor.
The Davis Cup
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When faced with danger, certain ducks, snakes & mammals do this, also called thanatosis.
Play dead
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Undetected until the 1990s, this belt is a zone of space past 30 A.U. & home to objects like dwarf planets & icy centaurs.
The Kuiper Belt.
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This speech was delivered by Queen Elizabeth II on her 21st birthday, making a lifelong pledge to her people.
What is “A Life of Service”?