MOUNTAINS
8-LETTER WORDS
CHEMISTRY
BREAKFAST TIME
OFFICIAL STATE STUFF
WHAT'S IN YOUR GULLET?
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They extend over 4,000 miles from Venezuela to South America's southern tip
the Andes
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Paper container for more paper
envelope
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Organometallic compounds are defined by the presence of a bond between a metal & this element
carbon
400
Enjoy that muesli--I'll be having this Quaker Oats cereal that debuted in 1963 along with its sailing man mascot
Cap'n Crunch
400
You are welcome to know that the knobbed whelk is New Jersey's state one of these
a seashell
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If you're ichthyophagous, your meals consist of these
fish
800
Some 20 monasteries & dependencies, including the Great Lavra, are located on Mount Athos, a holy mountain in this country
Greece
(Mia & Tas say hello!)
800
A formal hearing with a big shot, or a group of spectators
audience
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The lipids, which include fats & oils, are organic compounds that don't appreciably interact with this
water
800
Nothing better than one of these classic donuts that shares its name with a venerable whiskey cocktail
old-fashioned
800
You'd have to expect that this would be Maryland's state bird
the Baltimore oriole
800
Those that are galactophagous get their sustenance via this liquid
milk
1200
The Snowy Mountains, which include Mount Kosciuszko, form the "roof of" this country
Australia
1200
This adjective can mean related to debate or related to legal issues, like how somebody died
forensic
1200
The human body produces this vitamin when a sterol in the skin absorbs radiation
Vitamin D
1200
A traditional Japanese breakfast might include this soup made with the same-named soybean paste as well as tofu & scallions
miso
1200
Fans must have gone "wild" when this was named Minnesota's official sport
ice hockey
1200
If you're apivorous, you get by dining on these
bees
1600
The Goûter Refuge offers a place to rest for climbers en route to the top of this mountain on the border between France & Italy
Mont Blanc
1600
Located near a coast, like some oil rigs
offshore
1600
Relative atomic mass is another name for this
atomic weight
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1600
How about a spot of this? Espresso with a thin foam of steamed milk, from Italian for "spotted"
a macchiato
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1600
The Appalachian it's Kentucky's state instrument
the dulcimer
1600
Mycophagists are people who eat these in the wild, avoiding the autumn skullcap
mushrooms
2000
This Canadian mountain is second only to Denali as the highest peak in North America
Mount Logan
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2000
Not bad, not great, just sufficient, from Latin for "equal"
adequate
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Acids & bases are among these current conductors; using a solid instead of a liquid one reduces the risk of fire in batteries
electrolytes
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2000
This Hawaiian dish with a rhyming name is white rice topped with hamburger, a fried egg & gravy
loco moco
2000
Its state insect is the honey bee & its state emblem is a beehive
Utah
2000
Saurophagous is a description for those that eat these, tails & all
lizards