Darth Vader chops off Luke's hand, so Marty fills in on guitar at the dance
The Empire Strikes Back to the Future
The Yukon River flows about 2,000 miles before emptying into this sea named for a Dane
the Bering
A small flowing body of water contains this, 500 sheets of paper
a ream
Early in the alphabet of domesticated camelids, it's related to the llama but smaller & more prized for its wool
an alpaca
Katrín Jakobsdóttir is prime minister of this island nation
Iceland
Geometry:
An academic qualification earned by students
degree
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Gollum plummets into the crack of Doom, causing Sauron to plummet from the top of the Empire State Building
The Return of the King Kong
Catch-&-release salmon fishing is popular along the 120-mile Tay, the longest river in this U.K. country
Scotland
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A number above a trillion is pierced by this, a product you can get from DeWalt
a drill
One of the 3 basic types of rock, it's formed when preexisting rocks are weathered & deposited elsewhere
sedimentary
From 2015 to 2023 Bidhya Devi Bhandari was president & head of state of this Himalayan nation
Nepal
Mass:
A verb meaning to hammer repeatedly
pound
Michael Cera fights his girlfriend's exes as Robin Williams fights to get out of his mother's shadow
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World According to Garp
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Created when the Tabqa Dam was completed, Lake Assad is Syria's largest reservoir on this river
the Euphrates
Inside a domesticated fowl is this word of disgust; it's paired with "the" in Gen Z slang for a dating turnoff
the ick
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The name of this type of turtle may refer to how it can close itself up inside its hinged lower shell
a box turtle
Sheikh Hasina has been prime minister of this Indian subcontinent nation since 2009
Bangladesh
Length:
Grounds adjoining a home
(a) yard
Rex Harrison teaches Audrey Hepburn how to speak proper English & vocalize like Billie Holiday
My Fair Lady Day (My Fair Lady Sings the Blues)
The Zambezi River separates these 2 nations that begin with the same letter as the river
Zambia & Zimbabwe
A word for an underground cemetery hides this Mexican food offering
a taco
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
The Arctic reindeer moss isn't really moss but this algae/fungus hybrid
lichen
Lycan from Underworld
In 2023, Nicola Sturgeon, best known for advocating this cause, announced she's stepping down
Scottish independence
Time:
A representative of a duelist
a second
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef & Eli Wallach fight for gold while Marlon Brando gives Yanks a bad name overseas
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly American
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Starting near Lake Geneva, it flows about 500 miles to reach the Mediterranean near Marseilles
the Rhône
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A word for booze has this 4-letter silver salmon inside of it
coho
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Here are these 2-word flowers in bloom in a bunch of different colors
calla lilies
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In 2023 this 42-year-old prime minister of New Zealand made the surprise announcement she's leaving the job
Ardern
Chemistry:
An insectivorous mammal
mole