NEPO-TV-ISM
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC 50 GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHS
MOVIE VILLAINS
FLOWERS
A CHEESY CATEGORY
AMPHIBIANS
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Campbell Scott of "Royal Pains":
Son of Colleen Dewhurst & this Oscar winner
George C. Scott
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As one of these snapped fences & power lines in its path, Carsten Peter was there to get the photo for an article
a tornado
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No nose was good nose for this 2011 Ralph Fiennes character; you can say his name
Voldemort
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Used by the Aztecs to treat epilepsy, it was named for Swedish botanist Anders Dahl
a dahlia
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A certain Monterey, California businessman named David helped popularize this type of cheese
Monterey Jack
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The larvae of frogs are known as tadpoles or these, from the Middle English for "wiggle head"
pollywogs
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Melissa McCarthy of "Mike & Molly":
Cousin of this Playboy Playmate
Jenny McCarthy
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These river dolphins seem to glow orange as they swim in the tea-colored waters of this South American river basin
the Amazon
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In "The Avengers", he says, "I am a god, you dull creature!"
Loki
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Carolus Clusius of the University of Leiden was the chief founder of this flower's bulb culture in the Netherlands
the tulip
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Montrachet is traditionally made from this animal's milk
goat
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Unlike on most salamanders, this part of a newt is flat
the tail
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This one of the "Friends":
Daughter of John, a cast regular on "Days of Our Lives" since 1985
Jennifer Aniston
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Their mouths covered to ensure silence, these boys are performing a ritual dance in this country--DRC for short
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Dr. Evil said this character "fits easily into most overhead storage bins"
Mini-Me
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Also called a sword lily, this garden flower grows from bulb-like stems called corms
a gladiola
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The holes in cheese are properly known by this anatomical term
eyes
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If you've heard them croaking together, you know why a group of frogs is known by this musical term
a chorus
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**DAILY DOUBLE**
Jemima Kirke of HBO's "Girls":
Daughter of drummer Simon of this "Feel Like Makin' Love" band
Bad Company
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Sadly, after ingesting the marine debris on the right, this once-wandering baby bird died of starvation
an albatross
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In an itsy bitsy teeny weeny metal bikini, Princess Leia chokes this no-good alien to death
Jabba the Hutt
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**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
As you might suspect from its name, blue dawn is a variety of this climbing flower
morning glory
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This brand of cheddar cheese bears the name of a city in Oregon
Tillamook
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A North American salamander known as the Congo this doesn't walk, but slithers in a serpentine fashion
the Congo eel
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Zosia of HBO's "Girls":
Daughter of actress Lindsay Crouse & this playwright
David Mamet
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Accompanying an article on bog bodies was a photo of this Danish man likely sacrificed over 2,000 years ago
Tollund Man
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The villain in "Galaxy Quest" was named this in dishonor of film critic Andrew
Sarris
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Found in many different colors, this popular variety of orchid is known by its Latin genus name
the Cymbidium
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This blue cheese is named for the English village where it was first sold; oddly, now it cannot be made there legally
Stilton
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In the south this large salamander is sometimes called a water dog
a mudpuppy
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