RECONSTRUCTION
THE AKC DESCRIBES THE DOG
SAILING THE 3 Cs
SOUNDS FRACTIONAL
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY
WEEDER'S DIGEST
400
Oaks from the Loire region's Forest of Bercé were selected to rebuild the spire of this place that was damaged in 2019
the Cathedral of Notre Dame
400
"Famously long, low silhouette, ever-alert expression, and bold, vivacious personality"
Dachshund
400
Wow, that's so weird--I was just thinking about this word for a striking occurrence of 2 events at 1 time
a coincidence
400
To be too smart for your own good is to be "too clever by" this
half
400
9 wire arches called wickets are used in this backyard game
croquet
400
This member of the parsley family that grows wild in Europe & the U.S. is a main flavoring agent in pickles
dill
800
This Bronx building has been called "The House that George Built"; it's next to where "The House that Ruth Built" once was
Yankee Stadium
800
"These alert and amusing 'purse dogs' stand among the oldest breeds of the Americas"
a Chihuahua
800
This college degree is total B.S.
bachelor of science
800
At Northwestern University, classes in the spring one began March 28, 2023
a quarter
800
Dating back 50 years, "Maze War" & "Spasim" were some of the first of this type of video game, abbreviated FPS
first person shooter
800
Its name is from the French for "lion's tooth"
dents-de-lion (dandelion)
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1200
This "Great" structure in Djenné, Mali is rebuilt every year by the community
the Great Mosque
1200
"Muscular, double-coated dog of ancient Japanese lineage famous for... dignity, courage, and loyalty"
the Akita
1200
These household pests targeted by Raid have lived on Earth for 250 million years
cockroaches
1200
This common measurement for liquor is equal to about 750 milliliters--maybe 17 cocktails?
a fifth
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1200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
The classic game Reversi is aka this game, like a Shakespearean title character
Othello
1200
Of the genus Digitaria, this common weed has a crustacean name
crabgrass
1600
**DAILY DOUBLE**
"All the gods" were welcome when this Roman building was rebuilt by Hadrian between 118 & 125 A.D.
the Pantheon
1600
"The mighty 'Apollo of dogs'... when standing on their hind legs, they are taller than most people"
Great Danes
1600
It's the last of the "5 stages of grief"
acceptance
1600
A bit is this fraction of a dollar
an eighth
1600
In Scrabble, these 2 letter tiles are the most lucrative, each worth 10 points
Q & Z
1600
In 2018 Monsanto was found liable for damages caused by this weed killer containing glyphosate
Roundup
2000
People like Loula Williams aided in the reconstruction of the Greenwood area of this Okla. city after a race massacre in 1921
Tulsa
2000
"Served as sentinels at palaces and monasteries isolated high in the Himalayas"
a Lhasa apso
2000
From the Latin for "to cook together", it means to devise or contrive
to concoct
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2000
W.E.B. Du Bois spoke of the elite of Black society as the "talented" this fraction
the Talented Tenth
2000
In chess there are this many possible opening first moves for white
20
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2000
Orange hawkweed is also called the devil's type of this artistic tool
paintbrush