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This famous PBS bird has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
Who is Big Bird?
She was the 2024 WNBA Rookie of the Year.
Who is Caitlin Clark?
Though it meant "sickness" in Latin, this 6-letter word now refers to a more general feeling of sickness.
What is nausea?
From a flowering plant, the Aztecs used it as a chocolate enhancer, and the Spanish called it this, meaning "little pod."
What is vanilla?
A wrestler-turned-actor who's the subject of many memes joking that he's invisible.
Who is John Cena?
Kevin Costner starred in this 1989 film based on the novel Shoeless Joe.
What is Field of Dreams?
Basketball players learn not to move this foot, the term for the axle around which a wheel turns.
What is a pivot?
This 9-letter word for an insect may have come about because people believed this bug ate uncovered dairy products.
What is a butterfly?
Danes really love their beer, especially this type of pale golden lager that Tuborg introduced to the country in 1880.
What is pilsner?
Hawaiian pizza originated in this wintry country.
What is Canada?
Creators of Casper say this film's logo plagiarized one of their characters.
What is Ghostbusters?
A slow, tricky pitch on the baseball diamond.
What is a knuckleball?
P.T. Barnum, whose travelling shows carried musicians, coined this word that now represents something growing in popularity.
What is bandwagon?
Originating from India, this a popular spiced, creamy tomato sauce dish.
What is butter chicken?
Volkswagen also sells this yummy product that outperforms their automobiles.
What are currywurst sausages?
This Spielberg Holocaust film was based on a book by Thomas Keneally.
What is Schindler's List?
In 2008, Sue Bird helped the U.S. win its fourth straight Olympic gold medal in this sport.
What is basketball?
Originally relating to a story of suffering, this word now more commonly refers to strong emotion of any kind.
What is passion?
This French soup is made from onions and beef stock, usually served with cheese-topped croutons.
What is French onion soup?
This popular fruit is known to be mildly radioactive.
What are bananas?
The 3 stars of Rebel Without a Cause who met with untimely deaths.
Who are Natalie Wood, James Dean and Sal Mineo?
This West Coast team is the only one whose city and name are both in Spanish.
Who are the San Diego Padres?
From the Greek word for "ring", the first ones were built by the Romans, including one that could hold 250,000 people.
What is a circus?
Aromatics, like garlic and fennel, are key to this Middle Easters rice dish with a 5-letter name.
What is pilaf?
A group of pugs is called this.
What is a grumble?