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In "Pillow Talk" Doris Day & this actor share a party line & romantic confusion ensues.

Rock Hudson

100

Named one of the world's healthiest foods, this fermented cabbage dish has its own museum in Seoul, South Korea

Kimchi

100

This appellation bestowed on Gandhi means "great soul"

Mahatma

100

Hautbois, literally "high" & "wood", is the origin of the name of this double-reed instrument

Oboe

100

Alvin asked for this in the Chipmunk Christmas song

Hula Hoop

200

Igneous rocks are formed after this 5-letter type of molten rock cools

Magma

200

In the center of the South Korean flag is this symbol of universal balance

The yin and yang

200

From Latin for "cleanse", it's the place where one's soul is cleansed before entering heaven

Purgatory

200

The name of this percussion instrument comes from the Greek for wood & voice

Xylophone

200

The Christmas Wassail is related to this practice associated with Halloween

Trick or Treat

300

He's been known to try to kill a certain roadrunner with boulders, but the big rocks usually end up coming his way

Wile E. Coyote

300

This Korean auto brand has "Soul".

Kia

300

Some speculate that this "merry old soul" of nursery rhyme fame was based on a real king of 3rd century Britain

Old King Cole

300

The name of this oval flute, which can have up to ten finger holes, is from the Italian

Ocarina

300

The Little Drummer Boy (The Carol of the Drum) was first recorded by this family singing group from Austria

Von Trapp Family Singers

400

Isra is the term for Muhammad's journey from Mecca to this city where the Dome of the Rock is now

Jerusalem

400

On Hangul. Korean Alphabet Day, children compete in this art of beautiful handwriting

Calligraphy

400

1964 movie musical where Elvis sang the following:

"Bright light city gonna set my soul/Set my soul on fire"

Viva Las Vegas

400

Whether hammered or strummed, this instrument gets its name from the Latin for "sweet song"

dulicimer

400

Not Christmasy at all, this person won the tony award for Best Actress in a Musical for her turn in Hello Dolly

Carol Channing

500

Consisting of tiny crystals of quartz, this rock that provides a spark was utilized in early firearms

flint

500

An armistice to end the Korean War was signed at this village in July 1953

Panmunjom

500

Proverbially, this "is the soul of wit"

Brevity

500

This Renaissance-era stringed keyboard instrument sensibly gets its name from the Latin for "key" & "string"

Clavichord

500

The greeting Merry Christmas was popularized by this 19th Century novella

A Christmas Carol. In prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. by Charles Dickens.

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