Latin American Lakes and Rivers
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Bottoms up!
100
Its upper branch is the Maranon, the lower branch the Ucayali; both flow in Peru
The Amazon
100
That feller's gone crazy; in Spanish they'd say he's plumb this
loco
100
The meaty-clawed Maine type of this crustacean is also called the American type
a lobster
100
It's a scholar or an eye part
a pupil
100
This vodka brand popular in Helsinki came to the U.S. in 1971
Finlandia
200
Gatun Lake was formed in 1912 by the Gatun Dam during the construction of this
The Panama Canal
200
Mayday means you're in trouble; this means your prime of success or popularity
heyday
200
A rich filling called ganache is often used in these chocolates made to look like fancy fungi
truffles
200
This military rank comes from a French phrase for "place holding"
lieutenant
200
Triple Sec & this potent potable go into a classic margarita
Tequila
300
This largest inland body of water in Central America lies just southeast of Managua
Lake Nicaragua
300
My Eskimo friend sure gets around--he's left this boot under a bed in every igloo in town
a mukluk
300
Delectably fatty toro, from the belly of this fish, is a sushi delicacy
Tuna
300
Home buying is scary: this loan agreement comes from the Old French for "dead" & "pledge"
mortgage
300
A 1979 song wondered if you like this tropical drink & getting caught in the rain
Pina Colada
400
The 3/4-mile-wide Strait of Tiquina in Bolivia separates the upper & lower portions of this lake
Lake Titicaca
400
Adjective meaning monotonous, boring, routine (yawn)
humdrum
400
It's the Italian name for the salad green seen also called roquette
arugula
400
This type of letter gets its name from being stored in the bottom of 2 trays used by compositors
lowercase
400
This "water of life", served icy cold, traditionally accompanies the Swedish smorgasbord
aquavit
500
This longest Venezuelan river starts in the Parima Highlands near the Brazilian border
The Orinoco River
500
This word sounds like someone with the intelligence of a louse egg
a nitwit
500
The name of this beef cut next to the rib implies that it melts in your mouth
tenderloin
500
These 2 words, 1 derived from the other, refer to the instrument I'm using & the measurement I'm taking
Calipers and Caliber (calipers and Calibration accepted)
500
In the movie "Sideways", wine snob Miles threatens to walk out on his date if he has to drink this red wine
Merlot