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THE 27 LANDLOCKED U.S. STATES
SOCCER'S WORLD CUP IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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'Make yourself at home" sounds even more welcoming as this Spanish phrase, literally "my house is your house"

What is Mi Casa es su Casa

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Get your head out of the sand & know this largest living bird can be 8 feet tall & weigh around 350 pounds

What is an ostrich

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This 4-letter word does not need to be in front of "studio audience"-- are there audiences of ghosts otherwise?

What is live

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In 1961, Dr. Thomas Frist Sr. opened this Nashville hospital, laying the foundation for what would become HCA Healthcare

What is Park View Hospital

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It's alphabetically first

What is Arizona

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Formerly the reigning champion, France took the Cup in 2018 by defeating Croatia 4-2 at Luzhniki Stadium in this world capital

What is Moscow

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This German exclamation to a sneezer can go on, "ist besser als Krankheit" (health is better than sickness)

What is Gesundheit

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Only penguins, flamingoes & these familiar city birds produce milk chemically similar to that of mammals

What are pigeons

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An "added" this additional amount of money, from Latin for "good," is extraneous

What is bonus

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Created in 2005 after devastating Florida hurricanes, this colleague-run nonprofit supports HCA colleagues facing unexpected financial hardship.

What is the HCA Healthcare Hope Fund

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Word shared in the name of 2 of the 27

What is Dakota

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Italy won its fourth title in 2006 but only after a full time tie & the use of a "shootout" of these kicks decide the game

What are Penalty kicks

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Virgil's "omnia vincit amor" is this saying in English about the power of the heart

What is Love conquers all

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Sorry, no picture of the great or snowy this wading bird of the Everglades; they send their...

What are egrets

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The NFL says the ball is dead if the runner's this 2-word phrase is stopped 

What is Forward progress

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Created in 2004, this research institute later joined US Oncology Research in a 2022 venture that helped advance most newly FDA-approved cancer therapies, also named after a Grand Ole Opry comedian better known as Minnie Pearl

What is Sarah Cannon Research Institute (SCRI)

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It's the largest in area

What is Montana

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Japan won its first Women's World Cup in 2011 led by Homare Sawa, called by FIFA a maestro of this position to connect attack & defense

What is the midfield

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Daily Double! It sounds much fancier to use this French phrase, literally "blue ribbon"

What is Cordon bleu

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You're out of luck if you're looking for the Bahia rufous-vented ground-this to tell you what time it is

What is a cuckoo

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It's way too polite to write this word in front of "RSVP"-- the "SVP" takes care of that

What is Please

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Sarah Cannon has conducted more than 400 of these kinds of trials — the earliest, most exploratory drug-development studies often called “Phase 0/Phase I.”

What are First in-human trials

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The westernmost

What is Nevada

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2010 saw South Africa become the first host from its continent & the world's introduction to this ubiquitous noisemaker

What is the vuvuzela

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Enough is enough! It's "enough" in Italian, also used to mean, "stop!"

What is Basta

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This bird name follows red-naped, red-breasted & yellow-bellied 

What is a sapsucker

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The U.N. says member states may not provide terrorists with the redundantly named "safe" this kind of refuge

What is Haven

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Before forming HCA, Jack Massey used the proceeds from selling his stake in this iconic fast-food chain to help fund the creation of the world’s first hospital management company

What is Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC)

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Bordering a Great Lake but no ocean, it was the first on the list to become a state

What is Pennsylvania

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This American striker had a 5-goal game to geing the 2019 Women's World Cup, & it was USA all the way

Who is Alex Morgan