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QUICK HISTORY
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The British version of "aloha" is this, sounding like a single piece of a breakfast cereal; it means farewell but also hello

cheerio

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We get this word for a giver of divine revelations from the Latin for "to speak"

oracle

100

Coinciding with a celebration on the 17th, it's Irish-American Heritage Month

March

100

It somehow only took 410 days to complete this landmark, which opened on May 1, 1931; that's about 4 days per floor

the Empire State Building

100

In July 1974 the House Judiciary Committee approved 3 articles of this against President Nixon

Impeachment

200

Goodbye doesn't have to be forever! Sign someone's yearbook with KIT, short for this

keep in touch

200

Characters in "H.M.S. Pinafore" & "The Princess Bride" both share a name with this flower of the Ranunculaceae family

buttercup

200

September is the time to celebrate these canines who assist their humans in getting around

guide dogs

200

This pair of organs with its own cortex & medulla filters 50 gallons of blood a day

the kidneys

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Chieftains on this isle gathered for an Althing in 930 A.D.

Iceland

300

From "The Sound of Music", "So Long, Farewell" uses this German goodbye

auf Wiedersehen

300

Running for president in 1920, Warren G. Harding offered a war-weary & disillusioned populace "a return to" this

normalcy

300

It's not only National Tie Month but Safe Toys & Gifts Month as well

December

300

Pacific these fish like coho use all their energy to get back to their home stream to reproduce, then die; Atlantic ones do live on

salmon

300

In 1832 this empire granted independence to Greece

the Ottoman Empire

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This Canadian diva who said hello again to stage performance in 2026 has songs like "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" & "I Love You Goodbye"

Céline Dion

400

This term for a descriptive nickname like "Lady with the Lamp" for Florence Nightingale may come from the French for "tap under the chin"

a sobriquet

400

June is Awareness Month for this clouding of the eye lens, the leading cause of vision loss

cataracts

400

Getting the ultimate contracting job from a boss you never want to disappoint, Noah gets the ark numbers--300x50x30 in these units

cubit

400

The Normans created a stronghold in England after an October 14 battle in this year

1066

500

This 11-letter Italian word is a not-so-short g'bye

arrivederci

500

Both gumbo & jambalaya traditionally call for this pork sausage with a French name

andouille

500

May is AANHPI Heritage Month, celebrating the history, cultures & contributions of Asian Americans & these 2 groups

Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders

500

Attorneys at big law firms have traditionally felt the pressure of amassing 1,800 or more of these hours per year

billable hours

500

100 days of games came after this edifice was dedicated in the year 80 by Emperor Titus

the Colosseum