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LIKE FINE WINE
200

Long-legged, long-necked, freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae

Heron

Erin

200

During this war, Air Force C-123 planes sprayed millions of gallons of herbicides over the jungles of Southeast Asia to destroy enemy crops and tree cover.

The Vietnam War

200

Hippos are primarily considered this for their diet consisting of short grasses and aquatic plants. However, they have been observed eating wild fruit and animal carcasses

Herbivore

200

This comedian is well known for being the voice of Marty the Zebra in Madagascar and for getting slapped by Will Smith during the 94th Academy Awards

CHRIS ROCK

200

Meg can tell you all about this fermented honey-water beverage is said to have predated wine and beer

Mead

400

A cold conditioning and pressurized tank with fermented wheat. The barrel has a single opening called the bung and a self-closing valve that allows gas – such as carbon dioxide – to flow through.

BEER KEG

MEG

400

This band is shown as they played in Houston's Coliseum on August 19, 1965.

The Beatles

400

Ancient Egyptians regarded hippos as the beasts of this river and even depicted their goddess Taweret, protector of mothers and children, with features of the hippo, crocodile, and female human.

The Nile River

400

Amalfi is one of the several restaurants this celebrity chef owns. He has worked on the Food Network since 1995 and is tough to beat! 

BOBBY FLAY

400

People who prefer their wine with little kick may order this type of wine made by adding a distilled spirit, typically brandy

Fortified Wine or Dessert Wine

600

A type of neurotransmitter and hormone. It plays a role in many important body functions, including movement, memory, and pleasurable reward and motivation.

KATHLEEN

DOPAMINE

600

Followers tend to this activist as he lies mortally wounded on the stage of the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem after being shot on February 21, 1965.

Malcolm X

600

This pygmy hippo became an internet sensation for being cute and biting a lot. Since rising to fame, SNL wrote a skit about her, and she was ridiculed for predicting the US presidential election. 

Moo Deng

600

Before getting sentenced to one year in federal prison, this dance instructor was a television personality and studio owner

ABBY LEE MILLAR

600

A bellini is typically made with this type of sparkling Italian wine that, like bellini, has double letters in its name

Prosecco

800

A physical feeling or perception resulting from something that happens to or comes into contact with the body

SENSATION

CAITLIN

800

A photo of this planet's surface was taken on July 14, 1965, from the spacecraft Mariner 4, shortly before its closest approach of about 7,800 miles.

Mars

800

GIDDY UP! The word hippopotamus comes from the greek language and translates to this 

River Horse

800

This country Canadian Grammy award-winning icon announced her brand new album Queen of Me but some say she can't top her best-selling album Come On Over

SHANIA TWAIN

800

While 75% of this grape variety comes from Argentina, this purple grape originated in France

Malbec

1000

Walk ostentatiously yet casually, typically with exaggerated movements of the hips and shoulders.

SASHAY

GRAY

1000

The space monkey Baker shown during a press conference in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 29, 1965, after his successful flight. Baker was this type of monkey and was retrieved with his partner Able, a rhesus monkey.

Squirrel Monkey

1000

Hippos secrete this red substance which helps protect their thick yet sensitive skin from sunburn and keeps it moisturized.

Blood sweat

bonus fun fact- blood sweat is neither blood nor sweat- hippos don't have sweat glands (a gland in the skin), this substance is produced from glands under the skin

1000

This TV personality's journey began when he fell through Facebook for a girl named Rose from the Philippines. A friend suggested that he apply for TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé, and so he did, launching his journey in reality TV. He gained notoriety for his quirky antics, including putting mayonnaise in his hair and having his mom Nair his back after lapping it on with a paint roller

BIG ED

1000

This 20th century U.S. president set the policy that only U.S. wines could be served at the White House

Lyndon B. Johnson