Popularly ground & used in baking, this spice comes from the inner bark of a certain tree
cinnamon
Gross! Barf, hurl, vomit, upchuck: they're all synonyms of this word
puke
You can get royally full on this dish that calls for cubed chicken, mushrooms, a sherry cream sauce and a few slices of toast
chicken à la king
The state with the most counties east of the Mississippi is this one, also the biggest U.S. peanut producer
Georgia
In 2005, a 19-second clip titled "Me at the zoo" was the first video ever uploaded to this website
YouTube
An old video game is called Cleopatra, Queen of this, & yes, it is just a river in Africa
the Nile
Dates & coconuts grow on varieties of this tree
a palm
Paul Rudd once joked this stage of life "hit me pretty hard. all of a sudden I woke up and I had really curly hair"
putrid
Said to have been invented in Glasgow in the 1970s, this spiced Indian curry is often called a national dish of Britain
chicken tikka masala
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California closes down state offices on March 31, the day honoring this labor leader
Cesar Chavez
In 1984, this company introduced the "Fat Mac", a Macintosh computer with a whopping 512 KB of RAM
Apple
Reports of a "monster" inhabiting this Scottish lake go back to at least the 6th century; so far, it has eluded sonar detection
Loch Ness
Looks like this fruit is about ready for picking
a pomegranate
Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna
puce
A debate that continues to tear the country apart: should chicken wings come with a side of blue cheese or this dressing
ranch
Yeehaw! Paniolos are Hawaii's equivalent of these workers, also the name of a Texas pro sport team
cowboys
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In 1997, an IBM computer named Deep Blue beat grandmaster Garry Kasparov at this game
chess
On the border of Peru & Bolivia, the always fun to say Lake Titicaca lies 12,500 feet above sea level in these mountains
the Andes
Like a major comb-over, Spanish moss is frequently found hanging from the "bald" type of this tree
cypress
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Derived from the French word for "flea", it's a dark shade of red similar to burnt sienna
puce
For a flavorful chicken Marsala, chefs recommend using real Marsala, a fortified wine made on this Italian island
Sicily
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Massachusetts and Virginia are two of four states that have this word in their official names
Commonwealth
In 2012, this Google creation passed Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most used web browser
Google Chrome
Johann Strauss II wrote a famous waltz about this "Beautiful Blue" river that flows through Europe
the Danube
As seen here, this invasive, fast-growing vine brought from Asia to the U.S. has overtaken trees in the South
kudzu
An alloy commonly used to make tableware in medieval Europe, it's primarily composed of tin, antimony & copper
pewter
In Japan, these succulent chicken skewers are grilled over a smokeless type of charcoal called binchotan
yakitori
One of this state's claims to fame is being first with a moving assembly line for manufacturing an entire car
Michigan
One of the first search engines shared its name with this comic book character, inspiring successors named Veronica & Jughead
Archie
On the border between Europe & Asia, this "sea" is actually the world's largest lake
the Caspian Sea
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