STREET SMARTS
AS THE FRENCH SAY
MOON
MOON ME
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
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This New York street is named for a barrier the Dutch built in the 1650s to repel an expected English invasion
Wall Street
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"Until I see you again" is the meaning of this French goodbye
au revoir
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After Neil & Buzz, Pete Conrad & Alan Bean were next to set foot on the Moon, as part of this mission
Apollo 12
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To the Greeks the goddess of the moon was Selene; to the Romans, her
Luna
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From a French word meaning "alone", it's a single diamond in a setting, be it a ring or a pendant
a solitaire
400
"The Adventures of Pinocchio"
Italian
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The 1960 Olympic marathon was run along this "Way", a road begun in 312 B.C.
the Appian Way
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Paparazzi know that a legal or moral issue that attracts vast interest is a "cause" this
célèbre
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Discovered in 2013 & named for a sea monster, Hippocamp is a tiny moon of this planet
Neptune
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Formed less than 1 billion years ago, this 58-mile-wide crater bears the name of a Polish astronomer
Copernicus
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Over 40 carats, the largest diamond found in the U.S. was discovered in 1924 in what is now this state's Crater of Diamonds park
Arkansas
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"Anna Karenina"
Russian
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A Tulane historian says the "go cup" was invented on this New Orleans street in the heart of the French Quarter; sounds right
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Bourbon Street
PICKLE PARTY!!!
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"Good evening" is this 7-letter word combining the French for good & evening
bonsoir
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Named for a Titan, Iapetus is a moon of this planet that's named for the Roman god of agriculture
Saturn
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This nickname is given to the full moon occurring nearest to the time of the autumnal equinox
the harvest moon
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For movie publicity photos in 1961, she wore the 128.5-carat Tiffany Diamond
Audrey Hepburn
1200
"From the Earth to the Moon"
French
1600
For a bespoke suit head to London's Mayfair neighborhood & this street or row that's synonymous with fine tailors
Savile
1600
This French phrase, literally "like this, like that", is used to mean "so-so" comment
comme ci, comme ça
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In 1971 the 9th probe in this "nautical" program took the first up-close pictures of Mars' moons Phobos & Deimos
Mariner
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A plaque reading, "Here man completed his first explorations of the Moon" is still there, signed by this president
Nixon
1600
The world's largest producer of diamonds by value is this South African company, formed by Cecil Rhodes
De Beers
1600
"Kiss of the Spider Woman"
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Spanish
PICKLE PARTY ANSWER!!!!
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Alliterative & splendiferous name for part of North Michigan Ave. in Chicago--actually just 13 blocks, but with 60 hotels
the Magnificent Mile
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This 2-word phrase refers to one involved in shameful behavior, perhaps like Dennis the Menace
enfant terrible
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The outermost of Jupiter's Galilean satellites, it's named for a nymph changed into the form of a bear
Callisto
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Meaning "rounded", this odd word is used of the Moon when it's bigger than a semicircle but not yet a full circle
a gibbous
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Popular diamond cuts or shapes include the round, the marquise & this one named for another gemstone
emerald cut
2000
"Death in Venice"
German