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THAT'S TREASON!

200

'Accused of incest as well as treason, she was guillotined Oct. 16, 1793'

Marie Antoinette

400

'He tried to surrender West Point, a key to the Hudson River Valley'

Benedict Arnold

600

'This English plot blew up in the faces of the plotters, many executed for treason in 1606'

the Gunpowder Plot

800

'It was treason when Roman naval commander Claudius threw these creatures used for augury into the sea'

chickens

1000

'Abdullah Ocalan was convicted for trying to found a Kurdish state in the southeast part of this country'

Turkey

THE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT

200

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew is on a ship's bridge.) Norway has continuous daylight from mid-may to July, giving it this 5-word nickname it shares with Alaska'

Land of the Midnight Sun

400

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Lappish language gives us the name of this treeless environment, some of which is so dry, it's called the Arctic desert'

tundra

600

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) In svalbard as well as Norway, you'll find many of these spectacular inlets; the Norwegian term for them is derived from a word meaning "to pass through"'

fjords

800

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) Some define the boundary of the Arctic as the southern limit of the icy region with this, perennially frozen subsoil'

permafrost

1000

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew presents the clue.) After Antarctica & Greenland, many consider Nordaustland in Svalbard to be covered with the third-largest in volume of this form of slow-moving glacier'

an icecap

COUNTRY GROUPS

200

'The "Lady" in this group that won 5 2010 acm awards is Hillary Scott, daughter of country singer Linda Davis'

Lady Antebellum

400

'Randy Owen fronted this "stately" group whose hits include "Christmas in Dixie" & "Born Country"'

Alabama

600

'This country group stays in motion with hits like "I'm Movin' On" & "Life Is A Highway"'

Rascal Flatts

800

'In 1981 they burned up the pop & country charts singing, "My eart's on fire, Elvira"'

The Oak Ridge Boys

1000

'In 2001 these guys from Texas were No. 1 on the country charts with "I'm Already There"'

Lonestar

2-LETTER WORDS

200

'This mystical word used in mantras contains 3 sounds, but in English it's 2 letters'

om

400

'It often follows "in" to mean "concerning"'

re

600

'Supernatural elements appear in kiri, a play in this Japanese form'

no

800

'It's Latin for "and" , Y'al.'

et

1000

'"To say or utter" is one of the American heritage dictionary's many definitions for this word--ask any teen'

go

DOMINO'S PIZZA

200

'The Meatzza feast has ham, beef, Italian sausage & slices of this Italian salami'

pepperoni

400

'An American legends pizza made with 6 different cheeses is named for this state'

Wisconsin

600

'Domino's has pasta in a bread bowl, including this "Spring" style with veggies'

primavera

800

'How about an oven baked sandwich, like this one that refers to a place in Pennsylvania'

a Philly cheesesteak

1000

'For dessert, Domino's has "stix" sprinkled with sugar & this spice'

cinnamon