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It's the country (& continent) where you'll find the Murray-Darling Basin
What is Australia?
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The African Wildlife Foundation looks out for our 4-legged friends, as in its ad campaign "Only Elephants Should Wear" this
What is ivory?
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In Côte d'Ivoire French slang, mon pain, literally "my" this, means "my boyfriend"
What is bread?
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Learning that her ex had become engaged to another woman inspired her to write "Someone Like You", a No.1 hit in 2011
Who is Adele?
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In dating strata or layers of rock, this pretty basic principle is called the law of superposition
What is older stuff's on the bottom (lower layers are older than the ones up above)?
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A classic New York one of these uses cream cheese & Graham cracker crust; it should be cooked in a water bath too
What is a cheesecake?
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One theory says the name of this mountain chain comes from the Quechua for "high crest"
What is the Andes?
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The National Alliance to End this says on a given night in 2023, about 650,000 people in the U.S. were experiencing it
What is homelessness?
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Some French people hold une clope, one of these, between 2 fingers outside a bistro as they contemplate life's meaning
What is a cigarette?
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This duo's albums include "Sounds of Silence" & "The Concert in Central Park"
Who are Simon & Garfunkel
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In painting your masterpiece, it's "fat over lean": each successive layer should have a higher content of this standard medium
What is oil?
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The name of this ring-shaped cake pan is a trademark of Nordic Ware, which added a "T" to a German word
What is Bundt?
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Daily Double
The Brahmaputra River runs through 3 countries from its source to its confluence with this other great river
What is the Ganges?
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Jeremy Belknap founded this state's historical society back in 1791 & got Paul Revere to write him an account of that famous ride
What is Massachusetts?
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Tomber dans les pommes is a phrase for passing out but literally means "falling in" a bed of this fruit
What are apples?
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Gospel singer Merry Clayton sang, "It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away" on this Rolling Stones song that reflected the unrest of 1969
What is "Gimme Shelter"?
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Protecting soil & becoming nutrients, a forest layer alliteratively named this "litter" is actually all kinds of tree droppings
What is leaf litter?
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King cake is a tradition of this holiday & is often decorated in purple, gold & green, the holiday's traditional colors
What is Mardi Gras?
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Illyria is an ancient name for the northwest part of this European peninsula
What is the Balkan Peninsula?
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In 1947 GATT was a temporary deal to regulate world commerce; it endured until this global org. was created in 1995
What is the WTO (World Trade Organization)?
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BCBG translates to "good style, good class", "good" being this "B" word in French
What is bon?
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"Might Delete Later" is a 2024 mixtape from this rapper, first name Jermaine
Who is J. Cole
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The layered hair of this Austro-French woman was not a chic bob but a heap of tresses including wigs colored with turmeric
Who is Marie Antoinette?
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This cake became a little cheaper & a lot more vivid when Adams Extract suggested using its red food color in the recipe
What is red velvet cake?
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This South Pacific island country is about the size of New Jersey--but where would you rather vacation, Newark or Suva?
What is Fiji?
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With a saint & a vehicle in its name, this British-based charity traces its history from 11th century Jerusalem to CPR training in 2024
What is St John Ambulance?
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Unique to Québécois slang & meaning "get ready!" is attache ta tuque; a tuque is one of these
What is a hat?
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"Creep" was a single from "CrazySexyCool", a 1994 album by this trio
Who is TLC?
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When layering clothing, the closest to your skin pulls moisture away, called this action in the outdoor fabric wear world
What is wicking?
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Literally French for "melting", it's a creamy, sugary paste used in cake- & candy-making
What is fondant?