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FEWER THAN A THOUSAND ISLANDS
Triple Homophones
PLAYING THE INTERNAL ORGAN
"V" IS FOR...
VICTORY
100
We'll pony up if you know there are about 100 of these islands about 100 miles north of mainland Scotland
What is the Shetlands
100
A coin, an aroma & mailed
What is cent/scent/sent
100
More than 2,500 pints of blood pass through these 2 bean-shaped organs every day
What is the kidneys
100
This most popular ice cream flavor
What is vanilla
100
The Duke of Wellington's victory at this 1815 battle brought an end to the Napoleonic era
What is Waterloo
200
In 1993 this southern borough voted to secede from New York City, but the state legislature did not approve
What is Staten Island
200
To calculate relative mass, a specific road & a part of milk
What is weigh/way/whey
200
The bladder connects with the urethra; farther north, the neck of this organ connects with the cystic duct
What is the gallbladder
200
This large open porch popular in the south
What is veranda
200
A decisive victory at this January 1815 battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero
What is the Battle of New Orleans
300
A part of this island that's on the Susquehanna hit 4,000 degrees in a hurry in 1979
What is Three Mile Island
300
Something worn to conceal the face, a low area & a ski resort of Colorado
What is veil/vale/Vail
300
It breaks down alcohol & destroys old red blood cells
What is the liver
300
This Italian word for a masterful musician
What is virtuoso
300
A Soviet victory, the Aug. 1942-Feb. 1943 battle of this Russian city reversed the Nazis' advance on the Eastern Front
What is Stalingrad
400
This Greek island, site of a famous mythical homecoming, has also been known as Thiaki
What is Ithaca
400
A czar's tenure, a stallion stopper & a sprinkle
What is reign/rein/rain
400
Glucagon, take me away from this organ that produces it to regulate the body's sugar balance
What is the pancreas
400
This alma mater of Mary McCarthy & Meryl Streep
What is Vassar
400
A turning point of the Civil War was the Union victory in this 1862-1863 campaign in Mississippi
What is Vicksburg
500
A turning point in WWII's Pacific campaign, this island is 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu
What is Midway
500
A sense, a place & to quote
What is sight/site/cite
500
The fundus is one of the regions of this organ that lies between the esophagus & the small intestine
What is the stomach
500
This orange & black butterfly similar in appearance to a monarch, but smaller
What is viceroy
500
Victory over Mark Antony in this 31 B.C. naval battle made Octavian the undisputed ruler of Rome
What is the Battle of Actium