PATRIOT ACT
ADVERBS THAT MAKE YOUR DAY
HOLIDAYS & OBSERVANCES
BIOLOGY
VARIETY
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DANIEL O'CONNELL, A PATRIOT OF THIS COUNTRY, GOT THE BRITISH TO PASS THE CATHOLIC EMANCIPATION ACT OF 1829

WHAT IS IRELAND ?

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YOU'RE GOING ABOUT YOUR DAY IN THIS CAREFREE MANNER, SUNG 4 TIMES IN "ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT"

WHAT IS MERRILY ?

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THIS U.S. FEDERAL HOLIDAY IS OBSERVED ON THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY

WHAT IS MEMORIAL DAY ?

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IN THE WINTER, SOME ANIMALS ENTER THIS DORMANT STATE IN WHICH BODY TEMPERATURE LOWERS & BREATHING & HEART RATE SLOW DOWN

WHAT IS HIBERNATION ?

200

EVEN OUT OF OFFICE, WITH MORE THAN 130 MILLION FOLLOWERS, HE GETS THE VOTE AS THE 2nd MOST FOLLOWED PERSON ON TWITTER

WHO IS BARACK OBAMA ?

400

MONTREALER ROBERT STANLEY WEIRD WROTE THIS NATIONAL ANTHEM WITH ITS STIRRING FINAL WORDS, "WE STAND ON GUARD FOR THEE"

WHAT IS "OH, CANADA" ?

400

WIMPY OF POPEYE FAME USED THIS ADVERB TO DESCRIBE THE MANNER IN WHICH HE'D "PAY YOU TUESDAY FOR A HAMBURGER TODAY"

WHAT IS "GLADLY" ?

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LEGISLATION SIGNED ON JUNE 17, 2021 MADE THIS THE FIRST NEW U.S. FEDERAL HOLIDAY SINCE 1983

WHAT IS JUNETEENTH ?

400

ANIMALS LIKE FROGS THAT CAN LIVE ON LAND OR WATER ARE KNOWN AS THESE, FROM THE GREEK FOR "BOTH" & "LIFE"

WHAT IS AN AMPHIBIAN ?

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THIS SAINT ASSOCIATED WITH CHRISTMAS HAS HIS FEAST DAY ON DECEMBER 6

WHO IS SAINT NICHOLAS ?

600

ITALIAN PATRIOT GARIBALDI CAPTURED PALERMO IN 1860 WITH COLORFUL TROOPS CALLED THESE, LIKE A COLLEGE ATHLETE SITTING OUT A YEAR

WHAT IS A RED SHIRT ?

600

YOU NEVER WANT TO BE THOUGH OF BEHAVING SUSPICIOUSLY, SO CHANGE THE FIRST LETTER TO GET THIS FORWARD-LOOKING ADVERB

WHAT IS AUSPICIOUSLY ?

600

MANY STATES NOW DESIGNATE THE SECOND MONDAY IN OCTOBER AN INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY RATHER THAN THIS

WHAT IS COLUMBUS DAY ?

600

IN 1996 ONE OF THESE NAMED DOLLY WAS THE FIRST MAMMAL TO BE CLONED FROM AN ADULT CELL

WHAT IS A SHEEP ?

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THE NAME OF THIS DAILY N.Y. TIMES VOCABULARY GAME IS ACTUALLY A PLAY ON THE NAME OF THE SOFTWARE ENGINEER WHO CREATED IT

WHAT IS WORDLE ?

800

YUKIO MISHIMA'S STORY "PATRIOTISM" BEGINS WITH A SOLDIER COMMITTING THIS FORM OF SUICIDE; MISHIMA'S LIFE ENDED SIMILARLY

WHAT IS SEPUKU (OR HARAKIRI)?

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A BODY PART STARTS THIS WORD MEANING "CORDIALLY", IN A MORE EXUBERANT SENSE, IT'S THE WAY WE WELCOMED YOU TO THE STAGE

WHAT IS HEARTILY ?

800

THIS JEWISH DAY OF ATONEMENT COMES 10 DAYS AFTER ROSH HASHANAH, THE NEW YEAR

WHAT IS YOM KIPPUR ?

800

AS PART OF METAMORPHOSIS, SOME CATERPILLARS CREATE THIS C STRUCTURE SIMILAR TO A COCOON, AND LIVE IN IT UNTIL THEIR NEXT PHASE

WHAT IS THE CHRYSALIS ?

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MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S UNAPPETIZING DESCRIPTION OF THIS FERMENTED TEA INCLUDES "GELATINOUS MASS OF SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA"

WHAT IS KOMBUCHA ?

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BEFORE HIS "MARCH TO THE SEA", HIS HALLUCINATIONS OF CONFEDERATE FORCES MADE HIM REQUEST INSANE NUMBERS OF REINFORCEMENTS

WHO IS GENERAL SHERMAN ?

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"A" IS FOR THIS ADVERB, FROM THE LATIN FOR "CAREFULLY PREPARED"; WE HOPE YOU'VE RESPONDED THAT WAY

WHAT IS ACCURATELY ?

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THIS HOLIDAY IS A SYMBOL OF SUMMER'S END IN THE U.S. BUT IN EUROPE, ITS EQUIVALENT IS CELEBRATED ON MAY 1

WHAT IS LABOR DAY ?

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THE 2 STRANDS OF THIS STUFF THAT CODES GENETIC INFORMATION ARE SAID TO RESEMBLE A TWISTED LADDER

WHAT IS DNA ?

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IN 1962, HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO ORBIT THE EARTH.

IN 1998, HE BECAME THE OLDEST PERSON AT 77 TO TRAVEL INTO SPACE

WHO IS JOHN GLENN ?