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The most common construction mess conveniently always arriving due to sanding right before final finishes?
A construction method called hang-tu was used for this landmark partition that's partly made with clay bricks.
What is the Great Wall of China?
Electric City, Washington began as a community to house personnel working on the construction of this huge project
What is the Grand Coulee Dam?
Don't have too much! One of the key flavors in eggnog is this aromatic spice, that in high doses can cause hallucinations.
What is nutmeg?
Everyone loves alliteration. None less than a famed NASCAR duo with this signature catchphrase.
What is "Shake and Bake"?
This type of fastener is commonly used to join two materials together with a tight, secure connection, often requiring a tool to drive it in.
What are Drill Dowels?
After 10 years of construction, this waterway officially opened November 17, 1869.
What is the Panama Canal?
A name straight out of this world, this company founded in 1911 in Tacoma Washington is famous for it's sweet treats.
What is Mars?
This real-life department store served as the setting for the Christmas film “Miracle on 34th Street”.
What is Macy's?
Commonly misquoted from the Star Wars Universe, this Character never actually states the name of his son during their confrontation suspended above a bottomless pit.
Commonly used for tile applications, this specific tool is used in conjunction with a drill to prevent damage to surrounding finishes.
What is a diamond drillbit?
"Pargeter" is an old term for a worker who applies this stuff to walls & ceilings; he doesn't have to be from Paris.
What is a plasterer?
Tiny but mighty, in 1974 this city became the smallest city in history to host a World's Fair.
Where is Spokane?
In Germany, this frightening anti-Santa Claus with goat’s hooves and horns punishes children who misbehave instead of bringing them gifts.
Who is Krampus?
While credit is given when credit is due, this 19th Century inventor is commonly miscredited with the invention of the elevator; when in fact, he invented the emergency brakes for it.
A key component in fire alarm systems. These small devices alert emergency responders to particulate entering major air distribution systems.
What are duct detectors?
In 1944 construction of Kemal Atatürk's mausoleum began in this city & lasted 9 years.
Where is Ankara?
Unrelated but this Southwestern Washington town shares a namesake with a certain Wyoming native's character on "That Seventies Show".
Where is Kelso?
Get ahead of the crowd! This American delicacy is a Japanese traditional Christmas meal that is sometimes ordered two months in advance!
However improbable, this vowel is completely missing from the entire 50,000 word text of Ernest Wright’s “Gadsby”
What is 'E'?
Used primarily in geotechnical and soil system applications, these propriatary metal products fall under this generic trademark?
What are DYWDAGs?
A mainstay of traditional Japanese construction, this searing method of processing wood materials imparts a natural weathering and erosion resistance.
What is Shou Sugi Ban?
Serving from 1965 to 1977, who served as the president of Evergreen College from 1977 to 1983, this man is only one of three men elected to three terms as Washington Governor.
Who is Daniel J. Evans?
Sarah Jessica Parker’s character spills this multi-layered egg dish all over herself in the 2005 holiday romantic comedy, “The Family Stone.”
What is a Strata?
Caught red handed, this 19th Century French Policeman is credited with the invention of Anthropometry. The first system using physical features of criminals to identify suspects.
Who is Alphonse Bertillon?