4-LETTER HOMOPHONES
Money paid to release one from the hoosegow
&
a large bundle of goods
bail/bale
This standardized test widely used in college admissions since 1926 is introducing a digital version in March 2024
SAT
These "lip-smacking" treats were introduced by Hershey's in 1907
Kisses
Lug, monkey, or pipe
wrench
A language of the Middle East, it was added as the sixth language of the U.N. General Assembly in 1973
City where debate is being held.
Atlanta
(Peach State)
An adjective meaning twofold
&
a deadly contest
dual/duel
An evasive maneuver test for cars in Sweden bears the name of these deer you would definitely want to avoid when driving
Moose
This original Herman Munster on TV wrote the children's book "A Chocolate Moose for Dinner"
Fred Gwynne
(judge in My Cousin Vinny)
It's the office or position of a judge, or where he sits
bench
This sixth planet from the Sun was first visited by Pioneer 11 in 1979
Saturn
Age of both candidates added together.
159
A warning on the links
&
what Vier means in German
fore/four
The NCAA's drug testing program covers stimulants, masking agents & these, such as androstenedione
steroids
(andro-stee-nuh-deone)
Chocolate for eating is divided into 3 tastes: sweet, semisweet & this, which has little sugar
Bittersweet
A deep ditch or furrow
a trench
Number corresponding to 10 to the sixth power
a million
How they determined who gets the final closing argument.
Flip of a coin
(heads or tails)
To quote an author
&
the location of a proposed building
cite/site
Used to determine if a computer can "think", the Turing test was originally known as this, also the name of a 2014 movie about Turing
the imitation game
Introduced in 1896, these chewy chocolates were the first wrapped penny candy
Tootsie Rolls
It can mean to make white, or to boil fruit or vegetables briefly, then plunge them into cold water
blanch
From the Latin for "sixth hour", it's an early afternoon rest or nap
a siesta
What each candidate is given to bring to podium during the debate
pen-paper-bottle of water
(notes and thirst quencher)
An insect
&
to hurry away
flea/flee
In 1915 Emil Truog developed a test to measure the level of this property in soil, leading to restored fields & increased yields
pH (acidity)
This British company makes about 300 million creme eggs a year, exporting about 1/3 of them
Cadbury
In mythology Triton could calm or stir the waters by blowing this shell
conch
Per the text of the Sixth Amendment, the accused must know the charge & "be confronted with" these
witnesses against him
Two significant changes in this debates structure.
No audience muted microphones
(I can't hear you!)