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The name of this lemon-lime soda means an elf or a fairy
Sprite
Created in Atlanta, this soft drink was being sold in every state & territory of the U.S. by 1895
Coca-Cola
This group of 12 people is sworn to render a verdict
A Jury
This state has the longest border with Mexico
Texas
Name the sport: Scissors kick, freestyle, individual medley
Swimming
It's sugar cooked until it melts & turns brown; butterscotch is similar, but with the addition of butter
Caramel
the 3 fundamental phases of matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas
In 1887 Oregon became the first state to pass a law recognizing this September holiday
Labor Day
How many years is a tricentennial
300
Military term for a 180
About face
She was still a teen when she became queen of Egypt in 51 B.C.
Cleopatra
Roughly as large as the U.S., this desert is spread over 10 African nations
The Sahara
Barack Obama was elected to the presidency in this year
2008
"Five golden rings" is a line from this holiday song
The Twelve Days of Christmas
It's a one-word term for a tropical rainforest, especially one in Africa, loud with monkeys & parrots
Jungle
If you have 2 dozen dolls & you sell 1/3 of them, you're left with this many
16
A delta is the region where one of these divides up & flows into an ocean
River
Liquid at room temperature, it has the same name as a planet
Mercury
Digestion happens in the small one of these, which is linked to the stomach, & in the large one that comes next
Intestine
Of the 4 major Miami pro sports teams, it's the one team name that's not an animal
Heat
This joint has a type of macaroni named for it
Elbow
The state to the left of Maine
New Hampshire
The name of this British monetary unit comes from a unit of weight
Pound
Word for the result you get when you divide one number by another
Quotient
Since the 1890s people have used this word for a meal that combines the day's first & second one
Brunch