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Who arethe NY Knicks
The team that won the very first NBA game
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Who are the Plastics
The nickname of a Mean Girl group who wear pink on Wednesdays
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Who is Mata Hari
A dutch exotic dancer best known by her stage name. She was convicted of being a spy for Germany during WWI
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What is Cat gut
Despite the name, these strings are usually made from sheep or goat
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What is the Scoville scale
The measurement of the spiciness or “heat” of peppers
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Who are the Green Bay Packers
The oldest team in the NFL
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What is Charmed
A TV series about sister witches that use the Power of Three
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Who is Ian Fleming
A British naval intelligence officer turned author best known for his spy novels? Hint: The fictional spy has no time to die
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What is a luthier
the name for a craftsperson who builds and/or repairs string instruments
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What is the Scotch bonnet
A pepper often used to give Caribbean dishes their unique flavor? It is related to the habanero
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What is the Black Sox Scandal
A Major League Baseball scandal that took place during the 1919 World Series
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Who are the Three Stooges
A vaudeville comedy team active from 1922 to 1970 whose most famous lineup was Moe, Larry, and Curly
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Who is Nathan Hale
“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” are the reported last words of this American spy
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What is the Alphorn/alpenhorn/alpine horn
A horn that is traditionally made from red pine and was historically used for communication by European mountain dwellers
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What is Capsaicin?
the chemical irritant that produces a burning sensation in any tissue that comes into contact with a pepper
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What is Horse racing
The sport Potoooooooo (or Pot-8-Os) participated in
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Who are the Three Musketeers
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
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Who is Sir Christopher Lee
Worked as a British spy during WWII and later found fame in Hollywood working for Hammer films. (He famously portrayed Dracula)
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What is the Didgeridoo
The name of the Aboriginal Australian wind instrument that is played using circular breathing?
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Where is Central and South America
The region of the world where all chili peppers originate
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What is golf
The only sport to be played on the moon
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What is The Three Caballeros
The 1944 disney film that features Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito Pistoles
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Who is Josephine Baker
While working for the French Resistance during WW2, she would carry messages to be transmitted to England written in invisible ink on her sheet music
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What is the Balalaika
A Russian stringed instrument with a triangular hollow body and three strings
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What is the Ghost pepper
The common name for an Indian pepper known as bhut jolokia and was rated as the world’s hottest chili pepper in 2007
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