Turkish money
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LIRAS The currency of Turkey is the Turkish lira, which is divided into 100 kuruş. In 1927, the Turkish lira replaced the Ottoman lira, which had been in use since 1844. ...
Mark who was the world’s highest-paid actor in 2017
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WAHLBERG Marky Mark was frontman for the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch in the nineties. We know Marky Mark these days as noted movie actor Mark Wahlberg, leading actor in the likes of “The Italian Job” and “Shooter”. ...
Turner of American history
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NAT Nat Turner was a slave in Virginia who led a slave rebellion in 1831 that led to the deaths of over a hundred people. Half of the casualties were white,and half were black. The 55 white deaths took place on the day of ...
Die-hard fan, in modern lingo
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STAN “Stan” is a song by rapper Eminem (featuring Dido) that was recorded in 2000. The title refers to a fictional Eminem fan named “Stan” who becomes obsessed with the rapper, and who grows irate when his letters to his idol go unanswered. Stan’s ...
Actress Mireille ___ of TV’s “Hanna” and “Lucky Hank”
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ENOS Mireille Enos is an actress from Kansas City. She is perhaps best known for her TV work, playing Sarah Linden on “The Killing” and for playing twins Kathy and JoDean Marquart on “Big Love”. Enos is married to actor Alan Ruck, who I ...
Planet Earth
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TERRA The Greek goddess personifying the earth was Gaea (also “Gaia”, and meaning “land” or “earth” in Greek). The Roman equivalent goddess was Terra Mater, “Mother Earth”. “Terra” is a Latin word that means “earth” or “land.” It is commonly used in various contexts ...
“Siddhartha” author :
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HESSE The 1922 novel “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse focuses on the spiritual journey of a man called Siddhartha. Even though the Buddha’s name was Siddhartha Gautama before he renounced his former life, Hesse’s Siddhartha is a different character, but one who lived around the ...
“Let’s Make a Deal” option
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DOOR ONE The game show “Let’s Make a Deal” first aired way back in 1963. For many years the show was hosted by Monty Hall, from 1963 until 1986, and again briefly in 1991. In more recent years, Wayne Brady took over as host ...
First Nations group of the Great Lakes region
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HURON The Native Americans known as the Wyandot people are also called the Huron. The Wyandot people mainly inhabit a reservation in Quebec. “Huron” can refer to various things depending on the context. Here are a few possibilities: Huron (Ethnic Group): The Huron people, ...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” airer
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HULU “The Handmaid’s Tale” is a remarkably well-received television adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood. The story is set in a future United State after the Second American Civil War. The “Handmaids” are the few remaining fertile women ...
Figure in the Hindu trinity
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SIVA Shiva (also “Siva”) is one of the major deities of the Hindu tradition, and is known as the destroyer of evil and the transformer. Shiva is also part of the Hindu trinity known as the Trimurti, along with Brahma and Vishnu. “Shiva” can ...
Abandon without warning
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JILT To jilt someone with whom you have a relationship is to drop them suddenly or callously. “Jilt” is an obsolete noun that used to mean “harlot, loose woman”. “JILT” can refer to different things depending on the context. Here are a few possibilities: ...
Peacock show?
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TAIL The female peafowl, the peahen, has very dull plumage compared to the extravagant display on the tail of the peacock. ...
Stops over in France?
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ARRETS. “Arrêt” is the French word for “stop”. “Arrêt” is a French word that translates to “stop” or “halt” in English. It is often used in various contexts to indicate the cessation or discontinuation of an action, movement, or process. Here are a few ...
“Jeepers!”
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CRIKEY! “Crikey!” is an exclamation, and is probably a euphemism for “Christ”. ...
Month that goes by fast?
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RAMADAN Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and is traditionally a period of fasting. The faithful who observe Ramadan refrain from eating, drinking and sexual relations from dawn to dusk everyday, a lesson in patience, humility and spirituality. Ramadan is the ...
Actor Wilson of “The Office”
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RAINN Rainn Wilson is an actor best known for playing Dwight Schrute on the US version of the sitcom “The Office”. Rainn Wilson is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the American version of ...
Metric weight units
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TONNES The tonne, also known as a metric ton, is equivalent to 1,000 kg (or 2,205 lb). The tonne isn’t an official unit of mass in the metric system, but it is used a lot. ...
What nocturnal polysomnography may detect
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SLEEP APNEA Sleep apnea (“apnoea” in British English) can be caused by an obstruction in the airways, possibly due to obesity or enlarged tonsils. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder characterized by interruptions in breathing during sleep. These interruptions, known as apneas, can occur ...
San ___, capital founded in 1521
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JUAN San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico. The city was founded in 1521 by the Spanish, who called it “Ciudad de Puerto Rico” (Rich Port City). ...
