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This Week, A Pretty Lepidoptera

October 5, 2014 • The word cho means "beautiful" in Korean and "butterfly" in Japanese. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name based around "cho."

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Dr. Ernest Moniz, shown here in April 2013, is the U.S. Secretary of Energy.

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Not My Job: Secretary Of Energy Ernest Moniz Gets Quizzed On Bert

October 4, 2014 • We asked the nuclear physicist — who either goes by the nickname Ernie, or ought to — how much he knows about the Sesame Street character Bert.

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Sandwich Monday: The Pizza Cake

September 29, 2014 • For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the Pizza Cake, which is a fancy way of saying "a bunch of pizzas stacked on top of each other."

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A Puzzle Cheer: Give Me An 'A'!

September 28, 2014 • This week, we've got clues for two words. Add a long A sound at the end of the first word to phonetically get the second one.

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Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of the memoir Eat, Pray, Love, Committed and The Signature of All Things.

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Not My Job: 'Eat, Pray, Love' Author Gets Quizzed On Dieting, Blasphemy, Hate

September 27, 2014 • We ask Elizabeth Gilbert about the opposites of eating, praying and loving. Her latest novel is called The Signature of All Things.

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Playground Nationals

September 25, 2014 • Don't you wish that the games you played as a kid were announced by professional sportscasters? In this game, try to figure out the playground classic as called from the skybox.

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Animal Instincts

September 25, 2014 • Redemption is nigh for returning contestants who have reached the final round. Whose instincts about names containing animals (Snoop Dogg) will lead to victory?

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I Saw The Signs

September 25, 2014 • Signs, signs, everywhere signs! House musician Jonathan Coulton sings "The Sign" by evil Swedish pop wizards Ace of Base, with rewritten lyrics that hint to actual signs, signals and omens.

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Worst. Vacation. Ever.

September 25, 2014 • The world's a lonely planet, so why not turn to the Internet to figure out which spots need company. Try to guess which famous landmarks are depicted in these less-than-positive TripAdvisor reviews.

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Take Me Out To The Ball Game

September 25, 2014 • Step up to the mound — every answer in this game is a word, phrase or proper noun that also contains a baseball term. Catch my drift?

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Random Questions With: John Cameron Mitchell

September 25, 2014 • The Tony Award-winner is best known for creating the story of a transgender punk-rock star in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. In this game, we remove the make-up and discover the man under the wig.

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John Cameron Mitchell: New Hollywood Film Buff

September 25, 2014 • Hedwig is about forging a singular identity from two different elements. We test Mitchell's encyclopedic knowledge of 'New Hollywood' films by mashing up titles of classic films that share a word.

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This, That Or The Other VIII

September 25, 2014 • In this installment of an AMA classic, contestants must distinguish between indie bands, Dungeons & Dragons monsters and foreign films. (Not to be confused with foreign bands or indie films.)

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