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verb • understand, usually after some initial difficulty • receive punishment | ||||||||
| 40% | 8 | Result of a joke that falls flat | ||||||
noun • the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired • a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine • a fire that is set intentionally in order to slow an approaching forest fire or grassfire by clearing a burned area in its path • a miscalculation that recoils on its maker verb • come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect • emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire • set a controlled fire to halt an advancing forest to prairie fire | ||||||||
| 33% | 8 | Term for a bonus question that can be attempted after correctly answering a primary question | ||||||
noun • an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings | ||||||||
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