Skinny Skis Spelling Bee

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The National Spelling Bee is on, and although you may not be a 13-year-old genius like the finalists in Washington, you can still test your spelling and cross-country ski savvy with this fun quiz.

See how you do, and then watch the real deal tonight (Thurs. May 28, 2009) at 8 p.m. ET on ABC!

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    Pronunciation: KAM-BER ... Definition: (noun) the flex of a ski determined by skier's weight; how much weight needed to flatten ski

  2. 2

    HER-ING-BOHN ... (noun): method of getting up a steep hill where skier forms V-shape with skis, puts weight on inside edges and moves upward using poles from behind for support

  3. 3

    KIK-ZOHN ... (noun): the middle part of a classic ski base where kick wax goes

  4. 4

    BAHY-ATH-LON ... (noun): a competition in which cross-country skiers, carrying rifles, shoot at targets

  5. 5

    AH-PREY-SKEE ... (noun): the period of relaxation following skiing; i.e. shopping, drinking, hot-tubbing)

  6. 6

    HAHY-PUH-THER-MEE-UH ... (noun): the worst that could happen while skiing; a life-threatening condition in which a person's body temperature drops dramatically below normal

  7. 7

    SKEE-JAWR-ING ... (noun): Norwegian word meaning "ski-driving" where one or more dogs (or a horse!) pull a skier over snow; not usually allowed at Nordic centers

  8. 8

    SITS-MAHRK ... (noun): large indentation in snow created by the backside of a fallen skier

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