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POEMS ON POETS
200
'U.S. News & World Report calls this New Haven school the best value college, even with tuition at over $38,000 a year'
Yale
200
'According to tradition, this prop used by magicians should be made of hazel wood cut at sunrise'
a wand
200
'1976:
Nadia Comaneci;
2008:
Nastia Liukin (champions all-around)'
gymnastics
200
'Patrick Jephson, her aide in the 1990s, doesn't aid her reputation with his book "Shadows of a Princess"'
Princess Diana
200
'To hear about "My Highland Lassie" / My poor heart, it yearns / For he wrote 'em, I just quote 'em / He is...'
(Rabbie) Burns
400
'According to the Cat Fanciers' Assoc., the top breed of pedigreed cat is this feline with a Middle Eastern name'
Persian
400
'This duo first teamed up in 1975; one was a clown college graduate & juggler, the other, a silent magician'
Penn & Teller
400
'1964:
Joe Frazier;
1996:
Wladimir Klitschko'
boxing
400
'Vladislav Surkov, a longtime aide to this former president, is known as the Kremlin's "Gray Cardinal"'
(Vladimir) Putin
400
'"The Lamb" & "The Fly" are far from a mess / But this man's "The Tyger" / Gets all the good press'
(William) Blake
600
'Not only is Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta the world's busiest airport, this airline based there is the largest'
Delta
600
'This magician's feats include walking through the Great Wall of China'
David Copperfield
600
'1924:
Helen Wills;
2004:
Justine Henin-Hardenne'
tennis
600
'(Hi. I'm Chris Matthews.) Here's a tip for you: for 6 years, I was the top aide to this Democrat from Massachusetts when he was Speaker of the House'
Tip O\'Neill
600
'Being called "a gargoyle of a man" / May have caused him to lose all hope / But his "Rape of the Lock" was good / He's...'
(Alexander) Pope
800
'Not surprisingly, this taste sensation is rocking as Ben & Jerry's top-selling ice cream flavor'
Cherry Garcia
800
'This 16-letter synonym for sleight of hand comes from the Latin for "nimble finger"'
prestidigitation
800
'1904:
Thomas Kiely, with 6,036 points;
2000:
Erki Nool, with 8,641'
the decathlon
800
'In 1948 White House aide Lauchlin Currie told this committee he wasn't a Soviet spy; today we know he was'
the House Un-American Activities Committee
800
'"A hundred naked maidens" / Danced in his "Faerie Queene" / Give this Elizabethan credit / He sure could set a scene'
(Edmund) Spenser
1000
'In 2011 this Nissan model was Consumer Reports' top pick for family sedan'
the Altima
1000
'In November 2000 this illusionist known for his street magic was encased in a block of ice for 63 hours in Times Square'
David Blaine
1000
'1896:
Ellery Clark, 20' 10";
2000:
Ivan Pedroso, 28' 3/4"'
the long jump
1000
'In 2009 an aide to the Defense Sec. was ensnared in the scandal over a couple who crashed this White House event'
the White House State Dinner
1000
'This romantic poet was really not clairvoyant / In 1822 / He put "Hellas" into view / But we wish he was more buoyant'
Shelley
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