1995
Weights and Measures
Sports Home Cities
Mythology
Plants and Trees
100
Tokyo was hit by a terrorist nerve gas attack & Kobe was hit by a major one of these, measuring 7.2.
What is an earthquake?
100
In the U.S., one of these units is equal to 3.785 liters, so fill'er up.
What is a gallon?
100
The NFLs Jaguars.
What is Jacksonville?
100
Let us pause to reflect upon this vain youth who was fatally attracted to his own reflection.
What is Narcissus?
100
The white types of these trees grow needles in bunches of 5; the yellow types, in bunches of 2 or 3.
What is a pine tree?
200
On February 7, 1995 Pres. Clinton announced he "struck out" in trying to end this controversial strike.
What is the MLB strike?
200
The lowest possible temperature is designated by zero K, or by this phrase.
What is absolute zero?
200
The MLB Mariners.
What is Seattle?
200
Oops! This famous "Heel" fell for Penthesilia the Amazon a little too late -- he'd already killed her.
What is Achilles?
200
Many of the 2,000 species of this prickly plant burst open when more water is taken in than can be stored.
What is a cactus?
300
Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of Medgar Evers, was sworn in as its chairwoman in 1995.
What is the NAACP?
300
This common measure was originally the area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day.
What is an acre?
300
NHL Blackhawks.
What is Chicago?
300
We often wax nostalgic about this young man who flew too close to the sun.
What is Icarus?
300
The cinchona tree, the source for this malaria drug, was once plentiful in South America; now it's grown mainly on Java.
What is quinine?
400
After 18 games he defeated Viswanathan Anand 10 1/2 to 7 1/2 to keep his world chess title.
Who is Gary Kasparov?
400
Run this metric distance & it's the same as 6.214 miles
What is 10 km?
400
WNBA Liberty.
What is New York City?
400
Jason's new wife Creusa shouldn't have tried on the gown this sorceress sent her: it was poisoned.
What is Medea?
400
This bog fruit, Vaccinium macrocarpon, was first cultivated in Massachusetts around 1820.
What is cranberry?
500
In February the U.N. voted to send 7,000 peacekeepers to this southern African nation.
What is Angola?
500
This unit of radiation is named for the physicist who discovered X-rays.
What is Roentgen?
500
NBA Nuggets.
What is Denver?
500
This reddish spice from the inner bark of a laurel tree forms concentric rolls called quills when dried.
What is cinnamon?
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