The 21st Century
Gum
College Majors
in Other Words
Celebrated on
Their Birthday
Low Tech
400

In 2005 Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once this country's richest man, got 9 years in jail for fraud & tax evasion

What is Russia 

400

Its campaign using twins dates back to the 1930s

What's Doublemint 

400

Mutual attraction or rapport between 2 people

What's chemistry 

400

Cat in the Hat Day,
March 2

Who's Dr. Seuss

400

A seesaw is an example of this simple machine, which is just a long beam on a fulcrum

What's a lever

800

 Since the end of the Cold War, the only emergency closing of these 25-ton blast doors at NORAD's Cheyenne Mountain complex was on this 21st-century date

What 9/11/2001

800

Walter Diemer only had this color of food dye on hand when he created his bubble gum

What is pink

800

Making one drink last a long time

What's Nursing

800

Take a Walk on the Moon Day,
August 5

Who's Neil Armstrong

800

One book in the "Fold & Fly" series teaches how to make these; a 2007 M.I.A. song is named for the

What's paper planes

1200

In 2005 there were fireworks on the 4th of July--83 million miles away, as the Deep Impact probe hit one of these

What is a comet

1200

It calls itself "America's No. 1 Cinnamon Gum"

What is Big Red

1200

Spin on the cue ball

What's English

1200

DAILY DOUBLE

Thesaurus Day,
January 18

Who is (Peter) Roget

1200

During World War I Edith Wilson had a flock of these on the White House lawns--to cut the grass

What's sheep

1600

This currency introduced Jan. 1, 2002 promptly jumped 1.5% against the dollar & 2% against the pound

What is euro

1600

Recent ads for this gum have offered reasons why the fifth dentist didn't recommend sugarless gum

What is Trident

1600

Before the time of actor Jude

What's Pre-law

1600

Gravity Day,
December 25

Who is Isaac Newton

1600

The original cover for The Rolling Stones album "Sticky Fingers" came with a functioning one of these fasteners

What's a zipper

2000

A 2003 judgment said keeping 2 women from marrying each other violated this state's constitution

What is Massachusetts

2000

The name of this gum brand sounds like a hard tissue found in teeth

What is Dentyne

2000

Great books, like a series published by Penguin

What is Classics

2000

National Handwriting Day,
January 23

Who is John Hancock

2000

A French word for "hook" gives us the name of this craft that uses a hooked needle

What's crochet

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