MODERN HISTORY
THE CARIBBEAN
ODDS & ENDS
INSECTS
CHEMISTRY
100

It was 1956 before a German court finally & officially declared him dead

Adolf Hitler

100

The Caribbean sea is technically part of this ocean

the Atlantic

100

Reason why you'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, & you'd better not pout

because Santa Claus is coming to town

100

This mass of hexagonal wax cells has walls only 1/80-inch thick, but can support 30 times its weight

a honeycomb

100

When copper corrodes, it turns this enviable color

green

200

In 1920, the U.S. Senate refused to ratify this treaty ending World War I

the Treaty of Versailles

200

1 of the 2 U.S. dependencies in the Caribbean

the Virgin Islands (or Puerto Rico)

200

Peter Dowdeswell ate a world record 144 of these dried fruits in 35 seconds

prunes

200

A baby butterfly

a larva (caterpillar)

200

Member of carbon family so vital to electronics a high-tech "valley" bears its name

silicon

300

In 1923, Yokohama & 1/2 of Tokyo were destroyed by one of these

an earthquake

300

The Biminis, part of these islands, lie only 60 miles east of Florida

the Bahamas

300

With north at 0ยบ, the degree number to which west would correspond

270

300

The bodies of these "white ants" make a liquid capable of dissolving glass

termites

300

To change from solid to liquid state; it happens to young girls' hearts on seeing Rob Lowe

melt

400

British headlines on January 1, 1973 read "We're in" as the country joined this group

the Common Market

400

"Caribbean" comes from fierce Indian tribes which natives called "caribales", meaning this

cannibal

400

Named for its projections that protected the sitter from drafts, it's a traditional fireside chair

a wing chair

400

The ears of a cricket are on this part of its body

the legs

400

Of acidic, alkaline, or neutral, what a 7 indicates on the numerical pH scale

neutral

500

Though overthrown as Argentina's president in 1955, he returned to power in 1973

Juan Peron

500

This populous former British colony lies farther out to sea than any other Caribbean island

Barbados

500

Sash worn with Japanese kimono, it sounds like an off-Broadway award

an obi

500

Bedbug hunter's penchant for biting humans around mouth has given it this osculatory nickname

the kissing bug

500

Branch of chemistry that studies compounds obtained from minerals

inorganic chemistry

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