MNEMONIC POSSESSION
For these, "My very educated mother just served us nine pizzas" got cut to "My very educated mother just served us nachos"
the planets
Chipmunks don't pack on much body fat for winter; hence the storage pouches in these, helping them put away food
Cheeks
-curricular,
-sensory,
-marital
extra
This author took 8 years to write "Jurassic Park"
(Michael) Crichton
If you don't care for Mr. Biv, a second way to remember these is "Richard of York gave battle in vain"
The colors of the rainbow
In the barn & other species of this bird, one ear is higher so the time lag in hearing helps locate the source
Barn Owl
-culture,
-insurgency,
-intuitive
counter
She took 10 years to write "Gone with the Wind"
Margaret Mitchell
Regarding a stroke, "FAST" means to check for drooping here, weakness in these & difficulty with this--then the "T" is for time
Dogs' eyes seem to glow in the dark because light is reflected by a special layer of crystals called the tapetum lucidum that acts like a mirror; it's found between the sclera & this 6-letter eye part
Retina
-focus,
-didact,
-bahn
auto
Mon dieu! Victor Hugo began writing this sprawling epic in 1845 & finished it 17 years later
Les Miserables
It's easy--& grisly!--to remember this collective group: "Divorced, beheaded, died / Divorced, beheaded, survived"
The wives of king Henry VIII
Used in sonar, a fatty area on a dolphin's forehead is called this, like a large vine fruit or a whole human head
Melon
-sphere,
-rhythm,
-degradable
bio
After years writing children's books, Gregory Maguire published this 1995 novel that revises a kids' classic
Wicked
"Dear King Philip claps often for good science" begins with this--all life can be divided into 3, including bacteria
Domain
This monkey from Borneo is named for its nose, which can be 1/4 its body length
Proboscis monkey
-activity,
-location,
-isotope
radio
Herman Hesse took 11 years to pen this novel about an Indian boy during the time of Buddha
Siddhartha