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On a Pizza
Long Ago
Far Away
The Alphabet
200
The Sun does this on its axis; since it's a ball of gas its parts do it at varying speeds.
What is ROTATES?
200
Topping a pizza with this tropical fruit will make it Hawaiian.
What is PINEAPPLE?
200
Egyptians could read the latest Book of the Dead on scrolls made from this reed.
What is PAPYRUS?
200
It was in Tongan waters that the crew of this ship mutinied against Captain Bligh.
What is the BOUNTY?
200
If you're Aurelio Figueroa each of your names contains all 5 basic letters of this type.
What are VOWELS?
400
Like the Moon's the Sun's gravity causes these on Earth but they're half as high due to greater distance.
What are TIDES?
400
Picked from trees & sometimes picked off pizza the black ones are more common as toppings than the green ones.
What are OLIVES?
400
About 4000 years ago the Mesopotamians reinvented the wheel by using these to make it lighter.
What are SPOKES?
400
Go straight south across the Strait of Gibraltar from Europe & you'll be in this North African country.
What is MORROCCO?
400
It's the least common letter in English printed matter but a common S substitute among rappers.
What is Z?
600
A device you light to signal an emergency or a brief brightening near a sunspot.
What is a FLARE?
600
This fungal topping is grown inside buildings that simulate the conditions inside a cave.
What are MUSHROOMS?
600
When he died at age 33 in 323 B.C. his empire was over 2500 miles wide.
Who was ALEXANDER THE GREAT?
600
3,000,000- sq.mi. plain that's home to the Argentinian goucho.
What is PAMPAS?
600
The Phoenician version of this letter resembled ours but the 3 lines pointed left.
What is E?
800
Your body needs these solar rays to make vitamin D but too many can cause sunburn or worse.
What are UV(ULTRAVIOLET) RAYS?
800
It goes on a pizza as an ingredient of the sauce or as a sun-dried topping.
What is TOMATO?
800
After the Persians destroyed the temples on this hill Pericles had them rebuilt & added the Parthenon.
What is THE ACROPOLIS?
800
This island off Africa is home to over 13 million people & the animal seen here.
What is MADAGASCAR?
800
THEY'RE ALSO CALLED MAJUSCULES & YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM.
What are CAPITALS LETTERS (OR UPPER CASE LETTERS)?
1000
The Sun's energy comes from this nuclear reaction at 27,000,000 deg. F. --- clearly not the cold type.
What is FUSION?
1000
A quatro formaggi pizza is topped with this many different types of cheeses including mozzerella.
What is 4?
1000
While ruling Babylonia from 605 to 562 B.C. he conquered Jerusalem.
Who is NEBUCHADNEZZAR?
1000
During winter ice closes the northern parts of this sea, the largest inland body of water in the world.
What is the CASPIAN SEA?
1000
These people added X & G to the Etruscan alphabet & gave their name to the one we use.
Who are the ROMANS?