ANIMALS
THE 1800S
CURRENT EXPRESSIONS
SPORTS
FASHION HISTORY
200
'In 1956 it was discovered that hamsters could be infected with this "common" human malady'
the common cold
200
'When Stonewall Jackson was fatally wounded, he had this French emperor's "Maxims of War" in his haversack'
Napoleon
200
'It's the "sport" of changing from NBC to TNT to CNN to GSN to HBO...'
channel surfing
200
'On November 30, 1996 this Bulls player became the 10th in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points'
Michael Jordan
200
'This hair color of Elizabeth I was quite fashionable in 16th century England'
red
400
'Many American breeds of this animal, like the rambouillet, are raised more for their fleece than for meat'
sheep
400
'Eleonora Duse starred in the title role in the play "Denise" by this famous French "fils"'
Alexandre Dumas
400
'Our web address isn't read "Sony period com", but this way'
"Sony dot com"
400
'This German won 7 of 9 Wimbledon women's singles titles from 1988-1996'
Steffi Graf
400
'In the 1930s, loose pants outfits worn for lounging were known by this "sleepwear" term'
pajamas
600
'This crab's habit of waving its big claw gave it a musical name'
the fiddler crab
600
'His pen-&-ink drawings of his famous "girl" came to represent the ideal young American woman'
Charles Dana Gibson
600
'Name for the computer-aided process seen here:'
morphing
600
'In 1996 Emmitt Smith, with $16.5 million, & this Dolphins QB, with $11.7 million, led the NFL in total earnings'
Dan Marino
600
'Named for the modest wife of Pepin the Short, a bertha is a wide one of these blouse features'
a collar
800
'In 1996 158 of these endangered marine mammals died in a red tide of toxic algae in Florida'
manatees
800
'A near-riot ensued when Boito's opera "Mefistofele" premiered at this Milan opera house in 1868'
La Scala
800
'If you're engaging in wishful thinking, you may want to perform this type of "check"'
a reality check
800
'1 of 4 California stadiums that have hosted a Super Bowl'
(1 of) Jack Murphy, L.A. Coliseum, the Rose Bowl & Stanford Stadium
800
'The full pants worn by these cowboys of the Pampas became popular for women in the 1960s'
gauchos
1000
'The Canadian government has blamed the decline of this Atlantic food fish partly on the harp seal'
the cod
1000
'Some say rum was sneaked into White House refreshments while she was First Lady 1877-1881'
Lucy Hayes ("Lemonade Lucy")
1000
'A smart car has a small screen that displays this'
a map
1000
'In 1941 this Red Sox star led the major leagues in both batting average, .406, & home runs, 37'
Ted Williams
1000
'Introduced around 1912, this skirt was so tight at the bottom women could barely walk in it'
a hobble skirt
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