"B" PREPARED
AROUND THE HOUSE
A LOSING BATTLE
DISNEY DOGS
STORY OF MY LIFE
200
'Examples include Risk, backgammon & chess'
Board games
200
'Object around the house that may be prepared with "hospital corners"'
Bed
200
'At Dyrrhachium in 48 B.C., Pompey handed this Roman one of his few defeats'
Julius Caesar
200
'Introduced in the 1930s, he's been known as Dippy Dawg, Dippy the Goof &, most famously, this'
Goofy
200
'1987:
"Marlene"'
Marlene Dietrich
400
'This type of piano is about 5 feet long'
Baby grand
400
'For this, patterns with a random match are easier to hang'
Wallpaper
400
'In 1798 Admiral Brueys & the French lost big in the battle of this river near Alexandria'
Nile
400
'We don't know why a mouse would have a dog, but he's Mickey's faithful pet'
Pluto
400
'1984:
"First Lady from Plains"'
Rosalynn Carter
600
'Literally, a lover of books'
Bibliophile
600
'When using this kitchen device introduced in the late '40s, remember the standing time is as important as the cooking time'
Microwave oven
600
'In the 1821 Battle of Carabobo, Spanish general Miguel de la Torre was no match for this South American'
Simon Bolivar
600
'The Internet Movie Database says someone actually counted all the black spots in this 1961 film & found 6,469,952'
101 Dalmatians
600
'1939:
"The Kingdom of Swing"'
Benny Goodman
800
'This contagious disease caused by the bacterium yersinia pestis can be spread by fleas from infected rats'
Bubonic plague
800
'Mary Ellen says when cleaning a chandelier, it's not unlucky to open one of these & use it to catch drips'
Umbrella
800
'In 1815 Sir Edward Pakenham's forces attacked this city & were repulsed by Andrew Jackson's'
New Orleans
800
'Nana is the Darling children's nursemaid as well as their dog in this 1953 feature'
Peter Pan
800
'1956:
"Lady Sings the Blues"'
Billie Holiday
1000
'This region of Nigeria declared its independence in May 1967, civil war & starvation followed'
Biafra
1000
'They're polarized for your safety with one prong wider than the other so they can be inserted one way only'
Plug
1000
'El Alamein loser seen here'
Erwin Rommel
1000
'A genteel cocker spaniel finds romance with a mutt from the wrong side of the tracks in this 1955 classic'
Lady and the Tramp
1000
'1954:
"My Left Foot"'
Christy Brown
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