FLAGS
A KATE-GORY
MEMORABLE MNEMONICS
U.S. COINS
DRUGS
200
'The flag of this country also appears on the flags of Tuvalu, Fiji & Australia'
Great Britain
200
'She was Ophelia to Branagh's "Hamlet" in '96 but one year later, her career got a "Titanic" boost'
Kate Winslet
200
'Completes the clock-changing mnemonic "Spring forward..."'
fall back
200
'In 1979 Eisenhower was demoted off the dollar coin & replaced by this women's rights leader'
Susan B. Anthony
200
'By definition, vasodilator drugs are used to widen these'
blood vessels
400
'Oliver Hazard Perry's flag featured the words "Don't Give Up" this'
the Ship
400
'Her character Penny Lane was in our eyes & in our ears after she was nominated for an Oscar for "Almost Famous"'
Kate Hudson
400
'This line of a rhyme tells us what happened "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two"'
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
400
'A few rare 1965 quarters were still made of this metal; the Mint switched to a clad coin that year'
silver
400
'Abbreviated OTC, it describes a class of drugs deemed safe enough for self-medication'
over the counter
600
'In its canton Greece's flag features a white one of these'
cross
600
'"Today" she still works the A.M. shift, but in 2001 it was rumored she would become an afternoon host'
Katie Couric
600
'Astronomically, remember "My very excellent memory just served up nine" these'
planets
600
'The 1909-S V.D.B. version of this coin is a grail to collectors; just watch out for counterfeits'
Lincoln head penny
600
'Cyclosporine is used to prevent this after an organ transplant (it won't help you when asking someone out)'
rejection
800
'This black bird of the crow family was a symbol of good luck in battle on Viking flags'
raven
800
'Before becoming a "Voyager" captain, she played a love interest of Sam Malone's on "Cheers"'
Kate Mulgrew
800
'The spaces on the treble clef are a simple F-A-C-E; on this clef they're remembered with "All cows eat grass"'
bass clef
800
'Musical instrument pictured on the back of the U.S. Bicentennial quarter'
drum
800
'Known by the brand name Rogaine, the drug minoxidil is used to treat this "losing" condition'
loss of hair
1000
'Adopted in 1965, Ontario's flag features 3 of these leaves'
maple leaves
1000
'Celebrity birthdays for January 16 include Marilyn Horne, A.J. Foyt & this waif supermodel'
Kate Moss
1000
'To remember these from largest in area to smallest, try "Sam's horse must eat oats"'
the Great Lakes
1000
'Collectors don't use "tails" & "heads", they use the terms reverse & this'
obverse
1000
'It's the medical abbrev. used to identify the drug azidothymidine, a drug used to combat the AIDS virus'
AZT
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