RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS
"A" _____
ODYSSEY
2001
SWEETS
200
'Purim,
Sukkot'
Judaism
200
'"All in the Family" became "_____ Bunker's Place"'
Archie
200
'Soon after his son Telemachus was born, Odysseus joined the expedition to this city'
Troy
200
'In January 2001 rolling blackouts were ordered by officials in this state'
California
200
'These "chewy cinnamon flavored candies" sound like a spicy Mexican dish'
Hot Tamales
400
'Assumption,
Ascension'
Roman Catholicism
400
'Drivin' from Mississippi to Georgia you're bound to drive through _____'
Alabama
400
'Guest-starring in Book IV is this little lady from "The Iliad" over whom a war was fought'
Helen of Troy
400
'In August a textile maker popped into the news with a new fabric made with polymers from this food'
corn
400
'This Middle East confection of ground sesame seeds & honey is sold in bars & slabs'
Halvah
600
'Eid al-Fitr,
Laylat al-Qadr'
Islam
600
'Among the juices in Hawaiian Punch is _____; there is also some apricot puree'
apple
600
'In order to blind Polyphemus, Odysseus had to put out this many eyes'
1
600
'Flights in & out of Puerto Rico were canceled July 29, due to one of these in Montserrat'
a volcanic eruption (or volcanic explosion)
600
'If you're looking for a chocolate bar chock full of peanuts, try this one introduced in 1925'
Mr. Goodbar
800
'Diwali,
Holi'
Hinduism
800
'On October 3, 1985 the space shuttle _____ took off on its first mission'
Atlantis
800
'In Homer's time the tale wasn't read, it was chanted to the accompaniment of this'
a lyre
800
'On February 6 this Likud Party leader was elected prime minister'
Ariel Sharon
800
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew reports.) Made from nut paste, it's the colorful confection seen here'
marzipan
1000
'Wesak,
Navam'
Buddhism
1000
'_____ is the name of a dog in Joyce's "Ulysses" & of a Musketeer partner of Dumas' Aramis'
Athos
1000
'This demigoddess trapped Odysseus on Ogygia for 7 years--7 years of steel drums & "The Banana Boat Song", we guess...'
Calypso
1000
'In April a U.S. plane & a Chinese fighter jet collided & in February a U.S. sub hit a boat from this country'
Japan
1000
'From the French for "lightning", it's an oblong cream- or custard-filled pastry'
an eclair
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