MIND YOUR MANNERS
NOTABLE WOMEN
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
PEABODY AWARD WINNERS
GERMAN WORDS & PHRASES
200
'When "The Star-Spangled Banner" is played, foreigners as well as Americans should do this'
stand
200
'In 1994 a Liberty ship was named in honor of this Underground Railroad leader'
Harriet Tubman
200
'The name of this religion predominant in Haiti is an African-derived word for "god" or "spirit"'
Voodoo
200
'1996 was a good year for Fox as 2 of its shows won: "The X-Files" & this animated series'
The Simpsons
200
'If your command of the German language is poor, it wouldn't hurt to ask, "Sprechen sie Englisch?", which means this'
Do you speak English?
400
'Etiquette experts say it's okay between courses or after the meal to put these body parts on the table'
your elbows
400
'Dorothy Hansine Andersen identified this disease abbreviated CF & devised a test to diagnose it'
cystic fibrosis
400
'This small Mexican state's "saucy" name is Indian for "damp earth", not "hot pepper"'
Tabasco
400
'This show whose theme is heard here copped an award for 1981'
Hill Street Blues
400
'Literally meaning "little woman", it once meant "Miss", but many modern German women now find it offensive'
fraulein
600
'"Etiquette for Dummies" says an index finger flat & firm against your upper lip may forestall one of these'
a sneeze
600
'Reaching for the stars, in 1865 Maria Mitchell became Vassar's first professor of this science'
astronomy
600
'Canada's southernmost point lies on Middle Island in this Great Lake'
Erie
600
'A tour she gave of her home in 1962 won a Peabody'
Jacqueline Kennedy
600
'Germans call this holiday Neujahrstag'
New Year\'s Day
800
'If you have ESP or your phone has this, it's okay to answer the phone greeting the person by name'
caller ID
800
'While living in Europe, she was asked to help introduce the Red Cross to America, & she did'
Clara Barton
800
'Argentines call residents of this port city "Portenos", which means "people of the port"'
Buenos Aires
800
'The Program for Youth Award for 1960 went to this game show sponsored by GE'
College Bowl
800
'If you order schwarzen kaffee mit sahne in a restaurant, you'll get coffee with this'
cream
1000
'At a formal dinner, don't sit until the host, hostess or this person does'
the guest of honor
1000
'Grace Hopper was perhaps best-known for co-developing this computer language used in business'
COBOL
1000
'The West Indian island of Aruba is a self-governing part of this European country'
the Netherlands
1000
'She produced & starred in 1974's Peabody Award-winning "Free to Be...You & Me"'
Marlo Thomas
1000
'You'd better not drive the wrong direction down an einbahnstrasse, which is this'
a one-way street
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