LEAPING
HALLMARK HALL OF FAME
LET’S GET SMALL
FIREFIGHTING
LIZARDS
200
'A disastrous economic program called the “Great Leap Forward” was begun in this country in 1958'
China
200
'In 1989 James Woods & James Garner starred in “My Name is Bill W.”, about the origins of this group'
Alcoholics Anonymous
200
'Dorrit,
Engine that Could,
rock & roll’s Richard'
little
200
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew crouches in front of a flame-filled building at the FDNY's Randall's Island Academy.) In the burn room used in training, recruits learn to keep calm and stay low, the best way to avoid this cause of up to three-quarters of U.S. fire-related deaths'
smoke inhalation
200
'You’d better keep an eye on this type of large lizard of family Varanidae of which the komodo dragon is a type'
a monitor lizard
400
'Completes the famous 1969 lunar-based quote “One small step for a man…”'
“one giant leap for mankind”
400
'In 2004 this funny lady played a developmentally challenged woman in “Riding the Bus with My Sister”'
Rosie O’Donnell
400
'Hey baby, there ain’t no easy way out; this word can precede bourgeois, larceny & cash'
petty
400
'The Jaws of Life rescue tool was originally developed in 1972 by the Hurst Company for use in this sport'
car racing
400
'Lizards that have a brille, a transparent scale covering the eye, keep it clean by doing this to it'
licking it
600
'This flexible device helps gymnasts increase the height of their leaps'
a springboard
600
'“Winter’s End” with Glenn Close & Christopher Walken wrapped up the trilogy that began with this film'
Sarah, Plain and Tall
600
'Hold me closer (this word from Middle English meaning “very small”) dancer'
tiny
600
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew stands near an open flame & an infrared camera at the FDNY's Randall's Island Academy.) Reading infrared hot spots can differentiate heat sources to find hidden hot spots among smoke; the technology is called this type of imaging'
thermal
600
'The dragon seen here gets this hairy name from its ability to flare out its throat when threatened'
the bearded lizard
800
'In ballet, one of these, from the French for “throw”, can be a “grand” or “petit” leap from one foot to the other'
jeté
800
'He’s the knighted Oscar-winner behind all the makeup in the 1982 presentation seen here'
Anthony Hopkins
800
'Slang for your psychiatrist, or a bad thing that can happen to your pants in the wash'
a shrink
800
'Take the “U” out of scuba to get this full name of firefighting gear used to go where oxygen is scarce'
a self-contained breathing apparatus
800
'This creature is one of the 2 poisonous lizards in the world & the largest lizard in the U.S.'
the Gila monster
1000
'When an atom undergoes a quantum leap, one of these light particles is emitted or absorbed'
a photon
1000
'For his role in 1971’s “The Price”, he won (& accepted!) an Emmy'
George C. Scott
1000
'An adjective for a very slim body, or a verb meaning to snub'
slight
1000
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew kneels next to a subway car and an air pump.) Thousands of pounds, like this New York City subway car, can be moved in a rescue situation using lift bags, described with this adjective from the Greek for “wind”'
pneumatic
1000
'Similar to a wattle, this protrusion seen here on the Anole lizard can be used for courtship or intimidation'
dewlap
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