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ORGANIZATIONS

200

'The name of this 111-year-old association means it's for moms & dads & educators'

the PTA (Parent-Teacher\'s Association)

400

'The president of Gallaudet helped found the AAPD, American Association of People with these'

Disabilities

600

'As an old man in 1787, Ben Franklin took on the presidency of a "Society for Promoting the Abolition of" this'

Slavery

800

'The Society Islands in French Polynesia got their name from a visit by Captain Cook & this society'

the Royal Society of London

1000

'In 1957 Tom Hayden went off to college in Ann Arbor, where he would co-found this 1960s student organization'

Students for a Democratic Society

MOVIE ADJECTIVES

200

'1989:

"The ___ Baker Boys"'

Fabulous

400

'2011:

"The ___ Lady"

Iron

600

'2000:
"The ___ Storm"'

Perfect

800

'1969:
"The ___ Bunch"'

Wild

1000

'2005:
"The ___ Gardener"'

Constant

FUN ON THE MAP

200

'Just one look at this island southeast of Sumatra makes me want a cup of coffee'

Java

400

'Say ahhhhhhhh! The Dalton Iceberg Tongue on this continent actually looks like a tongue'

Antarctica

600

'This world capital has the same name as a character in "Romeo and Juliet"'

Paris

800

'The Greater Antilles are big islands, like Cuba; the smaller ones may get a complex with this "diminuitive" name'

the Lesser Antilles

1000

'A digitally enhanced map of these bodies of water in New York State shows you how they got this name'

the Finger Lakes

MAKE IT STICK

200

'This line of auto body products includes 4 Minute Epoxy Steel & EZ Finish Bumper Repair Adhesive'

Bondo

400

'Johnson & Johnson says it's a myth that uncovered wounds heal faster & advises using this adhesive brand'

Band-Aid

600

'Because it was waterproof, this popular sticky stuff may have originally been named for the bird'

duct tape

800

'Use instant glue for glass & white glue with a clamp for wood, which has these, like skin, for glue to enter'

pores

1000

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew sticks some white stuff on the bottom of a vase.) A quick, adhering substance that holds valuables in place & won't harm wood shelves is sold as this type of putty, named for the type of institution that uses it'

museum putty

"BARN"S

200

'This purple Jurassic giant is a PBS headliner'

Barney

400

'These crustaceans adhere to ships' hulls'

barnacles

600

'Step right up! This impresario's ostentatious mansion was known as "Iranistan"'

P.T. Barnum

800

'Aerial acrobatics popular in the Midwest after WWI'

barnstorming

1000

'Private 4-year women's college located at 3009 Broadway in Manhattan'

Barnard