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THE 21st CENTURY WITH CNN
200
'The story "The Snows of" this African mountain first appeared in a 1936 Esquire spread'
Kilimanjaro
200
'Some say that the medieval tapestries about the hunting of this mythical beast symbolize the life of Christ'
the unicorn
200
'Josef Delarose Lascaux introduced this confection, aka spun sugar, at his dental practice'
cotton candy
200
'Choose from 26 hot babes holding 26 briefcases on this hit game show'
Deal or No Deal
200
'(I'm Suzanne Malveaux.) Pope Benedict's visit to the U.S. was extra festive: during his White House visit, he was serenaded with this 1893 song'
"Happy Birthday To You"
400
'Inman is a confederate soldier trying to get home in this Charles Frazier novel'
Cold Mountain
400
'(Jon of the Clue Crew shows a geometric diagram on the monitor.) If side a equals 3 & side B equals 4, it's the length of side C'
5
400
'The supple consistency of this chewy saltwater candy is achieved by twisting & pulling as it cools'
taffy
400
'You face off against the mob on this Bob Saget-hosted show'
1 vs. 100
400
'Done to prevent repeat voting, the purple fingers were a symbol of the return of democracy to this country'
Iraq
600
'Before "Into the Wild", this author wrote "Into Thin Air", about a Mount Everest trip gone wrong'
Jon Krakauer
600
'In "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Littte Eva's first name is actually this, like the heroine of a Longfellow poem'
Evangeline
600
'Admiral Byrd took 2 1/2 tons of these Necco candies on his trip to the South Pole'
Necco Wafers
600
'Though Bob has retired from this game show, it still tapes in the "Bob Barker Studio"'
The Price Is Right
600
'(I'm Anderson Cooper, anchor of A.C. 360.) In 2005, this craft put the Space Shuttle program back in flight after Columbia's tragedy 2 years earlier'
Discovery
800
'A crash landing in the Himalayas sets the stage for this James Hilton tale of a fabled land'
Lost Horizon
800
'Aptly, a big, fluffy makeup brush is named for this form of Japanese theatre known for its distinctive heavy makeup'
kabuki theatre
800
'George Renninger invented this tricolored confection in the 1880s; farmers loved its agrarian look'
candy corn
800
'5 elementary school kids help adults make the grade on this Jeff Foxworthy game show'
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
800
'The Doomsday Vault in Arctic Norway preserves these in case of a disaster affecting the world's food supply'
seeds
1000
'James Baldwin gained fame with this semi-autobiographical work that includes a peak in the title'
Go Tell It on the Mountain
1000
'More than 1,000 islands make up the Alexander Archipelago in this U.S. state'
Alaska
1000
'Macaroons are often made with the shredded meat of this palm fruit'
coconut
1000
'Show on which 2 clans compete to guess the top responses to survey questions'
Family Feud
1000
'(I'm Campbell Brown.) The Democrats have adopted a 50-state strategy at the instigation of this DNC chairman & former presidential contender'
Howard Dean
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