LIVRES EN FRANÇAIS
20 YEARS LATER
INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
THAT'S RARE
200
'Laura Ingalls Wilder:
"La petite maison dans la prairie"'
Little House on the Prairie
200
'1985:
Starred in "Commando";
2005:
Ran an entire state'
Arnold Schwarzeneger
200
'In December 2008 Time magazine shut down its edition for this country; it was the same as the U.S. edition except for the ads'
Canada
200
'The axial rotation of the Earth seems to shift the plane of motion of this scientist's pendulum'
Foucault
200
'Except to break ties, this presiding officer of the House of Representatives rarely votes'
the Speaker of the House
400
'Dickens:
"Un chant de noel"'
A Christmas Carol
400
'1989:
Sang on 2 No. 1 hits;
2009:
Judged a singing contest on national TV'
Paula Abdul
400
'Trying to learn this language? Subscribe to the bilingual Hiragana Times'
Japanese
400
'An excess of neutrons usually causes fission; fission emits neutrons, causing fission... hence this reaction'
a chain reaction
400
'This green gem is actually a rare variety of beryl'
emerald
600
'Hemingway:
"Le soleil se leve aussi"'
The Sun Also Rises
600
'1988:
Won "Cheers" for his sitcom acting;
2008:
Won raves as a baddie on "Damages"'
Ted Danson
600
'64, a magazine devoted to this game, is from Russia, home of champions at it like Khalifman & Kramnik'
chess
600
'Newton's second law is expressed as the equation F=ma, where F stands for this, m is mass & a is acceleration'
force
600
'Seen here, the rare tuatara of New Zealand is the only living member of an entire order of this animal class'
reptiles
800
'Judy Blume:
"Pour toujours"'
Forever
800
'1974:
Had a "Comedy Hour" with his wife on CBS;
1994:
Elected to Congress'
Sonny Bono
800
'You can read about celebrities in Britain's Hello magazine, or about famosos in this Mexican version'
¡Hola!
800
'This principle says it's impossible to measure a particle's position & momentum at the same time'
the Heisenberg uncertainty principle
800
'These rare fungi are used in the diplomat sauce served over fish or shellfish'
truffles
1000
'Bronte:
"Hurlevent"'
Wuthering Heights
1000
'1964:
Acted on a Top-10 rated TV show;
1984:
Directed "Splash"'
Ron Howard
1000
'One of Cosmopolitan's 58 international editions is in this country to which we owe the word "cosmopolitan"'
Greece (Greek accepted)
1000
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) Molecules continually bombard a particle suspended in liquid, causing this random motion of the particle named for an English scientist'
the Brownian movement
1000
'With permission, you can read rare books & manuscripts in the Sistine Hall at this library'
the Vatican Library
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