BROADWAY MUSICALS
SOAP BOX DERBY
SCIENCE IS A BREEZE
FACTS & FIGURES
SOUNDS LIKE FOOD
200
'On Nov. 16, 2006 this supercalifragilis-ticexpialidocious musical opened on the Great White Way'
Mary Poppins
200
'Its label calls it "the soap that floats"'
Ivory
200
'Breezes often transfer these tiny grains from male flower parts to female seed cones'
pollen
200
'Tom Sietas holds the world record for doing this underwater, for an amazing 17 minutes & 19 seconds'
holding his breath
200
'Not "con carne", this 6-letter word can mean unfriendly'
chilly
400
'Roxie, Velma & Billy Flynn paint this title town red 8 shows a week at the Ambassador Theatre'
Chicago
400
'This brand's body wash has "all the freshness of Ireland, bottled"'
Irish Spring
400
'A flow of air from ocean to land, often producing clouds; or a drink of vodka, grapefruit & cranberry'
a sea breeze
400
'In 1996, no states had obesity rates above 20%: in 2007, only this "Centennial State" had an obesity rate below 20%'
Colorado
400
'Wooden bane of a vampire'
stake
600
'Take a journey into Oz in this 2003 show; it's quite "popular"'
Wicked
600
'According to the label, this heavy-duty hand cleaner is "pumice-powered"'
Lava
600
'Along with pressure & elevation, breezes are mainly caused by differences in this between adjacent areas'
temperature
600
'This U.S. retail chain has about 2.1 million employees, about the same as the population of Namibia'
Walmart
600
'To cut off superfluous twigs or branches'
to prune
800
'This musical about a boy with a passion for dance won a 2009 Tony for (surprise!) Best Choreography'
Billy Elliot
800
'This soap has been keeping you "fresh round the clock" since 1940'
Dial
800
'When a migrating bird has this helping it along, it'll fly higher, where the effect is strongest'
a tail wind
800
'In 2009 Iowa changed the name of its Dept. of Elder Affairs to the Dept. on this, leading to the abbreviation D.O.A.'
Aging
800
'In the national pastime, the leadoff man is the first this'
the batter
1000
'Yep, this haunting love story is still on Broadway, as it has been since its Jan. 26, 1988 opening night'
Phantom of the Opera
1000
'This soap brand has been on a "campaign for real beauty"'
Dove
1000
'This scale includes light breeze (4-6 knots) & strong breeze (22-27 knots)'
the Beaufort scale
1000
'This man offered pilot/hero Sully Sullenberger twice his salary if he'd work for Virgin'
(Richard) Branson
1000
'Put this spicy verb before "favor" to get on someone's good side'
curry
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