TO THE FAR EAST SIDE
TECHNOLOGY
MOVIN' ON "UP"
AROUND THE HOUSE
THEIR FIRST NO. 1 POP HIT
200
'This capital lies on a plain in northern China, about 100 miles from the Bohai Gulf'
Beijing
200
'Exhaust gas recirculation is one way to clean the emissions of these engines used in trucks & Jettas'
Diesel engines
200
'In 1497 da Vinci created this scene on a wall of a monastery dining room'
The Last Supper
200
'It's the room between the ceiling joists & the roof rafters where you keep crazy Aunt Meredith'
the attic
200
'"Another Brick In The Wall (Part II)"
(1980)'
Pink Floyd
400
'20 miles east of the Yellow Sea is this South Korean city whose name means "capital", which is convenient'
Seoul
400
'Erase a hard disk before disposing of a computer: putting personal data out there risks this 2-word crime'
identity theft
400
'An explosion, or an enlargement of a photograph'
a blow-up
400
'It's a self-regulating device that controls a home's heat & air conditioning'
a thermostat
400
'"When Doves Cry"
(1984)'
Prince
600
'In 1972 the winter Olympics were held in this Japanese city on Hokkaido, near Otaru bay; beer me!'
Sapporo
600
'Using 8 industrial fans, University of Florida engineers have built a simulator of these with 125-mph winds'
a hurricane
600
'Pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony'
nuptial
600
'Also called a breast wall, this type of wall is built to resist lateral pressure & to hold back soil'
a retaining wall
600
'"A Moment Like This"
(2002)'
Kelly Clarkson
800
'Known as "the roof of the world", this autonomous region of China averages more than 15,000' above sea level'
Tibet
800
'More cardiac arrest patients survive thanks to purposely induced this condition, which cools the blood 5-8 degrees'
hypothermia
800
'A pair of successive lines of verse that rhyme & are of the same length & meter'
a couplet
800
'It's the wooden finishing strip at the bottom of an interior wall where it meets the floor'
a floor molding
800
'"Lose Yourself"
(2002)'
Eminem
1000
'Macau is one of 2 special administrative regions of China; this, Chinese-controlled since 1997, is the other'
Hong Kong
1000
'These drone aircraft controlled from Nevada have been attacking targets in Pakistan'
Predator drones
1000
'Adjective meaning sudden or unexpected, such as when one is brusque in speech'
abrupt
1000
'It's the 10-letter area between the first floor joists & the earth's surface where you keep crazy Uncle Harry'
crawlspace
1000
'"How Am I Supposed To Live Without You"
(1990)'
Michael Bolton
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