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from the greek
100
1983: "still the beaver"
What is leave it to beaver?
100
he became a licensed pilot on his 16th birthday long before his one small step on the sea on tranquility.
Who is (neil) armstrong?
100
japanese style / always syllable counting / this type of poem.
What is haiku?
100
a sink, or the area drained by a single river system.
What is a basin?
100
this synonym for "drugstore" comes from the greek for "druggist's work".
What is pharmacy?
200
2000: "mary and rhoda"
What is the mary tyler moore show?
200
he elected to join the mercury program in 1959; 15 years later, he'd be elected to join the senate.
Who is (john) glenn?
200
port wines are separated into 2 types based on these 2 possible places where they do most of their aging.
What are barrels & bottles?
200
the name of this solid figure used to disperse light into a spectrum is from the greek for "something sawed".
What is a prism?
300
2004: "return to southfork"
What is dallas?
300
on april 12, 1961, he took his 5 1/4-ton vostok 1 for a spin at 9;07 A.M. moscow time; he had it back by 10:55.
Who is (yuri) gagarin?
300
this basic metrical unit of poetry sounds like a body part.
What is a foot?
300
"amorous" name of a 2 handled wine vessel or sporting trophy.
What is loving cup?
300
when food is swallowed, it goes down this tube, the greek word for "gullet".
What is the esophagus?
400
1987: "return to dodge"
What is gunsmoke?
400
with the return of apollo 13, this commander had completed over 715 hours of space travel.
Who is (james) lovell?
400
the "heroic" variety of this pair of rhyming lines is written in iambic petameter.
What is a couplet?
400
the america heritage dict.'s 1st pronunciation for this word rhymes it with "lace"; another with, with "bras".
What is a vase?
400
from the greek for "primary", these are made of amino acids.
What are proteins?
500
1997: "back to the cul-de-sac"
What is knots landing?
500
freedom 7's pilot in 1961, he also commanded apollo 14, the 1st mission to land on the moon & not on the lunar seas.
Who is (alan) shepard?
500
from the latin for "stopping place", it's 2 or more lines of poetry that from a division within a poem.
What is a stanza?
500
it's what's normally carried in a metal pail called a scuttle.
What is coal?
500
at alabama institute for deaf & blind, kids gain self-esteem & confidence with this type of therapy, from the greek for "horse".
What is hippotherapy?
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