Time Rhyme
FBI's 10 most wanted list
Mnemonics
Homophones
A controversial category
A Vanilla Category
200
A very trendy 7-day period
A chic week
200
When this man introduced the list in 1950, Thomas Holden was at the top
(J. Edgar) Hoover
200
Remember the mnemonic & you'll also remember that the visible spectrum ranges from red, at an upper wavelength of 700 nanometers, down to this color, at 400 nanometers
violet
200
A medieval farm worker, or to browse the internet
serf/surf
200
Let's combine religion & politics & discuss "separation of" these 2; JFK said it should be absolute
church and state
200
The first mention of vanilla by Europeans was by Bernal Diaz, who remarked that Aztecs mixed it with these other beans
cocoa
400
An eventual stitch for a wound
a future suture
400
Many protested when this woman was added to the list in 1970--she was later acquitted
Angela Davis
400
Remember the books of the Pentateuch with "God's eternal love never dies", the "D" in "dies" for this
Deuteronomy
400
A cereal grass, or sardonic, like some humor
rye/wry
400
Some say, loudly, that this common condiment that evolved from Asian fish sauce should never be used on eggs
ketchup
400
August 6 is the national day for these floats, mixed with vanilla soft-serve at A&W restaurants
root beer floats
600
A wise expert on the Bronze or Iron time span
an age sage
600
When the FBI caught thief James Ringrose, he handed them one of these cards from a board game--didn't work
a "Get out of Jail (free)" card
600
A standard tuning of this instrument:
Eat all dead gophers before Easter
the guitar
600
To smell really bad, or to inflict, usually havoc
reek/wreak
600
"Resolved: humans are fundamentally different from other animals" was a 2017 big question from the National Speech & this Assn.
debate
600
Mrs. Bumstead could tell you that a brownie made with vanilla instead of chocolate is called this
blondie
800
Calculated 1/60th of a minute
reckoned a second
800
Andrew Cunanan made the list a month before he shot this fashion designer in 1997
(Gianni) Versace
800
"See, I have a rhyme assisting my feeble brain, its tasks sometime resisting" is a 1914 mnemonic for this number
pi
800
The type of fabric seen here, or the little piece of land
eyelet/islet
800
Should taxpayers fund pro sports venues? They are for Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which replaced this dome
the Georgia Dome
800
Whether or not there is dairy involved, vanilla-flavored carbonated drinks are called this
cream soda
1000
I know a guy for whom Pete's Wicked Ale had this 4-word distinction for 1993
beer of the year
1000
The list was already full, but this man was specially added in April 1968 after a high-profile Memphis murder
James Earl Ray
1000
A common mnemonic to remember the Great Lakes spells out these dwellings
homes
1000
Containing little fat, or a legal claim on a property
lean/lien
1000
The voting rights of these people, defined as those who've committed a crime such as murder or arson, are controversial
felons
1000
Britney & Beyonce have avowed their love for having vanilla scented these around the house
candles