Dorm Life
A.P. JOURNALISM
Missouri-cana
WORD HISTORY
OWLS
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When a bathroom is shared between 2 suites it's named for this nursery rhyme pair

Jack and Jill

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In most cases the reporter filing an AP story from the dateline location gets this credit

Byline

200

Missouri is known as the ____________

Show Me State

200

Those listening to this squeezable instrument may be surprised to know the word is from the French for harmony

Accordian

200

This owl was once considered an evil omen because of the shriek it's named for scarier than a hoot

Screech Owl

400

Generally colleges don't use the term dormitory; they prefer this type of hall

A RESIDENCE HALL

400

In 2013 the AP announced this 7-letter adjective should only be applied to actions not to people like immigrants

Illegal

400

This is the second largest city in Missouri

St Louis

400

They say you'll never see a U-Haul behind this coffin-bearing vehicle from Old French for a frame to carry candles

A Hearse

400

The features in the name of this great owl are really just bunches of feathers

THE GREAT HORNED OWL

600

You can buy kits for making these overhead bunks to free up space below

Lofts (or Loft Beds)

600

The AP's standards permit it to quote this type of source only for information but not opinion or speculation

ANONYMOUS

600

The Pony Express starting point was in this Missouri town.

St Joseph

600

The word leech comes from an Old English word for this modern occupation

Doctor

600

To better hunt at night most owls' eyes have retinas full of these cells that detect movement better than color

RODS

800

As seen in the film Dead Man on Campus legend has it that if this person dies you get straight A's

YOUR ROOMMATE

800

In 1972 the AP broke the story of experiments on unconsenting subjects at this Alabama institute

TUSKEGEE

800

This southwest Missouri town has become a popular tourist attraction.

Branson

800

The Latin mulsus meaning sweet gave us the name of this chocolate dessert

Mousse

800

Many night owls have these sense organs set at different heights to better pinpoint a prey's location

EARS

1000

Stanton Thompson Leblanc & Marchand are all dorm names at this university in Canada's capital

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA

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The AP requires fixes to a story after publication to be marked with this C word not weaselisms like clarification

Correction

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Harry Truman is buried in this city.

Independence

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A statistical term or a synonym for ordinary this adjective may have come from Arabic for damaged goods

Average

1000

Not all owls are nocturnal; some are crepuscular meaning they are more active in these 2 times of day

DAWN AND DUSK