Trees
"Short" Subjects
The 1970s
Air Travel
What A Mess
100

If you go 'round it you'll see it's a tree, not a bush, as it's called in the nursery rhyme. 

What is a mulberry?

100

A cropped permanent, a brief gesture of farewell, or a radio band. 

What is a short wave?

100

One '70s fad was these rings which purportedly changed colors to match one's emotional state. 

What is a mood ring?

100

Going outdoors frequently should minimize effects of this time zone disorientation. 

What is jet lag?

100

Ex-Bruin who sued to stop a "Jabear" teddy bear being marketed without his endorsement. 

Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar?

200

The Cartwright ranch was named for these pines growing in the area.

What is the Ponderosa?

200

Crisco for example. 

What is shortening?

200

When she got her CB radio, this first lady called herself "First Mama". 

Who is Betty Ford?

200

From 1939 to 1985, the FAA required all transatlantic flights to have at least this many engines. 

What is 3?

200

NATO was formed during his administration. 

What is Truman?

300

With a resin that increases blood pressure & reduces fever, the "Arbor vitae" is called the tree of this. 

What is life?

300

It could be said that a hapless person is always "a day late &" this. 

What is a dollar short?

300

In 1978, Anderson, Abruzzo & Newman became the 1st to complete this feat in a balloon. 

What is crossing the Atlantic?

300

Youngest age at which a child may travel alone on a commercial airline. 

What is 5?

300

Since 1910, the color that borders the covers of "National Geographic". 

What is yellow?

400

Most authorities feel this tree, "Cocos nucifera", is native to tropical America, not the Pacific. 

What is the coconut?

400

What you are when you get short of breath very quickly. 

What is short-winded?

400

Prior to their battle-of-sexes tennis match, Billie Jean King gave chauvinist Bobby Riggs this appropriate gift. 

What is a pig?

400

After its 1st flight in Feb. 1969, the pilot called this jet "a pilot's dream". 

What is 747?

400

It was Senator Hubert Humphrey, not JFK, who proposed that Congress create this program. 

What is the Peace Corps?

500

The bark of the oak contains this acid, used in turning animal hide into leather. 

What is tannin (tannic acid)?

500

Jiminy Glick, Irving Cohen, and Ed Grimley are characters Steve Martin’s right-hand man has played. 

Who is Martin Short?

500

Found guilty in 1921 & executed in 1927, they were vindicated in 1977 by the governor of Massachusetts. 

Who is Sacco & Vanzetti?

500

Eithad Airways is the most expensive airline based out of this country. 

What is United Arab Emirates?

500

In '85, value of the famous "Man with the Golden Helmet" plummeted when experts found it wasn't his. 

Who is Rembrandt?