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Memorable Mnemonics
US Coins
Drugs
Death and Texas
100
She was Ophelia to Branagh's "Hamlet" in '96; 1 year later her career got a "Titanic" boost
Who is Kate Winslet?
100
Completes the clock-changing mnemonic "spring-forward"
What is "Fall Back"?
100
In 1979 this women's rights leader was given her own dollar coin
What is Susan B Anthony?
100
by definition, vasodilator drugs are used to widen these
What are blood vessels?
100
A baby was among the few Texan survivors of the 1836 battle at this site in San Antonio
What is the Alamo?
200
She garnered an Oscar nomination for her role in "Almost Famous"
Who is Kate Hudson?
200
This line of rhyme tells us what happened "in fourteen hundred and ninety-two"
What is "Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue"?
200
A few rare 1965 quarters were still made of this metal
What is silver?
200
Abbreviated OTC, it describes a class of drugs deemed safe enough for self-medication
What is Over-the-counter?
200
In 1973 this former president died near Johnson City, a town founded by an ancestor
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
300
She became co-anchor of "Today" in 1991
Who is Katie Couric?
300
Astronomically, remember "my very excellent memory just served up nine" of these
What are planets?
300
Collectors don't use "heads" & "tails", they use the terms obverse and this
What is reverse?
300
Cyclosporine is used to prevent this after an organ transplant
What is rejection?
300
His death on Nov 22, 1963 after riding through Dealy Plaza shocked the world
Who is John F Kennedy?
400
Before she was a "Voyager" captain, she was Sam'[s love interest on "Cheers"
What is Kate Mulgrew?
400
The spaces on the treble clef are F-A-C-E; on this clef they're "all cows eat grass"
What is the bass clef?
400
Musical instrument pictured on the back of the US bicentennial quarter
What is a drum?
400
Known by the brand name Rogaine, Minoxidil is used to treat this "losing" condition
What is Baldness?
400
Born in El Paso in 1921, this "Star Trek" creator crossed "The Final Frontier" in 1991
Who is Gene Roddenberry?
500
Celebrity birthdays for January 16 include A.J. Foyt and this waif supermodel
Who is Kate Moss?
500
To remember these from largest in area to smallest, try "Sam's horse must eat oats"
What are The Great Lakes?
500
The 1909-S V.D.B. version of this coin is a grail to collectors
What is a (Lincoln Head) penny?
500
It's the medical abbrev. used to I.D. Azidothymidine, a drug that combats the AIDS virus
What is AZT?
500
J. Frank Dalton died in 1951, after years of saying he was this outlaw, who died in 1882
Who is Jesse James?