j-archive-1210-D-1989-12-01

NUMBER, PLEASE

200

'1 of 2 numbers that are naturals in craps'

(1 of) 7 or 11

400

'Paul Simon had his only No. 1 hit in 1976 with a song about this many "Ways To Leave Your Lover"'

50

600

'After this many days of captivity, Iran released the 52 American hostages on January 20, 1981'

444

800

'Originally there were this many Marx Brothers'

5

1000

'If we were to end this category the way a reporter finishes an article, we'd put this number on it here'

30

ANCIENT HISTORY

200

'The Hellenistic Age began with the death of this Macedonian conqueror'

Alexander the Great

400

'Ancient fort that was the site of the last stand of the Jewish zealots against Rome in 73 A.D.'

Masada

600

'After winning the 1st Punic War, Rome made this island its 1st province'

Sicily

800

'Starting around 550 B.C. this empire conquered the Medes, the Lydians, the Chaldeans & Egypt'

the Persians

1000

'HIstoric nickname for the curved region between the Mediterranean & Mesopotamia'

the Fertile Crescent

WATERFALLS

200

'On Oct. 24, 1901 Annie Taylor became the 1st person to go over these falls in a barrel--& survive'

Niagara Falls

400

'Plunging 212 feet, Shoshone Falls on this river is Idaho's highest waterfall'

Snake River

600

'This waterfall on Africa's Zambezi River was named for an English queen'

Victoria Falls

800

'Located in north central Texas, not Kansas, it's the largest U.S. city named for a waterfall'

Wichita Falls

1000

'Longfellow's poem "The Song of Hiawatha" made this waterfall in Minneapolis famous'

Minehaha Falls

ETIQUETTE

200

'Wait until the hostess has opened hers before unfolding yours, & don't tuck it under your chin'

your napkin

400

'According to Amy Vanderbilt, it's who should get into a rowboat first'

the person doing the rowing

600

'Traditionally, if Bob dances with Sue & Jim cuts in, it's when Bob can dance with Sue again'

after the dance is over (or when she gets a new partner)

MODERN LITERATURE

200

'One year after "Life with Father", Clarence Day published "Life with" her'

Mother

400

'The 2-letter title of Richard Nixon's 1978 memoirs'

R.N.

600

'Freud 1st wrote of the Oedipus Complex in this landmark book published in 1899'

The Interpretation of Dreams

800

'His experiences as an enlisted man shaped his 1951 novel "From Here to Eternity"'

James Jones

1000

'He died in 1922 before the last 3 volumes of his "Remembrance of Things Past" were published'

Marcel Proust