j-archive-1558-J-1991-05-15

HOMOPHONES

200

'A small stream, or the sound a squeaky stair makes'

Creek/Creak

400

'A wild hog, or to drill a hole'

Boar/Bore

600

'A measure of wood, or three or more musical notes played together'

Cord/Chord

800

'To coat with gold, or an association for members of the same profession'

Gild/Guild

1000

'To interfere in someone's business, or an Olympic award'

Meddle/Medal

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

200

'Our side was winning the battle of this hill near Boston until we ran out of ammo and the tide turned'

Bunker Hill/Breeds Hill

400

'The battle that was fought the farthest north was the one at this Canadian city, December 31, 1775'

Quebec

600

'While Kosciusko survived the war, this Polish count was mortally wounded at Savannah'

Casimir Pulaski

800

'The Americans had to evacuate Philadelphia after his defeat at Paoli, which must have made him "mad"'

Anthony Wayne

1000

'France entered the war on our side after this 1777 American victory in New York State'

Saratoga

FAMOUS FIRSTS

200

'This womens' two-piece swimsuit made its first appearance at a Paris fashion show in 1946'

Bikini

400

'In 1878 the first one of these directories was issued in New Haven, Connecticut, and contained 21 names'

Telephone Directory

600

'In 1903 this Boston team won baseball's first World Series'

Boston Red Sox

800

'ENIAC, which weighed over 30 tons, was the first electronic one of these'

Computer

1000

'In 1856 William L. Dayton ran unsuccessfully as this party's first vice-presidential candidate'

Republican Party

COOKING

200

'For a fancy breakfast, you can cook these popular items Benedict or Sardou'

Eggs

400

'These "nautical" legumes are often used to make soup'

Navy Beans

600

'Potato chips are cooked this way'

Deep-Fried

800

'This member of the nightshade family is often prepared Parmigiana'

Eggplant

1000

'Bechamel sauce is also called this color sauce'

White

DESERTS

200

'We'll gamble on your knowing that almost all of this state is in the Great Basin Desert'

Nevada

400

'Lt. Joseph Ives is credited with having been the first to call a brilliantly colored desert in Arizona this'

Painted

600

'These 2 countries share the Gobi Desert'

China & Mongolia

800

'The name of this desert in the south of Israel is from the Hebrew for "south"'

Negev

1000

'The Thar is the largest desert on this sub-continent'

India