j-archive-1605-J-1991-07-19

NONSENSE POETRY

200

'A.E. Housman wrote, "A tail behind, a trunk in front, complete the usual" one of these'

elephant

400

'In this poem the borogoves were "all mimsy"'

"Jabberwocky"

600

'Hilaire Belloc wrote, "When I'm dead, I hope it may be said: 'His sins were scarlet, but his books were'" this'

read

800

'A piggy-wig in a wood sold his nose ring to this Edward Lear pair'

the owl & the pussycat

1000

'He wrote, "Isn't it funny how a bear likes honey? Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! I wonder why he does?"'

(A. A.) Milne

RELIGION

200

'American colony that was a "holy experiment" for the Society of Friends or Quakers'

Pennsylvania

400

'1 of the 2 gospels in which a version of the Lord's Prayer appears'

Luke (or Matthew)

600

'This Christian church is headed by the patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt'

the Coptic Christian Church

800

'In Judaism it's the collective term for Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur'

the High Holy Days

1000

'A religious retreat or commune in India; Gandhi had one at Wardha'

an ashram

HISTORIC QUOTES

200

'In a telegram on December 17, 1903, they wrote, "Success. Four flights Thursday morning"'

the Wright Brothers (Orville & Wilbur)

400

'On February 9, 1941, he told FDR, "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job"'

Churchill

600

'In 1521 he told the Diet of Worms, "I cannot and I will not recant anything"'

(Martin) Luther

800

'He told the 1984 Dem. Convention, "Our flag is red, white, & blue, but our nation is a rainbow"'

Jesse Jackson

1000

'About this first battle of the Revolutionary War, S. Adams said, "What a glorious morning for America"'

Lexington

U.S. CITIES

200

'Founded by George Rogers Clark in 1778, this Kentucky city was named for a French monarch'

Louisville

400

'This Nevada city calls itself "the biggest little city in the world"'

Reno

600

'This Virginia port is headquarters for the Navy's Atlantic fleet'

Norfolk

800

'It's "the nation's oldest city"'

St. Augustine(, Florida)

1000

'This largest city in Kansas is the world's top producer of general aviation aircraft'

Wichita

FILMS OF THE '30s

200

'1936's "Modern Times" was the last film in which he appeared as the Little Tramp'

Charlie Chaplin

400

'He played a priest in "San Francisco" in 1936 & again in 1938 for "Boys Town"'

Spencer Tracy

600

'In studio logos, MGM had a lion & Republic one of these birds'

an eagle

800

'This classic 1931 Cagney film was based on the John Bright story "Beer and Blood"'

Public Enemy

1000

'The 2 1939 films directed by Victor Fleming'

Gone with the Wind & The Wizard of Oz