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HIGH SOCIETY

200

'In 1954 Prince Bernhard of this low country became the 1st member of royalty to break the sound barrier'

the Netherlands

400

'"Nautical" nickname of Cornelius Vanderbuilt, who bought his 1st boat when he was just 16'

"Commodore"

600

'Athina Roussel, one of the world's richest children, is the only child of this late Greek shipping heiress'

Christina Onassis

800

'The Palm Beach estate Mar-a-Lago was the home of this cereal heiress'

Marjorie Merriweather Post

1000

'In 1955 this five-and-dime heiress split from husband No. 5, playboy Porfirio Rubirosa, & married a baron'

Barbara Hutton

THE FRENCH CONNECTION

200

'"Acceptez-vous les cartes de credit?" means "Do you accept" these'

credit cards

400

'If you see a sign that says "Non-fumeurs", you're not supposed to do this'

smoke

600

'We hope you never suffer from this kind of ache, le mal a l'oreille'

an earache

800

'To the French this sport is la natation'

swimming

1000

'The French call this religious day La Toussaint'

All Saints Day

ENCHANTED APRIL

200

'According to tradition, Romulus founded this city in April 753 B.C.'

Rome

400

'This spring event was first held on the White House lawn April 22, 1878'

the Easter egg roll

600

'This Rodgers & Hammerstein musical opened on Broadway on "Some Enchanted Evening" in April 1949'

South Pacific

800

'In a flight lasting 148 minutes, he became the first man to orbit the Earth April 12, 1961'

Yuri Gagarin

1000

'Although his expedition reached the N. Pole in April 1909, he couldn't relay the news until September'

(Robert) Peary

ALL THAT JAZZ

200

'This current "Tonight Show" bandleader appeared in the documentary "Bring on the Night" with Sting'

Branford Marsalis

400

'In April 1985 Baltimore unveiled a statue to this singer known as Lady Day'

Billie Holiday

600

'The original Benny Goodman Trio included Goodman on clarinet, Teddy Wilson on piano & this drummer'

Gene Krupa

800

'His son Mercer played trumpet & E-flat horn in his band & once served as the band's tour manager'

Duke Ellington

1000

'This producer & composer has written the TV themes for "The Bill Cosby Show" & "Roots"'

Quincy Jones

ANIMAL HOUSE

200

'This bear that lives in frigid regions is also called the ice bear'

the polar bear

400

'Eagles & ferrets are enemies of these "canine" rodents of the Great Plains'

prairie dogs

600

'The name of this shaggy beast of burden comes from the Tibetan language'

the yak

800

'Named for an island, this gigantic Indonesian lizard occasionally dines on wild pigs & small deer'

the komodo dragon

1000

'This Australian bird is called the "Bushman's clock" because its laughing cries are heard at dawn & dusk'

the kookaburra