j-archive-2541-D-1995-09-25

FICTIONAL CHARACTERS

200

'In "Ivanhoe" Wilfred has been disinherited for following this crusading king'

Richard the Lionhearted

400

'George Wilson kills this Fitzgerald title character after Daisy runs over Wilson's wife'

the Great Gatsby

600

'At the start of "The Grapes of Wrath", this character, just released from prison, meets Jim Casy'

Tom Joad

800

'Mrs. Berry & Egg die in a plane crash on their way to Vienna in his 1981 novel "The Hotel New Hampshire"'

(John) Irving

1000

'In this 1957 Kerouac novel, Old Bull Lee is based on author William S. Burroughs'

On the Road

AMERICAN LAKES

200

'Seneca, the largest of this state's Finger Lakes, is more than 600 feet deep'

New York state

400

'in 1900 the Chicago River's course was reversed to flow from this lake to the Des Plaines River'

Lake Michigan

600

'Winnebago is this Midwest state's largest lake'

Wisconsin

800

'The Lucin cutoff, built across this lake, provided a rail link between Lucin & Ogden'

the Great Salt Lake

1000

'Lake Borgne connects this Louisiana lake to the Gulf of Mexico'

Lake Pontchartrain

MEDICAL TERMS

200

'It's a drug that causes a temporary loss of sensation; novocain is a "local" one'

anesthetic

400

'It's a synonym for gingiva'

gums

600

'When a woman's basal body temperature rises, it's normally a sign that this has just occurred'

ovulation

800

'It's the network of nerve fibers & ganglia at the upper part of the back of the abdomen'

solar plexus

1000

'This branch of medicine is concerned with the musculoskeletal system'

orthopedics

LANGUAGES

200

'Of the modern Romance languages, Sardinian is the most similar to the vulgar form of this language'

Latin

400

'Swedish contains many loanwords from both the "low" & "high" forms of this language'

German

600

'The primitive Mycenaean form of this language was spoken at least as far back as the 13th century B.C.'

Greek

800

'This Baltic language is also known as Lett'

Latvian

1000

'The ancient philosophical texts known as the Upanishads were written in this classical language'

Sanskrit

MUSICAL THEATRE

200

'"Hello, Dolly!" was conceived with Ethel Merman in mind, but this actress was the first to play the title role'

Carol Channing

400

'In 1991 Jonathan Pryce & Lea Salonga won Tonys for acting in this British import'

Miss Saigon

600

'This musical opens with the Rodgers & Hammerstein tune "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'"'

Oklahoma!

800

'This crooner originated the role of J.B. Biggley in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"'

Rudy Vallée

1000

'Both acts of "The Sound of Music" close with this inspirational song'

"Climb Ev\'ry Mountain"