j-archive-2849-J-1997-01-09

"L"AW

200

'This felonious stealing can be "by trick" or "grand"'

Larceny

400

'Generally, the results of one of these tests, aka polygraphs, are not admissible evidence'

Lie Detector

600

'It's the type of defamation expressed by print, writing, pictures or signs'

Libel

800

'In court this type of question suggests to a witness what answer is desired'

Leading

1000

'These people procure the passage or defeat of pending bills from legislators'

Lobbyists

NOTABLE RELATIVES

200

'Supermodel & L'Oreal spokeswoman Hunter Reno is this attorney general's niece'

Janet Reno

400

'This founder of a Washington, D.C. institution was descended from King Henry VII'

James Smithson

600

'Dennis Hopper's daughter Marin is the fashion director of this magazine whose name is a French pronoun'

Elle

800

'This lyricist's father owned a chain of dress shops; there might be one "On The Street Where You Live"'

Alan J. Lerner

1000

'Former first lady Barbara Bush is a great-great-great-niece of this president from New Hampshire'

Franklin Pierce

QUOTATIONS

200

'"Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are" this is attributed to Sir James Dewar'

Open

400

'Scottish-born steel magnate who wrote, "Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends"'

Andrew Carnegie

600

'Beatrix Potter wrote, "Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were...." these'

Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail & Peter

800

'He told the manager of his Chicago department store, "Give the lady what she wants!"'

Marshall Field

1000

'In "Ben Hur" he wrote, "A man is never so on trial as in the moment of excessive good fortune"'

Lew Wallace

TRANSPORTATION

200

'The Metro Red Line, which began service in L.A. in 1993, is this form of transportation'

Subway

400

'It's the auto company that makes the Maxima & the Altima'

Nissan

600

'France's high-speed trains are known by this 3-letter abbreviation'

TGV (Trains Grande Vitesse)

800

'It was the nickname of the Curtiss JN4, once used to carry air mail'

"Jenny"

1000

'They were the 2 largest passenger ships afloat when they were retired in 1967 & 1968'

Queen Elizabeth & Queen Mary

MYTHOLOGY

200

'In Roman mythology Luna was a goddess of this heavenly body'

Moon

400

'They were the twin founders of Rome'

Romulus & Remus

600

'In Norse myth a she-goat called Heidrun provides mead for the slain heroes of this hall'

Valhalla

800

'The name of this "complex" king is Greek for "swollen foot"'

Oedipus

1000

'This Olympian taught Greek mortals how to cultivate grapevines & make wine'

Bacchus/Dionysius