j-archive-2884-J-1997-02-27

BIBLICAL PEOPLE

200

'She was created from a single rib'

Eve

400

'This husband of Mary may have died while Jesus was still a child'

Joseph

600

'Romans & Thessalonians were among the people he addressed in his epistles'

Paul

800

'After her husband died, Ruth moved to Bethlehem with this woman, her mother-in-law'

Naomi

1000

'Though advanced in years, she gave birth to John The Baptist'

Elizabeth

AUTO FIRSTS

200

'The 1956 Chrysler had an under-dash phonograph; a 1987 Lincoln offered the 1st factory-installed player of these'

Compact Discs

400

'In 1908 the federal government taxed this for the 1st time'

Gasoline

600

'In 1932 this motor city laid the 1st mile of concrete pavement; in 1914 it erected the 1st stop sign'

Detroit

800

'These seats were first offered in 1953 on Corvettes'

Bucket seats

1000

'It sold its 1st car in the U.S. in 1957; in 1969 it became the 1st Japanese car maker to sell 100,000 here in a year'

Toyota

FRUITS & VEGETABLES

200

'Maraschino liqueur is flavored with the pits & pulp of the marasca kind of these'

Cherries

400

'The Yukon Gold variety of this vegetable has a moist texture & is good mashed'

Potato

600

'To make Poile Helene, place a poached one of these atop vanilla ice cream & top with chocolate sauce'

Pear

800

'The most common mandarin orange in the United States, it was named for a city in Morocco'

Tangerine (for Tangier)

1000

'Many consider the French fraise des bois the most flavorful type of this fruit'

Strawberry

NAME DROPPERS

200

'The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia calls The Artist Formerly Known As this "Symbol Man" or just "Formerly"'

Prince

400

'She's noted for dropping the last name Judd, but she also dropped her original name: Christina Ciminella'

Wynonna Judd

600

'Andrew Clay was "game" to drop this middle name before starring on the sitcom "Bless This House"'

Dice

800

'This late Tejano singer was known by one name: she dropped her family & married names, Quintanilla & Perez'

Selena

1000

'Singing is the forte of this ex-teen idol who dropped the last name Forte in the 1950s'

Fabian

BODIES OF WATER

200

'The Adriatic & Ionian Seas are arms of this larger sea'

Mediterranean

400

'The Potomac & Patuxent Rivers flow into this bay'

Chesapeake Bay

600

'During its 1980s war with Iraq, Iran threatened to block this strait to all traffic'

Strait of Hormuz

800

'Lake Neuchatel is the largest lake entirely within this European country's boundaries'

Switzerland

1000

'The longest river in Italy has this short name'

Po