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HODGEPODGE

200

'"Currency" used to pay for the delivery of "letters" in the kids' game of Post Office'

Kisses

400

'In 1971 Volvo introduced a warning light to remind you to do this'

Fasten your seat belt

600

'Spelling of the kitchen tool whose phonetic spelling is "SPACH-oo-luh"'

S-P-A-T-U-L-A

800

'Category on this board that's a synonym for gallimaufry'

Hodgepodge

1000

'A number with factors of only 1 & itself; a 1742 theory says all even numbers over 2 are the sum of 2 of them'

Prime numbers

1980s ROCK MUSIC

200

'His song "Starting Over" became a transatlantic hit just after his December 1980 murder'

John Lennon

400

'Before reaching stardom with "You Give Good Love", she had a short career as a model'

Whitney Houston

600

'Exposure on "Family Ties" in 1985 repopularized "At This Moment" by Billy Vera & this group'

The Beaters

800

'In the 1980s this pair heard here surpassed the Everly Brothers as the rock era's top charting duo: [audio clue: "You're out of touch..."]'

Hall & Oates

1000

'1 of 3 duet partners with whom Kenny Rogers reached the Top 10 on the pop charts in the '80s'

Kim Carnes, Sheena Easton or Dolly Parton

LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS

200

'Shrinking or not, this flower symbolizes modesty'

Violet

400

'A white one of these says "silence"; a red one says "I love you"'

Rose

600

'Since oleander means this, you can post a warning sign, "Oleander Of The Dog"'

Beware

800

'Used in chains, these field flowers mean "I will think of it"; give me your question, do'

Daisies

1000

'Both naturally & mythically, this flower symbolizes egotism or self-love'

Narcissus

JAPAN

200

'In 1953 this broadcasting medium was inaugurated in Japan by Nippon Hoso Kyokai or NHK'

Television

400

'This equivalent of Mr. or Ms. is commonly added to a name as a sign of respect'

-san

600

'This ceremony is called chado, chanoyu or sado in Japanese'

Tea ceremony

800

'Japan's first railway line ran for 18 miles from Tokyo to this city, Japan's largest port'

Yokohama

1000

'In the Kyoto area one of these floor mats generally measures 6.3 by 3.1 feet'

Tatami mats

EXPLORERS

200

'Francisco Pizarro was with him when he claimed the Pacific Ocean for Spain September 29, 1513'

Vasco de Balboa

400

'In 1962 this future Apollo 11 commander was chosen by NASA as the first civilian astronaut'

Neil Armstrong

600

'In addition to claiming Virginia for England in 1584, he led 2 expeditions to the Orinoco River'

Sir Walter Raleigh

800

'This conqueror of Mount Everest was in the first group to climb the southern face of New Zealand's Mount Cook'

Sir Edmund Hillary

1000

'In 1605 this Frenchman wrote a detailed account of the Cape Cod area'

Samuel de Champlain