j-archive-2949-J-1997-05-29

SCIENCE

200

'The largest cell is the 3-inch diameter yolk of this bird's egg'

Ostrich

400

'In Latin this metal is known as aurum'

Gold

600

'On a weather chart this line connects places that have the same barometric pressure'

Isobar

800

'On June 29, 1994 the temperature reached 125 degrees in Laughlin, the highest ever recorded in this state'

Nevada

1000

'This organ removes excess glucose from the blood & stores it as glycogen'

Liver

BAKED GOODS

200

'This all-American pie also has Dutch & deep-dish varieties'

Apple Pie

400

'These treats can be baked bite-size & served as appetizers if the Knave of Hearts doesn't get them first'

Tarts

600

'Eggs Benedict are traditionally built on top of this type of bread'

English muffin

800

'Originally a trademark, it refers to a tube pan with fluted sides or the cake baked in it'

Bundt cake

1000

'Frosted with pecans & coconut, this cake is named for an ingredient, not for its country of origin'

German chocolate cake

SEE THE U.S.A.

200

'St. Paul is famous for its winter carnival, & this city, its twin, has an aquatennial festival'

Minneapolis

400

'Egg Harbor, a town in this dairy state, may be named for an egg-throwing battle fought there in 1825'

Wisconsin

600

'You can see fossilized fish at the Badlands Petrified Gardens in Kadoka in this state'

South Dakota

800

'North Platte in this state was once the home of Buffalo Bill & an annual rodeo there is named for him'

Nebraska

1000

'Tennessee Williams lived in this Florida city for decades, & a fine arts center there is named for him'

Key West

ART

200

'The artists known as The Four Wangs rose to prominence under this country's Ch'ing Dynasty'

China

400

'Delacroix' dramatic historical painting of the "Massacre At Chios" is in this Paris museum'

The Louvre

600

'It's the shape of a tondo, a type of painting popular in the 15th century'

Round

800

'Once a cubist, this Spaniard from Figueras turned to surrealism after going to Paris in 1928'

Salvador Dali

1000

'This word that often precedes expressionism is derived from the Latin for "drawn off" or "drawn away"'

Abstract

ODDS & ENDS

200

'In 1892 a Dr. Sheffield first put this hygiene product in a tube'

Toothpaste

400

'On March 6, 1996 Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood did this, the first for an NHL goalie since 1989'

Score a goal

600

'This country just south of Niger is 25% smaller & 2 letters longer'

Nigeria

800

'The CMA, this group, gives awards for, among others, "Vocal Event of the Year"'

Country Music Association

1000

'The blade of the "shinai", the sword used in kendo, is made of this plant material'

Bamboo