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EGGS-ACTLY!

200

'An egg fried on both sides is flippantly described as this'

over easy

400

'It describes a Scotch egg or a tough detective'

Hard-Boiled

600

'To hatch, or to shed one's shyness'

break out of one\'s shell

800

'What's known as the prairie one of these is actually a raw egg with condiments'

a prairie oyster

1000

'One isn't used to mend a holy cow but a holey sock'

darning egg

18th CENTURY AMERICA

200

'He published his "Poor Richard's Almanack" at the new printing office near the market in Philadelphia'

Ben Franklin

400

'As a result of this December 16, 1773 incident, England closed the port of Boston'

the Boston Tea Party

600

'In 1789 this future president was elected to Congress from Virginia, defeating James Monroe'

James Madison

800

'In 1776 this future secretary of the treasury served as a captain of a New York artillery company'

Alexander Hamilton

1000

'On Feb. 5, 1736, this Methodist founder arrived in Georgia at James Oglethorpe's invitation'

John Wesley

ODD PLURALS

200

'Louse'

lice

400

'Ox'

oxen

600

'Alumnus'

alumni

800

'Squid'

squid

1000

'Erratum'

errata

NAME THAT TOON

200

'1943's "Der Fuehrer's Face" starring this Disney quack-up won an Oscar'

Donald Duck

400

'Until his death in 1959, Arthur Q. Bryan was the voice of this "Wabbit Hunter"'

Elmer Fudd

600

'He starred in 1948's "Symphony in Spinach"'

Popeye (the Sailor Man)

800

'He was the sidekick of the "smarter than the average bear"'

Boo Boo

1000

'1948's "Magpie Madness" starred this Terrytoon pair'

Heckle & Jeckle

RESORT CITIES

200

'In 1986 voters of this California resort made Clint Eastwood's day by electing him mayor'

Carmel

400

'This fashionable Colorado ski getaway was named by prospectors for the trees in the area'

Aspen

600

'This resort's famous boardwalk was built in 1870 to keep sand out of hotel lobbies & railroad cars'

Atlantic City

800

'This resort known for its spa was capital of occupied France from November 1942 to August 1944'

Vichy

1000

'This Crimean health & vacation resort was the site of an important World War II conference'

Yalta