j-archive-3032-J-1997-11-04

SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR

200

'Scientists believe the west part of this continent would be an archipelago if the ice were removed'

Antarctica

400

'This country's largest city was named for George Eden, Earl of Auckland'

New Zealand

600

'This 350-foot waterfall is on the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe & Zambia'

Victoria Falls

800

'1/5 of the fresh water entering all oceans comes from this river that flows northeast to the equator'

the Amazon

1000

'In 1842 the British made Stanley the capital of these later war-torn islands off Argentina'

Falkland Islands (or Malvinas)

CYBER LIFE

200

'("Cyber Lucy" reads the clue.) It's a little picture on your screen to click, or an idol to millions, like me'

an icon

400

'Web addresses that end with ".au" are located on host computers in this country'

Australia

600

'This Microsoft chairman addressed 1997's Macworld Expo via satellite on a large screen TV'

Bill Gates

800

'Brand name of the virtual pets from Bandai, first marketed in Japan'

Tamagotchi

1000

'Mojo Nixon & the Rev. Horton Heat provided music for this CD-ROM game set in an Arkansas trailer park'

Redneck Rampage

CAREER DAY

200

'In general, in this job the person with the tallest white pleated hat rules the kitchen'

chef

400

'Your local TV weatherman may prefer this job title from the Greek root for "high in the air"'

meteorologist

600

'"Pufnstuf" creators Sid & Marty Krofft got their start as these, following in the family business'

puppeteers

800

'Harry Houdini was known as this type of magician who specializes in breaking bonds'

an escape artist

1000

'15-letter term for a newspaper employee who tells a story mainly through photographs'

photojournalist

TEEN CUISINE

200

'Teens love this company's famous peanut butter cups to "pieces"'

Reese\'s

400

'Pilgrims enjoyed this popped snack, even though there were no Pilgrim movie theaters'

popcorn

600

'When these were introduced in the 1920s, they were actually baked by the troops who sold them'

Girl Scout cookies

800

'Wetzel's tops these twisted treats with caramel & almond or sour cream & onion, as well as butter & salt'

pretzels

1000

'Some teens go crazy for Craisins, which are these Ocean Spray items, sweetened & dried'

cranberries

SCIENCE CLASS

200

'The largest one on the moon is about 700 miles in diameter; there are billions at least 1 foot wide'

craters

400

'An analogy:
moth is to caterpillar as frog is to this'

tadpole

600

'The tympanic membrane is this organ's "drum"'

the ear

800

'What fish do to make more fish, or a Todd McFarlane character'

spawn

1000

'2-word phrase for the property that allows the effect seen here:'

surface tension