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LORDS A-LEAPING

200

'Made a lord in 1970, he played Lord Hamlet on film & Lord Marchmain in "Brideshead Revisited"'

Sir Laurence Olivier

400

'In 1935 John Buchan became Lord Tweedsmuir & his novel "The Thirty-Nine Steps" was filmed by this director'

Alfred Hitchcock

600

'As British Secretary of State for India, he annexed Burma; as British PM, his son lost it to Japan'

Lord Randolph Churchill

800

'Lord Beaverbrook gained fame, wealth & political power through his ownership of several of these'

newspapers

1000

'The last words of this earl who wrote instructive letters were "Give Dayrolles a chair", not a sofa'

Lord Chesterfield

FIVE GOLDEN "RING"s

200

'It's no match for Wisk laundry detergent'

"ring around the collar"

400

'Symbol of success & achievement associated with the object seen here:

[a carousel]'

a brass ring

600

'At first baby can only gum this rubber toy but he'll be biting it soon enough'

a teething ring

800

'In the old days, if you found this item at the dinner table you'd assume what it held had already been used'

a napkin ring

1000

'It's the popular name of the chain of volcanoes circling the Pacific Ocean'

the Ring of Fire

MAIDS A-MILKING

200

'Our maids separate this product from milk with centrifugal force & save some for their coffee'

cream

400

'Like most Americans, our maids rely on milk to be their leading source of this bone-building material'

calcium

600

'Maids often put milk through this process which breaks up milk fat & spreads it evenly through the milk'

homogenization

800

'Following FDA standards, our maids fortify their milk with these 2 vitamins'

A & D

1000

'It's what our maids call the unpasteurized milk they sell to health-food stores'

raw milk

MY TRUE LOVE GAVE TO ME

200

'This chocolatier offers its trademark ballotins of goodies for that special "lady"'

Godiva

400

'In the 19th century these scented pouches made by Eugene Rimmel had great cachet as valentines'

sachets

600

'From its delightful smell, a small bouquet is sometimes called this'

a nosegay

800

'Elaborately carved, these pieces of tableware are traditional love tokens in Wales'

(wooden) spoons

1000

'For a 55th anniversary gift, it's traditional to keep love green with this gem'

emeralds

THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY

200

'Come on, get this answer; their theme was "Come On, Get" this'

Happy

400

'The sign "Careful. Nervous Mother Driving" was on this type of vehicle'

a school bus

600

'The only Partridge child whose real first name & character name were one & the same'

Danny

800

'On Nov. 21, 1970 this song, which was featured on their first album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard Top 40'

"I Think I Love You"

1000

'For the animated series "Partridge Family: 2200 A.D.", she did the voice of Laurie'

Susan Dey