j-archive-3145-D-1998-04-10

THE PASSOVER SEDER

200

'The afikomen, a piece of this bread, is hidden & becomes a bargaining chip for gifts'

Matzo

400

'It's the first of the 4 questions asked by the youngest person present'

Why is this night different from all other nights?

600

'The seder service ends with a chant of "Next Year in" this city'

Jerusalem

800

'A drop of wine is spilled as each of these is recited, starting with blood, frogs & vermin'

The 10 Plagues of Egypt

1000

'Many seders include a song about this animal that's eaten by a cat that's bitten by a dog'

Goat

"F" IN SPELLING

200

'We wouldn't want to mislead you, but this is how you spell...'

F-A-L-L-A-C-I-O-U-S

400

'We won't beat you unless you correctly spell...'

F-L-A-G-E-L-L-A-N-T

600

'Consider it money in the bank if you spell...'

F-I-D-U-C-I-A-R-Y

800

'This word is really neat, spell...'

F-A-S-T-I-D-I-O-U-S

1000

'Congratulations! Now spell this synonym...'

F-E-L-I-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N-S

FILMS OF THE '70s

200

'Warner Bros. had rights to "The Tower", Fox had rights to "The Glass Inferno" & this movie was the result'

The Towering Inferno

400

'14-letter word coined to describe films like "Shaft" & "Superfly"'

Blaxploitation

600

'In this film, Martin Scorsese, as one of Robert De Niro's fares, talks about killing his wife'

Taxi Driver

800

'(Hi, I'm Lindsay Wagner) I played Professor Kingsfield's daughter in this 1973 film set at Harvard Law School'

The Paper Chase

1000

'A 1975 Robert Altman film centers on a music festival & political rally in this title city'

Nashville

PRESIDENTIAL FACIAL HAIR

200

'President Lincoln's beard was fuller than that of this Confederate counterpart'

Jefferson Davis

400

'In 1903 John Singer Sargent painted his presidential mustache seen here'

Theodore Roosevelt

600

'Preceded & succeeded by the mustached Grover Cleveland, he had a full beard & mustache'

Benjamin Harrison

800

'This Ohioan was the last president to sport a mustache while in office'

William Howard Taft

1000

'This man with a reddish-brown mustache & beard served only 199 days of his term'

James Garfield

ITALIAN CITIES

200

'A regatta held each September in this city features gondola races on the Grand Canal'

Venice

400

'Shakespeare's feuding Montagues & Capulets were inspired by actual incidents in this city'

Verona

600

'The pope has approved the public display of this city's famous shroud in 1998'

Turin

800

'This city's Piazza Dante contains the house believed to be that of Christopher Colunbus'

Genoa

1000

'Conductor Arturo Toscanini was born in this city famous for its cheese'

Parma