j-archive-3156-D-1998-04-27

WILD WOMEN IN HISTORY

200

'Rumor has it this "Great" Russian empress had insomnia; with all those lovers, who could sleep?'

Catherine the Great

400

'Anna Sage, who set up John Dillinger, is known to history as this "Lady"'

"The Lady in Red"

600

'Marie Walewska was one of many women who "entertained" him during his exile on Elba'

Napoleon

800

'Calamity Jane's memoirs spread the tale of her torrid romance with this "Wild" westerner'

Wild Bill Hickok

1000

'You could call this outlaw the "Mother" of all crime; she was also the mother of Herman, Fred, Arthur & Lloyd'

Ma Barker

A CATEGORY ABOUT NOTHING

200

'It's what the trio seen here represents:'

"See no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil"

400

'This channel, spun off from Nick at Nite, said it would air nothing during the last "Seinfeld"'

TV Land

600

'In this Shakespeare comedy, Hero is falsely accused of unfaithfulness & a huge fuss ensues'

Much Ado About Nothing

800

'According to the title of a 1974 Billy Preston hit, this "leaves nothing"'

"Nothing From Nothing"

1000

'Also called the American Party, this political group's name came from its members' denials about it'

Know-Nothing

NAME THE PLAY

200

'"We'll hang ourselves tomorrow...unless Godot comes"'

Waiting for Godot

400

'"I have always depended on the kindness of strangers"'

A Streetcar Named Desire

600

'"Hm...11 o'clock in Grover's Corners, -- you get a good rest, too. Good night."'

Our Town

800

'"Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; or close the wall up with our English dead!"'

Henry V

1000

'"Nora! Nora!...empty. She's gone."'

A Doll\'s House

FOOD & DRINK

200

'This vegetable puts the cole in coleslaw'

Cabbage

400

'A lunchtime favorite, it's chicken or turkey, tomato, bacon & lettuce on 3 slices of toast'

Club sandwich

600

'Bottled in France since 1863, it's the bestselling imported sparkling water in the U.S.'

Perrier

800

'Some prefer melted cheese for this classic dipping dish, others prefer melted chocolate'

Fondue

1000

'Its name means "small tubes", but this Italian pasta is actually large tubes with a meat or cheese filling'

Cannelloni

AS THE STOMACH TURNS

200

'A gnawing pain in the abdomen is a symptom of the peptic type of this chronic ailment'

Ulcer

400

'One of the regions of the stomach is the cardia, named for this nearby organ'

Heart

600

'This "fake fat" reportedly causes abdominal cramps & inhibits the absorption of some vitamins & nutrients'

Olestra

800

'One common shape of the stomach is like this tenth letter of the alphabet'

J

1000

'Over-the-counter treatments for heartburn include Pepcid AC & this, from Smithkline Beecham'

Tagamet