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MEDICAL HISTORY

200

'In the 1520s this conquistador founded a hospital in Mexico City, perhaps for the Aztecs he wounded'

Hernando Cortes

400

'In 1816 French physician Rene Laennec invented this device used to listen to the heart & lungs'

Stethoscope

600

'In 1895 this scientist could see right through his wife; he took X-rays of her hand'

Wilhelm Roentgen

800

'Still associated with doctors today, its text is seen here in a 12th century version:'

The Hippocratic Oath

1000

'This symbol of the physician is derived from the wand of Aesculapius, the god of medicine'

Caduceus

2-LETTER WORDS

200

'People with a hidden agenda often have this "to grind"'

Ax

400

'"Collect $200" if you can name this Japanese game played with black & white counters on a checkered board'

Go

600

'As a prefix, it can mean "not including"; by itself, it means "former", like a former spouse'

Ex

800

'Yes, it's Russian for yes'

Da

1000

'It's used to mean very, or what's your point?'

So

THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

200

'You can't call snakes spineless: they may have over 300 of these bones, compared to humans'

Vertebrae

400

'This type of catfish can generate a 450-volt shock, less than the "eel" of the same name'

Electric catfish

600

'The scientific name of the "mute" type is Cygnus olor'

Swan

800

'An endangered north African deer is called this, like an ape found on Gibraltar'

Barbary deer

1000

'The river, not the sea type of this critter, is seen here:'

Otter

CHAIRS

200

'While in this city's famous rocker you may enjoy its famous baked beans'

Boston

400

'President credited with inventing the swivel chair'

Thomas Jefferson

600

'(Hi, I'm Catherine Crier) Chairs I've filled include one as a judge on the bench & one as a substitute for this man on "Nightline"'

Ted Koppel

800

'Popular in the Victorian era was outdoor furiniture made of the cast type of this'

Iron

1000

'From 1594 to 1600 Johannes Kepler held the chair of this & mathematics at the University of Graz'

Astronomy

JOHN HUGHES FILMS

200

'It's the 1990 story of an 8-year-old boy accidentally abandoned at Christmas'

Home Alone

400

'Title character who says, "This is my ninth sick day this semester...so I better make this one count"'

Ferris Bueller

600

'Hughes co-wrote the screenplay for this 1992 movie about a slobbering St. Bernard'

Beethoven

800

'Steve Martin & John Candy use these title modes of transportation to try to get home for Thanksgiving'

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

1000

'Molly Ringwald's family forgets her birthday while preparing for her sister's wedding in this 1984 film'

Sixteen Candles