j-archive-3281-J-1998-12-07

CAR TALK

200

'On a can of this, the "SAE" before the viscosity is from your friends at the Society of Automotive Engineers'

Motor oil

400

'It's the "A" in ABS, which is designed to keep you from hitting the skids'

Anti(-lock Brake System)

600

'(VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE):
"(Hi, I'm Jay Leno) Car buffs like me know in starting some classic cars you pull out the choke to constrict airflow to this part"'

Carburetor

800

'Your Porsche 914 should do it at about 900 RPM; your mechanic shouldn't do it at all'

Idle

1000

'A calculus major could tell you it's the part that uses gears to transfer power to the rear wheels'

Differential

REALLY BIG MOUNTAINS

200

'In 1859 gold seekers vowed to reach this peak "or bust"'

Pike\'s Peak

400

'This volcano that buried Pompeii erupted again in March, 1944, during the Allied invasion of Italy'

Vesuvius

600

'Located in California's High Sierra, it's the highest mountain in the 48 contiguous states'

Mount Whitney

800

'1,644-foot-high Mirador Nacional, about 50 miles east of Montevideo, is this country's tallest peak'

Uruguay

1000

'This Tanzanian mountain has 3 main peaks: Kibo, Mawenzi & Shira'

Mount Kilamanjaro

STARTS WITH "GU"

200

'It's any foolish or dull-witted person, not just Forrest'

Gump

400

'This edible item seen here is full of vitamin C'

Guava

600

'A deep ravine, or the last name of a witchy neighbor in "The Wizard Of Oz"'

Gulch

800

'Flaubert's first name'

Gustave

1000

'This country's longest river is the Motagua'

Guatemala

U.S. PRESIDENTS

200

'In a letter to Horace Greeley he wrote, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union"'

Abraham Lincoln

400

'In 1890, at age 6, he and his family moved to Independence, MO., his home for most of the rest of his life'

Harry S. Truman

600

'From 1890 to 1902, he served as professor of jurisprudence & political economy at Princeton'

Woodrow Wilson

800

'At 8,445 words, his inaugural address was the longest -- that's a little more than 263 words per day in office'

William Henry Harrison

1000

'In 1861 he was appointed a colonel in the 21st Illinois Volunteers'

Ulysses S. Grant

I SAW IT IN VOGUE

200

'A dermatologist warns beach bunnies that these lose effectiveness in 2-4 hours'

Sunscreens

400

'Though she's posed in them, Elizabeth Hurley says "I never stand up in" this type of bathing suit'

Bikini

600

'This "Working Girl" actress is wearing Revlon "Age Defying Makeup" (Psst! She's 41)'

Melanie Griffith

800

'Peter Fogg designed the "Lace Tuck" found on this part of your Nikes'

Tongue

1000

'Vogue's editor was turned off by the reactionary 1998 fall collections in these 2 European cities'

Milan & Paris