j-archive-3286-J-1998-12-14

MADE OF CLAY

200

'This sport's French Open is played on courts made of clay'

Tennis

400

'The Beverly Hillbillies had a pond made of this substance that can be made with clay & limestone'

Cement

600

'It's the avian name for the target used in skeet shooting'

Clay pigeon

800

'Daniel interpreted this king's dream about a disturbing idol with feet of clay'

Nebuchadnezzar

1000

'These man & dog stars of "The Wrong Trousers" are made with a mixture of plasticine, wax & clay'

Wallace & Gromit

20th CENTURY AMERICA

200

'The Wrigleys of chewing gum fame were stuck on this baseball team for over 60 years until selling it in 1981'

Chicago Cubs

400

'In March 1976 a Bay Area jury convicted this kidnapped heiress of bank robbery'

Patricia Hearst

600

'This president's memorial with a 19-foot bronze statue was dedicated in Washington in 1943'

Thomas Jefferson

800

'On March 8, 1996 this 93-year-old broke the record, becoming the oldest person ever to serve in the U.S. Senate'

Strom Thurmond

1000

'Though it never went into space, this first shuttle did make a short flight in 1977 co-piloted by Fred Haise, Jr.'

Enterprise

SPORTS LEGENDS

200

'In 1996 the Magic had a Shaq attack when he signed a 7-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers'

Shaquille O\'Neal

400

'The jersey seen here was worn during the 1961 season by this slugger who led the majors with 126 walks (New York Yankees, No. 7)'

Mickey Mantle

600

'Although then a K.C. Chiefs quarterback, he announced his retirement on April 18, 1995 in San Francisco'

Joe Montana

800

'1 of 2 Canadians to have won the overall men's world figure skating title 2 or more times'

Kurt Browning or Elvis Stojko

1000

'In 1982 she was the top-ranked U.S. woman track star in all distances from 800 meters to 10,000 meters'

Mary Decker Slaney

FOREIGN ANATOMY

200

'To hurry along a Frenchman, ask him to shake a jambe, this'

Leg

400

'If a Hungarian's haj, this, is too hosszu, long, it may be time for a trim'

Hair

600

'To work harder a German might apply some ellenbogen grease, this to us'

Elbow grease

800

'If a Russian has a pain in his zheludok, this, he may take some tzums'

Stomach

1000

'A Norwegian might dangle an oredobbe from her ore, this'

Ear

PHUN WITH PHONICS

200

'Labionasal sounds are produced by these & the nose'

Lips

400

'When you speak with a burr you trill this letter'

R

600

'Your tongue touching your hard or soft one of these in your mouth produces different sounds'

Palate

800

'Meaning "single pitch", it's a speaking voice that lacks inflection'

Monotone

1000

'From the Latin meaning "to hiss", it describes the "ss" sound In "fricassee"'

Sibilant