j-archive-3364-D-1999-04-01

LITERATURE

200

'A 1927 book of short stories by Ernest Hemingway was titled "Men Without" these'

Women

400

'Poet who wrote, "Before I built a wall I'd ask to know what I was walling in or walling out"'

Robert Frost

600

'In James Fenimore Cooper's "The Pioneers" Oliver Edwards is this frontiersman's companion'

Natty Bumppo

800

'The father of this "Good-Bye, Mr. Chips" author was a schoolteacher, not a hotelier'

James Hilton

1000

'Balzac wrote "La Comedie Humaine" in the 1840s & this American wrote "The Human Comedy" in the 1940s'

William Saroyan

SPORTS

200

'Rosie Ruiz reportedly rode the subway to reach the finish line of this 1979 NYC race'

New York City Marathon

400

'UCLA's football team has vanquished this crosstown rival in their last 8 matchups'

USC (University of Southern California)

600

'The logo of this city's NHL team is a winged car tire'

Detroit Red Wings

800

'Nicknamed "The Big O", he was the NBA's Rookie of the Year for the 1960-61 season'

Oscar Robertson

1000

'This South African was leading in points when Mike Tyson knocked him out in the fifth round of their Jan. 1999 bout'

Frans Botha

GEOGRAPHY

200

'Many residents of this sprawling valley that includes North Hollywood want to secede from Los Angeles'

San Fernando Valley

400

'Most of the residents of this small island city-state off the Malay Peninsula are Chinese'

Singapore

600

'This country's capital is Wellington'

New Zealand

800

'This "Stan" is wedged in among Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan'

Uzbekistan

1000

'You'll find the Shrine of Fatima, seen here, in this country's city of Qom'

Iran

ART

200

'This art practiced by William Blake precedes "Printing" in the name of a U.S. bureau'

Engraving

400

'To film Jackson Pollock at work, you'd say, "Lights! Camera!" this type of painting'

Action

600

'In the 1880s this artist with "noir" in his name broke with impressionism & began using more black'

Pierre Auguste Renoir

800

'Your initial impression might be that he was England's greatest seascape painter'

J.M.W. Turner

1000

'Last name of former husband & wife Walter & Margaret, known for painting large-eyed waifs'

Keane

FOOD

200

'This preserve was originally made from quince; Seville oranges are now normally used'

Marmalade

400

'A traditional accompaniment for fried catfish, these cornmeal dumplings are flavored with chopped scallions'

Hushpuppies

600

'This ground beef patty flavored with minced onion & seasonings was named for a 19th century physician'

Salisbury steak

800

'Served as a side dish at Hanukkah, they're made from grated potatoes mixed with eggs, onions, matzo meal & seasonings'

Latkes/potato pancakes

1000

'It's the Whitman, Massachusetts inn where the chocolate chip cookie was created in the 1930s'

Toll House Inn