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KIDDIE LIT CHARACTERS

200

'He hangs around with the "Man in the Yellow Hat"'

Curious George

400

'In the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, this very small animal is the only "ham"'

Piglet

600

'You may have "heard" of this good-hearted pachyderm'

Horton

800

'He's the E.B. White character seen here
(voiced by Michael J. Fox)'

Stuart Little

1000

'She was based in part on a real child'

Alice (of "Alice in Wonderland")

MUSICAL YOUTH

200

'She was on the "Mickey Mouse Club" before topping the charts with "...Baby One More Time"'

Britney Spears

400

'He's the youngest member of the group heard here
("MMMbop")'

Zac

600

'The members of this "(God Must Havs Spent) A Little More Time on You" group range in age from 18 to 27'

\'N Sync

800

'This group of "Boys" was named after an open-air market in Orlando, Florida where it was formed'

Backstreet Boys

1000

'Arnold is the last name of this 18-year-old who hit No. 1 with "Angel of Mine"'

Monica

IN THE COOKIE JAR

200

'These sun-dried grapes can be found in oatmeal cookies'

Raisins

400

'Recipes for the cookie named for this spread may call for the smooth or chunky variety'

Peanut butter

600

'This tool is pressed down on sugar cookie dough to give the cookies a fun shape'

Cookie cutter

800

'About 1 of every 4 boxes of Girl Scout cookies sold is of this chocolaty-coated variety'

Thin Mints

1000

'Nabisco is unsure if these cookies were named for a scientist or a town in Massachusetts'

Fig Newtons

OUR GOVERNMENT

200

'Instead of a president, each of the states has this chief executive'

Governor

400

'The U.S. Constitution has 7 articles & 27 of these additions'

Amendments

600

'This group that meets in the Capitol started in 1789 with 22 members & now has 100'

Senate

800

'NASA, which was created in 1958, stands for National Aeronautics & this Administration'

Space

1000

'Justice Department head Janet Reno isn't called the Secretary of Justice, but this'

Attorney General

"E" FOR EFFORT

200

'This joint connects your upper arm to your forearm'

Elbow

400

'On "The Simpsons", Mr. Burns usually uses this word when he finds something superb or first-rate'

"Excellent!"

600

'This verb means to sneak off & get married'

Elope

800

'The solar type of this event happens when the moon comes between the sun & the Earth'

Eclipse

1000

'For this Mexican dish, roll some meat & cheese in a corn tortilla & bake the "whole" thing'

Enchiladas