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BIBLICAL VOICES

200

'Jesus "cried out with a loud voice" & commanded this dead man to "come forth"'

Lazarus

400

'This apostle "lifted up his voice" & addressed the crowd at Pentecost'

Peter

600

'This blind father recognized Jacob's voice but thought his goatskin-covered hands were those of Esau'

Isaac

800

'His was the "voice of one crying in the wilderness"'

John the Baptist

1000

'In the first book of Samuel, he asked, "Is this thy voice, my son David?"'

Saul

THE "A" LIST

200

'You're this if you're from the Pampas'

Argentinian

400

'You're this if you're from Adelaide'

Australian

600

'You're this if you're from Innsbruck'

Austrian

800

'You're this if you're from Kabul'

Afghanistanian

1000

'You're this if you're from Luanda'

Angolan

MYTH & MAGIC

200

'Unlike in the U.S., if one of these crosses your path in England, it means good luck'

a black cat

400

'Cloves of this are sometimes placed in a bridal bouquet for good luck'

garlic

600

'This card deck's Minor Arcana has 14 cards in each suit; a page is between the 10 & jack'

tarot

800

'Not feeling well? You may want to cleanse this field surrounding your body, from the Greek for "breath" or "breeze"'

an aura

1000

'This plant yields a hair dye as well as as tint used in magical hand & foot tattoos'

henna

FOREIGN-BORN YANKS

200

'The G in MGM, he was born in Warsaw, Poland'

Samuel Goldwyn

400

'This member of Clinton's cabinet was born in Prague'

Madeleine Albright

600

'A college football head coach from 1918 to 1931, he hailed from Voss, Norway'

Knute Rockne

800

'He hosts a late-night network news show, but not from Lancashire, England, where he was born'

Ted Koppel

1000

'Born in Petrovichi, Russia, this prolific writer's works include "Foundation's Edge" & "The Gods Themselves"'

Isaac Asimov

JOHNNY GILBERT ROCKS!

200

'More than 2,000 versions of this 1965 song have been recorded:

"Suddenly /
I'm not half the man I used to be /
There's a shadow hanging over me"'

"Yesterday"

400

'This song topped the pop, R&B & country charts in 1957:

"The warden said, 'Hey, buddy, don't you be no square /
If you can't find a partner, use a wooden chair'"'

"Jailhouse Rock"

600

'This song was written for a 1967 film:

"Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio /
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)"'

"Mrs. Robinson"

800

'People were crazy about this 1999 song:

"Her lips are devil-red and her skin's the color of mocha..."'

"Livin\' La Vida Loca"

1000

'The title track of a 1976 album, this song topped the charts in 1977:

"You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave"'

"Hotel California"