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LAMA-RAMA

200

'Used by lamas in prayer, it has 108 beads, about twice as many as the typical Catholic version'

Rosary

400

'Lamaism is also known as this type of buddhism, after a lofty region of Asia'

Tibetan Buddhism

600

'When asking a lama for help in prayer, you may proffer a kata, a scarf of this color'

White

800

'The name of Padmasambhava, who established the first order of lamas, means "born of" this flower'

Lotus

1000

'The Dalai Lama & China's government chose different children to be this second-ranking lama'

Panchen Lama

DOUBLE DOUBLE LETTERS

200

'It's the "A" in the RAM of your computer'

Access

400

'Sweet's "Blitz" site'

Ballroom

600

'The yolk's not on you when this is unbroken'

Eggshell

800

'He's got mail!'

Addressee

1000

'It was supposed to accompany the Mayflower, but was found unseaworthy'

Speedwell

ENGLISH ROYALTY

200

'Dissatisfaction with Henry VI's reign helped lead to these "botanical" wars'

The Wars of the Roses

400

'He was king from 1936 until 1952'

George VI

600

'On January 30, 1649 this English king lost his head, literally'

Charles I

800

'Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip, is a son of the royalty of this country where he was born'

Greece

1000

'The first Plantagenet English king, this Henry took power in 1154'

Henry II

THE BARD WRITES

200

'This title character comments, "Duncan is in his grave; after life's fitful fever he sleeps well"'

Macbeth

400

'"Twelfth Night" begins, "If music be the food of love", do this'

Play on

600

'She tells her love, "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep"'

Juliet

800

'In "Hamlet", this line precedes "For loan oft loses both itself and friend"'

"Neither a borrower nor a lender be"

1000

'Businessman Antonio begins this play by saying, "In sooth I know not why I am so sad"'

The Merchant of Venice

PING-PONG

200

'A game is won when a player reaches this many points with at least a 2-point margin'

21

400

'USA Table Tennis uses the slogan "Putting A New" one of these "On An Old Favorite"'

Spin

600

'The grip shown here is usually called by this "sociable" name'

Handshake

800

'In 1999 Andre Agassi won this event in tennis in NYC; Peng-Lung Chiang won it in table tennis in Fort Lauderdale'

U.S. Open

1000

'In 1952 this movie production city of India hosted the 1st world championships held in Asia'

Bombay (Mumbai)