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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

200

'The student newspaper of this D.C. university is the GW Hatchet'

George Washington

400

'Green Mountain College is located in Poultney in this state'

Vermont

600

'An old oaken bucket goes to the winner of an annual football game between Purdue & this cross-state rival'

Indiana

800

'Angie Anderson & Carrie MacDonald are the first women to wear the Hawkeye mascot costume of this university'

Iowa

1000

'Scripps & Harvey Mudd are part of this consortium of California colleges'

The Claremont Colleges

1812

200

'Part of a major purchase, this state entered the Union April 30, 1812'

Louisiana

400

'Some sources say she died in 1812, but a woman who died in 1884 claimed to be this Indian guide'

Sacajawea

600

'In 1812 Czar Alexander I made this city capital of Finland'

Helsinki

800

'He wrote his 7th & 8th Symphonies & that famous "Immortal Beloved" letter in 1812'

Ludwig van Beethoven

1000

'Georges Cuvier in 1812 gave this name to the creature seen here'

Pterodactyl

MUSIC TO MY EARS

200

'The Beastie Boys opened for her during the 1985 Virgin Tour'

Madonna

400

'"Forget About Dre" is by Dr. Dre (natch) & featuring this rapper also known as Slim Shady'

Eminem

600

'This group was "Headin' down the Atlanta Highway...headin' on down to the Love Shack"'

The B-52\'s

800

'(Hello, we're the Dixie Chicks) Our song "Ready to Run" was on the soundtrack of this movie with Richard Gere & Julia Roberts'

Runaway Bride

1000

'Salman Rushdie wrote the lyrics to "The Ground Beneath Her Feet", performed by this group'

U2

"IN" THE BEGINNING

200

'To breathe in, unlike Mr. Clinton'

Inhale

400

'An alphabetical reference list'

Index

600

'One life in a series of lives'

Incarnation

800

'Like the Pope, not capable of error in matters of doctrine or dogma'

Infallible

1000

'"Picnic" won him a Pulitzer in 1953'

William Inge

BIRTHSTONES

200

'The Bible tells us "The price of wisdom is above" these red gems, July's birthstone'

Rubies

400

'This sea-colored March birthstone is said to cure laziness, but I'm too tired to go out & buy one'

Aquamarine

600

'At 563 carats, the Star of India, a blue one of these September birthstones, is a bit large for a pinky ring'

Sapphire

800

'People born in the purple love wearing this purple gem, February's birthstone'

Amethyst

1000

'The "Imperial" type of this November birthstone is highly prized for its golden hues'

Topaz