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HOUND DOG

200

'It's not certain whether the name of this racing breed came from its color'

Greyhound

400

'3-letter word for a wide type of window, or a hound's long, deep howl'

Bay

600

'Bluetick and black & tan are types of this dog that traps its prey in trees'

Coonhounds

800

'"War and Peace", Book II, includes an account of a hunt using these dogs'

Borzois

1000

'This "Norwegian" dog hunted bear as well as the big deer it's named for'

Elkhound

TUTTI FRUITY

200

'The cayenne variety of this juicy tropical fruit is grown in Hawaii'

Pineapple

400

'As its name implies, this green-flavored melon has a sweet taste'

Honeydew

600

'It's also known as a "cooking banana"'

Plantain

800

'This popular English pear was named for the Massachusetts man who introduced it to the U.S.'

Bartlett

1000

'Types of these include sultana, muscadine & catawba'

Grapes

ROCK & ROLL IS HERE TO STAY

200

'Completes the Springsteen title line, "Cause tramps like us, baby we were..."'

"Born to Run"

400

'This classic says, "Something touched me deep inside the day the music died"'

"American Pie"

600

'In 1963 you could have chowed down on this tasty Japanese import heard here'

"Sukiyaki"

800

'This "Super Freak" singer was once in a band calle the Mynah Birds with Neil Young'

Rick James

1000

'They helped shape the sound of punk rock with songs like "Blitzkrieg Bop" & "Beat on the Brat"'

the Ramones

ROLL OVER, BEETHOVEN

200

'In 1792 Beethoven went to this city, where he went into Haydn for lessons & stayed for the rest of his life'

Vienna

400

'Beethoven lifted a theme from his own "Prometheus" for his 3rd Symphony, called this'

"Eroica" ("Heroic")

600

'A newly found Beethoven piece, played for the 1st time in 1999, ran this long, 9 sec. shorter than a Chopin waltz'

51 seconds

800

'Variants of the 4 notes that begin this Beethoven work, Opus 67, drive all 4 of its movements'

5th Symphony

1000

'In a Beethoven opera, Leonore disguises herself as this title boy'

Fidelio

BOOK OF LOVE

200

'Photographer Robert Kincaid has a steamy but brief affair with an Iowa farmer's wife in this '90s love story'

"The Bridges of Madison County"

400

'"Bridget Jones's Diary" is a reworking of this Jane Austen classic'

"Pride and Prejudice"

600

'The title of this Terry McMillan novel refers to Stella's trip to Jamaica, where she has an affair with a younger man'

"How Stella Got Her Groove Back"

800

'Besides writing romances like "The Kiss", she wrote "His Bright Light", a memoir of her son Nick Traina, who died at 19'

Danielle Steel

1000

'A later edition of this William Goldman novel included the first chapter of the long-lost sequel, "Buttercup's Baby"'

"The Princess Bride"