j-archive-4172-J-2002-10-22

TEST YOUR SHORT TERM MEMORY

200

'This short term for naturally occuring liquid hydrocarbons is found before "slick" & "well"'

oil

400

'It's the short term for the diving hazard decompression sickness'

bends

600

'The "Legal Thesaurus" lists charlatanism & false representation under this 5-letter word'

fraud

800

'One-syllable short term that's the equivalent of "Vicar of Christ"'

pope

1000

'As the last name of Jack, "tiny ice crystal covering" doesn't sound as good as this short term'

Frost

EXPLORERS

200

'On August 3, 1492 he & his crew left Palos, Spain, heading southwest & then west'

Christopher Columbus

400

'In 1928 she wrote "20 Hrs. 40 Min.", an account of her recent flight from Newfoundland to Wales'

Amelia Earhart

600

'In 1275 Marco Polo, his father & his uncle arrived at the court of this Mongol leader'

Kublai Khan

800

'In 1497 Vasco da Gama landed at Mossel Bay at the southern tip of Africa & claimed it for this country'

Portugal

1000

'Louis Joliet & this Catholic priest explored the Mississippi River during June & July 1673'

Marquette

TOOLS

200

'Digging tool to use in the dirt, or the last name of an actor who played Joe Dirt'

(David) Spade

400

'From the Latin trua, it's a bricklayer's tool that's used to smooth things out'

trowel

600

'Here's the buzz: Stihl's website says it has set the standards for these forest tools for over 70 years'

chainsaws

800

'A rotary tool used to finish holes, it's also a kitchen tool to get the juice out of an orange'

reamer

1000

'It's an iron spike that attaches to the shoe to stop a climber from slipping'

crampon

A REAL DOG & PONY SHOW

200

'Though the smallest of the British ponies, this breed seen here is very powerful for its size'

Shetland pony

400

'In the 1920s a dog of this breed, named Buddy, became the first seeing eye dog in the U.S.'

German shepherd

600

'This breed seen here may be descended from the harrier'

beagle

800

'In the names of breeds, this nationality precedes springer spaniel & mountain pony'

Welsh

1000

'A parson from Devon, England developed this dog breed seen here'

Jack Russell terrier

MONTHS

200

'Even in a leap year, it's still the shortest month'

February

400

'The 2 months in which Easter can fall'

March & April

600

'It's the title "Morn" in an '80s hit by Neil Diamond'

"September Morn"

800

'In the Southern Hemisphere summer begins in this month'

December

1000

'Leo & Virgo are both Zodiac signs for this month'

August