JAPANESE FOOD
MEDICAL ABBREV.
FRIENDS IN HISTORY
ENDS IN "X"
BEATLES LYRICS
200
'Surimi, meaning "formed fish", turns up in packages labeled this type of "crabmeat" & "lobster"'
imitation
200
'Where surgery is performed:
OR'
operating room
200
'Chandler helps Perry & Henson discover this on April 6, 1909 after he asks, "Could it be any more cold?"'
North Pole
200
'This salty smoked salmon tastes great on a bagel'
lox
200
'"Suddenly I'm not half the man I used to be"'
"Yesterday"
400
'Umeboshi are plums that are pickled, not tickled, this color'
pink
400
'A doctor:
GP'
general practitioner
400
'Thinking she's dressed as an Indian for a costume party on Dec. 16, 1773, Phoebe attends this Mass. event'
Boston Tea Party
400
'Dating from around 2500 B.C., it's 240 feet long, 66 feet tall & its face was modeled after the pharaoh Khafre'
the Sphinx
400
'"Say you don't need no diamond ring and I'll be satisfied"'
"Can\'t Buy Me Love"
600
'Dashi-no-moto is the instant version of dashi; add water & you'll have this'
soup
600
'Common antibiotic:
PCN'
penicillin
600
'Joey says, "How you doin'" to this actor on April 14, 1865 but has no idea what "Sic Semper Tyrannis" means'
John Wilkes Booth
600
'A 3-letter word for "to veto", or a German water sprite'
nix
600
'"Take these broken wings and learn to fly"'
"Blackbird"
800
'Before each bite of sukiyaki, some dip it into this, beaten & raw'
eggs
800
'Painful disorder of the joints:
RA'
rheumatoid arthritis
800
'In 1540 Rachel says sorry, she hasn't had much luck with marriage, so this king marries Anne of Cleves instead'
Henry VIII
800
'During an 1878 epidemic of this disease, Calamity Jane helped care for the victims'
smallpox
800
'"The girl that's driving me mad is going away"'
"Ticket to Ride"
1000
'The Japanese name for this flavor enhancer, also popular in Chinese cooking, is Aji-No-Moto'
MSG (monosodium glutamate)
1000
'Useful lab test which can detect infections, anemia, etc.:
CBC'
complete blood count
1000
'Monica ends up in France on July 14, 1789 & freaks out at the mess Parisians make storming this prison'
the Bastille
1000
'A whirling mass of air or water'
vortex
1000
'"Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona for some California grass"'
"Get Back"