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COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

200

'The university of this state has branches in Birmingham, Huntsville & Tuscaloosa'

Alabama

400

'Due to a fire in 1764, few books exist from its original library established around 1638'

Harvard

600

'Oral Roberts University is in Oklahoma; the university named for this man is in Hawaii & Utah'

Brigham Young

800

'We can't argue the fact -- the Whig-Cliosophic Society of Princeton, one of these clubs, dates back to 1765'

debate club

1000

'Among occupational school nicknames are the Brandeis Judges & the Whittier these'

Poets

IT BORDERS BOTH

200

'Israel & Libya'

Egypt

400

'Estonia & Lithuania'

Latvia

600

'Belgium & the Czech Republic'

Germany

800

'Costa Rica & Colombia'

Panama

1000

'France & Spain'

Andorra

GOOD BUY

200

'If you buy a vowel on this TV show, it'll cost you $250'

Wheel of Fortune

400

'In 1917 the U.S. purchased the Virgin Islands from this Scandinavian country for $25 million'

Denmark

600

'Roger Williams purchased the site for this state capital from the Narragansett Indians'

Providence, Rhode Island

800

'In 1882 this American purchased Jumbo the elephant from the London Zoo'

P.T. Barnum

1000

'One of the organizers of the Republican Party, William Seward, negotiated this purchase as U.S. secretary of state'

Alaska

VETERINARY AFFAIRS

200

'Contrary to myth, this part of a dog doesn't need to be cold, but should usually be moist'

nose

400

'It's another common name for foot-and-mouth disease'

hoof-and-mouth disease

600

'Vets use antibiotics on fish suffering from "rot" of this, whether dorsal or caudal'

fin

800

'The Association of Avian Veterinarians says that to protect other birds, do this to a new bird for at least 6 weeks'

isolate it

1000

'In 1987 researchers found a new virus in cats, known by this 3-letter abbreviation'

FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)

A DIRTY CATEGORY

200

'Each year at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, this green goop is poured over a chosen celebrity'

slime

400

'Rejecting a valuable thing along with the unimportant is "throwing the baby out with" this'

the bath water

600

'Partially melted snow or a watery mire, it's lent its name to a political "fund"'

slush

800

'Discoloration on a metal surface; a scandal can do it to your reputation'

tarnish

1000

'This 4-letter term for a sticky, greasy residue was originally the brand name of a degreasing solvent'

gunk