j-archive-4473-D-2004-02-04

DOUBLE TALK

200

'It means neither very good nor very bad; with "and" in the middle, it means someone you may think is very bad'

so-so

400

'This term for something flashy, like jewelry, has recently gained currency'

bling-bling

600

'It can precede "O'Riley" & "au Rhum" as well as "Wawa"'

Baba

800

'This Asian-sounding breath freshener was developed in Rochester, N.Y. in the late 1800s'

Sen-Sen

1000

'The "Macbeth" witches' recipe calls for nose of turk & lips of this fierce Asiatic type of person'

Tartar

BUILDING WOOD

200

'End-matched lumber has ends that are tongue & this'

groove

400

'This softwood may be clear, jack, white, sugar or Ponderosa'

pine

600

'You'll smile big if you know this 4-letter word for a long, thick piece of lumber used to support a roof'

beam

800

'a/d denotes air-dried wood; k/d indicates this'

kiln-dried

1000

'This standard measure of lumber equals 144 cubic inches or 1X12X12 inches'

board foot

QUEENS OF ENGLAND

200

'In 1559 she signed the Act of Supremacy establishing the monarch as head of the Church of England'

Elizabeth I

400

'Because her husband took an active rol in the management of her affairs, some called her "Queen Albertine"'

Victoria

600

'In 1137, at the age of 15, she inherited the independent state of Aquitaine for her father William X'

Eleanor

800

'On Feb. 12, 1554 this 9-day queen & her husband were beheaded for their involvement in Wyatt's Rebellion'

Lady Jane Grey

1000

'Queen Anne was the last member of this British house that included James I & Charles II'

the Stuarts

IOWA

200

'This "yummy" red apple, the USA's top seller, was developed in the 1880s in Jesse Hiatt's orchard near East Peru'

the Red Delicious

400

'Each May since 1935 the town of Pella has celebrated its heritage from this country with its Tulip Time Festival'

the Netherlands (Holland)

600

'With a circulation of over 150,000, this capital city newspaper is Iowa's largest daily'

the Des Moines Register

800

'Republican Chuck Grassley has represented Iowa in the U.S. Senate since 1981; this Democrat, since 1985'

Tom Harkin

1000

'In 1673 these 2 Frenchmen, one a priest, became the first whites to set foot in what is now Iowa'

Marquette & Joliet

WHERE WOLF?

200

'Wolf Blitzer reports the latest news for this network'

CNN

400

'Wolf, Bobcat & Bear are ranks in this youth organization'

the Cub Scouts

600

'If you're looking for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, head to this capital where he died & is buried (somewhere)'

Vienna

800

'Climb aboard! He's the captain of the Ghost in a 1904 Jack London story'

Wolf Larsen

1000

'You can also look under the name of wolfram to find this metallic chemical element'

tungsten