Show:
TAKEN LITERALLY
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS
AUTHOR BIOS
ORGANIZATIONS
200
'German combo of "car" & "road"'
Autobahn
200
'Francois Pilatre de Rozier tried to cross the Channel in one of these in 1785, but was killed in the attempt'
a (hydrogen) balloon
200
'The atomic numbers of hydrogen, helium & lithium'
1, 2, & 3
200
'Born in 1817, solo nature boy 1845-1847, became one with the earth in 1862'
Thoreau
200
'The national assn. devoted to this board game has a website where you can learn the "Word of the Day"'
Scrabble
400
'French: black beast; English: nemesis'
a bête noir
400
'The Channel meets the North Sea at this strait'
the Strait of Dover
400
'Oklahoma, New Mexico & Arizona entered the Union as these states'
46, 47, & 48
400
'Born in 1775, showed "Sensibility" in 1811, never married, died in 1817'
Jane Austen
400
'The Gov. Bradford Compact held its annual meeting in this Mass. town from 1946 to 2003; it now alternates with Kingston'
Plymouth
600
'It's Spanish for "hand to hand"'
mano a mano
600
'A song & a dance were named for this lady who swam the channel in 1926 & passed away at age 98 in 2003'
Gertrude Ederle
600
'According to the "World Almanac", they were the last 3 years of the 19th century'
1898, 1899, & 1900
600
'Born in a hotel in 1888, took a "Long Day's Journney into Night" in a hotel in 1953'
Eugene O\'Neill
600
'"For God and Country" is the motto of this "World's Largest Veterans Organization"'
the American Legion
800
'Evidently, it's Latin for "from the first face"'
prima facie
800
'La Manche, the French name for the channel, means this part of a shirt'
the sleeve
800
'Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison & John Tyler were these number presidents'
8, 9, & 10
800
'Born in Prague in 1883, worked in insurance until 1922, died in '24, yet went on "Trial" in '25'
(Franz) Kafka
800
'Founded in 1912, it's the Women's Zionist Organization of America'
Hadassah
1000
'"Inquistion" contestants know its Portugese for "act of the faith"'
auto-da-fé
1000
'The "Isle of" this has been inhabited since prehistoric times; it was once called Vectis'
Wight
1000
'The amendments against unreasonable searches, against self-incrimination & for a speedy trial'
4, 5, & 6
1000
'Born in 1854, was well-read in Gaol for 2 years, Paris-ed away in 1900'
Oscar Wilde
1000
'In 1952, the lily became the official logo of this organization that helps people with special needs & disabilities'
Easter Seals