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MUSIC

200

'Pernambuco or brazilwood is frequently used to make this accessory for string players'

bows

400

'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from a chalkboard.) In the treble clef, the lines of the staff are E-G-B-D-F, so the spaces are known by this anatomical acronym'

FACE

600

'The keynote of a major or minor scale also has this drinkable name'

tonic

800

'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew blows into a saxophone.) From the French for "mouth", it's the way you form your lips & teeth around a horn's mouthpiece'

the embouchure

1000

'From the Italian for "big", it's a concerto for an orchestra & a group of instrumental soloists'

(concerto) grosso

FIVE EASY PISCES

200

'Perhaps inspired by his zodiac symbol, he wrote "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"'

Dr. Seuss

400

'He's the Pisces born March 6, 1475 who said, "I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free"'

Michelangelo

600

'"When we met first and loved..." begins one of the famous sonnets by this "Portuguese" Pisces'

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

800

'Elizabeth Taylor is a Pisces & so was this man--the explorer, not her husband of the same name'

Richard Burton

1000

'Since Pisces is a water sign, it's not surprising that he composed "Water Music" in 1717'

Handel

CHAPLIN

200

'Charlie Chaplin said that in creating his Tramp character he added this to make him look older'

a mustache

400

'In "Benny & Joon" this actor performed Chaplin's dancing roll scene from "The Gold Rush"'

Johnny Depp

600

'Chaplin was born April 16, 1889 in England & died Christmas day in 1977 in this country'

Switzerland

800

'In 1914, this Keystone Studios head was the last person other than Chaplin to direct him in a film'

(Mack) Sennett

1000

'In "Limelight" Chaplin cast as his partner this other great comic of the silent screen'

Buster Keaton

FROM THE CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

200

'The IDF, this country's defense force, based at Keflavik, is manned by Americans'

Iceland

400

'The center of power of an empire until 1918, this country is a bit smaller than Maine'

Austria

600

'Nepal's regime is threatened by this type of movement, named for a Chinese leader'

Maoists

800

'Frequent recent invasions haven't hurt this Asian country's opium crop, the world's largest'

Afghanistan

1000

'Though illegal, the Muslim Brotherhood is the main opposition to this African in power since 1981'

Hosni Mubarak

THE STATE OF EDUCATION

200

'The University of Puget Sound,
Gonzaga University'

Washington State

400

'Stillman College,
Auburn University'

Alabama

600

'Tougaloo College,
Jackson State University'

Mississippi

800

'Bowling Green State University,
Case Western Reserve University'

Ohio

1000

'Suffolk University,
Brandeis University'

Massachusetts