j-archive-4892-J-2005-12-13

YOU'RE JUST "GR"EAT

200

'One particle of sand'

a grain

400

'It's the geographic feature mentioned in Arizona's state nickname'

the Grand Canyon

600

'Not only did Buck Henry pen this 1967 coming-of-age film classic, he played a hotel desk clerk, too'

The Graduate

800

'In 1967 "The Colonel's Coup" overthrew the monarchy in this country'

Greece

1000

'The 4 basic forces in physics are the strong nuclear, the weak nuclear, the electromagnetic & this one'

gravity

SCIENCE CLASS

200

'Your body has millions of these glands, up to 625 per square inch of skin, & they're probably now working overtime'

sweat glands

400

'Total number of sides on a Klein bottle or a Mobius strip'

one

600

'If the solar system's 9 planets were lined up smallest to largest, Earth would be this number in line'

fifth

800

'This prized natural substance is made up of alternating thin plates of calcium carbonate & chochiolin'

mother of pearl

1000

'What we call a Thermos goes back to the flask this scientist invented in the 1890s'

Dewar

THE APPLE OF MY EYE

200

'The 2005 version of the Mac operating system shares its name with this tawny Asian feline'

a tiger

400

'The Apple iBook & Powerbook are this type of portable computer'

a laptop (or a notebook)

600

'Making $1 a year at Apple, he's the Guinness World Record holder for lowest paid chief executive officer'

(Steve) Jobs

800

'"Take off" & "land" information wirelessly with this Apple WiFi device'

Airport (Express)

1000

'This "speedy" Mac software lets you watch movies or graphics on your PC or Mac computer'

QuickTime

NFL NICKNAMES

200

'"Broadway Joe"'

Joe Namath

400

'"Mean Joe"'

Joe Greene

600

'"The Refrigerator"'

William Perry

800

'"Too Tall"'

(Ed) Jones

1000

'"Sweetness"'

Walter Payton

AMERICANA

200

'In the 1920s Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly made a name for himself by sitting atop these, often for days at a time'

flagpoles

400

'An air and space museum in Wapakoneta, Ohio is named for this Wapakoneta native'

Neil Armstrong

600

'Robert E. Lee's wife, Mary Ann Randolph Custis, was the great-granddaughter of this first lady'

Martha Washington

800

'In 1811 work began on the 1st national highway, the Cumberland Road, between Illinois & Cumberland in this state'

Maryland

1000

'Closed in 2002, this lavish NYC restaurant began as a place for immigrants to gather & drink tea'

the Russian Tea Room