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AMERICAN LITERATURE

200

'Chapter 2 in a 1932 work of his begins, "The bullfight is not a sport in the Anglo-Saxon sense of the word"'

Ernest Hemingway

400

'In 1894 Mark Twain took this character "Abroad"; 2 years later, he became a "Detective"'

Tom Sawyer

600

'This Sinclair Lewis physician begins his practice in his wife's hometown, Wheatsylvania, North Dakota'

(Martin) Arrowsmith

800

'Pyncheon Street, previously called Maule's Lane, was the location of this title home'

The House of the Seven Gables

1000

'In this 1940 novel, deaf-mute John Singer commits suicide when he learns his friend Spiros has died'

The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

A FOXY CATEGORY

200

'It follows "fox" in the name of a wire or smooth dog whose specialty club was founded in 1885'

terrier

400

'Name shared by a short, slow gait of a horse & a ballroom dance'

a foxtrot

600

'It's the most common species of fox in the northern U.S. (This is the big one, Elizabeth!)'

a red fox

800

'In an Aesop fable, Fox makes this bird drop its food by asking it to speak'

Crow

1000

'He moved into the presidential mansion when Ernesto Zedillo's term ended'

Vicente Fox

POLITICAL JOHNS

200

'In 1963 he famously remarked, "All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin"'

JFK

400

'He was born in a Colorado army hospital in 1943; the family moved to Massachusetts soon after'

(John) Kerry

600

'Later a pres. candidate, in 1841 this pathfinder eloped with Sen. Thomas Hart Benton's 17-year-old daughter'

John C. Fremont

800

'He's the 20th century presidential candidate seen here'

John Anderson

1000

'He was the first president born after the adoption of the U.S. Constitution'

John Tyler

LESSER-KNOWN CONGLOMERATES

200

'The police have a whole squad to investigate this swindling corporation'

Bunkco

400

'This Italian company has trouble marketing in English-speaking countries, where its name means a flop or disaster'

Fiasco

600

'This company specializes in delicate, ornate 18th century artwork featuring shells & foliage'

Rococo

800

'The logo of this food corporation is a stylized veal shank with the letters "O.B." spelled out in rice'

Osso Buco

1000

'Andean native people line up for this animal's goods, like meat & skin'

a guanaco

TOUGH TV

200

'When this game show premiered on July 12, 1976, the Moseleys were pitted agains the Abramowitzes'

Family Feud

400

'The actor who played the title role in this "hairy" '90s sitcom was changed 3 times in 3 years & no one noticed!'

Harry and the Hendersons

600

'This tabloid talk show tops the list of "TV Guide's 50 Worst TV Shows of All Time"'

Jerry Springer

800

'One of only 3 TV shows that were ranked No. 1 for the year by the Nielsen ratings in their final seasons'

Seinfeld (or I Love Lucy or The Andy Griffith Show)

1000

'She stars in "The Closer" as a police detective from Ayetlayenta with superb interrogating skills'

Kyra Sedgwick