j-archive-4899-J-2005-12-22

NATURAL BIOLOGY

200

'Arterioles are a link between arteries & these fine blood vessels'

capillaries

400

'It's often a warning when this tuft or plume on a cockatoo's head stands up'

the crest

600

'From the Latin for "to carry", it's the time period between conception & birth'

gestation

800

'The chela on arthropods are these, & it may make them crabby if you mess with them'

claws (or pincers)

1000

'This material, such as your stapes, is formed by ossification'

bones

AD HOCK

200

'"Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief" this Bayer product "is"'

Alka-Seltzer

400

'quickerpickerupper.com is this product's website'

Bounty

600

'"Tough on bad hair. Tough on the causes of bad hair" & "A little dab'll do ya"'

Brylcreem

800

'Beginning in 1982, this vacation chain claimed it was "The antidote for civilization"'

Club Med

1000

'"A Sloppy Joe is a sandwich, but" this "is a meal!"'

Manwich

NATIONAL SPELLING BEE WINNING WORDS

200

'1946:
This system of flag & arm position signals'

S-E-M-A-P-H-O-R-E

400

'1983:
This festival commemorating the rescue of Persia's Jews'

P-U-R-I-M

600

'1976:
This condition, characterized by frequent & uncontrollable episodes of deep sleep'

N-A-R-C-O-L-E-P-S-Y

800

'1985:
This 6-letter French word meaning setting or environment'

M-I-L-I-E-U

1000

'1994:
Pertaining to the period before the flood, it also means out of date'

A-N-T-E-D-I-L-U-V-I-A-N

MOVIE NEWCOMERS

200

'He made his starring debut in "Blind Date", foolishly letting Kim Basinger have a drink'

Bruce Willis

400

'"Pushover" features this woman seen here in her first lead

"Afraid I don't read the paper. And I don't know anyone named Harry."'

Kim Novak

600

'In 1912, when most everyone in movies was a newcomer, these sisters debuted in "An Unseen Enemy"'

the Gish sisters (Dorothy & Lillian)

800

'One of Tobey Maguire's first films, "This Boy's Life", starred this young actor as a character named Toby'

Leonardo DiCaprio

1000

'Known for playing cop Roger Murtaugh, he debuted onscreen as a con in "Escape from Alcatraz"'

Danny Glover

PEAKS & VALLEYS

200

'Mount Vignemale, the highest French peak in this range, lies on France's southwestern border'

the Pyrenees

400

'This continent has only one mountain exceeding 16,000 feet: Vinson Massif'

Antarctica

600

'Named for the director who filmed there, John Ford's Point is in this Utah valley known for its red sandstone buttes'

Monument Valley

800

'The Limbang Valley of Sarawak divides this sultanate in two'

Brunei

1000

'Mount Ararat is Turkey's highest peak; the similar sounding mount Aragats is the highest pt. in this eastern neighbor'

Armenia