j-archive-4977-D-2006-04-11

CANDLE IN THE WIND

200

'This cord can be impregnated with inorganic salt solutions & dried prior to molding into candles'

the wick

400

'Candles can be made of animal fat or this nonglycerine substance used as early as 3000 B.C.'

beeswax

600

'Meaning "offered" or "dedicated", it's the type of candle seen here'

a votive

800

'From Latin for "barely connected", this solid white substance is water-insoluble & can precede "oil"'

paraffin

1000

'We'd know the type of candle seen here from this "to post"'

a pillar

ROCKET MAN

200

'"First Man" is a 2005 biography of this quiet Ohioan'

Neil Armstrong

400

'Apollo 8 astronauts Borman, Lovell & Anders were the first men to make this circuit & they made 10 of them'

a lunar orbit

600

'"I wouldn't touch" the space station's antenna "with" this, but in 1998 that's what Jerry Ross used to fix it'

a 10-foot pole

800

'In 1980 Soyuz 38 carried the first Hispanic man in space, Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez of this country'

Cuba

1000

'In 2004 Binnie & Melvill piloted SpaceShipOne on the 2 flights that captured this alphabetic $10 million prize'

the X Prize

I'M STILL STANDIN'

200

'In "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest":
Randle McMurphy,
Chief Bromden,
Billy Bibbit'

Chief Bromden

400

'In "The Iliad":
Hector,
Agamemnon,
Patroclus'

Agamemnon

600

'In "Beowulf":
Grendel,
Beowulf,
Wiglaf'

Wiglaf

800

'In "Othello":
Iago,
Othello,
Desdemona'

Iago

1000

'In "Les Miserables":
Fantine,
Cosette,
Jean Valjean'

Cosette

ELTON JOHN

200

'The 1997 version of "Candle In The Wind" honored Princess Diana; the original version was about her'

Marilyn Monroe

400

'Elton's 1982 song "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" was a tribute to this slain man'

John Lennon

600

'A 1982 Elton John song says "Baby's got" these, the song's title, "holding back the tears"'

"Blue Eyes"

800

'This man "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" a harmonica solo for Elton's song "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"'

Stevie Wonder

1000

'Completes the apt title of Elton's 1973 album "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only..."'

"The Piano Player"

CROCODILE ROCK

200

'The American crocodile is very rare & can only be found naturally in the southern part of this state'

Florida

400

'Crocodiles are unique among reptiles in that they have 4-chambered ones of these organs'

the heart

600

'Crikey! This man's made quite a career as the unconventional "Crocodile Hunter"'

Steve Irwin

800

'The god Sobek of this ancient culture was often depicted as a crocodile wearing a headdress'

Ancient Egypt

1000

'This term for a freshwater crocodile of India sounds like a thief who robs someone in a public place'

a mugger