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THOMAS JEFFERSON'S READING LIST

200

'Tobias Smollett's on the list with "Peregrine Pickle" & his translation of this Spanish novel'

Don Quixote

400

'T.J. recommends Wm. Robertson's "History of Scotland" & David Hume's "History of" this neighboring land'

England

600

'Under this field, Jefferson includes Kames' "Principles of Equity" & Blackstone's "Commentaries"'

law

800

'In 1771 this man hadn't turned to economics yet, but his "Theory of Moral Sentiments" is recommended'

Adam Smith

1000

'Read & learn from "Epistulae Morales" by this Roman tragedian & eventual suicide'

Seneca

AMENDMENTS BY NUMBER

200

'"...The right of the people to keep and bear arms..."'

2nd Amendment

400

'"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude... shall exist within the United States"'

13th Amendment

600

'"...Against unreasonable searches and seizures"'

4th Amendment

800

'"...Where the value in controversy shall exceed $20, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved..."'

7th Amendment

1000

'"...Manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors...is hereby prohibited"'

18th Amendment

"C" PLUS

200

'Directed by the New York Times' Will Shortz, the annual national tournament for this pastime is held each March'

crossword puzzles

400

'"The Battle Road" linked Boston & Cambridge with this famous battle site'

Concord

600

'(Kelly of the Clue Crew sits on a fitness ball in a gym.) A fitness ball strengthens the abs and back, together called this region like the one in the Earth's center'

core

800

'Sadly, this Polish-French composer died in 1849, never having written a symphony, opera or bluegrass tune'

Chopin

1000

'(Jon of the Clue Crew presents the clue with a video monitor.) The two-dimensional Necker cube can be translated to three dimensions by your brain - it was named for Necker, who was noted for his study of these, a term for many solid symmetrical objects'

crystals

THE FAST

200

'One of this man's 7 Olympic gold medals in 1972 came in the 100m free, which he swam in a world record 51.22'

Mark Spitz

400

'Hope fans didn't arrive late; this "Brown Bomber" had 3 straight first-round knockouts in title fights'

Joe Louis

600

'In 1980 Eric Heiden set 4 Olympic records & 1 world record in winning 5 gold medals in this sport'

speed skating

800

'Averaging 135.173 MPH, this man, driver of the 24 car, sped off with the win at the 2005 Daytona 500'

Jeff Gordon

1000

'In 1973 he became the first horse to break the 2-minute mark in the Kentucky Derby'

Secretariat

& THE FURIOUS

200

'On "The Simpsons", this nuclear plant owner has a pet monkey named Furious George'

Montgomery Burns

400

'Try this more-than-miffed politician seen here on for size; he had a really big shoe in 1960'

Nikita Khrushchev

600

'A handkerchief helps send this title guy of a tragedy over the edge, convincing him of his wife's infidelity'

Othello

800

'In 1811 this lyric poet wrote "The Necessity of Atheism" & was expelled from Oxford, & boy, was his dad mad!'

Percy Shelley

1000

'Polly Peachum's pop gets his knickers in a twist over her marriage to Macheath in this Brecht/Weill play'

The Threepenny Opera