j-archive-5153-J-2007-01-24

BASIC SCIENCE

200

'In North America, these tiny birds are the main birds that pollinate flowers'

hummingbirds

400

'Nitrogen makes up around 78% of the atmosphere; this gas, only about 20%'

oxygen

600

'At last count, this planet in our solar system had 63 known moons'

Jupiter

800

'8 years before "The Origin of Species" was published, this British naturalist wrote a paper on barnacles'

Darwin

1000

'At the Earth's surface, this force produces acceleration of about 32 feet per second per second'

gravity

HOLLYWOOD THRILLER PREVIEWS?

200

'Last year it was Da Vinci; this fall it's nothing but dots & dashes with the...'

the Morse Code

400

'Finally, this 1963 Betty Friedan book hits the theaters--and wait 'til you see the car chases'

The Feminine Mystique

600

'First she was Pam Ewing on "Dallas"; now her name is the must-see film of the year. This summer, she is "The..."'

Victoria Principal

800

'This emotional bond to a captor by a hostage due to stress & need for survival is the psychothriller of the summer!'

the Stockholm Syndrome

1000

'In Australia, water is going down drains backwards (to us). This fall, Mel Gibson takes on the reason why--this "Effect"'

Coriolis

LET'S TAKE A PEAK

200

'This peak in the Black Hills is 5,725 feet above sea level, or a little over 95 times the height of Washington's head'

Mount Rushmore

400

'Venezuela's highest peak is named for this man; there's a bronze bust of him at the summit'

(Simon) Bolivar

600

'This state's 11,031-foot-high Deseret Peak overlooks Rush Valley'

Utah

800

'Canada's highest peak, Mount Logan, lies in the St. Elias Range in the SW corner of this territory'

the Yukon

1000

'The name of this volcano in Martinique is from the French for "bald mountain"'

Mount Pelee

MAYORS

200

'The last 2 Latinos elected mayor of this huge U.S. city are Cristobal Aguilar (1872) & Antonio Villaraigosa (2005)'

Los Angeles

400

'After this 1906 disaster, Mayor Eugene Schmitz authorized the summary execution of looters'

the San Francisco earthquake

600

'Actress Melina Mercouri ran unsuccessfully for mayor of this foreign city, a post her Grandpa held for 30 years'

Athens

800

'In New Orleans' first post-Katrina mayoral election, this man held on to his job'

(Ray) Nagin

1000

'At age 31, though looking more like 13, this future presidential candidate was Cleveland's mayor'

Dennis Kucinich

IT DON'T MEAN A "THING"

200

'Zip, nada, el zilcho'

nothing

400

'A ring for a baby's incisors'

teething

600

'Giving a portion of one's income, typically 10%, to one's church'

tithing

800

'Raiment or apparel'

clothing

1000

'"In olden days a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking", now heaven knows, this'

"Anything Goes"