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PUNJAB

200

'Since 1947, the historic region of Punjab has been divided between these 2 countries'

India & Pakistan

400

'As part of his Easternmost conquests, this Greek's armies occupied the Punjab around 327 B.C.'

Alexander the Great

600

'In the 1840s this European power fought 2 costly wars over the Punjab before annexing the region outright'

the English (Great Britain)

800

'In this Kipling work, the title orphan's father was a sergeant in an Irish regiment in the Punjab'

Kim

1000

'Predominant in the Punjab, this religion has origins in both Hinduism & Islam'

Sikhism

FICTIONAL BOOKS

200

'This character on "Seinfeld" thought of "a coffee table book about coffee tables" that turned into a coffee table'

Kramer

400

'On this show, "The Itchy & Scratchy Movie" was novelized by Norman Mailer'

The Simpsons

600

'A man is searching for the novel "Knickerless Nickleby" in the bookstore skit on this British Show'

Monty Python(\'s Flying Circus)

800

'This doctor from the original "Star Trek" series wrote "Comparative Alien Physiology"'

McCoy

1000

'Jose Chung speaks to FBI agents before writing "From Outer Space" about an alien abduction on this show'

The X-Files

WHAT'S YOUR BEEF?

200

'Beef chili is also called "chili con" this, Spanish for "meat"'

carne

400

'"Joy of Cooking" gives a recipe for this beef dish but cautions that eating raw meat can be hazardous to your health'

steak tartare

600

'Corned beef is cured in brine; this other deli meat is seasoned brisket that's been cured, smoked & cooked'

pastrami

800

'Part of the name of this expensive boneless cut means "dainty" in French'

filet mignon

1000

'It's the French name for boeuf braised in red wine, usually garnished with mushrooms & white onions'

bœuf bourguignon

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

200

'You don't have to buy a vowel, but you do begin this word game by drawing a gallows'

hangman

400

'In 2007 he became the first man since Bill Tilden to win the U.S. Open 4 years in a row'

(Roger) Federer

600

'The first important U.S. tournament in this board game took place in New York City in 1857'

chess

800

'Jordan & Bird hit "nothing but net" playing this shot-for-shot basketball game in 1990s TV ads for McDonald's'

HORSE

1000

'From before 3000 B.C., the game Senet of these people used a board & pieces to depict an afterlife journey'

the Egyptians

INVENTORS & INVENTIONS

200

'In the 1920s, Frank Whittle, who grew up making model airplanes, designed the first working engine of this type'

a jet engine

400

'Alexander Wood & Charles Pravaz are credited with developing this device in 1853 first used to inject morphine'

a (hypodermic) syringe

600

'After Carrier came up with this in 1902, my 20 babes waving palm fronds idea went out the window'

air conditioning

800

'After steamboat success, he was urged to work on submarine-launched torpedoes by Pres. Jefferson'

Robert Fulton

1000

'In 1868, 9 years after developing the railway sleeping car, he introduced the first railway car for dining'

Pullman