j-archive-5422-J-2008-03-18

RUSSIAN FIRST NAME'S THE SAME

200

'Putin &
Lenin'

Vladimir

400

'Pasternak &
Spassky'

Boris

600

'Gromyko &
Sakharov'

Andrei

800

'Pavlov &
Turgenev'

Ivan

1000

'Eisenstein &
Rachmaninoff'

Sergei

NATIVE AMERICANS

200

'Algonquian for "to trade", this Native American tribe shares its name with Canada's capital'

Ottawa

400

'The Pomo of California were particularly known for this art, an easy elective for college students'

basket weaving

600

'This tribe's name was first on a bay, then a colony, then a state (which put 2 Ts in it)'

Massachusetts

800

'From the dark color they died their moccasins, the Siksika are also known as this'

the Northern Blackfoot Indians

1000

'This athlete's Inidan name was Wa-Tho-Huck, "Bright Path"; & boy, could he run quickly down it'

Jim Thorpe

A LITTLE FOOD & DRINK

200

'Though it triggered an E. coli scare in 2006, this leafy vegetable is generally safe to eat; ask Popeye'

spinach

400

'This "city" sandwich consists of thin slices of beef, slices of American, & often sauteed onions on a roll'

a Philadelphia cheesesteak

600

'Though often referred to as a wine, this Japanese alcohol is actually brewed more like a beer'

sake

800

'This candy bar of chocolate, nougat, peanuts & caramel was named for a horse'

Snickers

1000

'This cereal once had a longer name; "oats" became "os"'

Cheerios

FROM A TO Y

200

'The 10 Commandments include "Thou shalt not commit" this'

adultery

400

'A monk may turn down your job offer due to a prior commitment in this type of monastery'

an abbey

600

'"Ecstasy" partner in an Irving Stone book title'

Agony

800

'Back in the Middle Ages, the aim of this practice was to change base metals into gold'

alchemy

1000

'A foe or
archenemy'

adversary

GRAB BAG

200

'Chemist Patsy Sherman was working for 3M when she created this stain protector with a "national" name'

Scotchgard

400

'Michael Folle & Alexander Kaleri left this in 2004, the first time it was without a crew inside'

the International Space Station

600

'Hawaiian residents are sometimes plagued by "vog" in the air, with the "V" referring to this'

volcanic ash

800

'This 2-word phrase comes from a Greek belief that a bird sacred to Apollo broke its silence before dying'

swan song

1000

'This state flower of Maryland includes a woman's name'

a Black-eyed Susan