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I AM SAM, SAM I AM

200

'In April 1836 his troops captured Santa Anna, who then recognized Texas' independence'

Sam Houston

400

'This brewer headed the demonstrations that led to the Boston massacre'

Sam Adams

600

'In 1969 this Irishman won the Nobel Prize for literature'

Beckett

800

'In 1985 he was Deputy Assistant Attorney General; in 2006 he was an associate justice'

(Samuel) Alito

1000

'One of his rimes, "Dejection: An Ode" ends, "Thus may'st thou ever, evermore rejoice"'

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

1984

200

'The "large" leader in the novel who must be obeyed'

Big Brother

400

'George Orwell wrote "1984" in this year & reportedly rearranged 2 of the digits to give it its title'

1948

600

'These "police" are the dreaded enforcement agents of the government in "1984"'

the Thought Police

800

'This main character of "1984" works at the Ministry of Truth'

Winston Smith

1000

'George Orwell was a pseudonym; his real name was this'

Eric (Arthur) Blair

MATHEMATICS

200

'Distance runners know that 42.2 kilometers is closest to this many miles'

26

400

'In the equation y=2x+3, 2 & 3 are called constants & the x & y are called this because they can change'

variables

600

'Number of inches in half a yard'

18

800

'This angle is larger than an acute angle & smaller than an obtuse one'

a right angle

1000

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew indicates a monitor.) Unlike an equilateral triangle with 3 equal sides, this type of triangle has 3 sides of different lengths'

a scalene triangle

MUSICAL INITIALS

200

'The 4 members in the band CSNY'

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

400

'This Athens, Georgia band's first single was "Radio Free Europe" in 1981'

R.E.M.

600

'The name of this grunge band with hits like "Interstate Love Song" is sometimes shortened to STP'

Stone Temple Pilots

800

'Maybe more cowbell will help you remember this band whose acronym is B.O.C.'

Blue Öyster Cult

1000

'BTO is for this band that's best known for a song whose acronym is "TCOB"'

Bachman-Turner Overdrive

FOOD & DRINK

200

'Brioche, popular for continental breakfasts, is a type of this staple'

bread

400

'Antonin Careme created Charlotte Russe & this sour-creamed meat dish for Czar Alexander I'

beef stroganoff

600

'A famous meat sauce is named for this Italian "sausage" city'

Bologna

800

'In Jewish cooking, potato pancakes, commonly enjoyed during Hanukkah, are known as these'

latkes

1000

'Creme d'ananas is a liqueur flavored with this fruit'

pineapple