HAPPY 200th, LINCOLN & DARWIN
BRIT SPEAK
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TOP 40 SONGS' MISSING LINKS
BRANDED
200
'Born in Shrewsbury Feb. 12, 1809, Charles Darwin was sent at 16 to study medicine in this Scottish city'
Edinburgh
200
'Will someone pass me the bag of crisps--I have a hankering for this snack'
potato chips
200
'Somebody paid $2,000 for an "18th century" kit for killing these; contents included hammer, stakes & a crucifix'
vampires
200
'I Won't Back ___
On The Corner'
Down
200
'"There's a" variety of this brand of eye lubricant "for that" or if you prefer the old slogan, "It gets the red out"'
Visine
400
'Born in Kentucky Feb.12, 1809, Abe Lincoln lived from age 7 to 21 in this state before the move to Illinois'
Indiana
400
'If mum takes little Alistair to a childminder, he's going to what Americans would call this type of "center"'
a day care center
400
'A Colo. woman paid $455 for water from a cup this guy drank from in 1977; he left the building soon after'
Elvis
400
'Born To Be ____
Thing'
Wild
400
'Hershey's boasts that these cups are the No. 1 selling candy in America'
Reese\'s Peanut Butter Cups
600
'It's what Lincoln called his youngest & favorite son, Thomas; it can also mean "a little bit"'
Tad
600
'A landlord would refer to one of these as a flat'
an apartment
600
'Now that's recycling! A Seattle man got a $3,850 bid for this, worn only once, that had belonged to his ex-wife'
her wedding dress
600
'Blowing Kisses
In The ____
Beneath My Wings'
Wind
600
'In the classic ad jingle, these hot dogs are even enjoyed by kids with chickenpox'
Armour hot dogs
800
'The first chapter of "On the Origin of Species" features this bird, which Darwin bred in a dovecote he built'
a pigeon
800
'Long before it was the name of a computer, it was Brit speak for a raincoat'
a mackintosh
800
'An online casino paid $1,209 for a Dorito in the shape of this man's big pointy hat, or mitre'
the pope
800
'Die Another ____
Tripper'
Day
800
'Lilac spring is among the air freshener scents "Created by nature" & "captured by" this brand'
Glade
1000
'Maiden name of Darwin's wife; she came from the pottery-making family & was shattered by his talk of evolution'
Wedgwood
1000
'For sports & working out, you need a good pair of trainers, which are these'
(running) shoes
1000
'An offer to impart this drew only 8 bids & $3.26; heck, the DVD of the 1983 Monty Python flick goes for more than that'
the meaning of life
1000
'U Got ____ ____
Of Love'
The Look
1000
'Toyota dropped this provocative name for its new Celica sports model days after a December 2004 natural disaster'
a Tsunami