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FUN STUFF

200

'A historic flight in one of these went over Paris Nov. 21, 1783; today many fly in them for fun'

a hot air balloon

400

'At NYC's Tisch Children's Zoo, a Vietnamese pot-bellied this is available for petting'

pig

600

'In 1901 Alexander Graham Bell began building tetrahedral box ones of these with the goal of lifting people'

kites

800

'Total number of cards used to play Old Maid (without any jokers)'

51

1000

'Sports car video game that's "great touring" in Italian'

Gran Turismo

THE MUSIC MAN'S INSTRUMENT

200

'John Coltrane'

the saxophone

400

'Benny Goodman'

clarinet

600

'Herb Alpert'

the trumpet

800

'Jascha Heifetz'

the violin

1000

'Lionel Hampton'

vibraphone

HAVE A HEART WITH DR. OZ

200

'(Dr. Oz delivers the clue holding a real heart.) This valve, whose name is from the Latin for "three points", prevents the backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium'

the tricuspid

400

'(Dr. Oz delivers the clue, again holding a squishy human heart.) The sinoatrial node on the back wall of the right atrium, here, sends out electrical signals to regulate the heartbeat & is also known as this, like a mechanical device implanted to do the same thing'

a pacemaker

600

'(Dr. Oz holds two fingers to his neck.) When you check your pulse by placing two fingers on the side of your neck, you're feeling these arteries that supply the brain & face'

the carotid arteries

800

'(Dr. Oz delivers the clue from his office, with some product placement on his desk.) This severe constricting pain in the chest is a symptom of coronary artery disease, but 50% of heart attack patients never experience it'

an angina

1000

'(Dr. Oz holds a small wire mesh tube.) These wire mesh tubes are used to prop open an artery during balloon angioplasty & expand & lock into place as the balloon is inflated'

a stent

ANIMATED VOICES

200

'Maybe leaving NBC late night in 2009 will help open his schedule to guest again as Kitty on "South Park"'

(Jay) Leno

400

'On "Futurama" this pol warned of the universe's destruction, "and as an environmentalist, I'm against that"'

Al Gore

600

'Voiced by this "Frasier" guy, Sideshow Bob says his "Die Bart, Die" tattoo is "German for 'The Bart, The"''

Kelsey Grammer

800

'"You got lucky"--this Heartbreaker voiced Lucky in a "King of the Hill" episode titled "Tears of an Inflatable Clown"'

Tom Petty

1000

'In 1976 this singer "Fell to Earth"; in 2007, he fell below the waves, as Lord Royal Highness on "Spongebob"'

David Bowie

IN THE NAVY

200

'In navy slang a flattop is this type of modern warship'

an aircraft carrier

400

'It's the lowest rank of admiral in the U.S. navy'

rear admiral (lower half)

600

'The U.S. Navy's Pacific fleet is headquartered in this harbor'

Pearl Harbor

800

'In 1992 Darlene Iskra took an opportune time to become the Navy's first female one of these, on the USS Opportune'

captain

1000

'The roots of the Navy Seals are in UDTs, short for underwater teams that specialize in this explosive activity'

demolition