FUN WITH SCIENCE
YOU'RE A "Q____T"
KICKIN' IT OLD SCHOOL
CITIES' NEWER NAMES
WORLD COINS
200
'If you make a house for these flying mammals, mount it at least 15 feet above the ground to attract them'
bats
200
'To give up or resign'
quit
200
'This university 50 miles west of London dates back to the 12th century'
Oxford
200
'Peking'
Beijing
200
'In 2004 Somalia issued 6 coins in the shape of this instrument, including a fender Stratocaster'
guitar
400
'In an annual contest in Oatman, Arizona, folks try to fry these on the sidewalk with solar power'
eggs
400
'The coverlet for a bed'
quilt
400
'Attending the university founded in 1348 in this Czech capital might make you feel like a real Bohemian'
Prague
400
'Leningrad'
St. Petersburg
400
'A map of Europe on this country's 1997 1,000-lire coin had such errors as depicting Denmark as part of Germany'
Italy
600
'(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows some colored-changed objects.) When exposed to air, a cut apple turns brown & copper turns green because of a chemical process called this'
oxidation
600
'Having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm'
quaint
600
'Cairo's Al-Azhar university was founded in 970 around this type of religious building'
mosque
600
'New Amsterdam'
New York
600
'A 2008 Cook Islands 5-dollar coin issued in this shape depicts Cupid, 2 roses & the words "my everlasting love"'
heart
800
'Add 4 tbsp, vinegar & 3 tbsp. baking soda to a glass of water & this gas will make raisins bounce in it'
carbon dioxide
800
'An adventurous expedition'
quest
800
'This country's Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo was founded in 1538, 98 years before Harvard'
Dominican Republic
800
'Danzig'
Gdansk
800
'In 2007 this late pope was honored with a coin in nauru; his image pops up perpendicular to the coin'
Pope John Paul II
1000
'(Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a little veggie before & after.) Put celery in red-colored water, & after 24 hours, the leaves turn red because of this process by which plants absorb fluids, from the Greek for "push" or "thrust"'
osmosis
1000
'An arc of 90 degrees'
quadrant
1000
'Bethlehem, Penn.'s St. Luke's Hospital School of this offers the oldest diploma program for it in the nation'
School of Nursing
1000
'Salisbury, Rhodesia'
Harare
1000
'In 2006 Canada issued a 25-cent coin depicting a pink ribbon to raise awareness of this disease'
breast cancer