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BYRON

200

'In 1809, at the age of 21, Byron took his seat in this parliamentary body'

the House of Lords

400

'In 1823 Byron gave 4,000 pounds of his own money to the Greek fleet to prepare it for war against this occupying empire'

the Ottoman Empire

600

'This church refused to accept Byron's body for burial in 1824, but a memorial to him was placed on its floor in 1969'

Westminster Abbey

800

'Byron set "Beppo" in this Italian city, writing, "At the moment when I fix my story, that sea-born city was in all her glory"'

Venice

1000

'In 1810 Byron visited the site of Troy & swam this strait, imitating Leander'

the Hellespont

TOP 40 MATH

200

'The Commodores' "Times A Lady" divided by Paul Simon's "Trick Pony"'

3

400

'The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be" this many "(Miles)" plus Paul Simon's "Ways To Leave Your Lover"'

550

600

'Stevie Nicks' "Edge Of" this minus The Crests' this many "Candles"'

1

800

'Murray Head's nights "In Bangkok" minus Brewer & Shipley's tokes "Over The Line"'

0

1000

'The Byrds' this many "Miles High" times Eddie Money's this many "Tickets To Paradise"'

16

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE HISTORY

200

'Some reports have this 16th century British king weighing in at 400 lbs., so calling him "Pork Chop", even lovingly... bad idea'

Henry VIII

400

'In 490 B.C. Miltiades' runner pouts & says he's only going to run 1 mile & walk the other 24 from Marathon to here'

Athens

600

'In 1944 this "Desert Fox" was implicated in a plot to kill Hitler; actually, that's just aggressive-aggressive'

Rommel

800

'He could've said, "I'm sure Clement will do a good job --for an Oxford man" after Attlee beat him to become prime minister'

Churchill

1000

'Lee's "Eyes of the Army", this gen. must've had something better to do when his cavalry was late for Gettysburg'

Jeb Stuart

SCIENCE "L"IST

200

'Alpha Centauri is 4.35 of these away from us'

light years

400

'The major source of this treatment for bipolar disorder is mined in North Carolina'

lithium

600

'This 11th letter of the Greek alphabet is used to symbolize wavelengths'

lambda

800

'You deserve to be crowned if you know that sassafras, avocado & cinnamon are all part of this family'

the laurel family

1000

'Types of these devices include diode, solid state & gas'

lasers

YE OLDE JOBBE FAIRE

200

'We need 3 hufflers, who excel in their ability to quickly move these through a series of locks'

ships (or boats)

400

'If you're good at making casks or barrels, we'd certainly like to hang with you, Mr. this job'

cooper

600

'Day-O! This job was for those who secured payments for goods on credit, like bananas maybe'

tallyman

800

'If you want a job as a wainwright, you better know how to fix these'

wagons

1000

'A warrener in days of yore was responsible for the keeping of these animals for meat'

rabbits