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HISTORY VIA STICK FIGURES

200

'He's the hobbyist scientist seen here experimenting in 1752'

Ben Franklin

400

'His August 9, 1974 exit is recreated here'

(Richard) Nixon

600

'His 218 B.C. leadership of an armed trip to Italy is shown here'

Hannibal

800

'Joe Rosenthal took the original February 1945 picture at this place--here's our take'

Iwo Jima

1000

'Seen here is a representation of this world leader during a noted 64 A.D. event'

Nero

WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

200

'This noise might keep you awake at night'

snoring

400

'It's the arcade precursor to video games heard here'

pinball

600

'Clock in & name this feathered friend'

a cuckoo

800

'It's the member of the violin family heard here'

the cello

1000

'This nocturnal dog-like animal of Africa is heard here'

a hyena

"B.C."

200

'In computer science, ones & zeroes are key to this'

binary code

400

'Basic training is also known as this'

boot camp

600

'A type of stock that is highly valued because the company is substantial & established'

blue chip

800

'Its provincial capital is Victoria'

British Columbia

1000

'This Massachusetts Jesuit campus is in chestnut hill'

Boston College

SPORTS TEAM BY STARS

200

'Derek Jeter &
Alex Rodriguez'

the New York Yankees

400

'Landon Donovan &
David Beckham'

the L.A. Galaxy

600

'Mo Williams &
LeBron James'

the Cleveland Cavaliers

800

'Sidney Crosby &
Evgeni Malkin'

the Pittsburgh Penguins

1000

'Adrian Beltre &
Ichiro Suzuki'

the Seattle Mariners

NAME GAME

200

'It was the first name of the first First Lady'

Martha

400

'The first name used by Louisiana's governor, it's also the popular name for a British policeman'

Bobby

600

'The name of this villain in "Othello" is a Spanish version of James'

Iago

800

'The fourth-most popular girl's name in 2008, it was also the last name of our 4th president'

Madison

1000

'In Greek "101", you might learn that this feminine name is Greek for "life"'

Zoe