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"EVE"

200

'Cuff links go on this part of your shirt'

a sleeve

400

'A source of annoyance, perhaps a "pet" one'

a peeve

600

'To take over for a struggling pitcher in a baseball game'

to relieve

800

'Ali Baba stole from 40 of them'

thieves

1000

'A postponement of punishment'

a reprieve

MUSIC CLASS

200

'The clarinet is a single-this type of woodwind instrument, Rex'

a reed

400

'Spohr wrote one of these for (start counting) flute, oboe, horn, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello & double bass'

a nonet

600

'An octave higher than the flute, this instrument has the highest pitch of the woodwinds'

a piccolo

800

'Duets for 2 players at one piano, like Faure's "Dolly" suite, go by this numerical term'

four hands

1000

'If it found its way into an orchestra, a hurdy-gurdy would be found in this section'

the string section

ATOM

200

'The first atomic bomb to be dropped in warfare used an isotope of this element as its explosive'

uranium

400

'Early atomic theorist Democritus said this color results from smooth, flat atoms that cast no shadow'

white

600

'In a nice, stable early 1900s model, the atom was like a plum pudding with electrons distributed like these'

raisins

800

'The atomic number refers to the number of these in an atom'

protons

1000

'An atom may become more stable by releasing this Greek letter particle, identical to a helium atom nucleus'

an alpha particle

IN THE FRENCH PANTRY

200

'Margaritas before we eat? We'll need plenty of these, citrons vert in French'

limes

400

'Well, to start, there's several cans of potage, meaning this; no gazpacho, though'

soup

600

'For our pizza, we'll need a can of les anchois, these; don't worry about the little bones, they're edible'

anchovies

800

'We're making Stroganoff, so we'll definitely need some champignons, these'

mushrooms

1000

'I see un pamplemousse, this; I'll have half of it for petit dejeuner, breakfast'

grapefruit

LET'S BE LOGICAL

200

'There are 6 ways to make this number with a pair of dice, so it's the most common result of a single toss'

seven

400

'Mary's mom had 4 girls; the first was named April, the second June, the third May & the fourth this'

Mary

600

'An NFL game ended 17-7; the losing team scored no touchdowns but this many field goals'

1

800

'If pies are $4 each, the fourth one is half price & a customer buys 4, this is her change from a $20 bill'

$6

1000

'In a magic square, each row, column & main diagonal adds to the same total; the one here is missing this number'

5