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REMEMBER THE "MAIN"

200

'The principal dish at a meal'

the main course

400

'He's a guy's best male friend, his No. 1 buddy, his this'

a main man

600

'A central computer that supports peripheral or subordinate ones'

a mainframe

800

'10-letter word for the prevailing current of thought or opinion'

mainstream

1000

'A strong rope on a sailing vessel, or a chief support on which you rely'

a mainstay

THE COLDEST PROFESSION

200

'The cryogenic temperature range is defined as extending from -150 degrees C. all the way down to this'

absolute zero

400

'The field of cryogenics had its inception in 1877, the year this element was first cooled into a liquid at -183 C.'

oxygen

600

'An important commercial use of cryogenics is the freezing of LNG, liquified this fuel, for storage & transport'

natural gas

800

'In 1981 this ill-fated shuttle, the first in space, was launched with the aid of cryogenic propellants'

the Columbia

1000

'Cryogenics is used to create greatly reduced electrical resistance in many materials, a phenomenon called this'

superconductivity

BIBLE WHO'S WHO

200

'His surname is likely a corruption of the Latin "sicarius", meaning "murderer"'

Judas

400

'If Gath had a basketball team, he would have been its star'

Goliath

600

'The object of a wager befween God & Satan; has a book named for him'

Job

800

'His first son, Lamech, was born when he was 187'

Methuselah

1000

'In the Book of Judges, he's famous for blowing on his trumpet'

Gideon

TV MORTALITY

200

'Adriana La Cerva & Ralph Cifaretto were whacked on this show'

The Sopranos

400

'On this series Principal Flutie was eaten by hyena-like students & Principal Snyder was eaten by a demon mayor'

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

600

'In an infamous "Cheers" episode, this character's husband, Eddie LeBec, was run over by a Zamboni'

Carla

800

'This British character has "died" at least 7 times (including Spectrox poisoning); luckily he regenerates'

Doctor Who

1000

'At 704 Hauser St., Astoria, Queens this character died in her sleep from a stroke in 1980'

Edith Bunker

BUSINESS LETTERS

200

'Fly right with UAL, the holding company for this'

United Airlines

400

'From coast-to-coast, people know that the A & P in A&P Supermarkets stand for this'

Atlantic & Pacific

600

'TCBY is "The Country's Best" this; they have great toppings too'

Yogurt

800

'For what it's worth, the V in CVS Pharmacies stands for this'

Value

1000

'Ka-ching! NCR was once known by this longer name'

National Cash Register