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PRESIDENT TYLER

200

'John Tyler was one of the 4 presidents from this bygone political party'

the Whig Party

400

'In 1844 a treaty signed by Tyler's envoy in Wanghia opened up trade with this Asian country'

China

600

'Like Patrick Henry before him, Tyler was governor of this state'

Virginia

800

'At the instigation of Rep. John Minor Botts, Tyler was the first pres. to have this type of resolution aimed at him'

impeachment

1000

'With 1842's Webster-Ashburton treaty, Tyler set the boundary between New Brunswick & this state'

Maine

SCI-FI TV

200

'Steve Austin, this expensive title character, had 1 bionic arm & 1 bionic eye'

the Six Million Dollar Man

400

'Picard was put to the test by Q in this show's finale; we also learned Jean-Luc wed & divorced Dr. Crusher'

Star Trek: The Next Generation

600

'In 1974 Roddy McDowall starred in this show that brought the film series to TV--I love you, Dr. Zaius!'

The Planet of the Apes

800

'A deep space probe (launched in 1987!) ended up getting this guy frozen in suspended animation until "the 25th century"'

Buck Rogers

1000

'I've found it! This show about a town populated by geniuses & patrolled by sheriff Jack Carter'

Eureka

WE OWN YOU

200

'Barbie dolls &
Matchbox cars'

Mattel

400

'Gatorade,
Mountain Dew &
Ruffles'

Pepsi

600

'Tylenol &
Band-Aids'

Johnson & Johnson

800

'Jennie-O turkey &
Spam'

Hormel

1000

'Scott tissue &
Viva paper towels'

Kimberly-Clark

PLUTO: NEVER FORGET!

200

'To the dismay of its fans everywhere, in 2006 Pluto was reclassified as this type of planet'

a dwarf planet

400

'So Pluto has a radius less than half that of this now-smallest planet--so what? Size doesn't matter!'

Mercury

600

'Pluto is in a stable 3:2 resonance with this planet, completing 2 orbits of the sun in the time the other completes 3'

Neptune

800

'Styx & stones will never persuade this loyal largest moon to abandon Pluto'

Charon

1000

'(Sarah of the Clue Crew illustrates the clue on the monitor.) Pluto's symbol combines the letters "P" & "L", representing both the first two letters of the name "Pluto" & the initials of this observatory founder, who predicted Pluto's existence'

Percival Lowell

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED

200

'3 years after buying the NBA's Bucks, Herbert Kohl became a U.S. senator from this state'

Wisconsin

400

'It's 4 cubed minus 4 squared'

48

600

'In 2003 a Norwegian ate 187 of these in 3 minutes; I prefer mine on the half shell at a less frenzied speed'

oysters

800

'One birthstone of the last month of the year is this 6-letter gem that starts with the last letter of the alphabet'

zircon

1000

'In late 1999 controversy erupted over custody of this 6-year-old Cuban shipwreck survivor'

Elián González