j-archive-734-D-1987-11-12

IBSEN

200

'Though he wrote for the legitimate theatre, Ibsen had at least one of these illegitimately'

children

400

'Ibsen wrote all of his plays in this century'

the 19th century

600

'This haunting play aroused a storm of protest because it dealt with venereal disease'

Ghosts

800

'Son of a British consul, he wrote the music for a production of Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" '

Edward Grieg

1000

'To avoid the amorous clutches of Judge Braque, this title heroine shoots herself'

Hedda Gabbler

AMERICAN REVOLUTION

200

'The British paid the Duke of Brunswick over 50,000 pounds for these'

mercenary soldiers (or Hessians)

400

'John Paul Jones's flagship; it was lost to the British Serapis as crews fought hand-to-hand'

Bonhomme Richard

600

'This Polish count who organized an independent cavalry corps, was killed by the British in the siege of Savannah'

Casimir Pulaski

800

'Like Nathan Hale, this British major was caught in civillian clothes and hanged as a spy'

John André

1000

'The last name of two brothers who, between 1776 and 1778, were in command of all British land and sea forces'

(William and Richard) Howe

ENDS WITH "C"

200

'You might consult one if you wanted "Information, Please"'

an almanac

400

'Your poor, old uncle is crazy; your rich, old uncle is this'

eccentric

600

'With a deficiency of this, wounds may not heal well; without a coating of it, iron rusts'

zinc

800

'Whether as an adjective or adverb, this Latin phrase means "for the particular purpose at hand"'

ad hoc

1000

'Apt adjective for dull, boring writing, even if its poetry'

prosaic

MYTHOLOGY

200

'When the brothers split up the world, Zeus got the heavens; Hades, the netherworld; and he, the sea'

Poseidon

400

'The Egyptian god Aenubis had the head of this dog-like scavenger'

the jackal

600

'Some say he was killed when part of his ship, the Argo, fell on him'

Jason

800

'The most important Roman god next to Jupiter; in fact, it is next to Jupiter'

Mars

1000

'As Lot's wife left Sodom and was told not to look back, he left Hades and was told not to look back'

Orpheus

POLITICAL NICKNAMES

200

'Chicago mayor known as "the last of the big-city bosses"'

Richard Daley

400

'His nickname, "Tailgunner Joe", was based on a serious WWII combat record'

Joe McCarthy

600

'To his followers, Huey Long, not George Stevens, was this'

The Kingfish

800

'The three advisors who were said to comprise a "Berlin Wall" around President Nixon'

Haldeman, Ehrlichman, and Kissinger

1000

'German revolutionary called "The Most Feared Woman of the WWI Era", and dubbed "Red Rosa"'

Rosa Luxembourg