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INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
ICI ON PARLE FRANÇAIS
ONLY ONE
JULY
Measure Up
HITS & MISSES
"CC" Me
CHINESE FOOD
Chinese History
100
The Nairobi National Museum
Kenya
100
This head of a college division has a "list" you want to be on
The dean
100
A single unit of language &
a sharp weapon with a long blade
Word & Sword
100
Bolivia
Spanish
100
He's the mythical youth depicted in paintings, typically with a bow and arrow, and a couple.
Cupid
100
The adventures of this J.M. Barrie title character have appeared with the subtitle "The Boy who Wouldn't Grow Up"
Peter Pan
100
Within 6 years of moving his lab to Menlo Park, he had applied for around 400 new patents
(Thomas) Edison
100
Beaucoup means this, especially following merci
Very much
100
...was a Beatle:
Django,
Ringo,
Waldo
Ringo
100
Symbolizing health & wisdom, July's birthstone is this red gem
Ruby
100
1 astronomical unit = about 93 million miles, the average distance between these 2 objects
The Earth and the Sun
100
With Maroon 5, this miss sang "Moves Like Jagger"
Christina Aguilera
100
Want to go faster? Step on it!
Accelerate
100
The scientific name of this, often used to flavor Chinese food, is Zingiber officinale
Ginger
100
World Book says this "protected China from minor attacks but provided little defense against a major invasion"
The Great Wall
200
The ancient mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
Egypt
200
To reach this rank in Boy Scouts, you must earn a total of 21 merit badges
Eagle Scout
200
A fashion show runway walker &
to sing in a style that fluctuates between falsetto & normal
Model & Yodel
200
Brazil
Portugese
200
This adjective describes a very cold climate or a cold response
Frigid
200
You're going on an adventure with dwarves & dragons if you're reading this book subtitled "There and Back Again"
The Hobbit
200
After failing to make synthetic rubber out of chicle, Thomas Adams flavored it & sold it as this
Gum
200
2-word French term meaning "goodbye"
Au revoir
200
...is a county in Florida:
Lincoln,
Suwannee,
Crockett
Suwannee
200
The zodiac sign that covers most of July is this one
Cancer
200
The weight of one of these bundles of cotton is about 500 pounds
A bale
200
2009's "Paparazzi"
Lady Gaga
200
It's the instrument heard here playing a jaunty tune
Accordion
200
These "nutty" cookies for dessert are known as the Chinese national cookie & even have their own day in April
Almond cookies (杏仁餅)
200
More than just big on vases, this ruling dynasty really elevated the architecture of the Imperial Palace in the Forbidden City
Ming Dynasty
300
Soweto Township, where a struggle for freedom was born
South Africa
300
he new janitor being followed by a camera crew may be TV's latest "Undercover" this
Boss
300
An unrecognized person &
fury
Stranger & Anger
300
Kuwait
Arabic
300
In ancient Rome it wasn't just the 15th of March but also of May, July & October
Ides
300
Charles Dickens novel subtitled "The Parish Boy's Progress"
Oliver Twist
300
In the 1960s James T. Russell invented these to replace vinyl records; now they're giving way to downloads and streaming
CDs
300
Hiver refers to this season
Winter
300
...is a weapon in the classic version of the board game Clue:
spear,
hammer,
wrench
A wrench
300
On July 4 Norfolk, Virginia has its annual "Great American Picnic and" these in the night sky
Fireworks
300
In surveying, 100 links = one of these units of measure (about 66 feet)
A chain
300
From 1985: "Material Girl"
Madonna
300
A pirate, from Tampa or not
A buccaneer
300
This thin pasta is made from mung beans & becomes transparent when soaked in water & cooked.
glass noodles (粉丝)
300
In the late 19th century, China was dominated by Tzu-hsi, known as this empress, the widow of an emperor
The Dowager Empress
400
The desert oasis city of Timbuktu
Mali
400
People with this U.S. Army rank right below general wear eagles on their uniforms
Colonel
400
Your immortal part
& a ball out of play
Soul & Foul
400
Haiti
French
400
Unless you went to the market, "Bring home the bacon" is this kind of phrase that doesn't literally mean what it says
Idiom
400
This Alex Haley book is subtitled "The Saga of an American Family"
Roots
400
This navigating instrument that helps find latitude & longitude was first developed in the 1750s
Sextant
400
This French word meaning "black" is also a film style
Noir
400
...borders Mexico:
Belize,
El Salvador,
Honduras
Belize
400
As Claude Monet may have known, this aquatic plant is a July birth flower
Water lilies
400
Usually measured at about 9 inches, it's the 4-letter term for the distance from the end of the thumb to the end of a pinkie of a spread hand
The span
400
From the "Breaking Dawn, Part 1" soundtrack:
"A Thousand Years"
Christina Perri
400
Politicians vie for the votes of "NASCAR dads" & these moms
Soccer moms
400
The use of spicy Huajiao peppers gives food from this Chinese province its zesty flavor
Sichuan
400
Only a few thousand of the roughly 100,000 Communists survived the trek begun in 1934 & called this
The Long March
500
13,600-foot Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains
Morocco
500
First instituted in 1802, this award is France's highest decoration
The Legion of Honor
500
A large carnivorous feline of Asia &
a landlocked desert nation of West Africa
Tiger & Niger
500
Liberia
English
500
Strokes are often caused by a narrowing of these arteries in the neck that supply blood to the brain
Carotid
500
Earth is a scary place in this recent Max Brooks novel subtitled "An Oral History of the Zombie War"
World War Z
500
In 1895 he began sending & receiving wireless signals as far as 1.5 miles at his father's home near Bologna, Italy
(Guglielmo) Marconi
500
Rue a sens unique is this type of street
A one-way street
500
...is a variety of snail:
glider,
sailfoot,
ramshorn
Ramshorn
500
A Coney Island tradition began July 4, 1916 when an Irish immigrant won "Most American" as the champion in this contest
A hot-dog eating contest
500
Many horse races are measured in these units that are each equal to 1/8 of a mile
Furlong
500
This singer, songwriter & pianist says:
"I'm not gonna write you a ..."
Sara Bareilles
500
A female demon who descends into a man's dreams & steals his soul
A succubus
500
A popular ingredient in stir fry recipes, its name means "white vegetable" in Cantonese.
Bok choy (青菜,小白菜)
500
A 1900 rebellion was settled by this same-named protocol in which China paid $330 million & executed some officials
The Boxer Protocol