| bhg.com is the website for this magazine |
<i>Better Homes and Gardens</i> |
200 |
March 5, 2018 |
| These wide-legged women's pants are perfect for lounging around your palace--their name is Italian for "palace" |
palazzo pants |
400 |
March 5, 2018 |
| A 1562 cargo of these flowers arrived in Antwerp from Turkey; some of the bulbs were mistaken for onions & cooked |
tulips |
600 |
March 5, 2018 |
| The pH in pH scale stands for potential of this element whose ions are basically being measured |
hydrogen |
800 |
March 5, 2018 |
| The X-shaped cross on Scotland's flag is known as the cross of this saint |
St. Andrew |
1000 |
March 5, 2018 |
| This Greek letter is the end |
omega |
200 |
June 26, 2017 |
| Pro sports oddsmakers provide this type of opening line on a game, like "Dolphins by 4" |
the point spread |
400 |
June 26, 2017 |
| Cosmo & Wanda grant Timmy Turner's wishes with wacky results on this animated show |
<i>The Fairly OddParents</i> |
600 |
June 26, 2017 |
| The IOOF is the Independent Order of these do-gooders |
the Odd Fellows |
800 |
June 26, 2017 |
| As the end of a railroad line, Atlanta originally had this fitting name |
Terminus |
1000 |
June 26, 2017 |
| The golden apples of the Hesperides were guarded by Ladon, one of these mythic creatures |
a dragon |
200 |
February 12, 2013 |
| The Cloisters & the Costume Institute are both part of this vast New York City museum |
the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
400 |
February 12, 2013 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew gives us the clue from the Mekong River in Vietnam.) Along the Mekong you see this symbol that represents the two complementary forces that makes up all aspects & phenomena of life |
yin & yang |
600 |
February 12, 2013 |
| goarmy.com has a section called "locate" this person whose job is to help you join up |
a recruiter |
800 |
February 12, 2013 |
| Clavicle is another name for this bone |
collarbone |
1000 |
February 12, 2013 |
| This oil cartel controls 40% of world production |
OPEC |
200 |
December 11, 2007 |
| The USA's highest occupied office space is the 98th floor of this Chicago structure |
the Sears Tower |
400 |
December 11, 2007 |
| On April 9, 1963 this Brit was made the first honorary U.S. citizen |
Winston Churchill |
600 |
December 11, 2007 |
| This French tennis star of the 1920s who went on to start a clothing line was known as "the Crocodile" |
(Rene) Lacoste |
800 |
December 11, 2007 |
| Using beeswax, olive oil, rose petals & water, Galen invented this skin cleanser with a "frigid" name c. 200 A.D. |
cold cream |
1000 |
December 11, 2007 |
| A fitted sheet that's 60" x 80", or a chess piece that can move across the entire board in one move |
a queen |
200 |
October 25, 2007 |
| Types of these include hairline, greenstick & compound |
fractures |
400 |
October 25, 2007 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.) Princeton studies the physics of magnetic reconnection, which ionizes the upper atmosphere & produces this spectacular natural phenomenon |
the northern lights |
600 |
October 25, 2007 |
| If you're a banderillero, your job is to taunt one of these |
a bull |
800 |
October 25, 2007 |
| Something labeled semidiurnal occurs this often |
twice a day |
1000 |
October 25, 2007 |
| This woman married to our 37th president was born farther west than any other first lady |
Pat Nixon |
200 |
July 11, 2003 |
| It's the city where the Francis Scott Key Bridge spans the Patapsco River estuary |
Baltimore |
400 |
July 11, 2003 |
| The book "Heave Ho" describes this June 1944 event as perhaps the greatest mass bout of seasickness ever |
D-Day |
600 |
July 11, 2003 |
| Seen here, it's the only breed of dog of which it can be categorically said that its bite is worse than its bark |
Basenji |
800 |
July 11, 2003 |
| The Latin name of this ocean creature is Xiphias gladius |
swordfish |
1000 |
July 11, 2003 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew standing in front of a maypole) Mayday was once a day of a festival celebrating these London workers; Dick Van Dyke played one in "Mary Poppins" |
chimney sweeps |
200 |
October 24, 2002 |
| The Food Lover's Companion says they're Holland's 2 most exported cheeses |
Edam & Gouda |
400 |
October 24, 2002 |
| Now we're cooking! This term for a fantasy sports league comes from the name of a NYC restaurant |
rotisserie |
600 |
October 24, 2002 |
| In 1957 his Fair Lane estate was presented to the University of Michigan at Dearborn |
Henry Ford |
800 |
October 24, 2002 |
| These Mayan stucco friezes depict the days & these 3 prominent celestial bodies |
sun, moon & Venus |
1000 |
October 24, 2002 |
| Coal & crow are shades of this color |
black |
100 |
May 2, 2001 |
| Barbie's boy toy, in March 2001 he celebrated his 40th birthday |
Ken |
200 |
May 2, 2001 |
| The Girl Scout badge seen here represents fun with this machine |
computer |
300 |
May 2, 2001 |
| The barn variety of this bird doesn't give a hoot, but rather a raspy, hissing screech |
owl |
400 |
May 2, 2001 |
| Seen here is a Byzantine mosaic of this pope & apostle |
St. Peter |
500 |
May 2, 2001 |
| There's got to be a morning after, when you eat these remains from the night before |
Leftovers |
100 |
March 26, 2001 |
| Mash alone means a confused mixture; this alliterative longer version, the same thing |
Mish mash |
200 |
March 26, 2001 |
| A Hungarian stew, or a hodgepodge of items |
Goulash |
300 |
March 26, 2001 |
| It's a mixed heap or mass, or the word puzzle seen here |
Jumble |
400 |
March 26, 2001 |
| It's a mix of businesses owned by one company, or a rock that contains a mix of pebbles |
Conglomerate |
500 |
March 26, 2001 |
| The Time Almanac states "There is little reason to believe that the architects intended" this "to lean" |
the Leaning Tower of Pisa |
100 |
October 3, 2000 |
| This constellation is also called The Twins |
Gemini |
200 |
October 3, 2000 |
| Room of the house in which you'd normally find a four-poster |
the bedroom |
300 |
October 3, 2000 |
| To make these on your own, cube day-old bread, fry in butter, oil & garlic, then bake |
croutons |
400 |
October 3, 2000 |
| Odds are 1 in 3 that the American spud you're eating was grown in this state |
Idaho |
500 |
October 3, 2000 |
| In Chinese cooking, a hearty pork soup is called "Hot &" this |
Sour |
100 |
March 15, 2000 |
| Until they're 2 1/2 months old, cheetahs have these long growths of hair more associated with lions |
Manes |
200 |
March 15, 2000 |
| In 1997 5 orthodox Jewish students shocked by this Conn. school's co-ed dorms asked to live off campus |
Yale |
300 |
March 15, 2000 |
| Benozzo Gozzoli's fame rests on a set of frescoes in the Medici Palace in this city |
Florence |
400 |
March 15, 2000 |
| In 1993 & 1994 this leader was convicted in Panama of involvement in the killing of political foes |
Manuel Noriega |
500 |
March 15, 2000 |
| I tawt I taw this bird on a 1998 postage stamp, along with Sylvester the Cat; "I did! I did!" |
Tweety |
100 |
October 19, 1999 |
| This classic party game from Milton Bradley will tie you up in knots |
Twister |
200 |
October 19, 1999 |
| NYU's main campus is located in this Manhattan area, a haven for many Bohemian artists |
Greenwich Village |
300 |
October 19, 1999 |
| A little hobbit told us this author was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa in 1892 |
J.R.R. Tolkien |
400 |
October 19, 1999 |
| This Muslim nation is alphabetically first among Africa's countries |
Algeria |
500 |
October 19, 1999 |
| It's the neat & tidy term for a hospital attendant |
Orderly |
100 |
June 9, 1998 |
| Surfers on the internet can check out the "Earth's Biggest" one at www.amazon.com |
Bookstore |
200 |
June 9, 1998 |
| Though it no longer sails, this luxury liner moored in Long Beach, Calif. does offer hotel accommodations |
Queen Mary |
300 |
June 9, 1998 |
| A Michigander might know that glutton is another name for this member of the weasel family |
Wolverine |
400 |
June 9, 1998 |
| Oddly, this reddish brown color derives its name from albus, the Latin word for white |
Auburn |
500 |
June 9, 1998 |
| In 1892 a Dr. Sheffield first put this hygiene product in a tube |
Toothpaste |
100 |
May 29, 1997 |
| On March 6, 1996 Detroit Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood did this, the first for an NHL goalie since 1989 |
Score a goal |
200 |
May 29, 1997 |
| This country just south of Niger is 25% smaller & 2 letters longer |
Nigeria |
300 |
May 29, 1997 |
| The CMA, this group, gives awards for, among others, "Vocal Event of the Year" |
Country Music Association |
400 |
May 29, 1997 |
| The blade of the "shinai", the sword used in kendo, is made of this plant material |
Bamboo |
500 |
May 29, 1997 |
| This company's New York Stock Exchange symbol is HNZ |
Heinz |
100 |
April 11, 1997 |
| With almost 3 million, this country leads the world in the number of active duty troops |
China |
200 |
April 11, 1997 |
| This 7-letter word can mean a transparent coating on a wood surface, or to apply the coating |
Varnish |
300 |
April 11, 1997 |
| The "Phoenix" was the first newspaper to appear in the language of this Native American tribe |
Cherokee |
400 |
April 11, 1997 |
| In the presidential oath of office, this word can be substituted for "swear" |
Affirm |
500 |
April 11, 1997 |
| In football it's the imaginary "line" on which the ball rests at the start of each play |
line of scrimmage |
100 |
December 3, 1996 |
| These mountains are the natural habitat of the alpaca |
Andes |
200 |
December 3, 1996 |
| De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. is the world's largest producer & distributor of these gems |
diamonds |
300 |
December 3, 1996 |
| Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of this body part |
spine |
400 |
December 3, 1996 |
| In a mosque a minbar is the equivalent of this elevated speaking platform in a church |
pulpit |
500 |
December 3, 1996 |
| The Fighting Irish play football for this university |
Notre Dame |
100 |
May 10, 1996 |
| The rarely heard words to this presidential song come from a Sir Walter Scott poem |
"Hail To The Chief" |
200 |
May 10, 1996 |
| Maya Lin was only 21 when she designed this Washington, D.C. memorial |
the Vietnam Memorial |
300 |
May 10, 1996 |
| This Latin phrase found on U.S. coins means "out of many, one" |
E pluribus unum |
400 |
May 10, 1996 |
| In chess it's the only piece that can jump over others |
the knight |
500 |
May 10, 1996 |
| Circus Vargas had this many rings until 1991; now it's a European-style one-ring circus |
three |
100 |
February 16, 1996 |
| This vice president's younger brother Winthrop Rockefeller served 2 terms as gov. of Arkansas |
Nelson Rockefeller |
200 |
February 16, 1996 |
| The prehistoric dimetrodon was so named because some of these oral features were extremely large |
teeth |
300 |
February 16, 1996 |
| This "Blue Boy" artist's portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Andrews is notable for its use of landscape |
Gainsborough |
400 |
February 16, 1996 |
| To make his arrows venomous, Hercules dipped them in the blood of this many-headed monster |
the Hydra |
500 |
February 16, 1996 |
| Traditionally worn for hunting, a deerstalker is this |
a hat (cap) |
100 |
January 9, 1996 |
| A brazier works with brass & a blacksmith works with this metal |
iron |
200 |
January 9, 1996 |
| Gary Larson, known for this offbeat cartoon, retired at the end of 1994 |
<i>The Far Side</i> |
300 |
January 9, 1996 |
| Originally made in Greece, a flokati is one of these with a thick, rough nap |
a rug |
400 |
January 9, 1996 |
| It was the original profession of the first group of women hired as stewardesses in 1930 |
a nurse |
500 |
January 9, 1996 |
| He published "Poor Richard's Almanack" under the pseudonym Richard Saunders |
Ben Franklin |
100 |
February 13, 1995 |
| In 1950 the Minnesota Valley Canning Co. took its name after this advertising symbolâHo ho ho! |
Green Giant |
200 |
February 13, 1995 |
| This fabulist gave us the moral "Slow and steady wins the race" |
Aesop |
300 |
February 13, 1995 |
| About half the size of a flute, this woodwind is the highest-pitched instrument in an orchestra |
the piccolo |
400 |
February 13, 1995 |
| It's the only one of the Great Lakes that doesn't border Canada |
Lake Michigan |
500 |
February 13, 1995 |
| Alfred Hitchcock probably knew that NxNW is an abbreviation of this direction |
north by northwest |
100 |
December 21, 1994 |
| When limp, this breakfast food should be eaten with a fork; when it's very crisp, you may use your fingers |
bacon |
200 |
December 21, 1994 |
| After this Roman dictator's murder in 44 B.C., the office of dictator was abolished |
Julius Caesar |
300 |
December 21, 1994 |
| When ruptured, one of these is removed in an operation called a laminectomy |
disc |
400 |
December 21, 1994 |
| Amaretto is made from the pits of this fruit |
apricots |
500 |
December 21, 1994 |
| This legendary beast with a long, twisted horn on its forehead was usually pure white |
a unicorn |
100 |
November 10, 1994 |
| According to Aesop, this "breeds contempt" |
familiarity |
200 |
November 10, 1994 |
| This symbolic border between the North & South was named for its surveyors |
the Mason-Dixon line |
300 |
November 10, 1994 |
| It's the Latin title of the Christmas hymn "O Come All Ye Faithful" |
<i>Adeste Fideles</i> |
400 |
November 10, 1994 |
| Named from the Greek for "rainbow", this flower is featured in the fleur-de-lis |
iris |
500 |
November 10, 1994 |
| This word commonly precedes hall, house & crier |
town |
100 |
November 4, 1994 |
| It's what the "I" stands for in IEA, ICSU & IATSE |
international |
200 |
November 4, 1994 |
| In 1991 this most common test for college-board seniors saw its first decline in math scores since 1980 |
the SATs |
300 |
November 4, 1994 |
| This airline's slogan is "Something special in the air" |
American Airlines |
400 |
November 4, 1994 |
| This word can refer to a size of type on a typewriter or an unnatural appetite for clay or chalk |
pica |
500 |
November 4, 1994 |
| Gardiner G. Hubbard, this man's father-in-law, was a partner in his new phone co. founded in 1877 |
Alexander Graham Bell |
100 |
October 7, 1994 |
| The Obelisk of Luxor stands in the Place de la Concorde at the eastern end of this street |
Champs-Elysees |
200 |
October 7, 1994 |
| Its stem may be made of plastic, hard rubber or bone; its bowl of brier, meerschaum or porcelain |
pipe |
300 |
October 7, 1994 |
| Better-known name of the anesthetic thiopental, also called truth serum |
Sodium Pentothal |
400 |
October 7, 1994 |
| It's a common hay grass grown on U.S. farms, or the name of Dumbo's mouse pal |
Timothy |
500 |
October 7, 1994 |
| St. Jerome wrote "Never look" one of these horses "in the mouth" |
a gift horse |
100 |
January 21, 1994 |
| The name of this 3-letter month is synonymous with the prime of one's life |
May |
200 |
January 21, 1994 |
| Miss Manners says of eating grapefruit, "If you are not armed with a pointed" one of these "give up" |
a spoon |
300 |
January 21, 1994 |
| In names of fragrances, it precedes lavender & leather |
English |
400 |
January 21, 1994 |
| The indigo bunting isn't a flag, it's one of these animals |
a bird |
500 |
January 21, 1994 |
| Skippy, hide! As of July 22, 1993 it was legal to sell this meat in Australia |
Kangaroo meat |
100 |
November 15, 1993 |
| It's the relative of the woodpecker featured on Froot Loops |
Toucan |
200 |
November 15, 1993 |
| Monopoly board street on which you'd find Merv Griffin's Resorts Casino Hotel |
Boardwalk |
300 |
November 15, 1993 |
| The first manned free balloon flight was over this city |
Paris |
400 |
November 15, 1993 |
| Guinness says the largest of these told the story of the Kwakiutl tribe & took 36 man-weeks to carve |
Totem pole |
500 |
November 15, 1993 |
| d-CON considers its new Ultra Set to be the "better" one of these people are looking for |
a mousetrap |
100 |
July 21, 1993 |
| In January 1993 "Le Penseur" traveled from Paris to Peking as part of an exhibit of this sculptor's art |
Rodin |
200 |
July 21, 1993 |
| In December 1992 San Francisco added 3 new ones of these to its fleet, the first since 1914 |
cable cars |
300 |
July 21, 1993 |
| This part of speech has relative, personal & indefinite types |
pronouns |
400 |
July 21, 1993 |
| This panda, the oldest outside China, died December 30, 1992 at age 23 |
Ling Ling |
500 |
July 21, 1993 |
| Add the dots on the opposite sides of a die & you'll always come up with this lucky number |
seven |
100 |
June 17, 1993 |
| Until 1966 Roman Catholics were urged not to eat meat on this day of the week |
Friday |
200 |
June 17, 1993 |
| The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was created in 1974 to replace this agency abbreviated AEC |
Atomic Energy Commission |
300 |
June 17, 1993 |
| This form of silica is the main constituent of sand and flint |
quartz |
400 |
June 17, 1993 |
| The first woman president of an NBA club, Susan O'Malley became head of this D.C.-area team in 1991 |
the Washington Bullets |
500 |
June 17, 1993 |
| The Rosetta Stone can be seen in this museum |
The British Museum |
100 |
June 7, 1993 |
| The clay Edward Lowe used to soak up grease in garages became this cat product |
cat litter |
200 |
June 7, 1993 |
| For chicken pox it's 1-3 weeks; for a chicken, about 3 weeks |
incubation perioid |
300 |
June 7, 1993 |
| The White House is featured on the back on this denomination of U.S. currency |
$20 bill |
400 |
June 7, 1993 |
| Equipment used in this sport includes crampons, pitons & carabiners |
mountain climbing |
500 |
June 7, 1993 |
| In 1991 he rejoined the Heartbreakers for a new album |
Tom Petty |
100 |
April 17, 1992 |
| On "C.P.O. Sharkey", Don Rickles played a chief officer of this noncommissioned rank |
chief petty officer |
200 |
April 17, 1992 |
| As opposed to financiers, shopkeepers are described as this type of "bourgeoisie" |
petty |
300 |
April 17, 1992 |
| During the 1970s he won the Daytona 500 4 times |
Richard Petty |
400 |
April 17, 1992 |
| From the French for "small", in needlepoint a small stitch is this type of point |
petit |
500 |
April 17, 1992 |
| This teenage sister of Elroy Jetson loves to dance the Solar Swivel |
Judy Jetson |
100 |
October 28, 1991 |
| This company's Selectric typewriter was the 1st to use a typing element instead of type bars |
IBM |
200 |
October 28, 1991 |
| The oldest part of this palace is a small chateau built for Louis XIII in 1624 |
Versailles |
300 |
October 28, 1991 |
| Hormones secreted by these glands on top of the kidneys help the body adjust to sudden stress |
the adrenaline glands (adrenal glands) |
400 |
October 28, 1991 |
| Because its wood sharpens easily, the incense variety of this tree is the best for making pencils |
cedar |
500 |
October 28, 1991 |
| More than 95% of these floor coverings produced in the U.S. are made by a process called tufting |
carpet |
100 |
September 30, 1991 |
| In 1889 the Singer Manufacturing Co. produced the first electric one of these |
sewing machine |
200 |
September 30, 1991 |
| The name of this oldest U.S. fraternity stands for 3 Greek words meaning "philosophy the guide of life" |
Phi Beta Kappa |
300 |
September 30, 1991 |
| In the U.S., it's the number of zeros in a billion |
9 |
400 |
September 30, 1991 |
| Jarlsberg is Norway's version of this cheese |
Swiss |
500 |
September 30, 1991 |
| In the phrase "prep school", prep is an abbreviation for this |
preparatory |
100 |
September 2, 1991 |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "Men are what" these relatives "made them" |
mothers |
200 |
September 2, 1991 |
| In the folklore of this religion, Dybbuks are evil spirits who can take possession of the living |
Hebrew religion (Judaism) |
300 |
September 2, 1991 |
| Mr. Wizard said his all-time favorite experiment is getting one of these into a milk bottle |
hard-boiled egg |
400 |
September 2, 1991 |
| Appropriately, it's the national rose of Syria |
Damask rose |
500 |
September 2, 1991 |
| You might have 32 of these in your mouth bu ta music box can have several hundred |
teeth |
100 |
May 30, 1991 |
| The cosmetic kind is made to be rinsed or peeled off, unlike the gas or Halloween kind |
a mask |
200 |
May 30, 1991 |
| This university's alumni association offers a Visa card that sports a color photograph of Tommy Trojan |
the University of Southern California |
300 |
May 30, 1991 |
| The National Honey Board honored David Letterman, Johnny Carson & Willard Scott with busts made out of this |
beeswax |
400 |
May 30, 1991 |
| Umberto Nobile flew over the North Pole in a dirigible 3 days after he flew over it in a plane |
Admiral Byrd |
500 |
May 30, 1991 |
| Of the cowboy, calf or horse, the one out of the chute first in calf roping |
calf |
100 |
June 8, 1990 |
| "I can't draw landscapes or boats...I draw naked women," says this actor known for his role as Columbo |
Peter Falk |
200 |
June 8, 1990 |
| This part of the half dollar is milled |
edge |
300 |
June 8, 1990 |
| Due to the S.F. earthquake, the World Almanac went to press in 1989 for the 1st time without full results of this |
World Series |
400 |
June 8, 1990 |
| Brazil is now the world's largest producer of this "cheap" metal also called stannum |
tin |
500 |
June 8, 1990 |
| From the Latin "to sleep", it's a building where collegians sleep |
Dormitory |
100 |
May 15, 1990 |
| In "Paul Revere's Ride", the number of lamps that burn in the belfry of the Old North Church |
2 |
200 |
May 15, 1990 |
| He wrote a biography of his grandfather, the artist Ford Madox Brown |
Ford Madox Ford |
300 |
May 15, 1990 |
| In 1778 Capt. George Vancouver named Prince William Sound in honor of one of this king's sons |
George III |
400 |
May 15, 1990 |
| The Treaty of Vereeniging signed in Pretoria on May 31, 1902 officially ended this war |
The Boer War |
500 |
May 15, 1990 |
| In ancient rites, human blood was used to christen a ship; today it's usually this liquid |
Champagne |
100 |
March 16, 1990 |
| Popular during both world wars, this "fortune-telling" board is now made by Parker Brothers |
Ouija Board |
200 |
March 16, 1990 |
| This common gesture of friendship arose from the need to prove that you weren't carrying a weapon |
Shaking Hands |
300 |
March 16, 1990 |
| This fabulous fad of the 1950s still comes in a plastic egg-shaped container |
Silly Putty |
400 |
March 16, 1990 |
| This practice originated in the fear that a new bride might bring bad luck into a house |
Carrying the bride across the threshold |
500 |
March 16, 1990 |
| In 1929 "Shipwreck" Kelly spent 145 days atop these |
flagpoles |
100 |
February 23, 1989 |
| This cabinet department's seal includes symbols of the sun, an oil derrick & a windmill |
Energy |
200 |
February 23, 1989 |
| Eve to Adam, or Gilligan to the Skipper |
first mate |
300 |
February 23, 1989 |
| Container which might have a bung hole |
barrel |
400 |
February 23, 1989 |
| Country in which you'd find a mountain range called Macgillicuddy's Reeks |
Ireland |
500 |
February 23, 1989 |
| Experts say to avoid wrinkles around the eyes, stop smoking & wear a pair of these outside during day |
sunglasses |
100 |
March 13, 1987 |
| In August '86, the Air Force announced it had accidentally dropped one of these on New Mexico in '57 |
nuclear device |
200 |
March 13, 1987 |
| Of 6%, 21%, or 53%, percentage of U.S. mail comprised of personal letters |
6% |
300 |
March 13, 1987 |
| While she is judged in one, Miss America is forbidden to wear one in public after winning |
swimsuit |
400 |
March 13, 1987 |
| Among videos with this feature for hearing impaired are "Care Bears II" & "Playboy Centerfold 3" |
closed captions |
500 |
March 13, 1987 |
| Paul McCartney, chicken restaurant in Buffalo, & "all God's chillun got" these |
wings |
100 |
January 8, 1987 |
| Where you'll find King Arthur's Carrousel next to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride |
Disneyland |
200 |
January 8, 1987 |
| The 2 agricultural products named for Californians J.H. Logan & Rudolph Boysen |
loganberries & boysenberries |
300 |
January 8, 1987 |
| "Doonesbury" reported that Nancy Reagan's was sagging, so hundreds sent donations to save it |
inaugural gown |
400 |
January 8, 1987 |
| In 1913, when a man asked a woman to do the chicken scratch or kangaroo dip, he wanted her to do this |
dance |
500 |
January 8, 1987 |
| "Davy Jones' Locker" is sailor's name for this |
the bottom of the ocean |
100 |
February 6, 1986 |
| The winner of the Miss USA contest goes on to represent the U.S. in this pageant |
Miss Universe |
200 |
February 6, 1986 |
| Of rubber, steel, or glass, the ball capable of bouncing the highest |
steel |
300 |
February 6, 1986 |
| This rodent's name is German for "hoarder" since he hoards food in his cheeks |
a hamster |
400 |
February 6, 1986 |
| Legal in 4 states, it's youngest specified age a female can be married with parental consent |
12 |
500 |
February 6, 1986 |
| When saying it, stand at attention or put right hand over heart, & men, please remove hats |
the Pledge of Allegiance |
100 |
January 7, 1986 |
| The polonaise is the national dance of this country |
Poland |
200 |
January 7, 1986 |
| The L.A. Times ran an apology for depicting this alien as a coke-snorting Hollywood mogul |
E.T. |
300 |
January 7, 1986 |
| This governor of New York was picked by Playgirl magazine as one of the USA's sexiest men |
Mario Cuomo |
400 |
January 7, 1986 |
| Revived in 19th century USA, king Darius used it in Persian Empire for message delivery |
the pony express |
500 |
January 7, 1986 |