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Clues & QuestionsDay 2 |
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1. | Technology | $100 | During the 15th - 17th centuries these developed from the matchlock to the wheellock to the flintlock. | What are Guns? |
2. | Technology | $200 | In 1861, Elisha Otis patented an elevator driven by this, not electricity. | What is steam? |
3. | Technology | $300 | Thomas Edison's cylindrical ones were superceded by Emile Berliner's flat variety. | What are phonograph records? |
4. | Food | $100 | The pie named for this Confederate President contains pecans, raisins, dates and spices. | Who was Jefferson Davis? |
5. | Food | $200 | It's the color of the squiggles on Hostess Chocolate Cup Cakes. | What is white? |
6. | Technology | $400 | The two most common types of mechanical clocks are driven by weights or these. | What are springs? |
7. | Technology | $500 | In 1983 Apple's Lisa computer gave PC's this device that moves the cursor around the screen. | What is a mouse? |
8. | Starts with "E" | $100 | The ES in ESP stands for this kind of perception, which we don't have to tell you if you have it. | What is Extra Sensory? |
9. | Starts with "E" | $200 | Dale Evans, Princess Anne, or any other horsewoman. | What is an equestrienne? |
10. | Food | $300 | Blintzes are rolled ones, often filled with cheese. | What are pancakes? |
11. | Starts with "E" | $300 | Thousands of years ago in Egypt, "Cleopatra's Mines" were a source of these gems. | What are emeralds? |
12. | Food | $400 | The Welsh like to eat them, as well as wear them on St. David's Day. | What are leeks? |
13. | Food | $500 | The "Honeycomb" variety of this meat comes from the 2nd stomach of a ruminant. | What is tripe? |
14. | Starts with "E" | $400 | An exile, especially one who has renounced his native country. | What is an expatriot? |
15. | Starts with "E" | $500 | A flat shoe which usually has a cloth upper and a flexible rope sole. | What is an espadrille? |
16. | Singers | $100 | She was sweet 16 when she started cohosting a TV series with her brother Donny. | Who is Marie Osmond? |
17. | American Indians | $100 | One of the villages of the Miami was this "skunk place" on Lake Michigan. | What is Chicago? |
18. | American Indians | $200 | This Pawtuxet Indian who befriended the Pilgrims was also known as Tisquantum. | Who was Squanto? |
19. | Singers | $200 | John Phillips fired her from the "Mamas and the Papas" on her 22nd birthday in front of a crowd of fans. | Who is Michele Phillips? |
20. | Movies in Other Words | $100 | Croonin' During a Downpour | What is "Singin' in the Rain?" |
21. | Movies in Other Words | $200 | Toss My Old Lady off that 4:18 | What is "Throw Mama From the Train?" |
22. | Movies in Other Words | $300 | Everything Concerning Miss Harrington | What is "All About Eve?" |
23. | Movies in Other Words | $400 | Speculate on which person will be visiting to share the main meal of the day. | What is "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" |
24. | Movies in Other Words | $500 | I used to be an adolescent lycanthrope, myself | What is "I Was a Teenage Werewolf?" |
25. | Singers | $300 | This Beach Boy resurfaced in 1988 and recorded his first solo album. | Who was Brian Wilson? |
26. | Singers | $400 | Valerie Bertinelli is married to this hard rock hunk whose music might make you "Jump." | Who is Eddie Van Halen? |
27. | Singers | $500 | His album "The Battle" dealt with the breakup of his marriage to Tammy Wynette. | Who is George Jones? |
28. | American Indians |
$300 | This ceremonial object is also known as a calumet. | What is a peace pipe? |
29. | American Indians | $400 | "Dark Bird" name of the man for whom a tragic 1832 war was named. | Who was Black Hawk? |
30. | American Indians | $500 | Some say this President died after a month in office because Tecumseh's brother put a curse on him. | Who was William Henry Harrison? |
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31. | Presidential Trivia | $200 | His 1925 inaugural address was the first to be broadcast on radio; he wasn't always silent. | Who was Calvin Coolidge? |
32. | Presidential Trivia | $400 | This President once appeared in an ad saying he was sending Chesterfields to all his friends for Christmas. | Who was Ronald Reagan? |
33. | Presidential Trivia | $600 | The first Secretary of State to become president. | Who was Thomas Jefferson? |
34. | Presidential Trivia | $800 | He was known as the "Dude" President, "America's First Gentleman," and "Our Chet." | Who was Chester Arthur? |
35. | Presidential Trivia | $1000 | Two of the three U.S. Presidents of Dutch Ancestry. | Who were Martin Van Buren and both Roosevelts? |
36. | Playwrights | $200 | After World War II, Bertholdt Brecht founded his famous acting ensemble in this East German Capital. | What was Berlin? |
37. | Playwrights | $400 | Mark Medoff wrote this Tony Award-winning play for deaf actress Phyllis Frelich. | What is "Children of a Lesser God?" |
38. | New Year Babies | $200 | Famous early Americans born January 1st include Paul Revere in 1735 and this seamstress in 1752. | Who was Betsy Ross? |
39. | Biblical Quotes | $200 | In the Book of Revelation the Lord says, "I am the Alpha and" this, the last Greek letter. | What is omega? |
40. | Biblical Quotes | $400 | The Gospel According to St. John begins, "In the Beginning was" this. | What is "the word?" |
41. | Biblical Quotes | $600 | Of Faith,Hope and Charity, the one St. Peter says "shall cover a multitude of sins." | What is Charity? |
42. | New Year Babies | $400 | Born in Phoenix, Arizona, January 1, 1909, this politicians playsuits probably came from Pop's store. | Who was Barry Goldwater? |
43. | New Year Babies | $600 | His file would tell you he was born in Washington, D.C., January 1, 1895, and served under eight presidents. | Who was J. Edgar Hoover? |
44. | New Year Babies | $800 | Born in Florence, January 1, 1449, he inherited his dad's wealth and was de facto ruler of the republic. | Who was Lorenzo (the Magnificent) di Medici? |
45. | Biblical Quotes | $800 | Completes the quote: "Behold a Pale Horse, and his name that sat upon him was..." | What was "Death?" |
46. | Biblical Quotes | $1000 | Jesus taught, "Ye cannot serve God and" this, a word from the Aramaic meaning "riches." | What is mammon? |
47. | New Year Babies | $1000 | The son of Sol and Miriam, this author whose given names were Jerome David, was born January 1, 1919. | Who was J.D. Salinger? |
48. | Playwrights | $600 | Owen Wister co-wote aplay based on this, his most famous novel. | What was "The Virginian?" |
49. | Playwrights | $80 | He wrote the screenplay for Marilyn Monroe's last completed film. | Who is Arthur Miller? |
50. | Playwrights |
$1000 | A forerunner of expressionist drama, he's been called Sweden's greatest writer. | Who was August Strindberg? |
51. | China | $200 | The Chinese believe that jewelry made of this will bring good health. | What is jade? |
52. | China | $400 | In the "Pinyin" system of writing, his given name is spelled Z-E-D-O-N-G. | Who was Chairman Mao (Tse Tung)? |
53. | China |
$600 | Revolutionary who became the first provisional president of China when the last emperor was deposed. | Who was Sun Yat-Sen? |
54. | China | $800 | Taught in all schools, it's called "Putonghua" or "The Common Language" by the Chinese. | What is Mandarin? |
55. | China | $1000 | These ships with tall sails have eyes painted on the bows so they can "see" their way. | What are junks? |
56. | Plants | $200 | Every May Holland, Michigan, holds a festival in honor of this flower. | What are tulips? |
57. | Plants | $400 | The canoe variety of this tree is the largest of its species. | What is the birch? |
58. | Plants | $600 | In 1792 Captain William Bligh introduced this tree into Jamaica in the West Indies. | What are breadfruit? |
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59. | The Census |
Three of the six U.S. States averaging fewer than ten people per square mile. |
What are Alaska, Wyoming, Montana, Nevada and North and South Dakota. | |
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