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2,046
1993-06-28
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BIBLICAL PEOPLE
$200
After being delivered from the belly of the great fish, he warned Nineveh of its great evil
Jonah
2,046
1993-06-28
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AWARDS
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Sylvester Stallone received "Best Actor" & "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar nominations for this 1976 film
Rocky
2,046
1993-06-28
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Tha main part of Cairo lies on 2 islands & the East Bank of this river
the Nile
2,046
1993-06-28
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POETS & POETRY
$200
His last volume of poetry, "The Raven and other Poems", was published in 1845
Edgar Allan Poe
2,046
1993-06-28
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AMERICAN HISTORY
$400
Before becoming chief justice in 1789, he was Sec'y of Foreign Affairs in the Continental Congress
John Jay
2,046
1993-06-28
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GEMS & JEWELRY
$400
The oldest Chinese carvings made from this gem are simple tools & amulets
jade
2,046
1993-06-28
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BIBLICAL PEOPLE
$400
According to Mark, he bent to the will of the mob in sending Jesus to the cross
Pontius Pilate
2,046
1993-06-28
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AWARDS
$400
His "No Respect" LP won a Grammy for Best Comedy Recording of 1980
Rodney Dangerfield
2,046
1993-06-28
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
$400
The Thar Desert occupies a part of Pakistan & much of this country's Haryana & Rajasthan states
India
2,046
1993-06-28
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POETS & POETRY
$400
This poet's birthplace in Galesburg, Ill. displays a first edition of his Lincoln biography
Sandburg
2,046
1993-06-28
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AMERICAN HISTORY
$600
In 1928 this Republican campaigned for president promising "a chicken in every pot"
Hoover
2,046
1993-06-28
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GEMS & JEWELRY
$600
Popularly worn in brooches, cairngorm is a smoky quartz from this country
Scotland
2,046
1993-06-28
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BIBLICAL PEOPLE
$600
Her 2 husbands were Uriah the Hittite & David the king
Bathsheba
2,046
1993-06-28
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AWARDS
$600
This chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991
(Colin) Powell
2,046
1993-06-28
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
$600
This body of water borders the northern coast of Wales
the Irish Sea
2,046
1993-06-28
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POETS & POETRY
$600
In a Lewis Carroll poem, these two title characters "were walking close at hand"
the Walrus & the Carpenter
2,046
1993-06-28
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AMERICAN HISTORY
$800
Judge John T. Raulston presided over this Dayton, Tennessee trial in July 1925
the Scopes trial
2,046
1993-06-28
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GEMS & JEWELRY
$800
The most highly prized color of this September gem is cornflower blue
sapphire
2,046
1993-06-28
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BIBLICAL PEOPLE
$1,000
This judge's general, Barak, refused to battle the Canaanites unless she accompanied him
Deborah
2,046
1993-06-28
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AWARDS
$800
In the title role of 1964's "What Makes Sammy Run?", this husband of Eydie Gorme got a Tony nomination
Steve Lawrence
2,046
1993-06-28
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
$800
The capitals of British Columbia, Hong Kong & the Seychelles share this name
Victoria
2,046
1993-06-28
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POETS & POETRY
$800
A poem about him begins, "Come, all you rounders, if you want to hear a story 'bout a brave engineer"
Casey Jones
2,046
1993-06-28
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AMERICAN HISTORY
$1000
The first gusher in the U.S. occurred in this oil field near Beaumont, Texas in 1901
Spindletop
2,046
1993-06-28
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GEMS & JEWELRY
$1000
An English art critic said this gem "shows the most glorious colors to be seen in the world..."
the opal
2,046
1993-06-28
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BIBLICAL PEOPLE
$1000
The original name of this man, thrown in the fiery furnace, was Azariah
Abednego
2,046
1993-06-28
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AWARDS
$1000
In 1962 this "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb" was given the Fermi Award for achievement in Atomic Energy
Edward Teller
2,046
1993-06-28
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
$1000
Denmark's highest point, Yding Skovhoj, rises only 568 feet on this peninsula
Jutland
2,046
1993-06-28
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POETS & POETRY
$500
Before he died this poet requested that "Crossing the Bar" appear last in his collections
Tennyson
2,046
1993-06-28
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GODS & GODDESSES
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Augustus Caesar encouraged the worship of this god who was considered the avenger of Julius Caesar
Mars
3,940
2001-10-19
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U.K. DEPENDENCIES
$100
This archipelago east of North Carolina is now self-governing under P.M. Jennifer Smith
Bermuda
3,940
2001-10-19
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BOBBING FOR BOBS
$100
He started "Penthouse" as a pet project in 1965
Bob Guccione
3,940
2001-10-19
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ART ATTACK
$100
Laszlo Toth took a hammer to his Pieta & Pietro Cannata took one to his David
Michelangelo
3,940
2001-10-19
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ACTORS & THEIR FILMS
$100
Matt Damon showed off his talent in this "talented" title role in 1999
Mr. Ripley
3,940
2001-10-19
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MISSING LINKS
$100
Old Rough & ____ to Wear
Ready
3,940
2001-10-19
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST
$100
The last public execution by this method took place on June 17, 1939 in Versailles, France
guillotine
3,940
2001-10-19
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U.K. DEPENDENCIES
$200
This Caribbean island group is economically interdependent with the same-named U.S. group to its south
British Virgin Islands
3,940
2001-10-19
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BOBBING FOR BOBS
$200
He was the loser on Sept. 20, 1973 in tennis' "Battle of the Sexes"
Bobby Riggs
3,940
2001-10-19
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ART ATTACK
$200
In January 1999 a man scribbled with a gray marker on a painting in Rome by this American drip master
Jackson Pollock
3,940
2001-10-19
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ACTORS & THEIR FILMS
$200
Clint Eastwood directed & starred in this 2000 film that could have been called "Grumpy Old Astronauts"
Space Cowboys
3,940
2001-10-19
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MISSING LINKS
$200
Blue Eyes Crying in the ____ Man
Rain
3,940
2001-10-19
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST
$200
This band gave its last concert with Jerry Garcia at Chicago's Soldier Field in 1995
the Grateful Dead
3,940
2001-10-19
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U.K. DEPENDENCIES
$500
Britain's territory on this continent has no permanent residents & has been governed out of the Falklands
Antarctica
3,940
2001-10-19
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BOBBING FOR BOBS
$300
Don't worry, he's the musical virtuoso who sang "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
3,940
2001-10-19
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ART ATTACK
$300
In 1998 an art student in London painted a yellow pound sign on a self-portrait by this Dutchman
Rembrandt
3,940
2001-10-19
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ACTORS & THEIR FILMS
$300
(Sarah of the Clue Crew rides the Ferris wheel at the Orange County Fair) Joseph Cotten & Orson Welles took a famous ride in a Ferris wheel in this classic 1949 film noir
The Third Man
3,940
2001-10-19
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MISSING LINKS
$300
Sympathy for the ____ with a Blue Dress on
Devil
3,940
2001-10-19
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST
$300
The last of these swingin' clubs closed its doors in July of 1988 in Lansing, Michigan
Playboy Clubs
3,940
2001-10-19
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U.K. DEPENDENCIES
$400
In the 1990s, one of these destroyed Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat
volcano
3,940
2001-10-19
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BOBBING FOR BOBS
$400
He may not like Mondays, but it didn't stop this man from organizing the "Live Aid" concerts in 1985
Bob Geldof
3,940
2001-10-19
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ART ATTACK
$400
Students looking at "Fall of the Angels" in a Rome museum noticed this problem, as it didn't match the guidebook photo
it was upside down
3,940
2001-10-19
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ACTORS & THEIR FILMS
$400
This Georgia-born actress earned an Oscar nomination for playing Sally Field's Southern daughter in "Steel Magnolias"
Julia Roberts
3,940
2001-10-19
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MISSING LINKS
$400
The Trouble with ____ and the Hendersons
Harry
3,940
2001-10-19
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST
$400
Vadim Bakatin became the last head of this intelligence service in 1991
KGB
3,940
2001-10-19
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U.K. DEPENDENCIES
$500
Napoleon was, so to speak, dependent on this island from 1815 to 1821
St. Helena
3,940
2001-10-19
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BOBBING FOR BOBS
$500
This British actor has played Benito Mussolini, Sancho Panza & Manuel Noriega
Bob Hoskins
3,940
2001-10-19
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ART ATTACK
$500
In 1999 an escaped mental patient in Amsterdam slashed this Spaniard's "Nude Woman in Front of the Garden"
Pablo Picasso
3,940
2001-10-19
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ACTORS & THEIR FILMS
$500
(Hi, I'm Virginia Madsen) I played Princess Irulan in this 1984 David Lynch film based on Frank Herbert's classic sci-fi novel
Dune
3,940
2001-10-19
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MISSING LINKS
$500
Better than ____ Pound
Ezra
3,940
2001-10-19
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AMERICAN HISTORIC EVENTS
$200
On May 15, 1963 Gordon Cooper became the last American to do this alone
last solo American to go into space
3,940
2001-10-19
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EVERYBODY LOVES RAY BRADBURY
$200
Ray's story "The Illustrated Man" is about a carnival worker covered in these
tattoos
3,940
2001-10-19
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I'M IN CHARGE!
$200
In Asia: Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Japan
3,940
2001-10-19
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
$200
Don't get all wrapped up with the ball type of this African critter seen here
python
3,940
2001-10-19
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TAXI
$200
Listening to cabbies' problems on "Taxi" paid off for him with an Oscar nomination as a shrink in "Ordinary People"
Judd Hirsch
3,940
2001-10-19
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"CAB"
$200
It's the words of a language; we'll see how good yours is now
vocabulary
3,940
2001-10-19
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AMERICAN HISTORIC EVENTS
$400
The "Great" one of these paralyzed New York City on March 12, 1888
Blizzard
3,940
2001-10-19
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EVERYBODY LOVES RAY BRADBURY
$400
"Dandelion Wine" is based on Bradbury's own childhood in Waukegan in this state
Illinois
3,940
2001-10-19
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I'M IN CHARGE!
$400
In southern Europe: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi
Italy
3,940
2001-10-19
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
$400
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the San Diego Zoo) This bird, second in size to the ostrich, has rudimentary wings under its feathers...he should be in here somewhere
emu
3,940
2001-10-19
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TAXI
$400
He wasn't the boss but a boxer on "Taxi" & had a real-life pro record of 12-3
Tony Danza
3,940
2001-10-19
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"CAB"
$400
Donald Rumsfeld & Norman Mineta are 2 of the 15 members of this elite advisory body
the cabinet
3,940
2001-10-19
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AMERICAN HISTORIC EVENTS
$1,000
Ladies of Edenton, N.C. held an event called this on Oct. 25, 1774, 10 months after a more famous one in Boston
Edenton Tea Party
3,940
2001-10-19
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EVERYBODY LOVES RAY BRADBURY
$1,500
"The Fire Man" was the working title of this classic Bradbury novel
Fahrenheit 451
3,940
2001-10-19
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I'M IN CHARGE!
$600
In central Europe: President Aleksander Kwasniewski
Poland
3,940
2001-10-19
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
$600
Horseshoe crabs are more closely related to this group that includes spiders than they are to crabs
arachnids
3,940
2001-10-19
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TAXI
$600
Friends thought that the news of the 1984 death of this comic who played Latka was one of his practical jokes
Andy Kaufman
3,940
2001-10-19
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"CAB"
$600
Stephen King's 1980 overview of the horror genre was called "Danse" this
Macabre
3,940
2001-10-19
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AMERICAN HISTORIC EVENTS
$800
He's the secretary of state seen here in a 1981 clip <i>As of now, I am in control here in the White House</i>
Alexander Haig
3,940
2001-10-19
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I'M IN CHARGE!
$800
In western Europe: Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar
Spain
3,940
2001-10-19
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
$800
(Jimmy of the Clue Crew) I'm with a cub of this animal that could get a speeding ticket in a 65 MPH zone
cheetah
3,940
2001-10-19
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TAXI
$800
Played by this actor, Rev. Jim changed his name to Ignatowski, thinking it was "star child" spelled backwards
Christopher Lloyd
3,940
2001-10-19
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"CAB"
$800
This bandleader seen here passed away in 1994
Cab Calloway
3,940
2001-10-19
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AMERICAN HISTORIC EVENTS
$1000
When an ex-Idaho governor was killed in 1905, this labor leader called "Big Bill" was acquitted in a sensational trial
"Big Bill" Haywood
3,940
2001-10-19
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I'M IN CHARGE!
$1000
In southeast Asia: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
the Philippines
3,940
2001-10-19
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THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
$1000
Put on some soft howling music during this season of the year when wolves mate
winter
3,940
2001-10-19
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TAXI
$1000
This actress who played a cabbie had romances with 2 cast members & John Travolta
Marilu Henner
3,940
2001-10-19
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"CAB"
$1000
It's a type of VW, or a light, 2-wheeled, one-horse carriage with a folding top
Cabriolet
3,940
2001-10-19
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM NAMES
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This team received its name after an 1890 incident in which it "stole" away an important player from another team
Pittsburgh Pirates
6,044
2010-12-16
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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
$200
(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-16_J_17.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.</a>) It's no coincidence that the Red Cross <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-16_J_17a.jpg" target="_blank">emblem</a> looks like this country's flag in reverse; the International Red Cross began there in 1863
Switzerland
6,044
2010-12-16
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SOCCER TO US!
$200
In 2002 Germany's Oliver Kahn was named World Cup MVP, the first from this position that may hand-le the ball
the goalie
6,044
2010-12-16
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BASKIN ROBBINS ICE CREAM
$200
A seasonal favorite, baseball nut first hit a home run in 1958 to celebrate the Dodgers' move from this borough
Brooklyn
6,044
2010-12-16
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WOODWINDS
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The shakuhachi, a Japanese flute made of this tall grass, is used as a tool for Buddhist meditation & many types of music
bamboo
6,044
2010-12-16
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LANGUAGE CRAFT
$200
In the Harry Potter world, Parseltongue is the language of these; Salazar Slytherin was a noted speaker
snakes
6,044
2010-12-16
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ADD A LETTER
$200
Add a letter to surgeon & you'll net yourself this fish
sturgeon
6,044
2010-12-16
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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
$400
(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-16_J_27.jpg" target="_blank">Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C.</a>) One of the best ways you can help the Red Cross is to donate blood, & since you can do it every 56 days, that's this many times a year
6
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SOCCER TO US!
$400
In 1987, at age 15, she joined the U.S. women's team & later won the World Cup & 2 Olympic gold medals
Mia Hamm
6,044
2010-12-16
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BASKIN ROBBINS ICE CREAM
$400
Once upon a time, a flavor called "Fiona's Fairytale" celebrated the release of this movie's sequel
Shrek
6,044
2010-12-16
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WOODWINDS
$400
In Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf", this 4-letter woodwind represents the duck
the oboe
6,044
2010-12-16
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LANGUAGE CRAFT
$400
The dwarves in his novels speak Khuzdul; the inscription on the ring is in "Black Speech"
Tolkien
6,044
2010-12-16
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ADD A LETTER
$400
When curvy gets an extra letter, it becomes this disease
scurvy
6,044
2010-12-16
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THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
$600
(<a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-16_J_28.jpg" target="_blank">Sarah of the Clue Crew gives the clue from the American Red Cross in New Orleans, LA.</a>) The Red Cross recommends that your emergency kit include a radio; here's <a href="http://www.j-archive.com/media/2010-12-16_J_28a.jpg" target="_blank">one</a> with four power sources--namely batteries, A.C. power, solar power, & this old-fashioned method
turning or cranking