Return of Wonderful Letterfalls Quiz

Answer: creosote

Did you know wood is never burned completely? Its smoke is full of gases and tar-like liquids that condense and line your chimney flues and stove pipes. The build-up of creosote is highly flammable and also impairs the efficiency of your wood-burning stove or fireplace. It's a good idea to have your chimney cleaned periodically.

Answer: scooter

Scooter the Muppet worked as a gofer on the show "The Muppet Show." However, Scooter was not an actual gopher.

Scooters have been popular forms of transportation for many years. In earlier years, they were mainly powered by feet, but now there are many motorized and mechanized and electric scooters, too. Some scooters, like the Vespa, are like mini motorcycles. Other scooters, like the Razor, look more like children's scooters of old and are geared more towards sidewalk usage.

Answer: corset

According to Wikipedia, the corset has been around since at least the mid-1500s, although it is likely that they were in existence before then.

Answer: score

President Abraham Lincoln used the word "score" in his Gettysburg Address to mean twenty. Hence, "Four score and seven years ago..." refers to 87 years ago.

Answer: rose

"That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet" is from Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," the tragic story of young lovers caught in a feud between their families.

Here, Juliet is basically saying that if Romeo denounces his Montague name, then he will have her love.

Answer: ore

Metal can be obtained from iron ore.

Answer: re

Re is also a preposition that means "in reference to" or "concerning." You will often see "in re:" or "re:" on documents and letters.

Answer: e

Besides being the fifth letter of the alphabet, "E" also serves as an abbreviation for many other things. In baseball, for example, "E" refers to errors.

Answer: medical

The show "House" features many medical emergencies, most of which are rare or difficult to diagnose.

Answer: calmed

If you can't sleep at night, try taking a warm bath or drinking tea to calm you.

Answer: medal

The Purple Heart was the first American award available to the common soldier. It is also the oldest military decoration in use today. Visit www.purpleheart.org for more information.

Answer: deal

Monty Hall was host of this show which began in 1963. Contestants were allowed to buy, trade, or sell their items for a chance to win what was behind a curtain or door. Of course, you never knew if you were making a good deal (trading up) or if you should have stayed with what you already had. Read more about this show at www.letsmakeadeal.com/showinfo.htm

Answer: ale

This beverage is often more bitter than beer.

Answer: la

In French, "la" is the feminine article. It is like "the" in English, but precedes feminine nouns. For example, "la voiture" means "(the) car." And "la piscine" means "(the) pool." Masculine nouns use "le" as the article, such as "le chat" meaning "(the) cat." But the plural article for both masculine and feminine nouns is "les." "Les voitures" and "les chats." (Cars and cats.)

All this reminds me of Toonces the Driving Cat from an old "Saturday Night Live" skit.

Answer: a

If you got all of these right, give yourself an A+. (A is also used as a method of grading or scoring students' work.)