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In Lingo, you have five guesses to pinpoint the solution; otherwise, control is given to the other team. In Part 1 of the Lingo strategy post, I described how, for each starting letter, to pre-plan the first two words to guess. Assuming you did not get lucky and solve the puzzle in the first two [...]

Flashcards can help you recall facts. Creating your own flashcards is simple– all you need are a pencil and a pack of index cards. Nowadays, there are also computerized methods of creating flash cards available.
One of the best Internet sites at which to do so is FlashcardExchange. It is easy to use and, for basic [...]

Campbell’s High School/College Book of Lists is an old standby. It is a primer on many topics commonly learned in high school and forgotten afterwards, and thus is excellent preparation for an erudite game show like Jeopardy!. As stated on its cover, it is a book of lists and thus allows the reader to easily [...]

The Histomap of World History is a “map” of world history. It is about 1 foot wide, 5 feet high, and its chronology proceeds from top to bottom.
While reading history books, the detail of description sometimes overwhelms the chronological context. The Histomap graphically displays the rise and fall of world civilizations over a period of [...]