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41. Sarrusophone (1431 bytes)
    3: ...fingering is similar to a saxophone, and it was made in sizes from sopranino to subcontrabass.
42. Slide whistle (1974 bytes)
    1: ... it overblows the third [[harmonic]]. [[Image: Slidewhis.jpg|right]]
    3: ...ut it is also possible to play melodies on the slide whistle.
    5: ...iver]]'s band and his own Hot 5. At that time, slide [[saxophone]]s, with reeds rather than a fipple, ...
    7: ...'', which uses five, and pieces by [[Cornelius Cardew]], [[Alberto Ginastera]] and [[Hans Werner Henze...
43. Trumpet (13239 bytes)
    6: ...l, before the flare for the bell begins. (Careful design of these tapers is critical to the [[tuning|i...
    8: ... sound and the ease with which it can be played. Deeper cupped mothpieces are best suited for expansi...
    11: ...]] or ''cornetto'' (not to be confused with the modern cornet), and the [[Scandinavia]]n [[lur]].
    16: ...make well-known the term ''[[double high C]]'' to describe the next octave above high C. Trumpeters w...
    19: ...urice Andre]], [[Wynton Marsalis]] and [[Hakan Hardenberger]].
44. Concertina (3686 bytes)
    1: ...shConcertina.jpg|thumb|right|English concertina made by Wheatstone around 1920]]
    10: ...ate nineteenth and early twentieth centuries include C. Jeffries (who built primarily Anglo-style conc...
    13: ...te. A scale in most keys alternates between one side and the other. The English concertina is typicall...
    16: ...English concertinas have button layouts that provide low notes in the left hand, high notes in the rig...
    19: ...[Image:DCP_0022.jpg|thumb|Chemnitzer concertina made by Star Mfg., Cicero, Illinois, USA in 2000]]
45. Harmonica (21752 bytes)
    14: is made to vibrate more easily by air from above, reeds a...
    16: ...) also include a spring-loaded button-actuated slide that, when
    17: depressed, further redirects air blown or drawn thr...
    24: The harmonica consists of a "comb" made of wood, plastic or metal which
    26: ...omatic harmonicas also have a button-activated slide.
46. Andrew Jackson (23546 bytes)
    1: {{Infobox President | name=Andrew Jackson
    3: | image name=Seal_us_presdent.jpg
    4: | order=7th President
    7: | preceded= [[John Quincy Adams]]
    8: | succeeded= [[Martin Van Buren]]
47. Martin Van Buren (21629 bytes)
    1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
    2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
    5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>8th President</td></tr>
    8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[William Henry Harrison]]</td></...
    9: <tr><td>'''Date of Birth'''</td><td>[[December 5]], [[1782]]</td></tr>
48. James Buchanan (15634 bytes)
    1: {| border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"
    4: {| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
    10: | '''Order:'''
    11: | 15th President
    19: | '''Succeeded by:'''
49. Ulysses S. Grant (23281 bytes)
    1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
    2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
    5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>18th President</td></tr>
    8: <tr><td>'''Succeeded by:'''</td><td>[[Rutherford B. Hayes]]</td></tr>
    11: <tr><td>'''Date of Death:'''</td><td>[[July 23]], [[1885]]</td></tr>
50. Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
    1: <table border="0" align="right" style="margin-left:1em"><tr><t...
    2: <table border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
    5: <tr><td>'''Order:'''</td><td>
    6: 22nd President<br>
    7: 24th President</td></tr>
51. Age of the Earth (20052 bytes)
    1: ...difficult to define. This article describes the modern dating methods used to arrive at the age of the...
    4: ...ved in a similar date, and some today continue to defend [[young earth creationism]] (see [http://www....
    6: Few people had conceived the idea of a time that stretched far into the past befor...
    9: ...of [[Russia]]n science, was one of the first to undertake this exercise, suggesting in the mid-[[18th ...
    11: ...h]] naturalist the [[Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon|Comte du Buffon]] tried to obtain a value ...
52. List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
    1: ... of countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood...
    3: The below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nati...
    16: *[[Cape Verde]] - [[Praia, Cape Verde|Praia]]
    21: *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - [[Kinshasa]]
    48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France)
53. List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
    1: ...ics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
    38: <tr><td>[[Belgrade]] <td>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]
    64: <tr><td>[[Copenhagen]] <td>[[Denmark]]
    65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
    70: <tr><td>[[Dhaka]] <td>[[Bangladesh]]
54. Great Sphinx of Giza (7181 bytes)
    7: ==Description==
    8: ....jpg|thumb|left|220px|The Great Sphinx.Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
    9: ...]. It is 57 metres (260 feet) long, 6 m (20 ft) wide, and has a height of 20 m (65 ft), making it the ...
    11: ...he paws. It was only in [[1817]] that the first modern dig, supervised by [[Giovanni Battista Caviglia...
    18: ...cts about it are unknown, such as the real-life model for the face, when exactly it was built, and by ...
55. Great Pyramid of Giza (20454 bytes)
    1: ...Pharaoh]] [[Khufu (pharaoh)|Khufu]] (also known under his Greek name ''Cheops''), after whom it is oft...
    9: ... in the [[Giza Necropolis]] on the outskirts of modern [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]].
    15: ...440 Old Royal Cubits (230.5&nbsp;m). Today each side has a length of approximately 227.5&nbsp;m. The r...
    17: ...re based on true North, not magnetic North. The sides of the pyramid rise at an angle of approximately...
    22: ... was removed by an Arab [[Sultan]] in 1356CE in order to build mosques and fortresses in nearby Cairo.
56. Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
    4: ...the ''[[Roaring Twenties]]'' as the fan base expanded significantly and triggered major expansion of n...
    7: ...ed above the saloon they owned and operated on Camden Street. Kate would walk to her father's home eac...
    9: ...ry recalled how their father would beat Babe in a desperate attempt to bring the boy into line, but to...
    12: ... every play. One day, as his team was getting pounded, Babe started mocking his own pitcher. Brother M...
    15: ...ot in such good shape. In 1914 the breakaway [[Federal League]], a rebel major league which would las...
57. Florida (24937 bytes)
    8: Nickname = Sunshine State, Everglade State |
    21: DensityRank = 8^th |
    22: 2000Density = 114.43 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 27^th |
    26: Latitude = 24?30'N to 31?N |
58. Hawaii (34434 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 13^th |
    22: 2000Density = 42.75 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 50^th |
    26: Longitude = 154?40'W to 162?W |
    27: Latitude = 18?55'N to 29?N |
59. Iowa (24205 bytes)
    9: Capital = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
    11: LargestCity = [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]] |
    21: DensityRank = 33^rd |
    22: 2000Density = 20.22 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 29^th |
60. Kansas (21369 bytes)
    21: DensityRank = 40^th |
    22: 2000Density = 32.9/mi&sup2;; 12.7 |
    23: AdmittanceOrder = 34^th |
    25: ...re Central except for<br>4 counties on western border.</small> |
    26: Latitude = 37?N to 40?N |

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