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1	Ireland	12	It's the green isle seen in an aerial shot
2	Alaska	12	October 18, this state's day, commemorates the 1867 transfer of territory from Russia to the United States
3	Japan	11	When he visited England in 1921, Hirohito, this country's future emperor, said he "discovered freedom"
4	Hawaii	10	Once common on the slopes of volcanoes, the 'alala, the crow of this state, is now extinct in the wild
5	blue	10	Color between green (low) and yellow (elevated) on the Homeland Security Advisory chart
6	Venus	9	The average surface temperature on this planet is more than 860 degrees F.
7	New York	9	Governor Al Smith of this state signed a repeal of the state's Prohibition Enforcement Act, angering the feds
8	France	9	In the 16th century numerous deaths & injuries from dueling prompted Charles IX of this country to ban it
9	Canada	9	This nation of 3.8 million square miles is made up of 10 provinces & 3 territories
10	Boston	9	The 2 biggest producers of independent programming on PBS are WNET in NYC & WGBH in this city
11	George Washington	9	A traveling exhibit honoring the 200th anniversary of his death features his false teeth
12	the Liberty Bell	8	This cracked object adorned the back of the 50-cent piece until 1963
13	Poland	8	In 1940 the Soviets massacred officers of this country's army in the Katyn Forest, but blamed it on the Nazis
14	North Carolina	8	Its state song is "The Old North State"
15	India	8	"Midnight's Children" by Salman Rushdie tells of the post-colonial era in this nation, where Rushdie was born
16	Germany	8	The mensur, or student duel, is still a feature of university life in this country
17	Florida	8	The highest point in this Southeastern state is just 345 feet, in Walton County near the Alabama border
18	coffee	8	Tia Maria is a Jamaican liqueur made with these beans
19	China	8	In the '30s the Burma Road was built to move supplies from Burma into this country
20	London	7	In the 1670s the 202-foot Monument column was built in this city near the origin of a large fire a few years before
21	Jupiter	7	Discovered in 1908 & named for the mother of the Minotaur, Pasiphae is the 24th moon of this planet
22	Iceland	7	The Prose Edda, a 13th c. work from Snorri Sturluson, is a cultural masterpiece of this island nation
23	helium	7	The periodic table: 4. beryllium 3. lithium 2. this element
24	Georgia	7	A peach replaces the "O" in the name of this state on its license plates
25	Chicago	7	This city's Newberry Library, a top research library, is located at Dearborn & Oak
26	California	7	Sleep-eze mogul (& movie fan) Allen Parkinson founded this state's Movieland Wax Museum in 1962
27	the sun	6	When the earth is at perihelion, it is having its closest encounter with this
28	the Moon	6	On Christmas Eve 1968, Borman, Lovell & Anders became the first men to circle this object
29	Sherlock Holmes	6	Among this famous literary detective's exploits is the "Adventure of the Devil's Foot"
30	New Jersey	6	A type of road barrier is named for this state where they were used on US Highway 22 in the 1950s
31	Michigan	6	Fort Michilimackinac in this state is a reconstruction of an 18th century fort
32	English	6	The 4 languages with the most native speakers are Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish & this
33	Africa	6	Continent on which the highest recorded air temperature, 136 degrees F., was recorded
34	Theodore Roosevelt	6	This president helped design his 3-story Victorian mansion called Sagamore Hill
35	white	5	It's the belt color of a rank amateur in judo or karate
36	Virginia	5	Queen Victoria loved this state's Smithfield hams so much she had them shipped to England
37	Truman	5	On April 12, 1945 he was drinking with Sam Rayburn after a day presiding over the Senate when he was summoned by the White House
38	Toronto	5	The top 2 Canadian newspapers in circulation are based in this city
39	the Sphinx	5	When Oedipus answered her riddle she killed herself
40	the Sears Tower	5	Engineer Fazlur Khan is known for his "bundled tube" structural system for this Chicago landmark
41	the Constitution	5	There were 39 signers of this 1787 document
42	Texas	5	Larry McMurtry set "The Last Picture Show" in this, his home state; he was born in Wichita Falls
43	tea	5	Clotted cream & scones are served at the "cream" type of this British meal
44	Swahili	5	Kiunguja, which is spoken in Zanzibar, is a dialect of this African Bantu language
45	steel	5	When the carbon content of iron is between.05% & 2%, it's no longer referred to as iron, but called this
46	South Carolina	5	Its state flower is the Carolina Jessamine—take a guess!
47	silver	5	You deserve a medal if you know that this element, symbol Ag, is No. 47 on the periodic table
48	Scotland	5	Strong in Northern Ireland, Presbyterianism is also the established church in this part of the U.K.
49	Rome	5	The Old Penn station in NYC was modeled after the Baths of Caracalla, built c. 210 A.D. in this city
50	red	5	Of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in the Bible, the one representing war rides this color horse

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Ireland 12x 16.7% stumper $492 avg J:9 DJ:3

J $100 1998 Country in which you'd find the Book of Kells

J $500 1997 It's the native country of the Connemara pony, an excellent jumper

DJ $1,600 2009 If you're visiting the rocky promontory called the Giant's Causeway, you're traveling on this island

Alaska 12x 16.7% stumper $525 avg J:7 DJ:5

J $100 1999 The record winter snowfall for a 24-hour period was 78 inches at "Mile 47 Camp" in 1963 in this U.S. state

DJ $800 2018 It's the largest U.S. state in area that borders the Pacific Ocean

DJ $1,200 2023 A gold mine promoter named Homer Pennock gave his first name to a city in this state

Japan 11x $400 avg J:10 DJ:1

J $100 2000 In 1912 this Asian country gave the U.S. a bunch of cherry trees

J $600 2017 In this country 1,400 years ago, men wore pants called hakama & women wore mo

DJ $1,600 2022 In 1946 U.S. Army Colonel Charles Kades drafted article 9 of this country's constitution, which renounces war

Hawaii 10x 20.0% stumper $380 avg J:7 DJ:3

J $100 1998 A newcomer to this U.S. state is known to locals as a malihini

J $800 2021 An "Only in 2020" headline: the Rainbow Warriors of this university "knocks off Houston in Texas-based New Mexico Bowl"

J $100 1984 They were formerly called the Sandwich Islands

blue 10x 10.0% stumper $360 avg J:8 DJ:2

J $100 1994 It's the color of the wild yonder

J $500 1993 A rhyme says "Touch" this color "and your wish will come true"

DJ $1,000 DD 1985 Color on the U.S. flag which stands for vigilance, perseverance & justice

Venus 9x $400 avg J:6 DJ:3

J $100 2001 Second from the sun, it's also the only planet that rotates in a retrograde motion

J $600 2008 Inferior planets: Mercury, _____

J $100 2000 Magellan data indicate the Cleopatra crater on this inner planet is of impact, not volcanic, origin

New York 9x 12.5% stumper $600 avg J:6 DJ:2 FJ:1

DJ $200 2001 Columbia University is the oldest institution of higher learning in this state

J $800 2014 Colgate University in this state was said to be founded by 13 men "with 13 dollars, 13 prayers & 13 articles"

J $2,000 DD 2006 Governor Al Smith of this state signed a repeal of the state's Prohibition Enforcement Act, angering the feds

France 9x $478 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $100 1987 Europeans ranked Italian men as the best seducers & this neighboring country's women as the most seductive

J $500 1999 In the 16th century numerous deaths & injuries from dueling prompted Charles IX of this country to ban it

J $1,000 2020 This European country gets about 3/4 of its electricity from nuclear power, the most of any country

Canada 9x 33.3% stumper $722 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $100 1988 To see the Columbia Icefield, largest icefield in the Rockies, head for this country

J $600 2021 This country's first female prime minister was Kim Campbell, who served in 1993

J $1,000 2009 In 1926 W.L. MacKenzie King was prime minister of this country twice (he gave it up in June but had it back by September)

Boston 9x 22.2% stumper $878 avg J:5 DJ:4

J $100 1996 The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in this Massachusetts capital is housed at Fenway Court

J $800 2019 In 1990 works by Rembrandt & Degas were among the half-billion dollars worth of art stolen from the Gardner Museum in this city

DJ $2,000 2023 Now honored by a plaque in a station in Roxbury, Horatio J. Homer was this city's first Black police officer, for 40 years from 1878

George Washington 9x $433 avg J:8 DJ:1

J $100 1993 Legend says he admitted, "I can't tell a lie, Pa... I did cut it with my hatchet"

J $600 2023 Of the 4 famous folks up on Mount Rushmore, the one who was born first

J $1,000 DD 1994 Next president in the sequence: Lincoln, Jefferson, Franklin D. Roosevelt,...

the Liberty Bell 8x 12.5% stumper $775 avg J:5 DJ:3

DJ $200 1992 When rung on Washington's birthday in 1846, it cracked beyond repair

J $600 2019 In 1852 this object was brought down from a tower & placed in Philadelphia's Independence Hall

DJ $1,600 2006 From 1948 to 1963 the half dollar had Ben Franklin on the front & this iconic symbol on the back

Poland 8x $612 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $200 1994 The mazurka is a folk dance of this country

J $500 1990 The only listings in "Americana" that start with the letters "GD" are the ports of Gdynia & Gdansk in this country

DJ $1,000 DD 1997 Many Belarusians & Ukrainians live in this country bordered on its east by Belarus & Ukraine

North Carolina 8x $738 avg J:4 DJ:4

J $200 2024 ...this state's Inner Banks, where you'll find the lovely town of Beaufort & the Rachel Carson Reserve

J $500 1993 The Dismal Swamp covers hundreds of square miles in Virginia & this adjacent state—how dismal

DJ $1,600 2012 States, alphabetically: New Mexico, New York, this

India 8x 12.5% stumper $700 avg J:3 DJ:5

J $200 1996 The people of this country's fourth-largest city are called Madrasis

DJ $600 1998 Until the 1720s, many diamonds, including the Great Mogul, were found in this Asian country

DJ $1,200 DD 2012 "Midnight's Children" by Salman Rusdie tells of the post-colonial era in this nation where Rushdie was born

Germany 8x 25.0% stumper $425 avg J:7 DJ:1

J $100 2000 Rammstein, Kraftwerk & Einsturzende Neubauten are all bands from this country

J $800 2013 This country's distinctive white wines come mainly from Reisling grapes, which originated there

DJ $1,000 1992 Once a duchy, Pomerania is now divided between Poland & this country

Florida 8x 12.5% stumper $225 avg J:7 DJ:1

J $100 1993 Brevard, Broward & Okeechobee are counties in this state

J $100 1987 80% of cocaine entering U.S. comes in by air thru this state, keeping Crockett & Tubbs busy

J $200 2022 Butterfly ballots became part of a month-long recount of the 2000 presidential vote in this state

coffee 8x $429 avg J:6 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $100 1993 The John Conti Co.'s museum in Louisville should wake you up—it's devoted to this breakfast brew

J $800 2020 In 1932 Brazil's Olympic team had to sell bags of this crop while sailing to Los Angeles in order to pay for the trip

FJ 2008 In the 50 states, the highlighted area seen here is by far the most important for producing this

China 8x 25.0% stumper $512 avg J:6 DJ:2

J $100 1997 This Asian country leads the world in the production of rice & pears

J $600 2018 Sinophile, all things this country

DJ $2,000 DD 2007 Due partly to a policy of its govt., in 2005 this country led the world in foreign babies adopted by Americans

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London 7x 14.3% stumper $1,214 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $100 1999 22 Jermyn Street, The Savoy & The Covent Garden are all hotels in this city

J $500 1990 The international headquarters of the Salvation Army is in this world capital

DJ $7,000 DD 2020 In the 1670s the 202-foot Monument column was built in this city near the origin of a large fire a few years before

Jupiter 7x $714 avg J:3 DJ:4

J $200 2014 This planet is so big that more than 1,000 Earths would fit inside it

J $600 2008 With a diameter of almost 90,000 miles, this planet is equal in size to about 1,300 Earths

J $1,000 2024 With its exuberant energy & grand scale, Mozart's Symphony No. 41 earned this nickname after a top god

Iceland 7x $600 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $300 1992 Akureyri, the 2nd largest city in this country, has only 13,000 people while Reykjavik has 89,000

J $500 1993 In 1987 this Nordic nation began exporting Elduris vodka to the U.S.; its name means "fire-ice"

DJ $1,000 2000 Country Bobby Fischer was in in 1972 when he became the 1st American to win the World Chess Championship

helium 7x $557 avg J:7

J $200 1990 Macy's claims to be the 2nd largest consumer of this gas in the U.S.; the U.S. gov't is 1st

J $600 2011 The periodic table: 4. Beryllium 3. Lithium 2. This element

J $1,000 2004 It's the second chemical element listed on the periodic table

Georgia 7x 14.3% stumper $571 avg J:1 DJ:6

DJ $200 1998 In the Charlie Daniels song, the devil went down to this state for a fiddle contest

DJ $1,000 1990 It's the largest state entirely east of the Mississippi

DJ $400 2003 George Walton, a Declaration of Independence signer for this state, was wounded fighting for Savannah

Chicago 7x 14.3% stumper $843 avg J:5 DJ:2

DJ $200 1995 The world's largest post office building is in this Illinois city

J $500 1997 This city's Newberry Library, a top research library, is located at Dearborn & Oak

J $1,000 2021 The 20th Century Limited was a luxury, overnight train between New York City & this major city, advertising a smooth, water-level route

California 7x 14.3% stumper $500 avg J:7

J $200 2008 9 out of every 10 tomatoes grown in the U.S. come from this state

J $600 2014 Hey, it's John Muir, so it's gotta be this state

J $1,000 2014 The 31st state to become part of the union, it was the second-largest in area for 109 years

2 7x 14.3% stumper $257 avg J:4 DJ:3

J $100 1997 On an analog clock the hour hand will make this many revolutions a day

DJ $600 1991 Of 2, 30 or fourscore & 7, the length in minutes of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

J $100 1994 4 is this number squared

the sun 6x $633 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 2009 U can't touch this: it's far away, its diameter is 865,000 miles & the part of it we can see is 10,000 degrees

J $1,000 2019 Heliophile

J $200 1991 Umbrellas originated in the ancient world, where they 1st provided protection from this

the Moon 6x 16.7% stumper $517 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $100 1997 Charles Conrad, Jr. was the third man to walk here

DJ $600 1998 On Christmas Eve 1968, Borman, Lovell & Anders became the first men to circle this object

J $1,000 2019 In 1969 Snoopy described this as looking like a "dirty beach"; not quite as eloquent as magnificent desolation"

Sherlock Holmes 6x $367 avg J:6

J $200 2023 There's nothing irregular about the door seen here, part of the museum devoted to this character

J $800 2008 In "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution", this literary character is treated by Sigmund Freud for drug addiction

J $200 2004 Among this famous literary detective's exploits is the "Adventure of the Devil's Foot"

New Jersey 6x $683 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $200 1993 The Chatfield Memorial Garden is one of many lovely gardens in this Garden State

J $600 2022 The site where George Washington & 2,400 men landed early on December 26, 1776 is today a park in this state

DJ $2,000 2021 A type of road barrier is named for this state where they were used on US Highway 22 in the 1950s

Michigan 6x 16.7% stumper $417 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 1993 The Toledo War of 1835 gave Toledo to Ohio & granted this state its Upper Peninsula

J $800 2004 This U.S. state's official seal shows a man holding a gun & standing on a peninsula

J $300 1998 Fort Michilimackinac in this state is a reconstruction of an 18th century fort

English 6x 16.7% stumper $450 avg J:2 DJ:4

DJ $200 2001 The 4 languages with the most native speakers are Mandarin, Hindi, Spanish & this

DJ $800 1995 It's the official language of Liberia

DJ $200 1988 More than 25% of the world's daily newspapers are published in this language

Africa 6x $483 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $200 1997 Continent on which the highest recorded air temperature, 136 degrees F., was recorded

J $500 1990 Elizabeth II was visiting this continent when she found out that she had become queen

DJ $400 2018 Medical miracles march on: guinea worm, which in 1985 had 3 million cases on this continent, is on the verge of eradication

Theodore Roosevelt 6x 16.7% stumper $750 avg J:3 DJ:3

J $400 2007 Devil's Tower was designated the nation's first national monument in 1906 by this president

J $500 1993 This president shot an elephant now on display at the American Museum of Natural History

DJ $1,000 1992 This president helped design his 3-story Victorian mansion called Sagamore Hill

white 5x $240 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1995 For years an elephant of this color was on Thailand's flag; then we guess they finally unloaded it

J $500 1990 To make a classic Stinger, use crème de menthe of this color, not green

J $200 2002 It's the belt color of a rank amateur in judo or karate

Virginia 5x $600 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 2015 There were 13 original colonies, of course, including this last one alphabetically

J $500 1993 Gunston Hall, the 18th century plantation home of George Mason, is an attraction in this state

DJ $1,200 2018 Nat Turner, who was born & died in this state, tried to lead his rebellion through the Dismal Swamp located there

Truman 5x $820 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $300 1994 On Jan. 20, 1949 this president unveiled his Point Four Program for U.S. foreign policy

DJ $800 2021 On April 12, 1945 he was drinking with Sam Rayburn after a day presiding over the Senate when he was summoned by the White House

J $1,800 DD 2006 The Kansas City political machine of Boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future president

Toronto 5x 20.0% stumper $1,420 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 2003 In August 1998 a TV station in this largest Canadian city bought Howard Stern's show, then refused to air it

J $500 1986 The world's largest self-supporting structure is the 1821 foot CN Tower in this city

DJ $5,000 DD 2024 Runaway Production (shows shot outside L.A.) is big in this foreign city; on "Suits" it played NYC, less than a 2-hour flight away

the Sphinx 5x $400 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $300 1990 Huge statue near Giza whose head was partly destroyed when used as a target for gun practice

J $600 2007 In Egypt, it had the body of a lion & head of a man; in Greece it had the head of a woman & wings

J $300 1989 When Oedipus answered her riddle she killed herself

the Sears Tower 5x 20.0% stumper $1,040 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2007 The USA's highest occupied office space is the 98th floor of this Chicago structure

J $800 2016 Welcome to this Chicago landmark

DJ $1,600 2014 Engineer Fazlur Khan is known for his "bundled tube" structural system for this Chicago landmark

the Constitution 5x 20.0% stumper $300 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1994 In an 1856 speech, Abraham Lincoln called this document "the only safeguard of our liberties"

J $600 2020 Citizenship Day is celebrated on September 17, the anniversary of the signing of this

J $200 2004 There were 39 signers of this 1787 document

Texas 5x 40.0% stumper $680 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 2008 The 3 states with the highest number of electoral college votes: California, New York & _____

J $800 2002 A Wichitan maybe from Wichita, Kansas or from Wichita Falls in this state

J $1,000 2015 In 1997 legislation was passed in this state allowing astronauts to vote from outer space

tea 5x $400 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1995 Clotted cream & scones are served at the "cream" type of this British meal

J $1,000 2006 The orange pekoe grade of this has some of the smallest leaves

J $200 1994 Traditionally, the Turkomans of Turkmenistan drink the green type of this beverage before meals

Swahili 5x 20.0% stumper $500 avg J:3 DJ:2

DJ $200 1998 The name of this language spoken in Tanzania comes from an Arabic word meaning "of the coast"

J $500 1997 Kiunguja, which is spoken in Zanzibar, is a dialect of this African Bantu language

DJ $400 1995 The only word on the Kenyan coat of arms is in this language

steel 5x 20.0% stumper $660 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2014 The more than 3,000 grades of this metal can be categorized into carbon, alloy & stainless varieties

DJ $800 1985 The Bessemer method is the oldest modern process for making this

J $1,000 2013 Ohhh yeah... Jared Diamond's book "Guns, Germs and" this examines environmental factors in history

South Carolina 5x 40.0% stumper $480 avg J:5

J $100 1998 Its state flower is the Carolina Jessamine—take a guess!

J $500 1998 The eastern part of this "Palmetto State" is the Low Country, & the western part is the Up Country

J $1,000 2007 This U.S. state was the last to fly the Confederate flag over its capital; the flag came down in 2000

silver 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2009 Dating to the 600s B.C., the first Western coins were made of electrum, an alloy of gold & 20 percent this stuff

DJ $600 1993 Compounds of this metallic element are the light-sensitive chemicals used in photographic film

J $800 2010 You deserve a medal if you know that this element, symbol Ag, is No. 47 on the periodic table

Scotland 5x $260 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2021 Born in North Ayrshire, Nicola Sturgeon is first minister of this U.K. division & leader of its National Party

DJ $200 1997 At 24 miles, Loch Awe is the longest lake in this country of Great Britain

J $200 1986 A. Carnegie, A.G. Bell, & R. L. Stevenson were all born in this country

Rome 5x $560 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2022 2 of the 7 hills of this city are Mons Capitolinus & Mons Aventinus

DJ $800 2018 The Cloaca Maxima of this city is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world

J $200 1993 The Old Penn station in NYC was modeled after the Baths of Caracalla, built c. 210 A.D. in this city

red 5x $500 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 2001 To save energy, L.A. is changing this color traffic light's bulbs to LEDs, as, on average, they're on the longest

J $600 2004 On an NHL rink, it's the color of the center line

J $200 2016 Palgan is Korean for this color, especially as you get farther north

Pompeii 5x $600 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $400 2023 Home to up to 20,000 people, this city had a catastrophically bad day in 79 A.D.

J $600 2021 The food & drink shop here was uncovered in 2020, complete with traces of 2,000-year-old food in this city buried by a volcano

DJ $400 2016 A statue of Apollo was one of the first large bronzes excavated from this city destroyed in 79 A.D.

pi 5x $840 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $600 2013 He loves to point out that his birthdate is 9/26/53, the fifth through ninth decimal places in this number

DJ $1,200 2006 This 2-letter word is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter

J $800 2018 "See, I have a rhyme assisting my feeble brain, its tasks sometime resisting" is a 1914 mnemonic for this number

New Orleans 5x 20.0% stumper $300 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2005 Since they peaked 2,500 years ago, you won't find many Etruscans catching jazz in this city's Preservation Hall

J $600 2007 cities that the NBA's Hornets called home in the 2005-06 season

DJ $200 1998 This city's famous French Quarter is also called the Vieux Carre, which means "old square"

New Mexico 5x $660 avg J:5

J $200 2024 The states that meet at the "Four Corners" are Arizona, Colorado, Utah & this one

J $500 2000 The Turquoise Trail winds along the east side of the Sandia Mountains in this state

J $1,000 2011 The states: 49. Alaska 48. Arizona 47. This

Nebraska 5x 40.0% stumper $760 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2002 The folks in this "Cornhusker State" have been called bug-eaters, from a type of bird found there

J $600 2011 In 2011 17-year-old Teresa Scanlan from this "Cornhusker State" became the youngest winner since 1933

J $1,000 2025 Pioneers in a covered wagon & Chimney Rock are on the reverse of this Midwest state's quarter

Minnesota 5x $620 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $300 1998 It isn't insulting to be called a gopher if you live in this "Gopher State"

DJ $800 1993 "Arrowhead country", this state's area north of Lake Superior, is shaped like an arrowhead

DJ $1,200 2017 Columbia Heights is a city on the Mississippi River in this state where the river begins

Memorial Day 5x $820 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 1991 In the U.S., it's the only legal federal holiday that's observed in spring

J $500 1992 It was originally called Decoration Day & honored the dead of the Civil War

J $1,000 2005 Thou shalt not wear white shoes from Labor Day til this holiday first officially observed in 1868

Mars 5x $500 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1994 Heading away from the Sun, it's Venus, Earth, then this planet

J $800 2025 According to Forbes, Virginia's 2 wealthiest people are part owners of this candy company that bears their last name

DJ $400 2010 In 2011 NASA will send a rover to this planet to see if it could support microbial life

Maine 5x 40.0% stumper $920 avg J:1 DJ:4

J $800 2015 It's "the Pine Tree State"

DJ $1,000 1998 Its state flower is the white pine cone and tassel

DJ $800 2001 This state is the traditional home of the Passamaquoddy & Penobscot Indians

Israel 5x $320 avg J:5

J $100 1996 One of this country's shekels can be broken down into 100 agorot

J $600 2004 The temperature in Tirat Tsvi in this country reached 129 in 1942 (& you thought the West Bank was a hot spot)

J $100 1993 Founded in 1948, this country requires its men & women to serve in the Armed Forces

Hercules 5x $360 avg J:5

J $200 2020 The zodiac constellation Leo represents the Nemean lion, slain by him

J $600 2012 In mythology this baby strangled 2 serpents placed in his cradle

J $200 2006 Dealing with a beastly triple-header was this man's famous twelfth labor

Great Britain 5x 20.0% stumper $720 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2008 At the end of World War I, the nations designated the "Big Four" were the U.S., Italy, France & this one

J $800 2007 In 1880 this country let Abdor Rahman Khan be Afghanistan's amir in return for control of foreign relations

DJ $2,000 2019 The broken shaft of the trident on the flag of Barbados symbolizes independence from this colonial power

Elvis Presley 5x 20.0% stumper $300 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1991 A board game based on his career has playing pieces shaped like hound dogs & pink Cadillacs

DJ $800 2002 In the spring of 1957 he released the No. 25 hit "Peace in the Valley" between 2 No. 1's

J $200 2001 In 1954 Grand Ole Opry manager Jim Denny told this singer, "You ought to go back to drivin' a truck"

Egypt 5x 40.0% stumper $740 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1994 The Greeks carved sphinxes with women's heads; pharaohs' heads were preferred in this country

DJ $1,200 2015 River buffalo are draft animals in this African land that has a river running 1,000 miles north through it

J $200 2008 Gypsies are called gypsies in the mistaken belief that they came from this African country

Connecticut 5x 20.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1996 The University of New Haven is actually in West Haven in this state

J $500 1998 The people of this Northeastern U.S. state are called Nutmegs as well as Nutmeggers

DJ $200 1996 In the 1700s the poets known as the Hartford Wits were also known as this state's Wits

Coca-Cola 5x $460 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1985 In 1886, the 1st batch of this "Real Thing" was concocted in Atlanta

DJ $800 2019 It was first offered as a fountain beverage at Jacobs' Pharmacy in Atlanta in 1886

J $200 2010 This soda was introduced in 1886 & patented in 1887

cats 5x 40.0% stumper $640 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $200 2004 The costumes for this long-running musical based on a T.S. Eliot book of poems include pointy ears & tails

DJ $800 2019 October 16 is National Feral this animal day—remember to spay & neuter!

J $1,000 2018 Ailurophile

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J $200 1996 According to FIFA, 5 of the 10 largest soccer stadiums are in this country

J $500 1994 This South American country ranks third in the world as a grower of cacao beans

J $1,000 2014 If you have 3 100-real notes, it helps to know the real is the currency of this South American country

Australia 5x $760 avg J:2 DJ:3

DJ $200 1997 It's the only continent occupied by a single nation

J $1,000 2008 Vegemite, a trademarked vegetable extract used as a sandwich spread, is from this country

DJ $400 2021 John Marshall, of Marshall Islands fame, gained notoriety bringing the first convicts to Port Jackson in this current country

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J $1,000 2025 On yet another search for El Dorado, this 17th century English explorer angered the Spanish, leading to his execution

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DJ $200 1994 In the 1930s Charles Goren gave up his law practice to play this game

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Yale 4x $225 avg J:4

J $100 1993 In 1980 students at this New Haven school stole a moose head & said they'd eat it if midterms weren't canceled

J $200 1998 Amos Alonzo Stagg was no dummy; he invented the football tackling dummy at this New Haven university

J $300 2000 In 1997 5 orthodox Jewish students shocked by this Conn. school's co-ed dorms asked to live off campus

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J $100 1999 This letter marks the 24th spot in our alphabet

DJ $200 1990 In English dictionaries there are fewer listings under this letter than any other

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J $200 2019 Oenophile: drink up!

DJ $1,000 1998 Oh, yes! An oenochoe is an ancient Greek pitcher or jug made to hold this

J $200 1988 What a Spaniard usually drinks from a "bota"

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J $500 1989 On July 5, 1987 a fan at this tournament held up a sign saying "Cash is better than a Czech today"

DJ $2,000 2011 The dish seen here was photographed at this sporting event where it's eaten

J $600 2024 It's the oldest of tennis' 4 grand slam tournaments & the only one played on grass

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J $200 1994 Although the walnut is native to Persia, its name honors this British principality

DJ $800 1998 Dylan Thomas' "Child" had his title Christmas here

J $1,000 2023 After the queen's death, the names of Prince William's children now end with "of" this place instead of Cambridge

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J $200 2025 For its many canals, Amsterdam is known as "the" this "of the North"

DJ $1,600 2005 1574? Ohhh, you must want to meet "dangerous beauty" Veronica Franco, this Italian city's finest courtesan

DJ $400 2017 After floods in 1966, UNESCO made efforts to save this Italian city & its treasures, like the Biblioteca Marciana

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J $600 2026 In 2025, Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights for the people of this country

DJ $1,000 1998 In 1997 the U.S. imported the greatest amount of oil from this country, the closest OPEC member to us

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Twister 4x $475 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1999 This classic party game from Milton Bradley will tie you up in knots

J $600 2017 This classic Hasbro game has 2 or more players work with 24 spots on the floor

J $300 1990 You place your hands & feet on colored circles to play this game; it's perfect for contortionists

Thomas Jefferson 4x $275 avg J:4

J $100 2001 In 1826, on his deathbed, he said, "This is the 4th?"

J $200 1997 Our third president, for 4 years he had a Burr in his side

J $400 2017 Inside the memorial seen here, you'll find a 19-foot-tall statue of this man

the Washington Monument 4x $275 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2023 When this D.C. landmark opened in 1888, you could climb 898 steps to the top

J $500 1988 It's the tallest structure in our nation's capital

J $200 2020 In July 2019 this D.C. monument was "turned" into a rocket for the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11

the Titanic 4x $350 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2018 Aboard this ship, Benjamin Guggenheim took off his lifebelt, put on evening clothes & wrote to his wife

J $600 2008 In 1985 it was located in 2 pieces at 41° 43' N. 49° 56' W. at a depth of about 13,000 feet

DJ $200 1993 The unsinkable Molly Brown survived the wreck of this "unsinkable" ship

the Statue of Liberty 4x 25.0% stumper $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2021 She's 111'1" tall heel to head & her copper alone weighs 31 tons

DJ $600 1985 N.Y. landmark dedicated Oct. 28, 1886

J $300 1992 In 1986, France, like the U.S., issued coins celebrating the centennial of this structure

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J $100 1992 Erected for the 100th anniv. of the Fr. Revolution, this landmark celebrated its own 100th anniv. in 1989

J $2,000 DD 2022 At about 1,000 feet, it was the tallest iron structure in the world when it was completed in 1889

J $400 2024 8,000 tons of iron were used to build this landmark completed in 1889

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J $200 2006 In 1940 this 164-year-old U.S. document was repaired with Scotch tape

DJ $200 1990 Dying in 1832 at age 95, Charles Carroll of Carrollton was the last surviving person who signed this

DJ $400 2014 Thomas McKean was the last to sign this document—sometime after January 18, 1777

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J $200 2014 This South American river is 4,000 miles long—that's NYC to Rome

DJ $1,000 1985 This jungle provides at least 1/5 of the Earth's oxygen

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J $100 1991 You might have 32 of these in your mouth but a music box can have several hundred

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Spain 4x $200 avg J:4

J $100 1999 Iberia is an airline based in this country

J $100 1994 This country with which castanets are now associated may have gotten them from the Moors

J $200 2007 The U.S. was spurred to war with this country in 1898 due in part to "jingo journalism"

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J $300 1997 This country has the largest crude oil reserves, about a quarter of the world's total

J $500 1998 Green is a traditional Muslim color, as seen here on this country's flag

J $400 2014 This country's King Fahd Airport covers 300 square miles, more than all of Bahrain, which has 3 airports of its own

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J $100 1997 Hindu priests toss this into a fire during the ceremony as an offering; we toss it at departing couples

DJ $800 2016 Food for thought: formerly called an institute, this Houston school was redesignated as a university in 1960

J $1,000 2021 Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote the music to the songs in "Jesus Christ Superstar"; this man wrote the lyrics

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DJ $600 1993 Ruby & Tawny aren't just women's names but types of this sweet wine that's loved in Lisbon

DJ $2,000 2008 Any of this fortified wine "in a storm"; to make it, a neutral grape alcohol is added partway through fermentation

J $800 2019 Enjoy a glass of the tawny type of this fortified wine

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J $200 2017 Traditionally, a first year wedding anniversary gift is either a clock or something made of this

J $600 2019 George Plimpton: "____ Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback"

J $200 2012 In the hand game known as roshambo, it's what scissors beats

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J $200 1997 It's the element shared by water & carbon dioxide

DJ $800 2012 On the periodic table: Carbon, nitrogen, this

DJ $2,000 2002 On the periodic table, this gas is just to the right of nitrogen

October 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2021 The 31st of this month is the last day of Bat Week (of course)

DJ $600 1986 Of the 12, month in which the 1985 NHL regular season play began

DJ $1,200 2006 Munich's brewers came up with something special for the royal wedding of Prince Ludwig in this month in 1810

New York City 4x 25.0% stumper $475 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1997 A Gothamite is a resident of this U.S. city

DJ $1,200 2009 The Eight were a group formed in this city to paint real-life subjects like McSorley's Bar

DJ $200 1996 From 1785 to 1790, Federal Hall in this city served as the U.S. Capitol

Nevada 4x 25.0% stumper $925 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $400 2008 We'll gamble you know that the federal government owns about 84% of this lower 48 state's land

J $500 1999 It's nicknamed the "Sagebrush State"—after all, the sagebrush is its state flower

DJ $2,000 2014 702 & 775 are area codes in this state

Napoleon 4x 25.0% stumper $225 avg J:4

J $100 1994 Name shared by a card game, a pastry & a Bonaparte

J $100 1985 In 1796, this Frenchman confessed, "When I see an empty throne I feel the urge to sit on it"

J $300 1997 Some speculate that he may have been poisoned on St. Helena by arsenic in his wallpaper

Monopoly 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2004 Baltic Avenue is the second property after "Go" in this game

DJ $800 1993 The new trans-national "euro" version of this board game uses the ECU as its currency

J $400 2024 Death Star II is one of the 2 dark blue properties in the "Return of the Jedi" version of this board game & will cost, yes, 400

Michael Jordan 4x $375 avg J:4

J $200 2014 A man sued this ex-Chicago Bull for $832 million for the discomfort the man felt over looking too much like the superstar

J $600 2024 In 1984 the Trail Blazers drafted Sam Bowie instead of this Tar Heel that the Bulls got; definite oops material

J $300 2000 In 1994 this NBA star was in spring training with the Class AA Birmingham Barons baseball team

Mexico 4x 50.0% stumper $575 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1986 Chinese TV plans to show 5 of this country's soap operas, including "Ambicion" & "Infame"

DJ $600 2000 In September & October 1999 much of this country's city of Villahermosa was under water

J $1,000 2007 You can see a mural of Keiko in the adventure park in this country where the desire to "Free Willy" began

Mercury 4x 50.0% stumper $800 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2020 This smallest planet is the fastest moving, circling the Sun in 88 days

J $600 DD 1992 It's the second-smallest planet in our solar system

J $2,000 DD 2004 Temperatures on this planet can range from -280 degrees to 800 degrees in a single day

Mark Twain 4x 25.0% stumper $575 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 1986 He said, "I came in with Halley's comet in 1835 & I expect to go out with it"

J $800 2003 In "Pudd'nhead Wilson" he wrote, "One of the differences between a cat & a lie is that a cat has only 9 lives"

DJ $400 2000 This novelist based the fictional town of St. Petersburg on Hannibal, where he grew up

Lenin 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2009 Head to Moscow's Red Square to see this man on display in his mausoleum

J $600 2008 He's been lying in state in Moscow since 1924 & gets a change of clothes every 3 years

DJ $400 1996 In 1990 a 7-ton bronze statue of this Russian leader was removed from a public square in Bucharest

Kentucky 4x 25.0% stumper $700 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1996 Cumberland Falls in the southeast of this state is called the "Niagara of the South"

J $600 2009 Election news! the town of Rabbit Hash in this "Bluegrass State" elected Lucy Lou, a border Collie, as its new mayor

J $1,000 2017 The Lincoln Memorial Garden in Springfield contains plant species native to 3 states: Illinois, Indiana & this one

Julius Caesar 4x $225 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2019 In Shakespeare Mark Antony says of this deceased fellow, "He was my friend, faithful & just to me"

J $200 2002 The current seventh month is named in honor of this man

DJ $200 1996 Shakespeare play in which you'd hear "Et tu, Brute"

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J $200 1996 A brazier works with brass & a blacksmith works with this metal

J $600 2021 26 is the atomic number of this chemical element, symbol Fe

J $1,000 2016 According to Milton, there are nine gates of hell: 3 of rock, 3 of brass & 3 of this metal

Iraq 4x 25.0% stumper $300 avg J:4

J $200 2008 To avoid war in this country in 2002, its VP Taha Ramadan offered instead to duel Dick Cheney

J $600 2020 To prevent Marines from landing, in 1991 this country dumped millions of gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf

J $200 1998 Baghdadis are citizens of this country; we don't know where the Baghmommis live

Indonesia 4x 25.0% stumper $1,000 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $600 2002 The Niases reside on the island of Nias, which is west of Sumatra in this country

J $1,000 2002 The 4th most populous country in the world, it follows China, India & the U.S.

J $800 2009 Batik, a method of waxing & dyeing cloth, is part of the culture of this fourth-most populous nation

Henry VIII 4x $1,000 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $100 1985 "Catherine" was the name of 3 of his 6 wives

DJ $1,500 DD 1999 Edward V, Richard III, Henry VII...

DJ $400 2006 Mysteriously sunk in 1545, the Mary Rose was the pride of this Tudor king's fleet & was raised in 1982 using airbags

Hannibal 4x $900 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 1994 At the tender age of 26, he became the commander-in-chief of the Carthaginian Army

J $600 2002 When Rome demanded that this greatest Carthaginian general surrender, he took his own life

J $1,000 2020 According to legend, on his journey of conquest in 218 B.C. this man brought 37 elephants with him

Grenada 4x 25.0% stumper $575 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $300 1998 American might & valor prevailed in a 1983 invasion of this Caribbean island

J $600 2007 In October 1983 the U.S. invaded this Caribbean country, officially to protect American medical students there

J $1,000 2015 In 2014 a man sued after he was flown to this West Indies isle & not the Spanish city whose name differs by one letter

Gone with the Wind 4x $350 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1994 On Dec. 15, 1939 this film premiered at Loew's Grand Theatre in Atlanta

DJ $600 1986 The 50th anniversary edition of this 1936 novel made a 1986 New York Times best seller list

J $300 1992 Recipes inspired by this film include Twelve Oaks plum pudding & Mammy's shrimp cakes

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J $100 1998 The allicin in cloves of this may help lower your blood cholesterol level

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J $400 1988 To make kosher dill pickles, add this seasoning to the regular dill brine

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J $200 2013 A "Solo" actor, a good spot to cross a river, a car company

J $600 2018 This president took his stepdad's name while still an infant, including the middle name Rudolph

J $200 2000 In April 1931 the 20 millionth car rolled off this company's assembly line

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J $400 2000 Benozzo Gozzoli's fame rests on a set of frescoes in the Medici Palace in this city

DJ $1,600 2008 Appropriately, the 19th century's "Lady with the Lamp" was born in this Italian city

DJ $400 1996 This Renaissance city's florin coin depicted a lily, the city's symbol

Exodus 4x $450 avg J:4

J $200 2018 It's the second book of the Bible: head out!

J $1,000 2024 As told in chapter 16, verse 35 of this book of the Bible, the Israelites wandered for 40 years in the desert after leaving Egypt

J $200 2009 The Ten Commandments first appear in this book of the Bible

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J $100 1992 The place in southern California in which you'd find Tomorrowland

J $500 1984 You'd find this at 1313 S. Harbor Boulevard in Anaheim, CA

J $200 1987 Where you'll find King Arthur's Carrousel next to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Diamonds 4x $300 avg J:4

J $200 2001 According to a classic song title, these "Are A Girl's Best Friend"

J $300 1997 In 1542 Jacques Cartier returned to France with fool's gold & quartz, thinking them real gold & these gems

J $300 1996 De Beers Consolidated Mines, Ltd. is the world's largest producer & distributor of these gems

Denmark 4x 50.0% stumper $1,050 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $100 1997 In 1219 the Order of the Dannebrog was established; in 1671 this European country revived it

J $500 1999 According to the U.N. World Food Map, this country's people have the most per person; hope it doesn't get rotten!

DJ $1,600 2011 Roskilde Cathedral has been the burial place for this nation's monarchs since the 16th century

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J $200 2022 In test match play, the 11 members of a team on the pitch in this sport wear white uniforms

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J $200 2016 In this sport, a googly is a bowled ball that breaks in an unexpected direction

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J $400 2021 Prior to the Civil War, the South's economic staple was frequently referred to as "king" this

J $600 2008 On Tajikistan's flag, the white stripe is symbolic of this plant used in fabrics

J $400 2009 Eli Whitney probably knew that many potpourris use the fruit of this plant of the genus Gossypium

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J $200 2017 It's the first ingredient on a bag of original Fritos

DJ $200 1998 Served in Bolivia, chicha is a fermented drink made from the mash of this grain

J $300 1990 Hominy is this vegetable hulled, degermed & broken up

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J $400 1995 The core of a quarter is made of this metal

J $500 1987 To prevent corrosion, most hot water pipes are now made of this

DJ $800 2001 Architectural bronze is a brass alloy of mainly this metal with a little lead, tin & zinc thrown in

Chile 4x 25.0% stumper $1,000 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $600 2009 Heading to Valparaiso, a seaport in this South American country

DJ $2,000 2009 To see Mario Irarrazabal's giant "Hand of the Desert" statue, visit the Atacama Desert in this country

J $600 2008 Thin must be in for this country with the highest life expectancy in South America, nearly 77 years

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J $200 2024 Rich in this stimulant, the kola nut is mainly used in soft drinks & medicine

J $600 2013 A soap called Shower Shock contains & wakes you up with this stimulant before you've even had your joe

J $300 1990 The stimulants found in a kola nut are theobromine, kolanin & this

Buddha 4x $425 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $300 2000 This religious leader died in India around 483 B.C., possibly from eating contaminated pork

J $600 2014 Around 500 B.C. in northern India, he preached on the 31 planes of existence

DJ $400 2023 To bring luck, rub the ample belly of the laughing figure of this "enlightened one"

Booker T. Washington 4x 50.0% stumper $850 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $400 1992 In the Tuskegee National Forest there's a replica of this educator's childhood home

J $500 2001 "You can't hold a man down without staying down with him" is attributed to this "Up from Slavery" author born in Virginia

DJ $2,000 2006 He was the first African American on a U.S. coin; the reverse of his half dollar read, "from slave cabin to hall of fame"

Big Ben 4x 50.0% stumper $625 avg J:4

J $300 1993 Bell associated with Sir Benjamin Hall, a commissioner of works

J $600 2012 Since 1924 this alliterative item has been used as a daily time signal by the BBC

J $800 2022 Chiming in now: This 15.1-ton great bell, part of a landmark

Beethoven 4x $275 avg J:4

J $100 1994 Of the three Bs, the one who's Schroeder's personal favorite in "Peanuts"

J $600 2009 In the early 1790s Haydn stopped in Bonn, Germany & met this young musical genius who would become Haydn's pupil

J $200 2021 Here's a Fifth served up by this musician & completed in 1808

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J $200 2016 If you're shooting from the top of the key, you're trying to score in this sport

J $600 2024 Using peach containers in the 1890s, James Naismith created this recreational activity

DJ $200 1999 Toni Kukoc of Croatia gained fame in the U.S. in this sport

Atlanta 4x $450 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1992 The second tallest bulding in this U.S. city is One Peachtree Center

DJ $800 2001 It was the home city for the centennial games of the modern Olympics

J $400 2007 The whales seen here arrived in time for the 1996 Olympics in this city

Amelia Earhart 4x $650 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1994 This aviatrix was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross

DJ $2,000 2004 In 1937 Fred Noonan disappeared along with this person

J $200 2000 The Ninety-Nines, an organization of women pilots, bestows memorial scholarships named for this woman

Albert Einstein 4x 25.0% stumper $450 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1985 Studies are still being done on this genius' brain, saved from cremation in 1955

DJ $800 1999 It's elementary, if 98 is California & 100 is Enrico Fermi, then 99 is this man

J $400 2022 After his 1955 death this physicist could not have sung "If I Only Had A Brain", as some of it went to a pathologist's home in Wichita

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J $200 1992 A Volkswagen &, appropriately, an ovulation computer have been named for this animal

DJ $800 2004 The logo of the National Beagle Club doesn't show a beagle but this scared animal that beagles hunt

J $200 1991 Hugh Hefner is helping to save Florida's Sylvilagus palustris hefneri, a breed of this named for him

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J $200 2008 A par 3 golf course often has this many holes, half as many as a regular course

DJ $1,600 2005 Leading to her historic nickname, it was the length in days of Lady Jane's reign

J $200 2007 Number of the last complete symphony by Beethoven

4 4x 25.0% stumper $375 avg J:4

J $200 1988 Number of sides on a rhombus

J $600 2015 In 2012 Josh Hamilton became only the 16th player in major league history to hit this many homers in one game

J $300 1995 Of 0, 2 or 4, the number of equal sides of a rhombus

"Casey at the Bat" 4x $500 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1992 It begins, "It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville nine that day"

J $600 2005 This popular poem begins, "It looked extremely rocky for the Mudville Nine that day"

DJ $400 2012 Ernest L. Thayer is represented by a pair of quotations, both from this baseball poem

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