"MOM" & "DAD"
HISTORIC GROUPS OF 3
NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY
URBAN PLANNING
ORANGE YOU GLAD
100

It's defined as an embarrassing, unoriginal attempt at humor--wanna hear one?

a dad joke

100

On Columbus' first transatlantic voyage, this ship in the fleet of 3 made it to the New World, but not back to the old

The Santa Maria

100

Chip a piece of furniture, or cut yourself shaving

nick

100

When planning a city from scratch, you'd probably start with this 4-letter plan showing streets & blocks

a grid

100

You'll find Thomas Edison National Historical Park in West Orange in this state

New Jersey

200

Merriam-Webster defines this as "a typically suburban mother who accompanies her children to their...games"

a soccer mom

200

Formed in 43 B.C., the Second Roman Triumvirate was made up of Marcus Lepidus, Mark Antony & this future emperor

Augustus (Octavian)

200

Specifically, the first light of day

dawn

200

YIMBY stands for this, as some neighborhoods are okay with attracting affordable housing

"Yes, in my backyard"

200

It's the classic cocktail of just orange juice & vodka

screwdriver

300

This paternal name for a rich benefactor comes from "Little Orphan Annie"

Daddy Warbucks

300

As Lenin faded from power, this man formed a troika with Zinoviev & Kamenev & you'll never guess what he later did to Zin & Kam

Stalin

300

Toss out, or an inexpensive cut of beef

chuck

300

We'll need a few of these pedestrian overpasses, also a term for the route a plane takes

a skyway

300

First published in 1903, the Daily Orange is this New York university's student newspaper

Syracuse

400

Cripes! It's time to scram! To beat it! To do this, originally Civil War-era slang for retreating in haste

skedaddle

400

The clergy, the nobility & the people were France's 3 of these representative divisions before the Revolution

the estates

400

The head of a college, or the presiding official of a cathedral

dean

400

Extremely small parks in cities are named for this clothing part

a pocket park

400

An $87 million Mark Rothko painting is title "Orange..." these 2 colors that combine to make orange

yellow and red

500

This spice of the ginger family is popular in Indian food

cardamom

500

3 countries were involved in the 1879-1883 War of the Pacific & this nation lost its access to that ocean as a result

Bolivia

500

By definition, a bricklayer or worker in stone

mason

500

When roads, fences, or other human activity keeps animals from feeding or migrating, urban planners create these wildlife lanes, from the Latin "to run"

a corridor

500

This man became England's king in 1689 because his wife, daughter of the previous king, insisted on it

William of Orange

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