JANET RENO'S DANCE PARTY
YOU CAN CALL ME "AL"
RAY LaHOOD'S TRANSPO-LOOZA
OFF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
MITCH McCONNELL'S KENTUCKY MEGAMIX
200
'Playing Janet Reno on "SNL", he repeatedly accused teens of lying during "Teen Talk" & threatened them with physical harm'
Will Ferrell
200
'A dead end lane, or a line of thought that leads nowhere, is called a blind this'
an alley
200
'In Jan. 2010, D.O.T. Sec. Ray LaHood announced he was sending 5 Merchant Marine vessels to help with relief in this country'
Haiti
200
'This American crocodilian has wrestled its way back from the brink'
the alligator
200
'Though Alabama-born, senator Mitch McConnell is big in Kentucky & has a park named for him in this "green" city'
Bowling Green
400
'The real Janet Reno made a "Dance Party" appearance on Jan. 20, 2001, hours after she left this job'
Attorney General
400
'Italian for "to the tooth", it describes pasta cooked to be firm'
al dente
400
'In 2009, Sec. LaHood announced $36 million in light rail funding to link Sky Harbor Airport & Sun Devil Stadium in this state'
Arizona
400
'The red one of these marsupials hopped off the list in 1995'
the red kangaroo
400
'In 1786 the Virginia legislature established this as a town, before Kentucky became a state; it's now Kentucky's capital'
Frankfort
600
'Janet was opposed to slam-dancing teens forming this type of "pit"--after all, the party was in the basement of her house'
a mosh pit
600
'It designates both a constellation's brightest star & the head male in a group'
alpha
600
'In 2009, Sec. LaHood committed $900 million to a Metrorail project connecting Washington, D.C. to this airport'
Dulles
600
'The brown one of these pouched birds is being delisted as it has bounced back from DDT devastation'
the pelican
600
'It's believed Stephen Foster wrote this, now Kentucky's state song, after a brief stay in Bardstown'
"My Old Kentucky Home"
800
'In 1997 Janet challenged this then-NYC mayor to a boxing match (& kneed him downstairs--Janet boxed dirty)'
(Rudy) Giuliani
800
'This bronchodilator helps ease breathing during an asthma attack'
albuterol
800
'When British Airways mistakenly offered a $40 fare from the U.S. to this subcontinent, the D.O.T. required B.A. to pony up'
India
800
'Some say that "Ginny", the West Virginia northern flying this rodent, was delisted too soon & still needs protection'
a squirrel
800
'This 981-mile river forms Kentucky's northern border & empties into the Mississippi'
the Ohio
1000
'M-m-m-my goodness, the "Dance Party" theme song is this 1979 No. 1 hit by The Knack'
"My Sharona"
1000
'From the French for "others", this word is the opposite of egoist'
altruist
1000
'In announcing a program aimed at parents, Sec. LaHood said that one of these "cannot do its job if it's not used"'
the car seat (or the child safety seat)
1000
'Canis lupus, it's off the list in Montana & Idaho & may be back in some ranchers' sights'
the grey wolf (or the timber wolf)
1000
'Founded in 1775, this city, home to Transylvania U., was named for an American Revolution battle site'
Lexington
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