HISTORIC DATES
SPORTS SHORTS
ONE LETTER DIFFERENT
THE LAND
OF MILK
200
'He was shot on Sept. 6, 1901 while shaking hands with a crowd of well-wishers at the Pan-American Exposition'
McKinley
200
'In 2008 he swam 200 meters freestyle in a record 1 minute, 42.96 seconds'
Michael Phelps
200
'A large sack'
a big bag
200
'This country is "The Land of the Shamrock"'
Ireland
200
'In mammals, milk is secreted by these glands'
mammary glands
400
'On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court ruled on this case, unanimously outlawing public school segregation'
Brown vs. the Board of Education
400
'This manager went out on top when he called it quits Oct. 31, 2011'
La Russa
400
'Excellent eats'
good food
400
'Victoria Land, one of its regions, lies north of the Ross Ice Shelf'
Antarctica
400
'Many countries have laws requiring that milk undergo this process that guards against pathogens'
pasteurization
600
'The Egyptian government opened his mummy case on March 6, 1924'
Tutankhamun
600
'In 2011 this QB was a first-round draft pick by Carolina'
(Cam) Newton
600
'Humorous wordplay about a quill'
a pen pun (a pun about a pen accepted)
600
'Look east! Japan has long been known by this dawning nickname'
the Land of the Rising Sun
600
'This sugar makes up almost all the carbohydrates in milk'
lactose
800
'He dissolved England's Rump Parliament on April 20, 1653'
Cromwell
800
'He split 2 1980 title fights with Roberto Duran'
Sugar Ray Leonard
800
'A hole in the ground for your baked pastry'
a pie pit
800
'After killing Abel, Cain was banished to the sleepy-sounding land of this place, east of Eden'
Nod
800
'Canned milk that has 60% of the water removed is known by this 10-letter term'
evaporated
1000
'The accident of April 25-26, 1986 at this facility was caused by a poorly designed experiment at its reactor unit 4'
Chernobyl
1000
'Since 2009 the Mercury, Storm & Lynx have been championship teams in this league'
the WNBA
1000
'A speechless minute arachnid'
a mute mite
1000
'The name of this state is from Choctaw & means it's the land of the "red people"'
Oklahoma
1000
'Mongolians cool off with airag, a slightly fermented version of this alliterative liquid'
mare\'s milk
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