Taking the Driving Test
This state agency, the DMV for short, administers the test
On some journeys, this artificial waterway can save ships 8,000 nautical miles
the Panama Canal
As a unit of time, an eon generally lasts for this many years
a billion
This carrot-topped Viking explorer colonized Greenland
Erik the Red
Pester
(3)
Nag
This alliterative method to get your car alongside the curb just might be on the test
Parallel Parking
There are 35-foot-tall replicas of Heinz ketchup bottles at Heinz Field in this U.S. city
Pittsburgh
A standard "hour" of treatment with a therapist lasts this many minutes, 83.33% of an hour
50
In 1492 he was given the title "Admiral of the Ocean Sea"
Christopher Columbus
Can't feel a thing
(4)
numb
To take the test in most states, you'll need this proof of financial responsibility in case anything goes wrong
insurance
Lieutenant Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park
the Painted Desert
The days-in-each-month mnemonic that starts with these 4 words has been raced back to 1425
30 days hath September
In 1492 he was given the title "Admiral of the Ocean Sea"
(Ferdinand) Magellan
Jesus' boyhood home
(8)
Nazareth
Mirrors aren't enough--look over your shoulder to check these areas before changing lanes
blind spots
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick with this Canadian province
Prince Edward Island
Leap seconds are sometimes added to clocks because this is slowing down
the rotation
He set sail from England in December 1577 & completed his circumnavigation of the world on Sept. 26, 1580
Drake
Favoritism shown to family members in business or politics
(8)
Nepotism
Failing to give this 3-word clearance to pedestrians can be an automatic failure
right of way
This South African city was the capital of the Transvaal
Pretoria
Jet lag is a disruption in these rhythms of the body, from Latin words for "about the day"
circadium
He set sail from England in December 1577 & completed his circumnavigation of the world on Sept. 26, 1580
Macchu Picchu
Neither acidic nor basic (7)
Neutral