City Nicknames
The Big Easy
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
Popularized by gossip columnist Betty Guillaud in the 1970s to contrast the city's slow, laid-back lifestyle with the fast-paced "Big Apple" of New York
A grand slam drives in this many runs.
What is 4?
Fairlane, Galaxie, Torino
What is Ford?
The bright color of this famous bridge was chosen to improve visibility for passing ships in heavy fog.
What is the Golden Gate Bridge?
This is the main ingredient in tofu.
What is soybeans?
This is the standard medical word to describe an intense and occasionally disabling fear or reaction to a specific object or situation that often poses little actual danger.
What is phobia?
The Jewel of the Desert
What is Phoenix, Arizona?
Reflects the city's rapid, glittering growth out of the barren landscape of the Sonoran Desert.
This Major League Baseball (MLB) team has won the most World Series titles in history.
Who is the New York Yankees?
Nova, Chevelle, Caprice.
What is Chevy?
This is the longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Mackinac Bridge?
The longest suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere is the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan. Connecting the Upper and Lower Peninsulas over the Straits of Mackinac, it is the fifth-longest suspension bridge in the world by total suspended length and spans nearly five miles (26,372 feet) in total length.
The sinking of this ship was a catalyst for the US to enter WWI.
What is the RMS Lusitania?
The inability to understand or express speech
What is aphasia?
Bean Town
What is Boston, Massachusetts?
Traces back to colonial days when Boston was a major center for rum production, making molasses cheap and plentiful for baking local navy beans.
What is the distance between each base on a standard baseball diamond?
What is 90 feet?
Golden Rocket 88, Toronado, Omega
What is Oldsmobile?
Connects Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario over the Detroit River
What is the Ambassador Bridge?
How many strings does a standard violin have?
What is 4?
Integumentary refers to this
What is skin, or the body's outer layer, comprising the skin, hair, nails, and glands?
The Rose City
What is Portland, Oregon?
Established in 1888 after a local Episcopalian convention inspired residents to plant 20 miles of roses along the streets
This is the name of the Detroit Tigers' AAA affiliate.
What is the Toledo Mud Hens?
Karmann Ghia, The Thing, Rabbit
What is Volkswagen?
This bridge connects Florida's mainland to the Florida Keys.
What is the Seven Mile Bridge?
These three countries make up Scandinavia.
What are Norway, Sweden, and Denmark ?
Glomeruli are found in this body part.
What is the kidney?
Space City
What is Houston, TX?
Home to the NASA Johnson Space Center, cementing its legacy as a leader in space exploration.
Named after his exuberant catchphrase and energetic style of play, this famous baseball player's nickname is The Say Hey Kid.
Who is Willie Mays?
Ambassador, Eagle, Gremlin
What is the American Motors Corporation?
This bridge spans the Mississippi River between Illinois and Missouri and is shaped like a giant arch.
What is the Eads Bridge?
She was the first American woman to travel to space.
Who is Sally Ride?
Helminthiasis is any infection or infestation of the human body caused by this.
What is a parasitic worm?