SLANGUAGE
TRYNA GET THAT GOLD
BRITISH SPELLING IS STOUPID
THAT'S SO 19th CENTURY
DD!!
200
As a verb, it means to tighten a muscle, so by extension in slang, it's come to mean to show off or brag
flex
200
This NFL team is named for the many folks who flocked West thirsty for gold in the mid-19th century
the San Francisco 49ers
200
Her hits "Rolling In The Deep" & "Hello" are spelled correctly... why'd she ruin everything with "Rumour Has It"?
Adele
200
In 1836 William Travis wrote "the people of Texas & all Americans in the world" to get some help at this landmark; too late
the Alamo
200
Marx your calendars! 1848 was the year this pamphlet began ominously with "A spectre is haunting Europe"
The Communist Manifesto
400
In art, it means the lighting is dim or dull; in slang, it means subtle, restrained, modest; there is a "high" opposite
lowkey
400
Part of this state's peninsula is called the Treasure Coast since gold from sunken ships from the 18th c. often washes ashore
Florida
400
London's Wallace collection has suits of this, including breastplate, helmet & gorget; bet the "U" adds extra weight
armour
400
In 1862 he played Richard III in New York City but 3 years later, broke a leg onstage in a much more horrifying way
John Wilkes Booth
600
K-pop fans used this word as a dig at obsessive fans unrealistic about their odds of having a relationship with their idols
delulu
600
The United States Bullion Depository at this site in Kentucky holds 147.3 million ounces of gold
Fort Knox
600
Our *favorite* in "La La Land", this actress then did "The Favourite", an annoyingly spelled English period drama
Emma Stone
600
After meeting his Waterloo, Napoleon failed in a plan to head to America in July 1815 & was exiled to this "holy" island
St. Helena
800
Not just a bit of punctuation, it means a relationship between 2 people of the same gender in fan fiction
slash
800
The Golden Nugget Casino displays "The Hand of Faith", the largest gold nugget found with this device
a metal detector
800
Here's the leader of this British party living up to its name with a factory visit; don't bring that U to our side of the pond, pal
the Labour Party
800
Independence, Missouri & the Willamette River Valley were the start & end points of this emigration route; we don't have dysentery stats
the Oregon Trail
1000
Oxford's Word of the Year for 2024 was this term for the deterioration of our minds, thanks to the onslaught of digital content
brainrot
1000
This river in the Yukon lent its name to a gold rush & an ice cream bar that people "would do" embarrassing things for in ads
a Klondike bar
1000
Why? Why?! The London Evening Standard has used "Flavour Flav" as the spelling of a member of this rap group
Public Enemy
1000
Daily Double!!
Marx your calendars! 1848 was the year this pamphlet began ominously with "A spectre is haunting Europe"