THEME PARKS
MOUNTAINS
AN "AX"
TO GRIND
SCHOOL UNIFORMS
U.S. CITIES
Final Jeopardy
200
The name of this New York City "Island" of fun is related to Konijn, Dutch for "rabbit"
Coney Island
200
The altitudes of mountains, like 13,160 feet for Wheeler Peak, are measured as heights above this
sea level
200
This curved reed instrument was invented by a Belgian in the 1840s
a saxophone
200
Keeping this body part "to the grindstone" means applying yourself
nose
200
In some schools in Australia, both boys and girls wear this hot type of jacket
a blazer
200
Country music fans get to meet & hear their favorite artists at the annual CMA Festival in this city--where else?
Nashville
200
19th CENTURY NAMES
In the 1870s he wrote that "man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits"
400
Nickelodeon Universe is in the Mall of America in this state
Minnesota
400
Molten rock that hardens but doesn't erupt forms this type of mountain, named for its rounded top
a dome mountain
400
These can be spiral, elliptical or barred spiral, like NGC 1300
a galaxy
400
Most waiters consider this tool a real grind when using it to add seasoning to salads
a pepper grinder (or pepper mill)
400
Also known as tartan, this checked pattern seen on Scottish kilts is popular for uniform skirts
plaid
400
There's no mistaking this city's skyline as seen at twilight
Seattle
400
In the 1870s he wrote that "man is descended from a hairy, tailed quadruped, probably arboreal in its habits"
Charles Darwin
600
The Slinky Dog Dash Coaster coils through the new Disney World land named for this movie
Toy Story
600
The solar system's tallest volcano, Olympus Mons on this planet climbs 16 miles high
Mars
600
The point in a plot with the greatest emotional intensity
the climax
600
Grinding guides can help you efficiently get to level 10 in this Blizzard game set in Azeroth
World of Warcraft
600
Boys at England's Eton College are shown here in this type of hat they had to wear until the mid-1900s
a top hat
600
KCK stands for this city just beyond the Missouri state line
Kansas City, Kansas
800
Harley Quinn Spinsanity is the newest ride at this park "Over Texas"
Six Flags
800
The Scottish highlands & these 1,500-mile-long mountains of the eastern U.S. are remnants of the same ancient range
the Appalachians
800
This all-natural substance secreted by insects can be used when making your own rolled candles & they burn longer
beeswax
800
To grind their food, birds use this organ that also starts with "G"
gizzard
800
You can shop for unis by school with this catalog & online retailer that sounds like you've arrived at the sea
Lands' End
800
This New England capital shares its name with James Madison's Virginia plantation
Montpelier
1000
Billund in this country is the home to the original LEGOLAND
Denmark
1000
A rugged 1,500-mile range in western Siberia, these mountains form a traditional boundary between Europe & Asia
the Urals
1000
This infectious animal disease can be transmitted to humans by contaminated wool
anthrax
1000
Mt. Suribachi was the site of a famed flag raising on this WWII island; Meat Grinder Hill was also a tough battle there
Iwo Jima
1000
In 1987 schools in D.C. & this "Old Line State" began to implement the first use of uniforms in U.S. public schools
Maryland
1000
In 1950 this Southwest city ranked 99th in population; by 2010 it had risen from the ashes to No. 6
Phoenix