TAKING THE DRIVING TEST
This state agency, the DMV for short, administers the test
the Department of Motor Vehicles
Let's chill at the New York public one; it has 92 locations & more than 55 million books.
the Library
On some journeys, this artificial waterway can save ships 8,000 nautical miles
Panama Canal
In 2002 15-year-old poet Caroline Bird published her acclaimed debut volume, including "Spilt" this, over which she cries
milk
Drop an "E" from a lavish meal to get this verb meaning to abstain from food
fast
(feast)
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This alliterative method to get your car alongside the curb just might be on the test
parallel parking
Be it Bondi in Sydney or Redondo in Cali, it's always a fun day at this geographic feature
the beach
There are 35-foot-tall replicas of Heinz ketchup bottles at Heinz Field in this U.S. city
Pittsburgh
John Keats, part of this passionate early 19th century movement, wrote his 1st known poem at about 18 & didn't live to see 26
Romanticism
Drop the "L" from a type of bedspread to get this verb that means "to resign"
quit
(quilt)
To take the test in most states, you'll need this proof of financial responsibility in case anything goes wrong
insurance
Sometimes it's fun to relax at home with your pals & listen to hits like "Natural" & "Believer" by this beastly band
Imagine Dragons
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Lieutenant Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park
Painted Desert
The documentary "Louder Than a Bomb" follows teens competing in one of these violent-sounding poetry events
a poetry slam
Drop the "T" from intense fear to get this mistake
error
(terror)
Mirrors aren't enough--look over your shoulder to check these areas before changing lanes
blind spots
In the '80s, teen gamers hung in arcades to see ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky & Clyde chase this guy around a maze
Pac-Man
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick with this Canadian province
Prince Edward Island
This Welshman was just 18 when he wrote "And Death Shall Have No Dominion"
Dylan Thomas
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A synonym for "vision" drops its "T" & becomes this sound of relief or weariness
sigh
(sight)
Failing to give this 3-word clearance to pedestrians can be an automatic failure
right of way
Nowadays, teen gamers hang using voice & text chat on this app with a name meaning strife or lack of harmony
Discord
This South African city was the capital of the Transvaal
Pretoria
1760s teen Thomas Chatterton wrote of this astronomer's "System", "Our Earth supreme / rolls with the planets round the solar gleam"
Copernicus
Drop the "F" from a word meaning very cold & it comes this, stiff or unyielding
rigid
(frigid)