US Cities
Things found in this city: The Joe Louis Fist statue as well as Ford Field
Detroit
Martin Luther spooked the Catholic church when he chose this fall day in 1517 to proclaim his 95 Theses
Title total of Scheherazade's tale-telling evenings
1,001
About 25 species of this arachnid with a segmented & curved tail have venom that can kill humans
Scorpion
This Texas statesman has a city named for him & a university, SHSU
Sam Houston
Wacker Drive is an impressive double-decker street in this city of big shoulders
Chicago
On May Day, 1961 this country's prime minister declared it a socialist nation
Cuba
Named the "City of Everett", the first of these Boeing jumbo jets took to the skies in 1969
747
A decoration utilizing small, colored inlaid glass & stone pieces
a mosaic
Flagler College in this state, named for an industrialist & developer, has as its main hall the Hotel Ponce de León which he built
Florida
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts is home to this city's symphony orchestra
Pittsburgh
Ex-Confederates got a Christmas gift from this president in 1868: a full pardon
Johnson
Year of James A. Garfield's entire presidency
1881
A shade of red, or to leave someone stuck on an island
maroon
Students & alumni from this prestigious College of Music in Boston took part in the making of the movie "CODA"
Berklee
At the foot of the Wasatch Range, this capital city was built on the bed of ancient Lake Bonneville
Salt Lake City
This English explorer got stabbed in Hawaii on Valentine's Day 1779
(Captain James) Cook
Washington, D.C.'s longtime area code
202
A shade of red associated with embarrassment
crimson
This university's May 4th Legacy Scholarships were established to honor 4 students who were killed on campus May 4, 1970
Kent State
Named for a V.P. from Indiana, this Alaska city is home to the Goldpanners, who play an annual Midnight Sun Game at 10 P.M.
Fairbanks
Pathfinder & this rover touched down on Mars July 4, 1997
Sojourner
The Lee-Enfield rifle used by British forces in the Boer War & 2 world wars was also known as this, its caliber
the 303
Specially made 2-word area in a house to retreat to in times of great fear
a panic room
This private Catholic university in New Jersey was named for a woman who was one of the first American-born saints
Seton Hall