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CIVIL WAR PLACES
THAT HAPPENED IN 2024
YOUR STOCK IS CLIMBING
2-WORD CITIES
400

"Seven different shaped blocks fall down the game field one after the other"

tetris

400

A July 1863 Union victory at Honey Springs was the decisive battle in Indian Territory, now this state

Oklahoma

400

Hitting the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history in Game One & driving in 12 runs in 5 games, earned this Dodger the MVP

(Freddie) Freeman
400

If you bought this stock at its initial price of $18 a share on May 15, 1997, congratulations! You made a prime investment

Amazon

400

Czar Peter I intended to make this city his "window to Europe"

St. Petersburg

800

"What was it like to bid farewell to friends and neighbors and set off on a 2000-mile trek by covered wagon?"

Oregon trail

800

A Union victory in the 1864 Battle of this city on the Cumberland River ended Southern resistance in Tennessee

Nashville

800

Attention, this discount store shoppers! Opened in 1962, the last full-size one in the mainland U.S. closed in October

Kmart

800

This "selling" is betting against the price of a stock; in 2008 the same kind of "squeezing" caused VW shares to jump 500% in 2 days

short(-selling)

800

The U.S. Air Force Academy is found north of this city that includes its state in its name

Colorado Springs

1200

From Rockstar: "Dead Eye allows you to experience the lightning reflexes of a gunslinger"

Red Dead Redemption

1200

Shortly after the Confederacy's surrender, this leader was captured by federal troops in Irwin County, Ga. May 10, 1865

Davis

1200

Trump was the first GOP presidential candidate since 1988 to win this 2-named Florida county, the "Gateway to Latin America"

Miami-Dade

1200

Though the stock market crashed in 1929, IBM continued to pay investors these at the rate of $1.50 per share all through the 1930s

dividends

1200

There are some big buildings in this Asian metropolis that just put a "Lump" in your throat

Kuala Lumpur

1600

"Warriors available to a player--
Liu Kang,
Johnny Cage...
Scorpion,
Sub-Zero &
Sonya Blade"

Mortal Kombat

1600

Where the Potomac & Shenandoah Rivers meet, this city that entered history just before the war was attacked by both North & South

Harpers Ferry

1600

In October, NASA launched a mission to this icy moon of Jupiter, despite a warning in "2010: Odyssey Two" to never land there

Europa

1600

Since 1995, this energy drink company's stock has generated an appropriately freakish return of more than 160,000%

Monster

1600

This Israeli metropolis was founded as a suburb of the ancient port of Yafo, or Jaffa

Tel Aviv

2000

From an N64 game: "Recover the pirate helicopter & get to the bottom of this. You are licensed to kill"

GoldenEye 007

2000

The promontory known as this "Ridge" at the Battle of Gettysburg was the objective of Pickett's Charge

Cemetery Ridge

2000

The garment makers that fast fashion relies on in this Asian country were back up days after a 2024 revolt toppled Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh

2000

Over a 1-week span in January 2021, shares of GME, this retailer, briefly rose from less than $10 to more than $120

GameStop
2000

This Chilean city, the largest on the Strait of Magellan, has been enriched by nearby oil fields

Punta Arenas
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