HOMOPHONES
"E"OPLE
STATES OF THE UNION
GOING TO COLLEGE
ORDER, PLEASE
100
A kind of evergreen tree, or a female sheep
a yew/ewe
100
Name shared by eight British kings since the Norman conquest
Edward
100
The federal government owns over 67% of the land in this "Last Frontier" state
Alaska
100
If you're a mere salutatorian, you only have a 28% shot of getting into Brown; 34% if you're this
Valedictorian
100
From smallest to largest: gallon, pint, quart
pint, quart, gallon
200
A unit of weight for gemstones, or a root veggie
a carat/carrot
200
He was the first honoree of the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Edison
200
"Yankee Doodle" is the dandy state song of this New England "Nutmeg State"
Connecticut
200
With this type of "decision", you commit to a school if accepted; with the same type of "action", you don't
Early
200
From least to greatest number of dice used: Yahtzee, Hi Ho Cherry-O, Trivial Pursuit
Hi Ho Cherry-O, Trivial Pursuit, Yahtzee (0, 1 and 5)
300
A member of the nobility, or lacking vegetation, like a tree without its leaves
baron/barren
300
This U.S. chief executive was born in Texas in 1890
Eisenhower
300
The Wheeling Convention of 1861 created the new state of Kanawha, later renamed this
West Virginia
300
This microchip-making company gives a $100,000 college scholarship in its science talent search
Intel
300
In order of who was president first.
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt, Taft, Wilson
400
Pulled tight, like a rope; or instructed
taut/taught
400
The American aviator seen here
Earhart (Amelia)
400
It's said Champlain named the Green Mountains of this state, hence the state's French-sounding name
Vermont
400
In 2001 news, the president of this state's university system proposed dropping the SAT as an admission requirement
California
400
The 5 vowels in reverse alphabetical order
U, O, I, E, A
500
A British term for a truck, or this Australian parrot
a lorry/lory
500
Last name of the 19th century Arizona lawman seen here
Wyatt Earp
500
The Gold Rush town of Deadwood in this state was founded in 1876
South Dakota
500
800,000 people a year take this high school equivalency test
GED
500
By when they were first awarded: Emmy, Nobel Prize, Oscar
Nobel Prize, Oscar, Emmy