This item was clothing was invented in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, since it was durable enough for miners to use.
What are jeans?
This nickname for Chicago comes from the fact that is needed to be almost entirely rebuilt after the fire of 1871, and has been used by a famous improv group.
What is Second City?
This area of Shenandoah National Park, where Jane and Andrew got engaged, was used by Native Americans as a hunting ground over 8000 years ago.
What is Big Meadows?
The heroine of this book, published in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte, uses the first person to narrate her experiences.
Who is Jane Eyre?
This nickname for New York City was originally by journalist John J. Fitz Gerald in his columns about horse racing in the 1920s.
What is The Big Apple?
This building built in 1930 in NYC is one of 43 buildings in the US that has its own zip code.
What is the Empire State Building?
The Arboretum is home to a mated pair of this animal, called Mr. President and the Lotus (Lady of the United States).
What are bald eagles?
Her book Persuasion was published posthumously in 1817, after her death the same year at the age of 81
Who is Jane Austen?
The United Nations Charter was ratified in this city in 1945.
What is San Francisco?
Sears Tower (now called Willis Tower) in Chicago was the tallest building in the western hemisphere until 2014, when this building was finished.
What is One World Trade?
What is the Erie Canal?
This actress was a noted activist throughout her career - including traveling to Vietnam in 1972 to support the anti-war effort.
Who is Jane Fonda?
The world's first open heart surgery was performed by an African American doctor in this city in 1893.
What is Chicago?
When DC was mapped, it used the letters for street names going N/S from the capital, and adding at W so there is no X, Y, or Z St. This is the only other letter that is skipped.
What is J?
The 22 Corinthian Columns in the Arboretum were originally part of this building until 1958.
What is the US Capitol?