WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES
My favorite part of going is watching the previews called these, like something a car pulls
trailers
A hole in a boat, or information given to the press without permission
a leak
That joker in school who makes everybody laugh all the time
class clown
After defeating the Shang dynasty around 1000 B.C., the Zhou dynasty ruled this empire for nearly 800 years
ancient China
A land bridge called al Lisan separates this "corpselike" body of water into a southern basin & a northern basin
the Dead Sea
Teen emperor Elagabalus forced all important Romans to worship Elah-gabal, a sun type of this
a god
I love this format that gives "up to 40% more image" & "highest quality 3D"
IMAX
It's a "g"ift from the "g"overnment to an organization; block is one type
a grant
Laid back dude who's always hanging out at or near the seashore
beach bum
It was the chief city-state that whipped Athens in the Peloponnesian War
Sparta
DAILY DOUBLE
(highlight to see question)
This ocean's greatest depth, about 18,000 feet, lies at around 82 degrees north latitude
The Arctic Ocean
This Shoshone teen was an asset in many ways for Lewis & Clark, including finding edible plants during the journey
Sacagawea
The ticket guy knows me, so I'm front row center for this 2016 monster movie sequel with an address for a title
10 Cloverfield Lane
An envoy such as an ambassador; it can also mean anyone who's tactful & avoids outright conflict
a diplomat
A friend in a distant land to whom you write letters
pen pal
Tradition says Rome was founded by twins whose ancestors fled the Greek horseplay that destroyed this city
Troy
This second-longest African river takes its name from a kingdom that once existed near its mouth
the Congo River
In 2016 a British 15-year-old got $250,000 for winning a new race of these remote-controlled craft around a track
drones
ERAS IN U.S. HISTORY
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On April 11, 1865 Abraham Lincoln spoke of "the mode, manner, and means of" this, which he would not live to see
Reconstruction
I scream, you scream for these bite-sized chocolate-covered ice cream treats with a double talk name
bonbons
Though they weren't mounting pictures, the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution are known as this
the framers
A very large person who seems quite passive & mild
a gentle giant
They're the 2 calendar months named for Caesars
July and August
The Gulf of Mannar between India & this island nation is noted for its pearl banks & the sacred chank, a gastropod mollusk
Sri Lanka
DAILY DOUBLE
(highlight to see question)
This He was just 18 when he joined brother Frank & the Younger Gang to rob his first bank in 1866
Jesse James
Before we go, we should check out the ratings on this website that sounds like something you throw at a bad film
Rotten Tomatoes
Once there were hopes for an overall budget agreement between Obama & the GOP, the "grand" this type of deal
bargain
Adjective for a mission just for scoping things out & gathering information
fact finding
Menes is credited with unifying the upper & lower sections of this kingdom around the 3rd millennium B.C.
Egypt
The Strait of Tiquina connects the northern & southern parts of this lake in the Andes
Lake Titicaca
As a teen, this "Birds of America" artist conducted the first bird-banding on the continent by using thread
Audubon