SEISMIC ACTIVITY
GIVING YOU A PLUM ASSIGNMENT
3 LETTERS IN A ROW ALPHABETICALLY
(These are words like "laughing" which has G-H-I in a row.)
(These are words like "laughing" which has G-H-I in a row.)
SCIENCE IN NATURE
COLORFUL STATE SYMBOLS
A GATHERING OF ANIMALS, SPEAKING LATIN
400
An earthquake where one plate moves under another & pushes the top plate up may cause this wave that can reach around 500 miles per hour
tsunami
400
For a while, Hasbro changed this profession of Plum in the game Clue to archaeologist, then to video game designer
professor
400
By the 1930s, its tokens included a battleship, a top hat & a shoe
Monopoly
400
The European conger is one of the longest species of this fish, growing up to 10 feet long
eel
400
California, mineral:
this
gold
400
A shrewdness of these, family Hominidae, chimps included
apes
***
800
In 1964 the Prince William Sound earthquake registered a scary 9.2 in magnitude in the southern part of this state
Alaska
800
The kids in "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" had "visions of" these--likely not fruit but sweetened seeds
sugar plums
800
A failure to pay money on a loan
default
800
Galena, as seen here, is the main ore from which to get this metal out
lead
800
New Jersey, fruit: this "superfood" found in many a muffin
blueberry
800
A coalition of these super-speedy spotted cats, Acinonyx jubatus
cheetah
1200
Haiti's government reported 300,000 deaths after a 7.0 quake & multiple aftershocks hit about 15 miles from this capital in 2010
Port-au-Prince
1200
Michelle Obama's plum-colored outfit on this day in 2021 helped crash designer Sergio Hudson's website
Inauguration Day
1200
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Apparel for a thespian
costume
1200
The phyto-type of these marine drifters contains algae & bacteria, while the zoo- type includes animal life
plankton
1200
Washington, nickname:
"The" this type of tree "State"
Evergreen
1200
Seen here, a business of these--genus Mustela
ferrets
1600
A 9.1 off the coast of Honshu in 2011 led to a nuclear accident in this prefecture
Fukushima
1600
This plant-breeding genius created more than 120 varieties of plum, more than of any other fruit or vegetable
Luther Burbank
***
1600
Traditional head covering worn by Muslim women
hijab
1600
Found in the swamps of Louisiana, this state tree derives its name from its appearance after it loses its needle-like leaves
bald cypress
***
1600
Maryland, cat: not a breed, but one with this multihued coat
calico
***
1600
**DAILY DOUBLE**
A herd or even better an obstinacy of this ox-like wading mammal, Bubalus bubalis, which can hit 2,600 pounds each
water buffalo
2000
In 1960 an 8.1 quake that devastated Concepción in this South American nation was but a foreshock to a 9.5 event the next day
Chile
2000
Not for the faint of heart or liver, it's European plum brandy, such as Rudolf Jelínek 10 Year Gold
slivovites
2000
He led the Greeks against Troy
Agamemnon
2000
Macropus rufus is the scientific name for this largest living marsupial
red kangaroo
2000
Alabama, bird: this colorful woodpecker
yellowhammer
2000
A cauldron of these, order Chiroptera
bats