-Ologies
Its name is pretty self-explanatory--it's the study of the Earth
Geology
Les bons temps started rouler-ing with the founding of this Southern city by Jean-Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville in 1718
New Orleans
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Adjective for a novel based on the author's life, like Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"
Autobiographical
The only state that has a non-rectangular flag, it also has a red disk to symbolize the seed of the buckeye tree
Ohio
I love seeing Genie sing "Friend Like Me" in this Broadway show
Aladdin
It's the study of the atmosphere & weather, not of shooting stars
Meteorology
DAILY DOUBLE: This Mongolian took a break from BBQ-ing China in 1218 to take out an empire in what's now Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan
Genghis Khan
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Adjective for a scream that will make the fluid in your veins coagulate
Bloodcurdling
Here's a fact to gnaw on:
In 1969 it became Oregon's official state animal
The Beaver
I'm on a boat out of Newport Beach to watch the gray species of these
Whales
Osteology is the branch of anatomy that deals with these body parts
A 1614 truce ended 5 years of war between the settlers of this Virginia "town" & Powhatan
Jamestown
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This sauce, gluten free & made by Lea & Perrins since 1835
Worcestershire Sauce
The largest New England state in area, it's the least densely populated east of the Mississippi
Maine
I'm watching Dak Prescott & Ezekiel Elliot play for this NFL team
The Dallas Cowboys
Archaeology is a subfield of this study of human beings' origins & cultures
Anthropology
In 1513 this Spaniard led an expedition to what he'd name Florida, which he first assumed was an island
Ponce de León
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Means by which assassin Leon Czolgosz was killed
Electrocution
Though they total almost 400,000 sq. mi., Wyoming, the Dakotas & this larger neighbor each get only one U.S. House seat
Montana
I'm watching this troupe's "Mystere"; I already saw "Ka" & "O"
Cirque du Soleil
There's something fishy in this branch of zoology that deals with the structure & classification of fish
Ichthyology
When the British burned the White House in 1814, she saved a portrait of George Washington that still hangs today
Dolley Madison
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One who doesn't eat meat but whose diet includes dairy products
A lactovegetarian
DAILY DOUBLE: Georgia has had 5 capitals, including Milledgeville & this seaport, its first
Savannah
I'm firing up the Roku to see the Baudelaire orphans deal with this title sequence
A Series Of Unfortunate Events