Colorado National Historic Landmarks
Come visit this colorful amphitheater in Morrison, CO.
What is Red Rocks?
In February 2021, Texas experienced an extreme snowstorm that resulted in 246 confirmed deaths. This Texas senator took a trip to Cancún during this event.
Who is Ted Cruz?
In the acronym HOMES, it's the "H"
What is Huron?
A storm--in Shakespeare or a teapot
(7 letters)
What is a tempest?
"The Fault in Our Stars" was largely inspired by a young friend of his, Esther Earl, who died of cancer at 16; & the title was inspired by a line in this Shakespeare play--"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves"
What is Julius Caesar?
There is bold use of Modern architecture at this place, especially with the Cadet Chapel.
What is the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)?
This was the second female governor of Texas, preceding George W. Bush.
Who is Ann Richards?
Differing by a letter, these 2 rivers both rise in Switzerland; one is about 830 miles long & the other, more than 500
What are the Rhône and the Rhine?
Doorway part brides have been carried over
(9 letters)
What is threshold?
The title of his novel about Aza & how her OCD affects her life comes from a philosophical joke in which the Earth is flat & resting on the shell of a reptile, & what is that reptile standing on? It's these all the way down...
What is turtles?
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CURRENT WORLD LEADERS
Amache National Historic Site, formally the Granada War Relocation Center, is one of these, used in World War II.
What is a Japanese American internment camp?
A Native of Virginia, this person was the 1st and 3rd president of Texas, the 1st senator of Texas, and the 7th governor of Texas.
Who is Samuel Houston?
You'll find the United Arab Emirates at the south end of this body of water
What is the Persian Gulf?
Math term for a digression (7 letters)
What is a tangent?
With a mission to increase awesome & decrease suck & to champion causes to help others, fans of John and his brother and their VlogBrothers videos are called these from the misreading of the name of a video game
What is Nerdfighters?
In office from 2022, the president of this country has taken so many foreign trips a play on his name is "Ferdinand Magellan Jr."
This mountain was inspiration for "America the Beautiful" as well as the motto "this place or Bust".
What is Pike’s Peak?
This US First Lady took part in a beautification campaign in which she planted wildflowers along Texas Highways.
Who is Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson?
Under an agreement first drawn up in 1903, the U.S. maintains a strategically important naval base on this Cuban bay
Where is Guantanamo?
Boss Tweed's corrupt Hall
(7 letters)
What is Tammany?
One meaning of this novel's title is the phenomenon where mapmakers put fake places on their maps as a copyright trap to see if anyone is copying their maps
What is Paper Towns?
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Where is the Philippines?
The Colorado this, named for an American adult education and social movement of the 19th and 20th centuries, is the only one west of the Mississippi.
What is chautauqua?
This author of “Lonesome Dove” and “The Last Picture Show” was from Archer City, Texas.
Who is Larry McMurtry?
In ancient times the Dardanelles Strait was called this & was associated with the story of Hero & Leander
What is the Hellespont?
A really fast heart rate
(11 letters)
What is tachycardia?
John Green wrote alternating chapters with David Levithan for a novel that follows two very different teens--one gay & one straight--who share this same name
Who is Will Grayson?