19th CENTURY AMERICA
MONEY
BIOLOGY
TV SHERIFFS
"KEY"s
200
'On April 30, 1812, the territory of Orleans became this state'
Louisiana
200
'All deposit-taking institutions in the UK must be recognized or licensed by this bank'
the Bank of England
200
'For an adult elephant it can be up to 1 1/2" thick & weigh about a ton yet can be pierced by an insect'
the skin
200
'"She's the Sheriff"'
Suzanne Somers
200
'Years after he wrote his famous poem, he became U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia'
Francis Scott Key
400
'In 1816 this city replaced Chillicothe as capital of Ohio'
Columbus
400
'In Burkina Faso, Mali, the Central African Republic & Switzerland, the monetary unit is called this'
the franc
400
'Dizygotic twins are more commonly known by this brotherly name'
fraternal twins
400
'Barney Fife was his deputy'
Andy Taylor
400
'The southernmost city in the continental United States'
Key West, Florida
600
'In 1838 a Mass. law banned sales of this in quantities of less than 15 gal. except for "medicinal purposes"'
alcohol
600
'The current U.S. penny is made of this metal coated with copper'
zinc
600
'The fruit of the dandelion is designed to be dispersed by the wind & the fruit of the coconut by this'
the sea (or ocean current)
600
'In this series dimwitted sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane was Boss Hogg's brother-in-law'
The Dukes of Hazzard
600
'Pennsylvania got this nickname perhaps because it was the center of the 13 original colonies'
"The Keystone State"
800
'(AUDIO DAILY DOUBLE):
Fancy footwear in the title of the following hit from 1879:'
"(O\' Dem\') Golden Slippers"
800
'Our dollar consists of 100 cents, while the Russian ruble consists of 100 of these'
kopecks
800
'Euglenas are microscopic organisms scientists classify in both of these groups'
animals & plants
800
'For 2 seasons Claude Akins starred in "The Misadventures Of" this Georgia sheriff'
Sheriff Lobo
800
'Holy Schlitz! It's slang for a beer can opener'
a churchkey
1000
'N.Y. governor De Witt Clinton was considered the "father" of this massive project that opened Oct. 26, 1825'
the Erie Canal
1000
'Historic act pictured on the obverse of the $2 bill'
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
1000
'They're your smallest blood transport tubes & in some the red cells have to go through single file'
capillaries
1000
'Deputy sheriff Lofty Craig was this Western heroine's boyfriend'
Annie Oakley
1000
'The clavichord & the harpsichord are included in this group of musical instruments'
keyboard instruments
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