U.S. GEOGRAPHY
PERSON, PLACE OR THING
THAT'S AMAZING!
GARDENING
THE CIRCUS
200
'Idaho's capital; it's the state's largest city as well'
Boise
200
'The thing is a cut of beef near the neck; the person is TV host Woolery'
Chuck
200
'During liftoff, these reusable spacecraft, like the Atlantis, reach speeds over 3,000 MPH'
the space shuttles
200
'Fruit grown in a vineyard'
grapes
200
'For the Big Apple Circus, it takes a crew of 35 5 hours to set this up, & 3 hours to take it down'
the (big) tent
400
'The name of this U.S.-Mexico river is Spanish for "large river"'
the Rio Grande
400
'The place is an Asian country; the thing is cups & plates made from ceramic materials'
China
400
'In 1983 a record low temperature, -128.6 degrees F., was recorded at Vostok on this icy continent'
Antarctica
400
'They're defined as "plants in the wrong place"; ideally, they should be pulled out of your garden weekly'
weeds
400
'The Flying Gaonas are famous for performing on this "flying" apparatus'
the trapeze
600
'It's both the farthest north & the farthest west of the Great Lakes'
Lake Superior
600
'The place is part of a city enclosed by 4 streets; the thing is a small cube kids use in building'
block
600
'This large bird can grow up to 8 feet tall, weigh 345 pounds & have eyeballs 2 inches in diameter'
ostrich
600
'Knowing that some irises start as these, not seeds, should make a light go on above your head'
bulbs
600
'Cirque du Soleil's Mystere show, seen here, is a highlight of the Treasure Island resort in this desert city'
Las Vegas
800
'Sometimes called the "Tip of the Continent", it's the only U.S. mountain whose peak exceeds 20,000 feet'
Mount McKinley
800
'The person is a famous car manufacturer; the place is a spot shallow enough to cross a river'
Ford
800
'This country that has Helsinki as its capital has almost one cell phone for every 2 people'
Finland
800
'The yellow & white flower seen here; Donald might "duck" out to get some as a gift'
daisy
800
'You might learn to juggle or even ride an elephant at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo in this dairy state'
Wisconsin
1000
'This vast southern California desert is a chief source of boron, which is used in nuclear reactors'
the Mojave Desert
1000
'The person is a policeman in slang; the thing is a reddish-brown metal'
copper
1000
'The Goliath bird-eating variety of this arachnid can grow up to 11 inches across'
spider
1000
'It's a miniature garden in a glass container'
terrarium
1000
'In a 1999 TV miniseries, Beau Bridges played this great circus showman'
P.T. Barnum
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