THE VATICAN'S INDEX OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS
WORDS IN (THE) DICTIONARY
DESERTS
U.S. HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS
SPORTING EVENTS
200
'It must have made this author miserable to know his "Hunchback of Notre Dame" was included'
Hugo
200
'A personal record of events in someone's life'
a diary
200
'Contrary to popular belief, this largest desert is only 30% sand; 70% is gravelly plains & rocky plateaus'
the Sahara
200
'Located in this city's Russian Hill section, Lombard Street has been called the world's crookedest street'
San Francisco
200
'From 1934 until 1939, it was known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament'
the Masters
400
'There was no monkeying around when this man's "History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire" made the list'
Edward Gibbon
400
'Late to school or work'
tardy
400
'The world's largest unbroken expanse of sand is the Rub Al-Khali, or "Empty Quarter", of this desert'
the Arabian desert
400
'This east-west Interstate through Nebraska isn't really endless; it's exactly 455.32 miles'
I-80
400
'Held in Hawaii, it consists of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike race & a 26.2-mile run'
the Ironman Triathlon
600
'Somehow his "Critique of Pure Reason" made the list, but not his "Critique of Practical Reason"'
Immanuel Kant
600
'Container for milk'
a carton
600
'Botswana's Okavango Swamp is a remnant of an inland sea that once covered this desert'
the Kalahari
600
'In Boston, Mass. Ave., Massachusetts Avenue, intersects Com. Ave., this street'
Commonwealth Avenue
600
'Among those who took part in this event's 150th Jubilee in 2001 were Juan Carlos, Prince Philip & Dennis Conner'
the America\'s Cup
800
'We must confess, both this Frenchman's "Emile" & "The Social Contract" are listed'
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
800
'French for lemon'
citron
800
'This Middle Eastern desert's name is from the Hebrew for "to dry"'
the Negev
800
'L.A.'s Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Parkway runs in front of what was this hotel, home to the Cocoanut Grove'
the Ambassador Hotel
800
'It's a long day's journey into night in this event held each June on the Circuit de la Sarthe in France'
(the 24-hour Grand Prix at) Le Mans
1000
'"Madame Bovary" by Flaubert, we understand, but "Principles of Political Economy" by this 3-named Brit, we don't'
John Stuart Mill
1000
'A bond, an electrovalent bond'
ionic
1000
'Subdivisions of this desert include the Ka-Shun, Dzungarian & Trans-Altai'
the Gobi Desert
1000
'Named for a president, it was the USA's first transcontinental road for cars'
the Lincoln Highway
1000
'The "All Star Game of Thoroughbred Racing", & racing's richest event, it's held each fall at a different track'
the Breeder\'s Cup
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