THE "L" YOU SAY
OLD TESTAMENT NAMES
SPORTS
U.S. MOUNTAINS
BLOGS OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
200
'Mersey me! World Book's article on this city on the Mersey makes no mention of the Fab Four'
Liverpool
200
'Oddly, his name means "dove" & not "he of the big fish"'
Jonah
200
'On August 5, 1991 Sergei Bubka became the first to exceed 20 feet in this track & field event'
the pole vault
200
'On July 4, 1961 this Colorado peak was designated a national historic landmark'
Pike\'s Peak
200
'You old school gamers, check out "The Gambit", a blog about this ancient game'
chess
400
'It's home to Gregor Erhart's statue of Mary Magdalene (I must remember to tell Dan Brown)'
the Louvre
400
'Hebrew for "friend" or "companion", she was the companion & daughter-in-law of Naomi'
Ruth
400
'In a 2007 college football shocker, this team ended USC's 35-game home winning streak'
Stanford
400
'This Hawaiian peak is the world's largest in terms of volume, estimated to be more than 16,000 cubic miles'
Mauna Loa
400
'A blog about baseball is named for these--pieces of equipment, not mammals'
bats
600
'It's a tasty slang term for a clarinet'
a licorice stick
600
'Though his name is from Hebrew for "laughter", he probably didn't laugh much while he was on that altar'
Isaac
600
'This Dallas Cowboys running back rushed for an NFL record 18,355 yards'
Emmitt Smith
600
'Early settlers in Oregon called the "3 Sisters" in this mountain range Faith, Hope & Charity'
the Cascades
600
'If you want to be in the front row of fashion, you'll walk (but not take off) "on" this Times blog'
The Runway
800
'Legend says that gods dropped rocks from the sky & formed the Garden of the Gods on this Hawaiian isle'
Lanai
800
'Various sources list her name as meaning "temptress" & "seductive"'
Delilah
800
'In a 2001 tournament, this Swedish golfer shot a 59, the lowest score ever achieved on the LPGA Tour'
Sorenstam
800
'This state's tallest peak is 4,784-foot Brasstown Bald, not Stone Mountain'
Georgia
800
'"Bits", a technology blog, discusses "blundits", a combination of "blogger" & this word'
pundits
1000
'From the Latin for "ghastly", this adjective describes those vivid, shocking details beloved by the tabloids'
lurid
1000
'"Behold, a son", this firstborn son of Jacob'
Reuben
1000
'Home of the Travers Stakes, this N.Y. racetrack is North America's oldest continuously operating track'
Saratoga
1000
'This mountain near Los Angeles was named for Gen. George S. Patton's grandfather & is home to a famous observatory'
Mt. Wilson
1000
'Like his book, rogue economist Steven Levitt explores the hidden side of everything in this blog'
Freakonomics
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