STATE FACTS

COMIC STRIPPERS
(We'll give the characters, you give us the title of the comic strip.)
THE 1860s
ON THE "ROAD" AGAIN
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100

It ranks No. 1 in agriculture & people

California

100

Ruff,
Mr. Wilson,
Dennis Mitchell

Dennis the Menace

100

In 1865 this city succeeded Auckland as capital of New Zealand

Wellington

100

There are 4 of them on a Monopoly board

Railroads

100

Of north, south, east or west, the direction to travel to get from the U.S. Naval Acad. to the U.S. Military Acad.

North

200

It was once proposed that this state be called Deseret, meaning "land of honeybees"

Utah

200

Jughead,
Betty,
Veronica Lodge

Archie

200

The oldest of horse racing's Triple Crown races, it was first run on June 19, 1867 at Jerome Park, New York

The Belmont (Stakes)

200

This 1942 Hope & Crosby flick was "bound" for North Africa

Road to Morrocco

200

Direction that also means to swallow liquid hastily

Down
300

It contains the easternmost point in the continental U.S.: West Quoddy Head

Maine

300

Aunt May,
Dr. Doom,
J. Jonah Jameson

Spiderman

300

The drawing accompanying an 1862 weapons patent by Richard ______.

Gaitling

300

Twin brothers Leigh & Leslie Keno are famous as appraisers on this PBS program

Antique Roadshow

300

Title direction for Arthur Sullivan's "Christian Soldiers"

Onward

400

In 1791 this seventh state gave up some of its land to form Washington, D.C.

Maryland

400

April O'Neil,
Master Splinter,
Donatello

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

400

He built a modern sleeping coach with a folding upper berth & a lower berth made from seat cushions

Pullman

400

Swift American cartoon

Road Runner

400

From its derivation, if you turn sinister, you've gone in this direction

Left

500

Including Fairfield & litchfield, this state has only 8 counties

Connecticut

500

Elly, John, Michael, Elizabeth & April Patterson

For Better or Worse

500

On March 17, 1861 this last king of Sardinia became the first king of Italy

Victor Emmanuel

500

AKA "Mad Max 2"

The Road Warrior

500

In the army, it's an order to move the troops forward, or for a soldier to move up in rank

Advance

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