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This City Serves as Germany's capital and was once divided.
What is Berlin
100
This mystery writer, whose sales were second only to Shakespeare, disappeared for 11 days in December 1926
Who is Agatha Christie The search could have been one of her greatest mysteries. It involved hound dogs, 1,000 police officers, countless civilians, a psychic, and—for the first time—airplanes. The tabloid press had a field day weaving scenarios. On the 11th day, she was found in a hotel with no memory of what happened.
100
This M is the month during which time springs forward, or a verb meaning “to move along.”
What is March (march)?
100
During the 1500s, the season of fall was known by this name, which is also the name of the moon that appears closest to the first day of fall.
What is harvest? The light provided by the harvest moon enabled farmers to harvest their crops after dark.
100
On September 1, 1983, flight 007, belonging to this country’s airline, was shot down by the Soviet Union.
What is Korea? The Korean Airlines aircraft was flying from New York to Seoul when it strayed off course over Soviet military installations. Soviet fighters contacted the airliner but received no response and shot it down.
200
The Capital of Australia lies between Sydney and Melbourne and is the country's largest inland city.
What is Canberra
200
On March 1, 1932, this famous American aviator’s baby went missing.
Who is Charles Lindbergh? The kidnappers demanded a $50,000 ransom, which Lindbergh paid. The baby’s decomposed body was found 72 days later, and the kidnapper was caught a little more than two years after the event.
200
This M is a person characterized by pettiness or malice, or another word for average.
What is mean? The mean is the average calculated by adding numbers and dividing the sum by the number of numbers you added.
200
Either equinox or solstice, the first day of fall coincides with this.
What is equinox? Autumn and spring fall on the equinox—when there’s an equal amount of daylight and nighttime.
200
On September 18, 1975, this daughter of a newspaper magnate and member of the Symbionese Liberation Army was apprehended.
Who is Patty Hearst? She was convicted of armed robbery and served a prison sentence until President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence. President Bill Clinton issued a full pardon.
300
This is the capital of Denmark
What is Copenhagen
300
In 1971, this passenger parachuted out of a Northwest Orient flight with $200,000 in ransom money and disappeared—never to be found.
Who is D.B. Cooper? That’s the question that has stymied authorities for decades: “Who is D.B. Cooper?” He left his tie on the airplane, and a group of citizen scientists has gleaned clues from the tie, including titanium, that lead them to believe Cooper was an aerospace engineer or a manager, possibly working for Boeing.
300
This M means “to do as you’re told,” or it refers to the part of your body that thinks and reasons.
What is mind?
300
As daylight wanes during the fall, we receive less of this vitamin from the sun.
What is vitamin D? Sunlight doesn’t actually “give” us vitamin D. Instead, it helps the body convert compounds into vitamin D.
300
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary proclamation that did this.
What is freed the slaves? It was called the Emancipation Proclamation. He issued the final proclamation on New Year’s Day, 1863.
400
This is the Capital of Lebanon
What is Beirut
400
This 1930s and 1940s conductor disappeared on a military transport flight from England to France while serving as bandleader of the U.S. Army Air Force Band.
Who is Glenn Miller? He was on his way to entertain the troops. Neither the aircraft nor the body were found.
400
These two M words are spelled differently but are pronounced the same. One is something you eat, usually as an entrée, and the other is a verb meaning “to come together” or “to run into someone by chance.”
What is meat/meet?
400
If you were to visit Munich, Germany, in the fall, you might join the locals to usher in the season with this festival.
What is Oktoberfest? It begins in late September and runs until the first week in October.
400
On September 26, 1960, these U.S. presidential candidates met in the firstever televised debate.
Who are Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy? Nixon didn’t do well on televised debates, so he refused to participate in them during the 1968 and 1972 campaigns.
500
This is Mexico's capital city
What is Mexico City
500
This Scottish actor of James Bond fame has all but vanished with only a single voice credit since retirement.
Who is Sean Connery? Queen Elizabeth knighted him in 2000. He and his wife live in the Bahamas.
500
If you were on vacation in Key West and you ran into Jimmy Buffett, you might find him looking for “his lost shaker of salt” while drinking this tropical beverage made with tequila.
What is margarita? One of his top tunes was “Margaritaville,” released in 1977.
500
This time ends during the fall.
What is daylight saving time? The Monday after it ends, fewer heart attacks and car accidents occur.
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On September 28, 1978, this pope died 33 days after he was elected.
Who is Pope John Paul I? A number of books speak to his mysterious death and some raise the possibility that he was murdered
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