OFFICIAL STATE FOODS
ISLANDS & PENINSULAS
WORLD CAPITAL RHYME TIME
GEOGRAPHY
ENDS WITH 2 VOWELS
100

In 2003 second & third graders in Illinois had the kernel of an idea to get this voted the state snack food

popcorn

100

Michigan is all about peninsulas; the Old Mission & the Leelanau are sub-peninsulas of this one that takes up most of the state

the Lower Peninsula

100

A Hungarian exam

a Budapest test

100

Number of U.S. states that touch the Pacific Ocean

Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Hawaii (5)

100

This type of diet is modeled on the eating habits of prehistoric man

paleo

200

Start spreading the news: New York has an official muffin that's made with this state fruit

an apple

200

Sunny destinations on this peninsula include Tulum, Playa del Carmen & of course, Cancun

the Yucatán

200

A Korean parchment curled up for storage

a Seoul scroll

200

Lying halfway between the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans, this province with Winnipeg as capital is considered the "Heart of Canada"

Manitoba

200

Where TV shows like "Jeopardy!" are taped; it's also a one-room apartment

studio

300

This tangy dessert is a state food of Florida

key lime pie

300

The headquarters of the U.S. Pacific fleet has been on this island since February 1941

Oahu

300

A Lebanese matching jacket & trousers

A Beirut suit

300

Indenting New South Wales, Botany Bay is an inlet of this sea

The Tasman Sea

300

This word for a type of pet adoptee implies it has been removed from danger

a rescue

400

Prized for food & sport, it "reigns" as the official state fish of Alaska

king salmon

400

Take in different flavors of this island by reading some Pirandello as you eat glorious food in its capital of Palermo

Sicily

400

Philippine flavoring from a tropical orchid

Manila vanilla

400

[DAILY DOUBLE]

Of the 3 longest rivers in Africa, the 2 that begin with the same 2 letters

400

From the Italian, it's any smooth transition from one topic to another

segue

500

Soft-shelled after molting, this "colorful" creature is Maryland's state crustacean

the blue crab

500

55 mi. from Siberia, the westernmost point of the North American continent is on this peninsula named for a man big in Alaskan history

the Seward Peninsula

500

Sudanese darkness or sadness

Khartoum gloom

500

These coral islands southwest of Sri Lanka make up Asia's smallest independent country

the Maldives

500

There's a "Q" inside this synonym for abrupt

brusque

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