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Americana (Think State)
100

In "The Wizard of Oz", Billie Burke told Judy Garland, "Never let those" items "off your feet for a moment"

The Ruby Slippers

100

One of these devices stocked with thistle seeds may attract goldfinche

Birdfeeder

100

When it breaks, the cradle will fall

Bough

100

This fossilized resin from prehistoric pines can preserve an insect forever

Amber

100

Shoppers, take note: the Potomac Mills discount mall is this state's No. 1 tourist destination

Virginia

200

This 1996 animated & live action sports film featured the songs "Fly Like an Eagle" and "I Believe I Can Fly"

Space Jam

200

It's a good idea to regularly test the pH & chlorine levels of the water in one of these

a swimming pool

200

A goon, a bruiser, a heavy, or a thug

a tough

200

Most icebergs in the north Atlantic come from about 20 glaciers on this island's west coast

Greenland

200

Midwesterners know it's the "Sioux State", as well as the "Flickertail State"

North Dakota

300

He not only directed "The Doors" & "JFK", he co-wrote the screenplays

Oliver Stone

300

Children help spread this common lawn weed when they blow off its white, puffy seeds

Dandelion


300

It's similar to batter, but it's too stiff to pour

dough 

300

Around 1840 chemist John William Draper took the first photograph of this heavenly body

The moon

300

Known for its Victorian homes, Cape May in this state celebrates Victorian Week every October

New Jersey

400

In movie titles, this pop artist's name precedes "Bad", "Dracula", & "Frankenstein"

Andy Warhol

400

A craze in the '50s, these bunkers were built in case of nuclear war

Fallout Shelters

400

To truly eat like a pig, put your food in one of these

A trough

400

Birds & bees perform this transfer of gametes from anthers to stigmas

Pollination

400

Tahlequah, in this state, is the capital of the Cherokee nation, so it's home to the Cherokee national museum

Oklahoma

500

This actor played a scarred ex-teacher in his directorial debut, "The Man Without a Face"

Mel Gibson

500

This game played across a net became a medal sport at the 1992 Olympics

badminton

500

It's a political division of New York City; Queens is one

Borough 

500

Einstein said measurements of this depend on whether the observer is moving; it's not absolute

Time

500

The world's oldest Zydeco festival takes place annually in Plaisance, near Opelousas in this state

Louisiana

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