Comicons
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Arizona
Cat Facts
Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Superheroes
100

Considered the largest in the country, this comicon has taken place consecutively (with one obvious gap) since 1970. 

San Diego Comic-Con

100

This fundamental stitch is the bane of home economics students everywhere. 

The straight stitch

100

This geological marvel has become the state's nickname and icon.

Grand Canyon

100

Cat domestication is widely considered to have occurred in 7500 BCE in this African country.

Egypt

100

The Doctor and his companion(s) travel through space and time in this spaceship. 

TARDIS

200

Fans of this sci-fi series revolutionized conventions, creating the modern media behemoths we see today.

Star Trek

200

This feature of a garment is created when a raw edge is folded over twice. 

A Hem

200

These two state universities' fierce rivalry dates back to 1899 and culminates in "The Territorial Cup Series."

University of Arizona and Arizona State University

200

The musical Cats is a cult-favorite with music composed by this English legend.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

200

Wakanda sits upon the remains of a meteorite rich in this fictional element. 

Vibranium

300

Started in Bethesda, Md. in 1994, this convention celebrates independent comic creators. 

Small Press Expo (SPX)

300

The invention of this device in 1923 revolutionized fashion.

Zipper

300

Arizona became an officially recognized state on this holiday.

Valentine's day.

300

It's not uncommon to see cats at these New York City staples. 

Bodegas

300

The fellowship of the ring was forged in this elven city.

Rivendell

400

With more than 700,000 attendees each year, this fan convention held in Japan is the largest in the world.

Comiket

400

This technique involves shaping fabric on a dress form and typically involves loose silky and sometimes stretchy fabrics.

Draping

400

This state bird finds prickly comfort in the arms of saguaro and cholla cacti. 

Cactus Wren

400

Stubbs, an orange tabby, was mayor of a small town in this state for twenty years.

Alaska

400
Tobey McGuire's Spiderman was almost replaced with this actor in Spiderman 2, who later appeared in another Spiderman universe. 

Jake Gyllenhaal

500

Held in 1939 in New York City, this science fiction convention is considered the first fan convention and is still running today. 

WorldCon

500

A close-fitting woven dress or skirt is usually cut on this grain of the fabric for maximum flexibility.

The bias.

500

Arizona's early economy relied on the the five "Cs," what are they?

Copper, Cattle, Climate, Cotton, and Citrus

500

Name the four big cats native to the United States.

Bobcats, Mountain Lions (Cougar), Canadian Lynxes, Ocelot

500

The model for this spaceship sits in the atrium of the Air and Space Museum.

The U.S.S. Enterprise

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