Happy
Memorial
Day
Weekend
Soldier!
100
It became the unofficial anthem of the Democratic Party after FDR used it in 1932 as his campaign song
Happy Days are Here Again
100
You can hang glide from sand dunes & visit the Wright Brothers Memorial in this state's Outer Banks
North Carolina
100
This first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Connor
100
If you've been invited to a friend's dacha for the weekend, it's probably in this country
Russia
100
The Chicago Bears play their home games here.
Soldier Field
200
Roy Rogers & Dale Evans sang this song as the closing theme to their TV series
Happy Trails
200
The inscription seen here was etched into the steps of this DC landmark in 2003
Lincoln Memorial
200
William Shakespeare here! Prithee complete my line, "Shall I compare thee to" this?
Summer's Day
200
During Kentucky Derby weekend, nearly 120,000 of these bourbon cocktails are served at Churchill Downs
Mint Julep
200
The 2002 film "Windtalkers" starred Adam Beach as a soldier who uses this language as code during World War II
Navajo
300
She won a Grammy for her song "If It Makes You Happy" & later wrote a cookbook, "If It Makes You Healthy"
Sheryl Crow
300
She first gained fame for her Vietnam Veterans Memorial; more recently she designed New York City's Museum of Chinese in America
Maya Lin
300
This holiday that commemorates the victory of Mexico at the Battle of Puebla is also a day to celebrate Mexican culture
Cinco de Mayo
300
Given out on Memorial Day weekend, the Borg-Warner Trophy goes to the winner of this race
the Indianapolis 500
300
A mounted soldier in armor who served a king or lord
a Knight
400
This 7-letter adjective can mean happy or able to float on liquid
buoyant
400
This director's tombstone at Westwood Memorial Park in L.A. reads, "I'm a writer but then nobody's perfect"
Billy Wilder
400
In 1891 the ancient order of Hibernians marched up Fifth Avenue for the first time in their parade celebrating this holiday
St. Patrick's Day
400
This 2-word term for your fanciest & newest suit of clothes implies that you'll be donning it on the weekend
Sunday best
400
Stephen Crane based this story on the experience of a soldier at the Battle of Chancellorsville
The Red Badge of Courage
500
This first name of Herr Mendelssohn means "happy", but his manner got him the nickname "discontented Polish count"
Felix
500
There's a memorial tower to this inventor at Menlo Park, New Jersey, site of his lab
Edison
500
On Feb. 2, 1887 this borough northeast of Pittsburgh began an annual tradition
Punxsatawney
500
During prohibition this family of rum makers invited Americans to Cuba for weekend-long parties
Bacardi
500
A soldier's over-the-shoulder broad belt with small loops to hold cartridges
Bandolier