Zodiac Rhyme Time
U.S. Geography
Italian Cuisine
North Carolina
Oh, So You Thought You Were Done With Taft?
200

The sign of the crab is the response to a question

the Cancer answer

200

In a 1980 eruption, it lost about 1,000 feet off its top

Mount St. Helens

200

Usually served in thin slices, this Italian ham cured by drying has a name from Latin meaning "suck out"

Prosciutto

200

This largest North Carolina city was named for the wife of England's King George III

Charlotte

200

William Howard Taft was the last prez to have one of these grazing at the White House; her name was Pauline Wayne

a cow

400

A super funny archer

a hilarious Sagitarius

400

This colorful group of eroded mountains contains South Dakota's Custer Peak

the Black Hills

400

Here's a piece of this layered Italian cake flavored with espresso & dusted with cocoa 

Tiramisu

400

Established in 1837 by Quakers, Guilford College did not allow this until 1887; finally, glee club!

singing

400

To give Taft, his hand-picked successor, a little space, he went on an African safari

Theodore Roosevelt

600

A new breed of dinosaur whose name means "bull lizard"

Taurus-asaurus

600

Vineyard Sound separates Martha's Vineyard from the southernmost part of this cape

Cape Cod

600

This grated cheese made from skim milk is named for a city about 70 miles southeast of Milan

Parmesan

600

With stars like this Olympian seen here, the North Carolina Tar Heels have won 21 of the NCAA's 39 women's soccer titles

Mia Hamm

600

As Secretary of War from 1904 to 1908, William Howard Taft oversaw construction of this waterway

Panama Canal

800

The fishes' frozen carbonated beverages in a variety of flavors

Pisces Icees

800

West Quoddy Head in this state is the easternmost point of land in the contiguous United States

Maine

800

Puttanesca sauce is commonly made with olives, capers & these small salty fish

Anchovies

800

This cape, the southern tip of Smith Island, lends its name to a scary film & its remake

Cape Fear

800

In 1910 at a Washington Senators game, President Taft became the first president to do this, starting an Opening Day tradition

throw the first pitch

1000

Partly from Latin for "crime", a wicked & immoral water bearer

a nefarious Aquarius

1000

A tributary of the Ohio, the Wabash River forms a 200-mile section of the boundary between these 2 states

Illinois & Indiana

1000

It's the 2-word name for this flavorful Italian dish made from veal shanks

 

osso buco

1000

England's first attempt at a colony in the New World was on this North Carolina island in 1585

Roanoke Island

1000

Taft was the last president to have this, widely popularized by himself, Salvador Dali, and Rollie Fingers

a mustache (facial hair)

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