U.S. Cities
This Minnesota city is said to have largest Scandinavian population outside Stockholm.
What is Minneapolis?
The solar wind makes the tail of Halley's Comet always point in this direction.
What is away from the Sun?
The wine glass is placed to the right of this glass.
What is the water glass?
Charlie the tuna would be happy to be caught in this, a "fyke".
What is a net (fish trap)?
With full names of this brother & sister duo, "We've Only Just Begun" this category.
Who are Karen & Richard Carpenter?
Only auto tunnel crossing Canadian border runs from Windsor, Ont. to this city.
What is Detroit?
The story that the Pope did this to the comet in 1456 is nothing but a "comet tale”.
What is excommunicated the comet?
In a European theater, you face this way when passing others already seated in your row.
What is towards the people who are seated with your back to the stage?
You can get this, a "bleb", from shoes that rub.
What is a blister?
Not just a famous carpenter, he was also a good shepherd.
Who is Jesus?
Great Falls, Montana was named for the falls on this river.
What is the Missouri?
The first name of the astronomer for whom the comet is named.
What is Edmond?
French for "entrance", theoretically, this course is just an introduction to main part of a meal.
What is entrée?
A "pung" is a vehicle used mostly in this season.
What is winter?
Oyster eating pair "walking close at hand" on the beach in Lewis Carroll poem.
Who are the walrus & the carpenter?
Out of gratitude for French aid in the Revolutionary War, a Kentucky city was named this.
What is Louisville?
Not smog & city lights, but this is the main reason sightings will be less spectacular than the last time.
What is because the comet is going to be much further away?
At a West Point wedding, the reason the bride always stands at the groom's right side.
What is so she won’t be hit by the sword?
What Prince Albert would do with an Irish "dudeen".
What is smoke it?
Educator Allan Carpenter has written over 135 books, including 50 geography books on these.
What is the United States?
Frank Hague was political "boss" & mayor of this New Jersey city for 30 years.
What is Jersey City?
Halley's comet computations were based on this English genius' discovery of orbital parabola.
Who is Newton?
In this country gifting clocks and anything sharp symbolize endings or cutting ties and are considered bad luck.
What is China?
"Crambo" is a game played by doing this with words.
What is rhyming them?
He went from test pilot to astronaut to aquanaut.
Who is Malcolm Scott Carpenter?