State Capitals
The population of this capital city is about 2/3 Mormon
What is Salt Lake City, Utah?
The L.A. Times called this the "sport of kings, queens & pawns"
What is chess?
A shelter for dogs, it's from the Latin "canis" meaning "dog"
What is kennel?
Experts say to avoid wrinkles around the eyes, stop smoking & wear a pair of these outside during day
What are sunglasses?
At age 8, this Civil War era President was the only Protestant student in a Catholic school
Who was Jefferson Davis?
Providence, R.I. & this large New England city are the two capitals closest to each other
What is Boston?
Guinness says Con McCarrick once played 154 games of this, also called draughts, simultaneously
What is checkers?
A hard or chewy candy made of brown sugar & butter
What is toffee?
In August '86, the Air Force announced it had accidentally dropped one of these on New Mexico in '57
What is a nuclear device?
This arch-villain in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was a northerner
Who is Simon Legree?
Not surprisingly, the state capitol building in this city was designed by Thomas Jefferson
What is Richmond, Virginia?
Shape of the windowed piece that players - or spirits - move around the Ouija board
What is heart-shaped (triangular)?
On August 5, 2018, Los Angeles saw it at 7:50 p.m. PDT
What was sunset?
In 1985, of 6%, 21%, or 53%, percentage of U.S. mail comprised of personal letters
What is 6%?
Preacher H. Ward Beecher is said to have sent Sharps rifles to John Brown in crates labeled as these
What was Bibles?
Dirt poor, riding a borrowed horse & carrying everything with him, Lincoln arrived here on April 15, 1837
What is Springfield, Illinois?
Mia Farrow used the letters in this game to decipher a witchy anagram in "Rosemary's Baby
What is Scrabble?
In Matthew, chapters 5-7, Jesus delivered one "on the mount"
What is a sermon?
While she is judged in one, Miss America is forbidden to wear one in public after winning
What is a swimsuit?
In 1858 S.C. Senator James "Mudsill" Hammond said, "You dare not make war on cotton. Cotton is" this
What was king?
In the late 19th c., a branch of the U.S. Mint was operated in this capital named for a famous frontiersman
What is Carson City, Nevada?
In backgammon, each player starts out with this number of men on the board
What is 15?
This lighter-than-air element only rose to #2 on the periodic chart
What is helium?
Among videos with this feature for hearing impaired are "Care Bears II" & "Playboy Centerfold 3"
What are closed captions?
While Confederate General Jackson was nicknamed "Stonewall", his real 1st name was this
What was Thomas?