WASHINGTON JARGON
BODIES OF WATER
NOTABLE TEENS
X GAMES
WE'RE GOING TO THE MOVIES
400

A hole in a boat, or information given to the press without permission

a leak

400

A land bridge called al Lisan separates this "corpselike" body of water into a Southern Basin & a Northern Basin

the Dead Sea

400

Teen emperor Elagabalus forced all important Romans to worship Elah-gabal, a sun type of this

a god

400

This number is represented by the Roman numeral X

10

400

My favorite part of going is watching the previews called these, like something a car pulls

trailers

800

It's a "g"ift from the "g"overnment to an organization; block is one type

a grant

800

This ocean's greatest depth, about 18,000 feet, lies at around 82 degrees north latitude

the Arctic Ocean

800

This Shoshone teen was an asset in many ways for Lewis & Clark, including finding edible plants during the journey

Sacagawea

800

In a letter or message, an X symbolizes one of these

a kiss

800

I love this format that gives "up to 40% more image" & "highest quality 3D"

IMAX

1200

An envoy such as an ambassador; it can also mean anyone who's tactful & avoids outright conflict

a diplomat

1200

This second-longest African river takes its name from a kingdom that once existed near its mouth

the Congo River

1200

In 2016 a British 15-year-old got $250,000 for winning a new race of these remote-controlled craft around a track

drones

1200

This male first name starting with "X" is also a Jesuit university in Cincinnati

Xavier

1200

The ticket guy knows me, so I'm front row center for this 2016 monster movie sequel with an address for a title

10 Cloverfield Lane

1600

Though they weren't mounting pictures, the Founding Fathers who wrote the Constitution are known as this

the Framers

1600

The Gulf of Mannar between India & this island nation is noted for its pearl banks & the sacred chank, a gastropod mollusk

Sri Lanka

1600

He was just 18 when he joined brother Frank & the Younger Gang to rob his first bank in 1866

Jesse James

1600

In the 1637 work "Geometrie" he introduced the use of X, Y & Z as symbols of unknown quantities

Descartes

1600

I scream, you scream for these bite-sized chocolate-covered ice cream treats with a double talk name

bonbons

2000

Once there were hopes for an overall budget agreement between Obama & the GOP, the "grand" this type of deal

a bargain (a compromise accepted)

2000

The Strait of Tiquina connects the northern & southern parts of this lake in the Andes

Lake Titicaca

2000

As a teen, this "Birds of America" artist conducted the first bird-banding on the continent by using thread

Audubon

2000

X Division at this New Mexico national lab is the USA's center for the physics of nuclear weapons

Los Alamos

2000

Before we go, we should check out the ratings on this website that sounds like something you throw at a bad film

Rotten Tomatoes (rottentomatoes.com)

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