THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
AMERICAN POETRY
METAL MANIA
FOREVER YOUNG
SONGS IN GANGSTER MOVIES
"Q" UP THE ADJECTIVES
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The first of these theme parks opened in Denmark in 1968; others would be built around the world brick by brick
Legoland
400
In the words of Joyce Kilmer, "Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can" do this
make a tree
400
Discovered in the late 18th century, this radioactive metal was named for a then-recently discovered planet
uranium
400
Later Detroit's first Black mayor, Coleman Young also served in WWII in this first Black flying unit in the U.S. military
the Tuskegee Airmen
400
"Goodfellas" ends with Sid Vicious' cover of this Sinatra signature song
"My Way"
400
It's the hyphenated adjective for a mattress fit for a female monarch, or, for any sleeper
queen-size
800
A French army officer became king of Sweden in 1818, ruling as Karl XIV Johan & converting to this Protestant branch
Lutheranism
800
This 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes helped save the title warship from being dismantled
"Old Ironsides"
800
South Africa is the leading producer of this precious silver-white metal rarer & denser than gold
platinum
800
No. 7 of "Strategic Objectives" of this university: "Focus on mission-aligned hiring"
Brigham Young
800
An acoustic version of "Crazy" by this singer appears in Spike Lee's film "Clockers"
Seal
800
Charming & old-fashioned, like the town seen here
quaint
1200
Called "The Chopin of the North", he composed works including "Norwegian Peasant Dances"
Grieg
1200
A fan of repetition, she began her poem "Susie Asado", "Sweet sweet sweet sweet sweet tea"
Gertrude Stein
1200
Atomic number 29, this reddish metal has an antimicrobial effect on bacteria & is used to coat frequently touched surfaces
copper
Triple Stumper
1200
Malcolm Young was the non-schoolboy-uniform-clad Young in this band that always leaves us "Thunderstruck"
AC/DC
1200
A radio station in "GTA: III" has songs such as "Push It To The Limit" from this Miami-set film directed by Brian De Palma
Scarface
1200
In algebra it describes a polynomial equation of the second degree
a quadratic
1600
A series of clashes between the U.K. & Iceland over territorial rights in the North Atlantic were called these "fishy" wars
the Cod Wars
1600
In this famous anthology, Edgar Lee Masters gave voice to some 200 residents at rest, including Isa Nutter & Anne Rutledge
Spoon River (Anthology)
1600
Alkali metals like sodium & cesium are so called because when they react with water, they form these, high-pH substances
bases
1600
Last name of bros Theodore & Alwin(!); it precedes "& Young" in an accounting firm with more than 700 offices worldwide
Ernst
1600
Michael Madsen improvised his dance to Stealers Wheel's "Stuck In The Middle With You" in this caper film
Reservoir Dogs
1600
More commonly a noun, but if you know your elements, it's another word for mercurial
quicksilver
2000
American diver Pat McCormick won 2 gold medals at the northernmost Summer Olympics, the 1952 Games in this city
Helsinki
2000
In the 1950s, he launched the "City Lights Pocket Poet Series" with his own "Pictures of the Gone World"
Ferlinghetti
2000
Named after the founder of the Greek city of Thebes, this metal is used in nuclear reactors & rechargeable batteries
cadmium
2000
John Young blasted into space aboard this mission, the penultimate one to the Moon & the first to land in the lunar highlands
Apollo 16
2000
"That's Entertainment" by the mod band The Jam closes out "The Gentlemen" by this British director
Guy Ritchie
Triple Stumper
2000
Latin for "every day" gives this adjective meaning... well, occurring every day
quotidian