49ers
In 1949, they won the civil war in China.
Chinese Communist Party
Fairy tale in which the giant cries: “Fee-fi-fo-fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.”
Jack and the Beanstalk
In 1929, Ford introduced this car that became popular with hot-rodders
Model A
Puerto Rican gang and their white-boy rivals in West Side Story
Sharks, Jets
A powerful warrior caste in feudal Japan
Samurai
What do they call the people who live in this 49 square-mile city?
San Franciscans
Deep sea species w/ 8 arms and 2 tentacles that can grow to over 43 ft. in length
Giant squid
State named after an Indian tribe that lived there, the setting of Reese Witherspoon’s mediocre rom-com
Alabama
A person who makes money by cheating at card games
Card Shark
Famous Mongolian warrior who founded the largest contiguous empire in history
Genghis Khan
This New Jersey rocker was born in 1949
Bruce Springsteen
Professional wrestler who stood 7’4” tall and acted in Princess Bride
Andre the Giant
2010 teen comedy starring Emma Stone, based on Hawthorne’s Scarlet Letter
Easy A
Great white sharks are afraid of these
Orcas
Heroine of France during the Hundred Years War, later canonized as a saint
Joan of Arc
Where California gold was discovered in 1849
Coloma
Snake that can grow to over 30 ft. long, featured in 1997 film starring J-Lo
Anaconda
Fictional corporation featured prominently in Road Runner cartoons
Acme
Recurring character in the first season of SNL as a response to Jaws
Land Shark
Award-winning 1976 novel by Maxine Hong Kingston
Woman Warrior
1949 musical with Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra as sailors on leave in NYC?
On The Town
General Sherman stands 275 ft. tall and has a circumference of 102 ft.
Giant sequoia
In this state, it’s illegal to feed an alcoholic beverage to a moose
Alaska
Rachel Ungar’s favorite film about American couple eaten by sharks while scuba diving
Open Water
The Greek warrior who slayed the Minotaur
Theseus