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STONEHENGE
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From the Middle Greek for "small vessel", they're the famous canalcraft of Venice

Gondolas

200

To see a wax George Strait, go straight to the Country Music Wax Museum in this state capital

Nashville

200

It's defined as the combination of 2 seemingly contradictory words, like "deafening silence"

oxymoron

200

On the flag of this largest island, white represents the ice that covers about 80% of it

Greenland

200

The ancient monument known as Stonehenge is found in this country

England 

400

First name given to Disney's "The Love Bug" who starred in 4 movies

Herbie

400

You may wander past wallabies when you bushwalk through this country's Blue Mountains

Australia

400

When this is used objects or abstractions are endowed with human traits, as in "The clouds wept"

anthropomorphism (or personification) 


400

Her personal flag consists of a wreath of golden roses & a crown atop the letter "E", all on a blue field

Queen Elizabeth

400

The "henge" part of the word Stonehenge is a term meaning an ancient monument arranged in this shape

a circle

600

It was Captain Nemo's deadly submarine in the Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"

Nautilus

600

Hotels in this city include the Holiday Inn On The Bay, The Pan Pacific Hotel & the Balboa Park Inn

San Diego

600

From the Greek for "orator", it's the art or study of using language effectively

rhetoric

600

The flag of the United Nations shows the world from the perspective of this spot

the North Pole

600

Today some archaeologists believe that Stonehenge was used to track & observe these 2 heavenly bodies

the sun & the Moon

800

The Speedwell was this famous ship's companion in August 1620

Mayflower

800

You can ride the Jasper Tramway to over 7,500 feet up in this Canadian province

Alberta

800

It's a specific comparison using "like" or "as"; "cool as a cucumber", for example

simile

800

This Australian state's flag features a red lion, just like the coat of arms of its capital, Hobart

Tasmania

800

One legend says that this magician who helped King Arthur used his powers to build Stonehenge

Merlin

1000

Espionage was the charge when North Korea captured this 83-man U.S. vessel in January 1968

Pueblo

1000

You'll find Gripsholm Castle on an island in Lake Malaren in this northern European country

Sweden

1000

As in "all hands on deck", it's the figurative use of a part of something for the whole

synecdoche

1000

This US state, the only state without a rectangular state flag, instead flies a triangular dovetail shaped one 

Ohio 

1000

During the summer solstice, modern-day people who act like these Celtic priests hold ceremonies at Stonehenge

the Druids