Feeling the Buzz
North American Geography
US Rep. & Prez.
Getting Territorial
Major "Key" Alert
100

Neil Armstrong:
"Isn't that something! Magnificent sight out here"; this man: "Magnificent desolation"

Buzz Aldrin 

100

This peninsula that separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea covers over 70,000 square miles

the Yucatan 

100

He represented Virginia in Congress from 1789 to 1797; as president from 1809 to 1817, he had what was called his war

James Madison 

100

Officially, Puerto Rico is a U.S. this, a term also used by Massachusetts & Virginia

commonwealth 

100

It's also called a love bite

a Hickey 

200

Cofounded by Jonah Peretti in 2006, this website of news & entertainment bills itself as the "first true social news organization"

Buzzfeed

200

This city in Mexico gives St. Louis a run for its money with its majestic arch near the U.S. border

Tijuana 

200

President Andrew Johnson had been a senator & a representative from this state

Tennessee 

200

Australia's territories include this island named for a December 1643 sighting

Christmas Island 

200

In "His Girl Friday" Rosalind Russell defines journalism as "peeking through" these openings & "stealing pictures off old ladies"

The Keyholes 

300

This U.S. senator posts items of interest on a section of his website called "The Bernie Buzz"

Sanders

300

You can stroll into Omaha via a footbridge over this stately river

The Missouri River

300

Rep. Franklin Pierce was such a devoted supporter of Andrew Jackson, he got this nickname alluding to his age (29)

Young Hickory 

300

The space center from which the European Space Agency launches rockets is located in this overseas territory of France

French Guiana 

300

Lester "The Long Fellow" Piggott & Steve Cauthen, "The Kentucky Kid", were these track stars--a different kind of track

Jockeys

400

In 1980 Buzz, a yellow jacket, became an official mascot of this Atlanta-based school's athletic teams

Yellow Jacket 

400

The Post-Intelligencer Globe is still an icon of this U.S. city, though the same-named paper is now online only

Seattle 

400

The last former U.S. representative to become president was this man who had represented Texas' 7th district

George H. W. Bush 

400

Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines & a big neighbor all claim parts of the Spratly Islands in this directional sea

The South China Sea

400

A detox or rehab facility is a safer & more lasting way to quit an addiction than this one

Cold Turkey 

500

This Rimsky-Korsakov piece was used as the theme to "The Green Hornet"; Al Hirt's trumpet made the buzzing sound on TV

Flight of the Bumblebee

500

This territory makes up the largest part of the Canadian Arctic

Nunavut 

500

He was a rep. from New York before becoming veep & then became our 13th president with the sudden death of Zachary Taylor

Filmore 

500

This territory's Winston Churchill Ave. runs to its northern border; the Carretera de la Frontera is on the opposite side

Gibraltar 

500

It's the NATO phonetic alphabet code word that fits the category

Whiskey