ADD A LETTER: GEOGRAPHY EDITION
AMAZING ANIMALS
THE 7 WONDERS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD
A THANKSGIVING FEAST
ART HISTORY
100
Italian city with some history, about 15 miles inland from the Tyrrhenian Sea & wherefore art thou, village? Near Pontiac, Michigan
Rome & Romeo
100
This largest animal also produces one of the loudest sounds, up to 180 decibels, that can be heard 100 miles away
a blue whale
100
he statue of this top Greek god at Olympia stood nearly 40 feet high & showed him seated on a gold- & jewel-encrusted throne
Zeus
100
In cold water, changed often, turkey takes about 30 minutes per pound to do this (not drown)
thaw
100
Lascaux Cave has outstanding prehistoric art, including the Hall of these animals seen here
the Bulls
200
Present country stretching across Europe & Asia at 6.6 mil. sq. miles & ex-German land stretching from that country to Belgium
Russia & Prussia
200
The heaviest tree dwellers on earth are these animals of Sumatra & Borneo that can weigh up to 300 pounds
orangutans
200
The only still-standing ancient wonder, they lie near Giza on a plateau on the Nile's west bank
the Pyramids
200
The pineapple in this salad must be canned, not fresh, or the salad's main ingredient won't set
Jell-O (gelatin) salad
200
The name of this Roman goddess adorns many a voluptuous female statue, including one "of Willendorf"
Venus
300
Ohio city where Wright-Patterson Air Force Base takes off not far away & Florida beach where NASCAR takes off differently
Dayton & Daytona
300
The world's largest invertebrate, it plays a prominent part in an 1870 French novel & a 1954 film
the giant squid
300
The temple of Artemis was wrecked by these invaders who sound like they were wearing black & listening to Joy Division
the Goths
300
You can make dessert the easy way by combining Libby's pumpkin pie mix with evaporated milk & these
eggs
300
To commemorate the July Revolution, Eugene Delacroix painted the allegorical this figure "Leading the People"
Liberty
400
Virginia county home to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & South Carolina home to a museum commemorating NASCAR history
Arlington & Darlington
400
Scientists named an anticoagulant found in the saliva of a species of this animal "draculin"
(vampire) bat
400
The ancient Greek Strabo said that this city's Hanging Gardens were watered from the Euphrates River
Babylon
400
Breadcrumbs are often the basis of this Thanksgiving staple food
stuffing
400
This "dotty" art theory & technique was developed by the Neo-Impressionists
Pointillism
500
The Midwest's 29th state & a Colorado county, both named after Native American peoples the
Iowa & Kiowa
500
"Bear" sometimes follows the name of this Aussie mammal that's actually 100% marsupial
a koala
500
The Pharos of Alexandria was one of these that stood on an island in the city harbor, with a fire lit at the top every night
a lighthouse
500
A simple method of doing this to sweet potatoes is to bake them with a mixture of butter & brown sugar
candying
500
2 syllables: This double-talk art history course on the style of Duchamp & Man Ray
Dada