Lakes
The 20th Century
Hodgepodge
Ancient History
State Flags and Symbols
100

Small islets in this largest Utah lake are nesting places for gulls & other birds

The (Great) Salt Lakes

100

In 1955 this Anaheim attraction opened to become "The Happiest Place on Earth"

Disneyland 

100

Sierra, the magazine of the Sierra Club, is published in this City by the Bay

San Francisco 

100

Ostia stood at the mouth of this river, about 15 miles from Rome

Tiber

100

This heavenly symbol is on more than 15 of the 50 flags, including those of Alaska & Tennessee

Stars

200

Lake Biwa, known for its pearl culture industry, is this country's largest freshwater lake

Japan 

200

In 1945 a former Du Pont chemist invented these airtight containers typically sold at parties

Tupperware 

200

This porcine Muppet advises, "Never eat anything at one sitting that you can't lift"

Miss Piggy

200

This founder of The Academy was ill at the time of Socrates' execution & was not present

Plato 

200

Its state reptile is the mountain boomer lizard, not the Sooner lizard

Oklahoma 

300

In the 1950s Owen Falls Dam in Uganda was built on the Nile, raising the level of this lake 3 feet

Lake Victoria 

300

On Dec. 5, 1933 at 5:32 p.m., drinkers toasted the end of this

Prohibition 

300

It's the last month of the year that has only 30 days

November

300

This city on the Euphrates became important during the reign of its Amorite King Hammurabi

Babylon 

300

Its state boat is the Nautilus even though it's the Constitution State

Connecticut 

400

At 350 miles, it's the longest of the Great Lakes

Superior 

400

In late 1990 34 European & North American nations signed the Charter of Paris, officially ending this "War"

Cold War

400

One of Alabama's nicknames, the "Yellowhammer State", refers to a color on uniforms worn during this war

Civil War

400

Roman emperor Claudius wrote a history, now lost, of this pre-Roman people of Central Italy

Etruscans 

400

This New England state's bird & tree both have red in their names

Rhode island 

500

German-speaking Swiss call it Vierwaldstatter See, or "Lake of Four Forest Cantons"


Lake Lucerne 

500

On Feb. 11, 1975 this person succeeded Edward Heath as leader of Britain's Conservatives

Margaret Thatcher 

500

There's an outstanding portrait gallery inside Gripsholm Castle in this Scandinavian country

Sweden

500

This city was the capital of Egypt's Old Kingdom & later, the seat of the Persian governors

Memphis

500

Its state coat of arms features a king on the left & a goddess of liberty on the right

Hawaii