GEOGRAPHICAL PEOPLE
WORLD CITIES
UP OR DOWN PHRASES
FAMOUS RELATIVES
1952
100

Bob … Arkansas hometown of President Bill Clinton

Hope

100

In what country would you find Sparta, Thebes, and Athens?

Greece

100

To end a relationship … or, to start laughing.

Break Up

100

Of nine siblings in this family, Joe, Vince, and Dom all went into baseball.

DiMaggio

100

During 1952, the worst single outbreak of this disease affected 58,000 people, mostly children.

Polio. In 1952 – coincidentally, the first year the polio vaccine was tested – more than 3,000 died of the disease and 21,000 were left with mild to severe paralysis.

200

Janet … Second-largest city in Nevada

Reno

200

In what country would you find Tikrit, Mosul, and Baghdad?

Iraq

200

To forgive after an argument … or, cosmetics.

Make Up
200

They are Lloyd Bridges’ two sons.

Beau and Jeff

200

On November 4, 1952, this Republican candidate for the US presidency defeated Democrat Adlai Stevenson.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

300

Joe … State known as Big Sky Country

Montana

300

In what country would you find Utrecht, The Hague, and Amsterdam?

The Netherlands 

300

To refuse a request … or, to decrease the volume of a radio or TV.

Turn Down

300

They are Carrie Fisher’s parents.

Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher

300

On February 6, 1952, Britain’s King George VI died of lung cancer and other ailments. Who succeeded him?

His daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2023 as the longest reigning monarch in British history

400

Michael … Small Middle Eastern country

Jordan

400

In what country would you find Negril, Montego Bay, and Kingston?

Jamaica

400

To drive in reverse … or, to copy your computer’s data.

Back Up

400

She is Jon Voight’s daughter.

Angelina Jolie

400

On October 16, 1952, this British silent film star, who had lived in the US for more than three decades, was blocked from reentering the country because of his political views and alleged immoral behavior.

Charlie Chaplin. He didn’t re-enter the United States for another 20 years.

500

John … Fifth-largest county of Ireland

Kerry

500

In what country would you find Grenada, Valencia, and Bilbao?

Spain

500

A mechanical failure … or, a sudden collapse in mental health.

Breakdown

500

At age 54, this silent film star became the son-in-law of playwright Eugene O’Neill, who was just one year younger than he.

Charlie Chaplin

500

On March 10, 1952, General Fulgencio Batista reclaimed power as the dictator of this country. Seven years later, he was overthrown in a coup.

Cuba