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Sailors use specific terms, such as calling a room with a toilet the "head," and a ship's wall the "bulkhead”.  The term “porthole" is used to describe this.

Window

200

With a population of over 40 million people, 1 in 12 people in the U.S. live in California, which is more than live in all of Canada combined, however 1 in 4 of them weren’t born there.  Most have immigrated from this country.

Mexico (followed by the Philippines, China, India, and Vietnam)

200

Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States and combines elements of tennis, badminton, and this sport that volleys a small lightweight ball back-and-forth.

Ping Pong

200

A baby owl, is called this.

Owlet or Fledgling

200

The U.S. Navy saw a significant increase in interest and enlistment in the naval aviation officer program after the release of this 1986 film.

Top Gun

400

The United States Military Academy (Army) at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, have one of the biggest and oldest rivalries in this college sport, going back to 1890.

Football (U.S. Navy leads the series 60–49–7.)

400

Talk about a disaster!  Californian experiences over 100,000 of these every year, but most Californias shake it off,

Earthquakes

400

There are actually 2 different types of pickleballs, an outdoor version with 40 of these, and an indoor version with only 26.

Holes

400

Baby bears are called by this name.  

Cubs

400

Pool tables are usually covered with green felt cloth, to represent the this, where the game was originally played.

Grass, or lawn

600

Sailors training to work on this type of ship train for months at a time without seeing day or night, in confined living spaces, and with no privacy.

Submarines

600

Symbolizing the states wildlife, and once its largest and fiercest predator, this California state animal actually became extinct in 1922, but lives on as a symbol on the state flag.

California Grizzly Bear

600

In Pickleball, your team can only score when one of you are doing this, to start. 

Serving

600

This, the baby name for a Kangaroo.

Joey

600

The iconic “Da Bears” name originated from a skit on this 1991 comedy TV show that still airs today.

Saturday Night Live


800

While they make up less than 1% of the Navy, this group of highly trained top secret members of the Navy are called the “Sea, Air and Land”, or better known as this acronym, also the name of an aquatic animal.

SEAL

800

California produces 90% of wine in the U.S., as well as 90% of this green fruit with a large pit inside.q

Avocado

800

The 7ft area of the court on each side of the net that is closest to the net, where you can’t volley the ball while standing is known as this area.

The Kitchen

800

A baby cow and a baby whale, both share this name.

Calf

800

Dating back to the 1890s, Buffalo, New York, was the first city to host this type of running race on Thanksgiving morning in 1896.

Turkey Trot

1000

Navy jails are used for short-term confinement, holding military personnel awaiting trial or those with short sentences, and this term is used for both naval bases and ships.

Brig

1000

California is the home of wetsuits, barbie dolls, and this crisp, sugary wafer cookie with a small paper slip inside stating your future and lucky numbers.  While not Chinese in origin, this treat is commonly served as a dessert in Chinese restaurants.

Fortune Cookie

1000

Pickleball is known as “pukaball” in this language, because the word puka means “hole and pickleballs are full of holes.

Hawaii

1000

A hatchling is the baby name for this reptile.

Aligator or Crockadile

1000

Point Loma was the first European landing in California, by explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542, from this European country.

Spain