U.S. Geography
Olympians
Double "L"
In the Red
The Queen
400
The 3-mile-long Golden Gate Strait connects this bay with the Pacific Ocean
What is the San Francisco Bay?
400
At Rio 2016, he blamed his glacial time of 9.81 secs. in the 100m on the short rest period between the semifinal & final
Who is Usain Bolt?
400
The name of this flavoring has also come to mean plain or ordinary
What is vanilla?
400
A poem by Robert Burns says that his love is like this red flower "that's newly sprung in June"
What is a rose?
400
She was queen when William Shakespeare was born & died when he was almost 40
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
800
Sometimes called the "Panhandle State", it has 2 panhandles, with Wheeling in one & Martinsburg in the other
What is West Virginia?
800
In 2014 Jonathan Toews, Chris Kunitz & Sidney Crosby led Canada to gold in this sport
What is hockey?
800
"Animal Farm" is one work from this author, who's name is now used to mean "dystopian" or "authoritarian"
Who is George Orwell?
800
Wally the Green Monster is the mascot of this Major League Baseball team
Who are the Red Sox?
800
Bey, Queen of the Beyhive
Who is Beyonce?
1200
The Jordan River rises in Utah Lake & empties into this one
What is the Great Salt Lake?
1200
Opponents flip over Kayla Harrison, winner of 2012 & 2016 golds in the 78kg division of this martial art
What is judo?
1200
A metal capable of being shaped by hammering or pressure is said to be this
What is malleable?
1200
If you're caught up in this sticky sounding stuff, you're in a bureaucratic mess
What is red tape?
1200
The reigning queen of Canada
Who is Queen Elizabeth?
1600
Though it's the fourth-largest state in area, barely 1 million people live there
What is Montana?
1600
What is archery?
1600
In fashion, types of these include Mandarin, Chelsea & ruff
What are collars?
1600
Stephen Crane was 25 when he wrote this novel, "An Episode of the Civil War"
What is The Red Badge of Courage?
1600
Who is Queen Isabella?
2000
Waterfalls on this serpentine river include Shoshone Falls & Twin Falls
What is the Snake River?
2000
The triumphant 2016 U.S. women's gymnastics team had 2 holdovers from 2012: Gabby Douglas & this captain
Who is Aly Raisman?
2000
John Dryden wrote, "What passion cannot music raise and" do this, meaning to pacify or quiet
What is "quell"?
2000
In Russian, this central Moscow area is known as Krasnaya Ploshchad
What is the Red Square?
2000
"Off with her head!" shouts this Queen, of Alice in Wonderland fame
Who is the Queen of Hearts?