SCREEN TEST
STATE CAPITALS AKA
IT'S A CRIME!
ALPHABETIC HOMOPHONES
THE QUEEN
ENDANGERED ANIMALS
AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL ZOO
400

The "Star Trek" universe: Mr. Spock's emotionless race

Vulcan

400

Legendary rising bird

Phoenix

400

Lying under oath

perjury

400

It's a ball support in both golf & football

a tee

400

She was queen when William Shakespeare was born, & died when he was almost 40

Elizabeth I

400

They're symbols of peace & friendship, & sadly, in their native China, only about 1,800 giant pandas remain in the wild, primarily due to destruction of the forests that provide this tall, woody grass that these guys can each eat over 50 pounds of daily

bamboo

800

In "Bridge of Spies": the city where the bridge is located

Berlin

800

A later apostle

St. Paul

800

Illegally avoiding paying the government on state, federal or local levels

tax evasion

800

A noisy bird

a jay

800

She sponsored Columbus' voyages, bringing wealth & power to Spain

Isabella of Castille

800

Without native mammals present, kiwis thrived for over 35 million years, but today they're endangered & facing extinction, largely because they're flightless and can't escape from introduced predators in this, their native country

New Zealand

1200

Michael Fassbender plays an "Apple" grower: the title

Steve Jobs

1200

On "The Simpsons" it comes between C. & Burns

Montgomery

1200

2-word term for stealing & using someone's personal information to commit fraud

Identity theft

1200

"She" in France


elle

1200

This queen consort of Louis XVI inspired many women to emulate her extravagant style

Marie Antoinette

1200

Known since ancient times & extinct in the wild until recent reintroductions, the scimitar-horned oryx is noted for its long, curved horns; if one breaks off, it doesn't grow back, which may have inspired the myth of this legendary creature

the unicorn

1600

"The Blind Side": the Best Actress winner

Sandra Bullock
1600

DAILY DOUBLE !!!!!

Ancient Greek site of athletic fame

Olympia

1600

A federal statute fighting this type of crime includes assault motivated by disability, gender identity & sexual orientation

a hate crime

1600

A get-together for quilters

a bee

1600

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!!!!!!!

Also known as Makeda, in the Bible she visited King Solomon

the Queen of Sheba

1600

With fewer than 50,000 left in the wild, Asian elephants, like their larger African cousins, are facing extinction due to habitat loss, human-elephant conflict, & this crime, the illegal killing, capturing, or stealing of wildlife

poaching

2000

"The Martian": the director

Ridley Scott

2000

A Plains-dwelling Native American tribe

Cheyenne

2000

A word for taking over a plane led to this word for taking someone's automobile

carjacking

2000

It can precede bass or bed

sea

2000

14th century Queen Margaret I of Denmark took on this commercial league to win back coastal strongholds

the Hanseatic League

2000

The Sumatran tiger is the smallest subspecies & has the narrowest stripes; largely due to habitat loss & the illegal wildlife trade, there are as few as 400 left on their native island in this country

Indonesia