"AP" EXAM
AMERICAN HISTORY
WHAT'S THE NAME?
THAT'S CRICKETS
AROUND NEW YORK CITY
100

Artemis is his twin sister

Apollo

100

Not that long ago in our galaxy, President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was commonly called this

Star Wars

100

Like a cheeseburger, but with onions & on rye bread:
____ melt

patty

100

In the movies he sings, "Always let your conscience be your guide"

Jiminy Cricket

100

It was the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1931 & would remain so for 40 years

the Empire State Building

200

It's the end of the world as we know it

apocalypse

200

Heading out on the Oregon Trail? Grab a prairie schooner in Independence in this Midwest state

Missouri

200

Ready to go:
____ on the spot

Johnny 

200

Fried crickets are a delicacy in this country but I'll just stick with pad see ew

Thailand

200

You must be a least 48 inches high to ride the Sling Shot, an extreme thrill ride found at Luna Park in this Brooklyn location

Coney Island

300

These plant pests are a favorite food of spiders & ladybugs

aphids

300

He made his fortune selling gear to miners in California, expanded it with railroads & founded a university

(Leland) Stanford

300

Act the clown:
____foolery

Tom

300

He led the band called The Crickets until his untimely death in 1959

Buddy Holly

300

Serving over 500,000 passengers each weekday, this transport hub is partly located under Madison Square Garden

Penn Station

400

It can mean a lack of interest, indifference or a lack of feelings

apathetic (apathy)

400

"One of those uncommon geniuses", said William Henry Harrison of this Shawnee chief whose people he defeated at Tippecanoe

Tecumseh

400

Totally excellent:
____ -dandy

Jim

400

The sport of cricket gave us this 2-word phrase for a difficult or awkward situation

sticky wicket

400

When the smell of orchids gives way to lion sweat, you're going from the New York Botanical Garden to this neighbor facility

the Bronx Zoo

500

It's an old term for a stroke, but it can also mean extreme anger

apoplexy

500

Frances Perkins first worked for FDR when he was governor of N.Y.; in 1933, he appointed her secretary of this department

Labor

500

It hangs from a plumb line:
plumb ____

bob

500

Mormon crickets, which are actually katydids, threatened crops in Utah in 1848 until a flock of these birds saved the day & ate them

seagulls

500

4th Avenue? There's no 4th avenue! Actually the avenue with this name was once 4th Avenue & in part of Lower Manhattan, still is

Park Avenue