California
A theme park that has two famous mice as mascots
Disneyland
FDR's Secretary of Labor and the first woman to hold a cabinet position.
Frances Perkins
Canadian province that borders Michigan
Ontario
What you hide at the bank; keeps cloth in place
PIN
This hunky, denim-wearing rockstar was born in NJ but recorded "Born in the USA" in LA
Bruce Springsteen
Below-sea-level basin national park that spans California & Nevada
Death Valley
ALL GUESS: A fire at a New York factory that killed nearly 150 garment workers
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Detroit-based rapper who was the subject of the film "8 Mile"
Eminem
Nutrition benefit; display of approval from beat poet
SNAP
NJ's Capital city where George Washington lead an early morning raid
Trenton
Also known as the "Salad Bowl of the Nation," John Steinbeck's hometown and an inspiration for his book "The Grapes of Wrath."
The Salinas Valley
Martin Luther King Jr. gave the speech "I've Been to the Mountaintop" at the height of this strike in 1968
Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike in 1968
The number of Great Lakes that border Michigan
Four
Recent law with green tax credits; NPR host ____ Glass
IRA
ALL GUESS: NJ is one of the top U.S. producers of these bog fruits used as a thanksgiving side
Cranberries
Name one of the main two organizers behind the United Farm Workers Union
Dolores Huerta and/or Cesar Chavez
This person founded the National Domestic Workers' Union of America and worked to fight for women's rights and end segregation
Dorothy Bolden
In 1982 a probate judge in his home state of Michigan declared this union leader legally dead.
Jimmy Hoffa
System for bank messages; rapid or speedy
SWIFT
Mythical creature that lives in Jersey swamps and inspired a sports team name
Jersey Devil
The largest internment camp that incarcerated over 18,000 Japanese Americans during WWII
Tule Lake
Filipino American Larry Itliong and others organized this strike to fight against the exploitation of farm workers in Coachella Valley, CA.
The 1965-1970 Delano Grape Strike
The public is only allowed to use buggies, bikes, and saddle horses on this Michigan resort island
Mackinac Island
SEC's database; first name of writer of "The Raven"
EDGAR
Actor who played the "connected" main character in a prestige drama and was recently granted the honor of having a Garden State Parkway rest stop named after him
James Gandolfini