TAKING THE DRIVING TEST
This state agency, the DMV for short, administers the test
Department of Motor Vehicles
Art supplies humor, as in this type of drawing that exaggerates certain features
a caricature
2-word term meaning to make an unresponsive program set you free; on a Mac it's command-option-escape
force quit
Let's chill at the New York public one; it has 92 locations & more than 55 million items, including DVDs
the library
On some journeys, this artificial waterway can save ships 8,000 nautical miles
panama canal
This alliterative method to get your car alongside the curb just might be on the test
parallel parking
...inspiration, as in "Prince of Peace", a vision of him by then 8-year-old Akiane Kramarik
Jesus
Meaning overhyped, this word suggests a grilled meat sandwich without anything inside it
a nothing burger
Be it Bondi in Sydney or Redondo in Cali, it's always a fun day at this geographic feature
the beach
There are 35-foot-tall replicas of Heinz ketchup bottles at Heinz Field in this U.S. city
Pittsburgh
To take the test in most states, you'll need this proof of financial responsibility in case anything goes wrong
insurance
...a new perspective, as in "Ma Jolie", his 1911 portrait of his girlfriend as a heap of triangles
Picasso
It's a less-than-chiseled paternal physique
dad bod
Sometimes it's fun to relax at home with your pals & listen to hits like "Natural" & "Believer" by this beastly band
imagine dragons
Lieutenant Joseph Ives gave this name to a brilliantly colored Arizona desert, now partly within Petrified Forest National Park
the painted desert
Mirrors aren't enough--look over your shoulder to check these areas before changing lanes
blind spots
...history lessons, as in Benjamin West's depiction of a 1755 battle in this North American war
french and indian war
Double-talk way of saying something or someone is insane or beyond understanding
cray cray
In the '80s, teen gamers hung in arcades to see ghosts named Blinky, Pinky, Inky & Clyde chase this guy around a maze
pac man
Confederation Bridge connects New Brunswick with this Canadian province
prince edward island
Failing to give this 3-word clearance to pedestrians can be an automatic failure
right of way
Art supplies fashion ideas--here's what 18th-century women wore for this outdoor activity (sidesaddle, of course)
riding
A 2018 conference on computational linguistics included 4 papers on detection of this untrue stuff you read & hear
fake news
Nowadays, teen gamers hang using voice & text chat on this app with a name meaning strife or lack of harmony
discord
This South African city was the capital of the Transvaa
pretoria