U.S. GEOGRAPHY
THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY
FAMOUS FIRSTS
METALS
FRUIT
100

This swamp in the southeast is drained by the Saint Marys & Suwannee Rivers

the Okefenokee

100

Shirley Jones' stepson, he became a teen idol playing her TV son Keith Partridge

David Cassidy

100

In 1933 Western Union dispatched its 1st singing one of these to Rudy Vallee, in honor of his birthday

a telegram

100

The "stainless" type of this alloy contains at least 12% chromium

steel

100

As you can tell from its name, a tangor is a cross between these 2 citrus fruits

a tangerine & an orange

200

It's by far the most populous county in Illinois

Cook County

200

It's the mode of transportation the family used to get from gig to gig

a bus

200

Modeled in Paris in 1946, the 1st of these 2-piece bathing suits was cotton, with a newspaper design

a bikini

200

Titanium oxide has replaced poisonous compounds of this heavy metal in white paint

lead

200

Oriental sweet-and-sour dishes often include chunks of this tropical fruit

pineapple

300

St. Louis & Biloxi are among this state's largest bays

Mississippi

300

As a teen she made her TV debut as Laurie Partridge

Susan Dey

300

56 delegates representing 12 colonies attended the 1st meeting of this Sept. 5, 1774

the Continental Congress

300

This precious metal has the highest known electrical & thermal conductivity of any metal

silver

300

This fruit whose Spanish name is granada appears on the city of Granada's coat of arms

the pomegranate

400

Rhode Island's Providence River flows into this bay

Narragansett

400

Of their 7 Top 40 hits, only this song reached No. 1:

"I was sleeping and right in the middle of a good dream / Like all at once I wake up from something that keeps knocking at my brain / Before I go insane..."

"I Think I Love You"

400

In 1932 this N.Y. village hosted the 1st Winter Olympics in the U.S.; Governor F. Roosevelt opened the Games

Lake Placid

400

This metal, symbol Sn, is the principal mineral product of Bolivia

tin

400

Iraq is a leading producer of this desert fruit that is 75% to 85% sugar when dry

a date

500

The 13 peaks of the Presidential Range are part of this New Hampshire mountain range

the White Mountains

500

Played by Dave Madden, he was the Partridges' manager

Reuben Kincaid

500

In 1943 this Humperdinck classic became the 1st opera televised in its entirety

Hansel and Gretel

500

The metal known as Wolfram in Germany & other European countries is called this in the United States

tungsten

500

The Catawba & Black Corinth are types of this fruit

a grape