U.S. Cities
Edible Responses
Historic People
16-Letter Words
Atlantis
200

The site for this state capital was chosen because of its location midway between Pensacola & St. Augustine

Tallahassee

200

Nationality of author Hans Christian Andersen

Danish

200

In the 990s this son of Erik the Red brought Christianity to Greenland

Leif Ericson

200

Sir Francis Drake completed this type of round-the-world voyage on Sept. 26, 1580

circumnavigation

200

The main sources of the legend of Atlantis are works called "Critias" and "Timaeus" both by this Greek

Plato

400

This California city on San Pedro Bay was originally called Willmore City, but was renamed for its 8 1/2 mile beach

Long Beach

400

Dr. Scholl's gel pads could relieve you from the pain of these

Corn

400

In 1589 he was appointed professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa

Gallileo

400

Elliot met one in a 1982 blockbuster

extraterrestrial

400

Atlantis was named after a king called this, just like a titan

Atlas

600

In addition to being a major seaport for cargo, it's the world's largest cruise port

Miami

600

Often considered the father of empiricism, this philosopher's famous Novum Organum was in the required reading for Marcy and Ryan's freshman biology course

Francis Bacon

600

"Pig-Sticking or Hog-Hunting" and "Scouting for Boys" are among the books by this former British solider

Sir Robert Baden-Powell

600

Uncle Mark is one

Anesthesiologist

600

Some think the purported orderly society of Atlantis was an inspiration for this 1516 work by Thomas Moore

Utopia

800

A stone obelisk dedicated to President William McKinley stands in this New York city's Niagara Square

Buffalo

800

Among politicians, it means to speak or write equivocally on an important issue

waffle

800

This American was known as the "Napoleon of Luzon"

Douglas MacArthur

800

This comes from the Hoover dam

hydroelectricity

800

A stop in Atlantis is barely a blip on the itinerary in this 1870 Jules Verne novel

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

1000

At 64 stories the USX Tower in this Steel City is one of the tallest buildings in the eastern U.S.

Pittsburgh

1000

Potassium nitrate has historically been used in gunpowder, preserving meats, and fertilizers. It is commonly known as this.

Saltpeter

1000

This U.S. president is the most recent to have had red hair

Dwight Eisenhower

1000
Power created by straining certain types of crystals like quartz.

piezoelectricity

1000
Many think Atlantis refers to this culture that flourished on the island of Crete about 5000 years ago

Minoan