Famous Deans
Born in Steubenville, OH this famous Dean would become best known for his time on the Vegas Strip, often with pals Joey, Peter, Sammy, and Frank.
Who is Dean Martin?
This verb's dictionary definition is to "leave one's job and cease to work". Strangely, no mention of golf is found...
What is retire?
Augusta National Golf Club hosts the Master's Tournament each yeah, in this state.
What is Georgia?
Per the American Community Survey, this Illinois county had over 84,000 people commute to it per day from out of state on a regular basis between 2009 - 2013.
What is Cook County?
(Another 406,000+ from outside that county but within IL)
This is the largest US City that does not have a professional sports team. Cathy, what gives?
What is Austin, TX?
Actor John Vernon played Dean Wormer in this 1978 classic film.
What is Animal House?
In 2018, about 930,000 people over a certain age, retired across state lines to these 5 states. (Please name 2)
What are Florida, Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas?
The number of clubs you can have in your bag, per the USGA. Turns out a "Golfer's Dozen" is greater than a "Baker's Dozen"!
What is 14?
This mode of public transportation was listed as the primary method for 46.3% of commuters who use public transport, the most common in 2019.
What is a bus?
This is the only US state capital with three words in its name.
What is Salt Lake City, UT?
Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Dean Foods is the largest of the these manufacturers and distributors in the US.
What is a dairy?
53% of men, but just 33% of women said that they plan to partake in this activity a few times a year in retirement.
What is golf?
Finish a hole of golf one under par and you've got a birdie. Two under par would be an eagle. Three under par would score you one of these.
What is an albatross?
Not as scenic as I-88, this interstate highway was recorded as the busiest in Illinois, having been driven on for 4.6 billion miles in 2011.
What is I-55?
This city's capital building is the tallest in the nation at 450 feet. I wonder the top is above sea level?
What is Baton Rogue, LA?
This famous Dean has written at least 150 books in his career, and is still writing strong at age 76, having just published The Other Emily this year.
Who is Dean Koontz?
This legendary NFL quarterback's final career game was a Super Bowl victory, having won back-to-back championships with his Denver Bronco teammates.
Who is John Elway?
Before the widespread use of tees, a small pile of this was used to elevate a golf ball from the ground in the tee box.
What is sand?
Per data collected from 2017 - 2020, in Northeast Illinois, on Interstate highways, this day of the week observed the most annual average daily traffic.
At 5.9 million, this capital city has the nation's largest metropolitan population. What a peach!
What is Atlanta, GA?
Despite appearing in Blockbuster movies like Lethal Weapon 2, Total Recall, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Dean Norris is most known for his role as DEA Agent Hank Schrader on this popular TV series.
What is Breaking Bad?
After a career of accelerating protons (and antiprotons) to 99.999954% the speed of light, the Tevatron particle accelerator was shut down on 9/29/2011 at this national laboratory in Batavia, IL.
What is Fermilab?
Golf is not the only sport to be "played" on the Moon. During the Apollo 14 mission, and astronaut tossed one of these.
What is a javelin?
In 2017, this alternative overtook public transportation for 2nd place, behind driving alone on the list of ways to "commute to" work.
What is working from home?
This capital city is the furthest from its own state's geographic center, being located only 8 miles north of the Colorado border.
What is Cheyenne, WY?