OCTOBER IN HISTORY
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SAYS...
ASIAN GEOGRAPHY
TRANSPORT USA
TERRITORIAL GOVERNORS
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Before a revolutionary tribunal in October 1793, this queen was convicted of treason

Marie Antoinette

100

This danger, the subject of some thoughts by Stevie Nicks, can move downhill at double digit mph, faster than you

a landslide

100

The glaciers in this world's highest plateau located in western China have the largest volume of ice outside of the poles

Tibet

100

In this city with more fabled transit options, the No. 8 Muni bus & a little walking will take you from Pier 39 to Chinatown

San Francisco

100

Arkansas Gov. James Miller was once famous for his quote, "I will try, sir!" during this early 19th century war

the War of 1812

200

Joining the House, a bipartisan Senate vote in October 2002 authorized the use of military force against this nation

Iraq

200

Symbol Ti, it's one of the critical minerals to the U.S. economy & most of it is used in white pigments

titanium

200

The Johor Strait separates this city-state from the Malay Peninsula

Singapore

200

Upon reflection, it probably wasn't the best look for the brand when this bus line owned a meatpacking company from 1970 to 1983

Greyhound

200

Before his brief time as U.S. president, he served 12 years as governor of the Indiana Territory

William Henry Harrison

300

In Boston Harbor on October 21, 1797, this 44-gun U.S. Navy frigate was launched into service

The U.S.S. Constitution

300

The survey keeps an eye on this fish &, with a webcam near Hyder, Alaska, on the river named for it

salmon

300

This country's Ishikari River, sacred to the Ainu people, has been heavily polluted due to industrial growth

Japan

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300

PA is for Port Authority in this acronym for the train that's a vital link between Manhattan & New Jersey

PATH

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300

Florida Gov. William Pope Duval tried to be fair to these people; the wars named for them were before & after his 1822-1834 tenure

the Seminoles

400

In October 331 B.C. at the Battle of Gaugamela, Darius panicked & fled when this man's personal cavalry wheeled toward him

Alexander the Great

400

Earthquake data is crowdsourced via a program called DYFI, short for this question we often ask each other here in California

"Did You Feel It?"

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400

In this capital city's downtown you'll find the Royal Hashemite Court, aka Al-Maqar or "The Headquarters"

Amman, Georgia

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400

2,200 trains a day run between Boston & Washington, D.C. in what Amtrak calls the Northeast this type of passageway

Corridor

400

Frank Franz served as an Indian agent of the Osage Agency before becoming this territory's last governor in 1906

Oklahoma

500

This empire declared war on Russia in October of 1853, igniting the Crimean War

the Ottoman Empire

500

The 'Vey is working to protect water flow changes that may affect the plant called wild this grain, sacred to Great Lakes tribes

wild rice

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500

The capital city Ashgabat sits in this type of place--a contrast to much of Turkmenistan, & the Ashgabatis love their fountains

an oasis

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500

When the ferry can't go, Madeline Island in Lake Superior is accessible by this 2-word conduit, also in the title of a TV show

the Ice Road

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500

In 1941 its governor, Joseph Poindexter, protested the transfer of some of the Pacific Fleet to the Atlantic

Hawaii

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