THE 14th CENTURY
One cause of the 1337 start of the Hundred Years' War was when the III king of this name made a claim for the French throne
Edward
This Scottish city is known for local slang such as "gallus", which means bold or daring
Glasgow
Not "E pluribus unum" but this English national motto appears on the flags of Georgia & Mississippi
In God We Trust
This man whose name went on 2 continents explored the coast of Suriname in 1499
Amerigo Vespucci
After visiting Michael Jackson's family home in Gary, Ind., enjoy views of this Great Lake off I-94 East as you enter Benton Harbor
Lake Michigan
In a big climate switch, the Medieval Warm Period gave way to this "diminutive" era
the Little Ice Age
Antigua & Quetzaltenango are sites in the highlands of this country
Guatemala
In 1992 this state replaced the words "The Sunshine State" on its flag with the words "The Mount Rushmore State"
South Dakota
Simon Iturri Patiño was once Bolivia's rey del estaño, king of this metal in which the land is rich
tin
Put Kingman in your rear view, cruise I-40 & you'll be in Standin' on the Corner Park in this Arizona city in 3 hours
Winslow
During the Great Schism beginning in 1378, Robert of Geneva reigned as Clement VII, this 8-letter type of guy
Antipope
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The International Civil Rights Center & Museum in this city is housed in a former Woolworth's, a site of a nonviolent protest
Greensboro
Representations of the North Star & this other night sky feature appear on Alaska's flag
the Big Dipper
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The earliest European settlements in Belize were established in the 1600s by loggers from this country. Because Spain claimed sovereignty over the region, Spanish settlers repeatedly attacked them.
Great Britain
Columbia is about midway between these 2 same-state Midwest cities that squared off in the I-70 World Series in 1985
Kansas City and St. Louis
What is today this seaport on a peninsula was captured by the Ottomans in 1354, their first foothold in Europe
Gallipoli
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This area stretches roughly from Paradise Point to Coolangatta in Queensland & largely consists of beach resorts
the Gold Coast
This state's flag features the frigate Raleigh, built in Portsmouth in 1776 & the first ship to fly the U.S. flag in a sea battle
New Hampshire
Huascar co-ruled the Inca from Cuzco; his brother Atahualpa ruled from this city that also ends in "O"
Quito
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Enjoy 1,700 miles of the I-95 system, south from Bangor to this 2-word city whose name comes from Spanish for "mouse's mouth"
Boca Raton
In the 1380s, this Oxford theologian led an effort that translated the Bible into English
Wycliffe
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This place in India was dubbed "the Rome of the Orient", since it was a center for the Roman Catholic Church in the East
Goa
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This state's flag bears the words "Battle Born", referring to it becoming a state during the Civil War
Nevada
This Venezuelan president said in 2019 that protesters would not go unpunished & accused the U.S. of plotting against him
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It's about 2 1/2 hours going west on I-80 from Davenport to this state capital
Des Moines
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