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American Holidays
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PUNNY & NOT-PUNNY DEFINITIONS
Sporting Events
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Type of unit used to measure 3-dimensional volume

cubic

100

This annual holiday, celebrated on October 31st, originated from ancient Celtic festivals and Christian traditions

Halloween

100

Home to an international airport, it's New Jersey's "Gateway City"

Newark

100

"To prepare for an exam insufficiently", or a Broadway acting replacement

under study

100

From 1934 until 1939, it was known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament

The Masters

200

The word, often pertaining to religion, comes from the Greek meaning "through the whole," that is "universal," "world-wide," "all inclusive", "broad-minded", whether part of a church or not

catholic

200

Since 1941, Thanksgiving is observed on this Thursday in November

The 4th Thursday

200

The biggest city in North Carolina, it was named for the wife of King George III

Charlotte

200

"The period before a short stroll", or the introductory statement of the U.S. Constitution

preamble

200

With an estimated sellout crowd of 267,925 people, it claims to be the best-attended single-day sporting event in the U.S.

Indy 500

300

A dead end is also known as a this. There is no through road or no exit road, and it is a street with only one inlet or outlet.

cul-de-sac

300

"Shrove Tuesday", the day before Lent starts, is commonly called this in New Orleans

Mardi Gras

300

Missouri's most populous city is Kansas City & Kansas' most populous is this city once part of the Chisholm Trail

Wichita

300

"Opposite of an amateur, that's also lengthy", or to keep something going  

prolong

300

3-year-olds run in the Kentucky Derby & the Preakness, & horses of this age run in the Belmont Stakes

3 years old

400

You probably avoid elevators if you're this type of person who fears being in a closed place

claustrophobic

400

Until June 1, 1954, this was officially called "Armistice Day"

Veteran's Day

400

This Florida city named for a president has more people than Miami & Tampa combined

Jacksonville

400

"A colossal brim of a cap", or an overseeing manager

supervisor

400

Held in Hawaii, it consists of a 2.4-mile ocean swim, a 112-mile bike race & a 26.2-mile run

Ironman Triathlon

500

vast, or relating to the universe

cosmic

500

This annual observance, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States, traces its origins to 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, two and a half years after it was issued.

Juneteenth

500

Home to the Wernher von Braun Planetarium & the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, this city is now Alabama's most populous

Huntsville

500

"A school class for a prisoner", or a large open space for crowds at an airport

concourse

500

The "All Star Game of Thoroughbred Racing", & racing's richest event, it's held each fall at a different track

The Breeder's Cup