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STARTS WITH "WH"

200

'Speak softly'

Whisper

400

'It's the watery part of milk that separates from the curds when making cheese'

Whey

600

'It's the gentle neighing of a horse'

Whinny

800

'In 1948 Harry Truman toured the country during this type of railroad campaign'

Whistle Stop

1000

'It's to get something by coaxing or flattery'

Wheedle

ANNUAL EVENTS

200

'Christmas festivities in this Utah city begin with the lighting of Temple Square in November'

Salt Lake City

400

'In May, 1993, this city on the Riviera held its 46th International Film Festival'

Cannes

600

'Inspired by a short story, Angels' Camp in Calaveras County, CA, hosts this type of contest each May'

Jumping-Frog Contest

800

'In autumn, Lake Havasu City, AZ, celebrates the dedication of this landmark'

London Bridge

1000

'The first weekend in October, Las Cruces, in this state, has a whole enchilada fiesta'

New Mexico

SCIENCE

200

'In breathing it's the gas you expel to the atmosphere'

Carbon Dioxide

400

'Erosion from these created fjords & drumlins'

glaciers

600

'Scientist John Dalton suffered from the red-green type of this'

Colorblindness

800

'The surfaces of this type of element can be anodized'

Metal

1000

'He discovered that if nitroglycerin was absorbed by an inert substance, it wouldn't explode from shock'

Alfred Nobel

SPORTS

200

'From 1982-87, she held the top rank in tennis for all but 22 weeks of a 270-week stretch'

Martina Navratilova

400

'Dave "Tiger" Williams holds the career record for penalty minutes in this sport with 3,966'

Ice Hockey

600

'This Dolphins quarterback has passed for over 400 yards in a single game a record 10 times'

Dan Marino

800

'In 1993, this Seattle center fielder tied a Major League record by hitting home runs in eight straight games'

Ken Griffey, Jr.

1000

'In 1980, this U.S. speed skater became the first athlete to win five individual gold medals in one Olympics'

Eric Heiden

HIGHWAYS & BYWAYS

200

'As Wall Street is associated with stocks, this NYC street is associated with advertising'

Madison Avenue

400

'This Paris main street recently received a facelift and 850 underground parking spaces'

Champs Elysees

600

'Roxbury, Spago, & The Whiskey are on this Los Angeles street's "strip"'

Sunset Boulevard

800

'In this city, you can enter Tiananmen Square off Changan Avenue'

Beijing/Peking

1000

'Collins Avenue runs through Miami Beach's South Beach and the Embarcadero runs through this city's North Beach'

San Francisco