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NORTH AMERICAN EXPLORERS

200

'In the winter (!) of 1857 Randolph Marcy led a heroic march across these Colorado mountains'

Rocky Mountains

400

'In 1755 John Finley tempted this young wagoneer with tales of Kentucky lands he'd seen'

Daniel Boone

600

'Nathaniel Pitt Langford explored & became the first superintendent of this first U.S. national park'

Yellowstone

800

'A "hole" in Wyoming is named for this 19th century explorer & mountain man'

David E. Jackson

1000

'In 1631 Luke Foxe proved Hudson Bay doesn't lead to this much-sought waterway'

Northwest Passage

WAR TRIGGERS

200

'The sinking of the U.S. battleship Maine'

Spanish-American War

400

'The attack on Fort Sumter'

The Civil War

600

'The abduction of Helen by Paris'

Trojan War

800

'The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand'

World War I

1000

'The 1982 invasion of the Malvinas Islands, as the invaders called them'

Falkland Islands War

I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO

200

'This tearful tough guy seen here finally won the big award in 1970'

John Wayne (won Oscar)

400

'It's the artistic finished product depicting a woman crying seen here'

Totem pole

600

'A tear or two "tracked" down this man's face when his golden dream was realized'

Michael Johnson

800

'Until exposed as a fake, the Spanish statue seen here reportedly cried tears of this'

Blood

1000

'It's the sad country where the photo was taken in 1940'

France

HOMOPHONES

200

'Entreatments that precede "Thank You"'

Please & pleas

400

'Run the flag up one to take a survey on how many people would salute'

Pole & poll

600

'Thick as a brick or dings in a fender'

Dense & dents

800

'Fall back to plant again'

Recede & reseed

1000

'A speck of dust or the area around a castle'

Mote & moat

IT'S MY PARTY

200

'"Honest Abe" was the first U.S. chief executive from this political party'

Republican Party

400

'This country's controversial new prime minister Vajpayee is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party'

India

600

'This party took power in England after 18 years on the sidelines when Tony Blair won in 1997'

Labour

800

'A Conservative Party member in Canada or a loyalist during the American Revolution'

Tory

1000

'Pat Choate was Ross Perot's running mate for this party in 1996'

Reform