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STATE CAPITAL NICKNAMES

200

'The "Mile High City"'

Denver

400

'The "City of Paul Revere"'

Boston

600

'The "Fun-Tier Capital of Texas"'

Austin

800

'"Arkopolis"'

Little Rock, Arkansas

1000

'The "Bluegrass Capital"'

Frankfort, Kentucky

SO YOU WANT TO BE A FIREFIGHTER

200

'In Tempe, Arizona one of your main responsibilities is naturally to learn the layout of these mains'

Water mains

400

'A Virginia Beach firefighter waives his right to do this on or off duty -- & especially, we guess, in bed'

Smoke

600

'A physical exam may require you to lift & extend a 20- or 24-foot aluminum one of these'

Ladder

800

'An applicant in San Jose will be tested with this device, like Ben Stiller in "Meet the Parents"'

Polygraph/lie detector

1000

'In Anchorage, you must be certified as an EMT 1 or as this related job'

Paramedic

MAGIC

200

'The legendary Dai Vernon was known as "The Man Who Fooled" this escape king'

Harry Houdini

400

'Magician's instrument seen here in the logo of a magical organization
(Magic Dealers Association)'

Wand

600

'Dice tricks are part of this category of magic, also a type of movie shot'

Close-up magic

800

'Vegas star Lance Burton knew his future profession at age 5 when a magician pulled this from behind his ear'

Coin

1000

'"Magic Man" & "Street Magic" are TV specials featuring this young trickster'

David Blaine

THE '40s

200

'In 1942 RCA plated a master copy of Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" this color to honor a million sold'

Gold

400

'In his first speech as prime minister May 13, 1940 he delivered the blood, toil, tears & sweat line'

Winston Churchill

600

'In 1942 an "A" ration card allowed you 3 gallons of this a week'

Gasoline

800

'In June 1947 this general accepted Columbia University's offer to become its president'

Dwight D. Eisenhower

1000

'The women for whom Walter Annenberg founded this magazine in 1944 are now on Social Security'

Seventeen

THE ENDS IN "X" FILES

200

'Dude! It's a Keanu movie!'

The Matrix

400

'A 2-tenant dwelling with separate entrances'

Duplex

600

'Oh my gosh! It's the most exciting point in a dramatic narrative!'

Climax

800

'This bacterial cattle disease whose name is from the Greek for "coal" can be transmitted to humans'

Anthrax

1000

'It can be the highest point in someone's career or the highest point of a building'

Apex