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FACES OF AMERICA

200

'He's the humorist & Wild West star seen here'

Will Rogers

400

'He instituted the ultimate top ten list as a part of his job'

J. Edgar Hoover

600

'Evidently, paratroopers love this guy'

Geronimo

800

'This influential 19th-century abolitionist & author co-founded the newspaper The North Star'

(Frederick) Douglass

1000

'He's the former congressman, ambassador & big-city mayor seen here'

(Andrew) Young

I AM CURIOUS: YELLOW

200

'Florida's state butterfly has black & yellow stripes & is named after this equine that has black & white stripes'

a zebra

400

'Like Whitehorse & Orangeville, Yellowknife is a city in this country'

Canada

600

'White & yellow are the only 2 colors of balls that can be used in official pro tournaments in this sport'

tennis

800

'A Confederate marching song, this colorful 1850s ditty was a hit for Mitch Miller in the 1950s'

"The Yellow Rose of Texas"

1000

'About half of full-term newborns are yellow because they're this (overpigmented, not world-weary)'

jaundiced

CONQUER

200

'This man's 11th century conquest of England gave him the nickname "The Conqueror"'

William

400

'Around 336 B.C. this conqueror's army attacked & destroyed the Greek city of Thebes'

Alexander the Great

600

'The son of Nun, he succeeded Moses & conquered Canaan'

Joshua

800

'These people, a mix of Arabs & Berbers, conquered most of Spain in the 8th century'

the Moors

1000

'Forces of this European nation conquered Algiers in 1830, ending its use as a stronghold by pirates'

France

ONE-WORD MOVIE TITLES

200

'1994:
Sandra Bullock drives a bus really fast'

Speed

400

'2006:
Adam Sandler has a magic remote control'

Click

600

'1979:
Something not of the Earth bursts from John Hurt's chest (that'll leave a mark!)'

Alien

800

'1996:
Helen Hunt chases tornadoes to research a warning system'

Twister

1000

'1986:
Charlie Sheen is a soldier in Vietnam'

Platoon

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

200

'It borders Switzerland & Hungary'

Austria

400

'Country where "Dracula II: Ascension" & "Cold Mountain" were mainly filmed'

Romania

600

'The Risorgimento was the 19th century movement to unify this country'

Italy

800

'Prince Philippe (not to be confused with that British guy) is heir apparent to this Low Country's throne'

Belgium

1000

'Some people get testy if you put "the" before this country where the Dnieper reaches the sea'

Ukraine