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EXPLORATION

200

'Around 1807, John Colter explored Yellowstone after he was released from this duo's expedition'

Lewis and Clark

400

'(Jon of the Clue Crew reads next to a world map.) Leaving Portugal in July 1497, going around Africa & with the help of a pilot from Malindi, this explorer made it to India in 1498'

Vasco da Gama

600

'In 1769 this Brit found Tahiti by sailing west until he ran into it'

James Cook

800

'(Kelly reads next to a map.)
In 1845, Ludwig Leichhardt completed a 3,000-mile journey, finding a route to the North Coast and fertile pastures, exciting the people of this land'

Australia

1000

'He stumbled around the south in search of gold but did gain fame as the European discoverer of the Mississippi'

Hernando De Soto

WHEN THEY WERE TEENS

200

'This first lady was on her high school's debating team--good practice for her Senate career'

Hillary Clinton

400

'In his teens, Bono wanted to be an actor, so he started his own theatre company at his school in this Irish capital'

Dublin

600

'Spider-Man wasn't there to protect her when she was menaced by giant spiders in "Jumanji"'

Kirsten Dunst

800

'As a student at Eton, he did have his own laptop computer, despite being second in line to the British throne'

Prince William

1000

'In the '70s she was a high school cheerleader in Virginia; "Today" she anchors the network news'

Katie Couric

YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT WEARING THAT

200

'This suit... well, it's formal & the cummerbund & bow tie that go with it do seem a bit much for 4th period math'

tuxedo

400

'A suit of this, huh? Well, chain mail may be hip now, young man, but we all know the Maximilian type is the way to go!'

armor

600

'For gosh sakes, you're not really going to wear these paired equine accessories seen here, are you?'

blinders or blinkers

800

'Seriously? This type of plain-woven sack made of coarse jute or hemp fabric is your choice? Not today, Mr.!'

burlap

1000

'Maybe no one told you this whale-bone-stiffened undergarment went out of style around 1907, to women's relief'

corset

ALL ABOUT ANIMALS

200

'The boto, also known as the Amazon dolphin or porpoise, is native to this continent'

South America

400

'Guinness says this bear has the vastest home land range of any land mammal: about 11,500 miles a year'

polar bear

600

'The "mute" type of this graceful waterfowl isn't really silent: it hisses, grunts & even makes snoring sounds'

swan

800

'Among amphibians, toads have 4 of these & caecilians, which look like earthworms, don't have any'

legs

1000

'This kind of camel can run up to 40 miles per hour, & its name is from the Greek for "running"'

dromedary

THE "PROM"

200

'This is a declaration that something will be done; my daughter demands a pinky one'

promise

400

'It's an advancement in rank or position; you'll definitely want to get one at your job'

promotion

600

'If we were in a play & you forgot what to say, this type of cue would be whispered to you quickly from offstage'

prompt

800

'It's a march if you're doing a square dance, or an area for walking, like Santa Monica's Third Street one'

promenade

1000

'This is a high point of land projecting beyond the line of the coast'

promontory