Show:
IT HAPPENS IN FEBRUARY
SHORT STORIES
WHEN THEY WERE TEENS
RIGHT ON THE MONEY
AMERICANA
200
'In leap years, it's the last day in February'
the 29th
200
'James Joyce set his 1914 collection of short stories in this capital of Ireland'
Dublin
200
'Tyra Banks must love pets--when she was a teen, her dream was to be this kind of doctor'
a veterinarian
200
'The current $2 bill features Thomas Jefferson on the front & the signing of this document on the back'
the Declaration of Independence
200
'Its state animal is the grizzly bear, & the state tree is a type of redwood'
California
400
'This pro sport plays its all-star Pro Bowl in February'
football (the NFL accepted)
400
'The terrible title game of chance in this Shirley Jackson story takes place on June 27'
"The Lottery"
400
'Carmen Electra played Tiger Lily & Nick Lachey a lost boy in their school's production of this show'
Peter Pan
400
'The 2004 silver dollar honoring Thomas Edison was inscribed on the reverse side, "125th anniversary of" this invention'
the light bulb
400
'Ironically, this symbol of America was cast in London in 1752'
the Liberty Bell
600
'Held each February, this Florida contest is the premier race on the NASCAR circuit'
the Daytona 500
600
'This Poe story mentions "a low, dull, quick sound... as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton"'
"The Tell-Tale Heart"
600
'She was "All That" in getting her own self-titled sketch show on Nick in 1999'
Amanda Bynes
600
'The front of the $10 bill unveiled in 2005 features these 1st 3 words of the Preamble to the Constition'
"We the People"
600
'(Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns delivers the clue.) My 1st documentary shown on PBS, and later nominated for an Oscar, was about this magnificent 19th century New York City structure'
the Brooklyn Bridge
800
'It's the first day of Lent, when the residue of burnt palm fronds is applied to the forehead'
Ash Wednesday
800
'O! the ironic twist that ends his 1906 story "The Gift of the Magi"'
O. Henry
800
'Angie Harmon was in history class when she found out that she'd won this teen magazine's cover model contest'
Seventeen
800
'Federal Reserve notes bear the statement "This note is legal tender for all" these, "public and private"'
debts
800
'Virginia City, Nevada & this nearby state capital are known as "Sisters in History"'
Carson City
1000
'Each February, the Audubon Society sponsors the GBBC, the "Great Backyard" count of these animals'
birds
1000
'The character Jesse B. Semple figures prominently in many of this "Harlem" poet's short stories'
(Langston) Hughes
1000
'At age 13, Christian Slater was on Broadway portraying a youthful version of this Arthurian wizard'
Merlin
1000
'Bills printed in 2008 bear the signatures of Anna Cabral, U.S. Treasurer, & Henry Paulson, this official'
Secretary of the Treasury
1000
'If you want to go to the Texas State Fair, head for this "big" city, not the state capital'
Dallas