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CHOICE 4-LETTER WORDS

200

'You'd find this in the bowl section of the dry Midwest of the 1930s'

dust

400

'To the Chinese, it's a boat; on Wall Street, it's a bond with a low rating'

junk

600

'A great perk of being a presenter at an awards program like the Oscars is getting this assortment of free gifts'

swag

800

'Trojan warrior who was the son of Telamon, or the powdered cleanser named after him'

Ajax

1000

'This was the first inhabited territory of the U.S. that was seized by enemy forces in WWII'

Guam

TOP 40 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESSES?

200

'"I believe the children are our future; teach them well and let them lead the way"'

Whitney Houston

400

'"The past is gone; it went by like dusk to dawn... Dream on, dream on, dream yourself a dream come true"'

Aerosmith

600

'"Hey now, you're an all star, get your game on... all that glitters is gold; only shooting stars break the mold"'

Smash Mouth

800

'"I get knocked down but I get up again; you're never gonna keep me down"'

Chumbawamba

1000

'"Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens... & when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance"'

Lee Ann Womack

THE BRITISH ARE DIFFERENT

200

'A 1 followed by 9 zeroes is this term in the U.S.; the Brits call that number "a thousand million"'

a billion

400

'For emergencies, the Brits call this number that's 88 higher than the one we use'

999

600

'A U.S. calendar week begins with Sunday; on a British calendar, the week begins with this day'

Monday

800

'The British don't celebrate this U.S. holiday honoring a 1621 event, but they do have something called St. Swithin's Day'

Thanksgiving

1000

'Great Britain is officially divided into these, like Hampshire & other "shire"s'

counties

(WHOOPS)

200

'This Las Vegas mogul gestured to a $139 million Picasso he was selling & put his elbow through it'

(Steve) Wynn

400

'This Aegean country increased its GDP by including the black market but lost EU aid as it was no longer poor enough'

Greece

600

'Researchers found 2/3 of this company's employees use Google instead of its own MSN Search site'

Microsoft

800

'An orbiter destined for this planet was lost in 1999 due to confusion between metric & American measurements'

Mars

1000

'This country, home to Borat, misspelled the word "bank" on its currency'

Kazakhstan

OBSCURE AMERICA

200

'The Wigwam Motels along Route 66 were the basis for the Cozy Cone Motel in this animated flick'

Cars

400

'A lush valley of ranch land in Park County known as South Park can be found in this state'

Colorado

600

'The uninhabited Rose Atoll is part of this 7-island American territory that's part of Polynesia'

American Samoa

800

'Come face to face with wildlife at the Hiram Blauvelt Museum off this parkway whose name is New Jersey's nickname'

Garden State

1000

'The Norumbega Fault Zone runs from Penobscot Bay in this state through Massachusetts'

Maine