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SHIP NAMES

200

'The Cunard liner Carpathia arrived 1 hour & 20 minutes after this other ship went down'

the Titanic

400

'The name of this Spanish slave ship, the subject of a Spielberg film, means "friendship"'

Amistad

600

'A pro-war slogan of 1898 was "Remember" this ship, "to hell with Spain!"'

the Maine

800

'One of the first frigates built for the U.S. Navy, it was launched in Boston on Oct. 21, 1797'

the Constitution

1000

'A white concrete & steel structure spans the hull of this sunken battleship, a national memorial since 1962'

the Arizona

AMAZING ANIMALS

200

'The biggest hunting parties in the animal kingdom are by these ants that can be over 200,000 strong'

army ants

400

'The heaviest tree dwellers on earth are these animals of Sumatra & Borneo that can weigh up to 300 pounds'

orangutans

600

'This shark, named for its size, has thousands of teeth, but each is just 3 millimeters long, hence its not quite fearsome jaws'

a whale shark

800

'More than 140 species of these reef makers all spawn at the same time in the world's largest event of its kind'

coral

1000

'Found throughout North America, the whistling type of this has the most feathers of any bird, over 25,000'

swans

THAT'S EXPENSIVE!

200

'"Antiques Roadshow" veteran Kenneth Gloss put a $25-35 million price tag on a 1st edition Bible printed by this man'

Gutenberg

400

'Nothing says romance like eating this fungus, particularly a black perigord from France'

truffles

600

'In 2010 his hitting & third base playing services cost the Yankees $33 million'

Alex Rodriguez

800

'This pop artist's painting "Eight Elvises" sold for $100 million in 2008'

Warhol

1000

'Got $675,000? Then the Alma-Tadema, a piano made by this company founded by a 19th c. German man, could be yours'

Steinway

DOUBLE E, DOUBLE O

200

'A revealing woman's blouse, or a game to play with Baby'

peekaboo

400

'A pony, a feather & macaroni are featured in the first verse of this song'

Yankee Doodle

600

'2-word anatomical term for a craving for candy'

a sweet tooth

800

'Flying targets simulate the flight of game birds in this 2-word activity; pull!'

skeet shooting

1000

'Stringlike metal shavings used for scouring, polishing & smoothing; no sheep necessary'

steel wool

IN COUNTRY

200

'Tampico,
Oaxaca,
Mazatlan'

Mexico

400

'Kakata,
Buchanan,
Monrovia'

Liberia

600

'Zakinthos,
Andros,
Pappades'

Greece

800

'Uranium City,
Inuvik,
Yellowknife'

Canada

1000

'Sao Luis,
Manaus,
Rio Verde'

Brazil