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STATE CAPITALS

200

'The state capital out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean'

Honolulu

400

'This Missouri capital is one of the 4 named after a U.S. president'

Jefferson City

600

'One of the 2 that end in "polis"'

Annapolis (or Indianapolis)

800

'It's the northernmost state capital; it can get real cold there too'

Juneau

1000

'As governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger had his office in this state capital'

Sacramento

CELEBS

200

'The 2011 documentary subtitled "Never Say Never" follows this singing sensation'

Justin Bieber

400

'This actress said she was relieved that her series "Hannah Montana" had ended: "I've grown out of it"'

Miley Cyrus

600

'Before the "Twilight" movies, he was sharkboy in "The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl"'

Taylor Lautner

800

'On "Drake & Josh" she played Drake's little sister Megan; now she plays Carly Shay'

Miranda Cosgrove

1000

'She co-wrote "Lovesick", a song from her 2010 album "Fight or Flight"'

Emily Osment

"TEN" & UP

200

'It's a male singing voice just above a baritone'

a tenor

400

'A beginning Boy Scout'

a tenderfoot

600

'It attaches a muscle to a bone'

a tendon

800

'9-letter word meaning unsure or hesitant'

tentative

1000

'The person who pays rent to a landlord'

a tenant

SPECIAL DAYS

200

'I can smell it in the oven--be it white, wheat or sourdough, November 17 is homemade this'

bread

400

'December 15 is the day to celebrate the ratification of this part of the constitution'

the Bill of Rights

600

'Mid-June brings world this day; give me 3 balls, 3 rings or better yet 3 flaming torches & I'll show you!'

juggling

800

'In Tennessee, Confederate Memorial Day is observed on June 3, the birthday of this confederate president'

Jefferson Davis

1000

'Officially approved by Congress in 2009, National Pi Day is celebrated on this date'

March, 14

GOOD OLD PLANET EARTH

200

'This desert extends more than 3,500 miles across northern Africa from the Atlantic to the Red Sea'

the Sahara

400

'It's wet, sticky earth; it's also a term for nasty accusations politicians throw at each other'

mud

600

'In hardness, pellets called graupel that fall from the sky are partway between snow & this'

hail

800

'We itch to tell you the scientific name of this shrub is toxicodendron radicans; not so good, old planet earth!'

poison ivy

1000

'(Kelly of the Clue Crew writes with a rock.) It's not surprising that the name of this mineral comes from the Greek for "to write"'

graphite