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In Nov. 1921 it was observed with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery
Veterans Day
200
Brixton Metals has the stock symbol BBB; this home essentials store got BBBY
Bed, Bath & Beyond
200
The Mazovian dialect of this language is spoken mainly around Warsaw
Polish
200
This vice president starred in an Oscar-winning documentary & won a Nobel Prize, but missed out on the White House
Al Gore
200
This piece of gymnastics equipment is more than 16 feet long & only 4 inches wide
balance beam
200
When it opened in Los Angeles in 1984, this store was called Fashion 21
Forever 21
400
The Texas Cavaliers River Parade is a centerpiece of this annual San Antonio event, "party" in Spanish
fiesta
400
In 2012 the founder of this office superstore told the GOP convention how Mitt Romney helped launch the company
Staples
400
It's the official language common to Belgium, Canada & Monaco
French
400
This Egyptian boy king had many ailments, including a cleft palate
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
400
This graduated semicircular instrument is used to measure & draw angles
protractor
400
The style of women's jeans named for this type of guy is basically the opposite of skinny jeans
boyfriend jeans
600
If you're fasting on the 10th day of Tishri, you're observing this Jewish holiday
Yom Kippur
600
This delivery co. says it covers "more than 220 countries & territories" & links "more than 99% of the world's GDP"
FedEx
600
In Swahili hakuna means no, so matata must mean these
worries
600
The bridge seen here was designed in the 1870s by this French engineer
Gustave Eiffel
600
Closely related to seahorses, a leafy sea this can be 14 inches in length-- no fire-breathing, though
seadragon
600
This Argentine-born soccer star has a line named for him at Adidas
(Lionel) Messi
800
In many places in the South, this festive season opens on Twelfth Night & climaxes with Mardi Gras
Carnival
800
This delivery co. says it covers "more than 220 countries & territories" & links "more than 99% of the world's GDP"
(Mark) Cuban
800
In Hebrew you use this word for both hello & goodbye
shalom
800
In 1777 he was elected as N.Y.'s first chief justice; 12 years later, he became the country's first chief justice
(John) Jay
800
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This most widely spoken form of Chinese is also called Northern Chinese
Mandarin
800
Aran Isle sweaters & Donegal tweed are both named for places in this country
Ireland
1000
The date of this annual event honors a June 14, 1777 resolution of the Continental Congress
Flag Day
1000
This casual clothing company debuted its "initial" catalog in 1983
J. Crew
1000
Oikos means "house" (not "yogurt") in this language
Greek
1000
On Nov. 11, 1572 this Danish astronomer observed a new star that was brighter than Venus
(Tycho) Brahe
1000
It's the lively American breed of dog seen here
Boston bull terrier
1000
An iconic boot from this brand is seen here:
cheese