ELVIS HITS IN OTHER WORDS
What's in a Name?
EVENTS OF THE 1850s
COOKING VERBS
DEFINITELY ONE OF THE 50 STATES
100

1956: "Inn Of Grief"

Heartbreak Hotel

100

From the German for "home-ruler", it's a Ford or a Fonda

Henry

100

Immortalized by Tennyson, this cavalry advance happened during the Crimean War in 1854

Charge of the Light Brigade

100

Similar to mince, it means to chop food into small cubes

Dice

100

Its state parks include Little Manatee River & Lake Kissimmee

Florida

200

1964: "Salute The Gambling Mecca!"

Viva Las Vegas

200

Italian "lady" for Ritchie Valens or Dion

Donna

200

70 years after the highest peak in these mountains was 1st climbed, a group conquered 15,200' Dufourspitze, the second-highest

Alps

200

Culinary words for adding a last bit of color or flavor (mmm... parsley) include finish & this -ish verb

Garnish

200

Its license plates have said "America's Dairyland" since 1940

Wisconsin

300

1956: "Canine"

Hound Dog

300

It's Aramaic for "twin", not "tank engine"

Thomas
300

After this pal led a raid on Harpers Ferry, Frederick Douglass hightailed it out of the country to avoid questioning

John Brown

300

To pané a food is to coat it in these

Bread crumbs

300

Its highest elevation is fittingly known as Hawkeye Point

Iowa

400

1956: "Refrain From Inflicting Pain"

Don't be Cruel

400

Karen is just a Dutch form of this "Great" name

Katherine

400

Later the model for a musical character, Buddhist scholar Mongkut was crowned King Rama IV of the nation then called this

Siam

400

To soak meat for several hours in a mix of oil, acid & flavorings--in the fridge, never at room temp

Marinate

400

Fort Leavenworth in this state is home to the Frontier Army Museum

Kansas

500

1962: "Mail Back Towards The Dispatcher"

Return to Sender

500

Minnie, as in Mouse, is a pet name of this female version of William

Wilhelmina

500

The president of the French republic declared himself this emperor III

Napoleon

500

To cook or stew gently just below the boiling point

Simmer

500

The second state to join the Union, it borders the first & third, Delaware & New Jersey

Pennsylvania