FLAGS
THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
COMPUTER SPEAK
IT STARTS WITH SOMETHING YOU CAN RIDE
SLICES OF ORANGE
OUR NATION'S CAPITAL BEFORE & AFTER
DDs+FJ
400
Juneteenth has its own flag with many symbols; the star stands for freedom & for this state where the celebration began in 1865
Texas
400
The Wyoming type of this frog-like amphibian has a lumpy body covered with warts
Toad
400
It's the adventurous name of the default Mac web browser
Safari
400
They help waiters in restaurants with resetting tables & other tasks
Busboy
400
This type of orange preserve similar to jam or jelly contains bits of rind
Marmalade
400
Our nation's top judicial body employs this professional fool
The Supreme Court Jester
400
Getting an HTTP code 101 on your computer means it's switching to another this, one of the letters in HTTP
Protocol
800
Mary Hoff, whose husband was shot down over Laos, had the idea for this, the only flag on permanent display in the Capitol rotunda
POW/MIA
800
Several species of this are endangered, including a fruit one & a long-nosed one, which has a 10-inch wingspan
Bat
800
A computer running in this 4-letter diagnostic "mode" uses a minimum of files to help decipher where a problem might be
Safe Mode
800
All aboard! It's the type of straw hat seen here
Boater
800
Otto the Orange is the mascot of this university in New York State
Syracuse
800
Government body that protects the great outdoors & brings color & fabric swatches for the indoors
The Department of Interior Design
800
Killing this seabird is considered bad luck & yet the short-tailed one is on the endangered species list
Albatross
1200
Often assumed to refer to the 1906 earthquake and fires, the Phoenix has actually been on this City's flag since the 1850s
San Francisco
1200
The Florida type of this aquatic mammal of the order Sirenia weighs about 1,000 pounds & is 9 feet long
Manatee
1200
To zip a file is to do this to it, shrink it so that it takes up less memory & can be more easily sent or downloaded
Compress
1200
Raise high these wooden beams that support your roof
Rafters
1200
Valve's Orange Box package contains 5 video games, including this doorway-creating game
Portal
1200
A 2-time Oscar-winning actor is honored by a 554-foot obelisk
the Denzel Washington Monument
1600
The American flag has 7 red & 6 white stripes, while the similar flag of this African country has 6 red & 5 white stripes
Liberia
1600
Tigre Americano, this largest New World member of the cat family, is now endangered
Jaguar
1600
DAILY DINGER!!!! #1
DAILY DINGER!!!! #1
1600
This verb is defined as "To throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship", perhaps a really fast plane
Jettison
1600
In 1647 Mary of Orange's husband, William II, became Stadholder in what's now this country
Netherlands
1600
Cabinet officer in charge of Monster & Red Bull
Secretary of Energy Drinks
1600
CAPITAL CITIES
It's criss-crossed by dozens of "peace walls" that separate its Catholic & Protestant neighborhoods
2000
The map found on the United Nations flag is centered on top of this geographical feature of Earth
The North Pole
2000
DAILY DINGER!!! #2
DAILY DINGER!!! #2
2000
An old external modem not communicating fast enough? You may need to increase this measure of speed, bps for short
Bits Per Second
2000
It's the leading segment of an army's forces on the battlefield, as Mom & her soccer kids know
Vanguard
2000
Created because of perceived sexism in the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize is awarded to women in this subject/category
Literature/Writing
2000
A disaster-defying breakfast chain that serves pancake alternatives to 435 members
the Waffle House of Representatives
2000
CLASSIC GAMES
Reuben Klamer, who passed away in 2021 at age 99, developed this game relatable to "literally everyone on Earth"