State Capitals AKA
A famous explorer who "discovered" America
Columbus
Lying under oath
Perjury
In Nov. 1921 it was observed with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery
Veteran's Day
Rudimentary, or a type of school for young students
Elementary
Your 7 cervical vertebrae stiffen this part of your body where they're found
the Neck
Legendary rising bird
Phoenix
Illegally avoiding paying the government on state, federal or local levels
Tax evasion
The Texas Cavaliers River Parade is a centerpiece of this annual San Antonio event, "party" in Spanish
Fiesta
Term for a movie based on a novel or another written work
Adaptation
This word can be a synonym for number or finger
Digit
A later apostle
St. Paul
2-word term for stealing & using someone's personal information to commit fraud
Identity Theft
If you're fasting on the 10th day of Tishri, you're observing this Jewish holiday
Yom Kippur
The skill of choosing a path for a ship or aircraft to its destination
Navigation
About 4 inches long, these blood filters sit below your diaphragm
Kidneys
Ancient Greek site of athletic fame
Olympia
A federal statute fighting this type of crime includes assault motivated by disability, gender identity & sexual orientation
Hate crime
In many places in the South, this festive season opens on Twelfth Night & climaxes with Mardi Gras
Carnival
A person with his or her thumb out, once more common on our highways than today
Hitchhiker
This nerve carries impulses from the retina to the brain
Optic Nerve
A Plains-dwelling Native American tribe
Cheyenne
A word for taking over a plane led to this word for taking someone's automobile
Carjacking
The date of this annual event honors a June 14, 1777 resolution of the Continental Congress
Flag Day
Like the tails of certain monkeys, a giraffe's tongue is said to be this, adapted for seizing & grasping
A Latin word meaning "pipe" or "flute" gave us the name for this long front bone of the shin
Tibia