Colorful Cities
This South Carolina “ville” is home to Furman University
Greenville
“Here’s Johnny!”
The Shining
James Madison
Virginia
This narrow strait connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Tangier from Peninsular Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
The earth’s crust mostly consists of this element from the chalcogen group
Oxygen
With over 11.3 million visitors in 2017, this national park in the Appalachian Mountains is the most visited National Park.
Great Smoky Mountains NP
Parlez-vous Francais? This Louisianan port city translates to “Red Stick.”
“Wilson!”
Cast Away
Alexander Hamilton
New York
At 64 years old, Diana Nyad became the first person to swim across these straits without a shark cage.
Florida Straits
The Roman numeral for 100 is also the symbol for this element
Carbon
President Grant established this first national park on March 1st, 1872
Yellowstone NP
This former mining town was once Colorado’s territorial capital, but now popularly known as the headquarters for Coors Brewery.
Golden
“Madness, as you know, is a lot like gravity. All it takes is a little push.”
The Dark Knight
Robert Morris
Pennsylvania
The indigenous peoples in the area frequently crossed this strait for subsistence trade, but were prevented from doing so during the Cold War, forming the “Ice Curtain”
Bering Strait
At -37.93 degrees F, this metal becomes a solid
Mercury
In 1913, the highest recorded air temperature on Earth (134.1 F) was recorded at Furnace Creek Ranch at this national park, the largest in the lower 48.
Death Valley NP
This Texan “ville” is across the Rio Grande from Matamoros
Brownsville
“Here’s looking at you, kid”
Casablanca
William Few
Georgia
This strait separates Vancouver Island from the Olympic Peninsula
Strait of Juan de Fuca
This metal’s Age began around 1200 BC
Iron Age
On December 20th, 2019, the US gained this national park, located in the Tularosa Basin of New Mexico.
White Sands National Park
The Projectivists poets, a group of mid-20th century American postmodern poets, centered on a former college located in this Western North Carolina city
Black Mountain
“It was beauty killed the beast”
King Kong
John Rutledge
South Carolina
This strait in Northwestern Turkey forms the continental boundary between Europe and Asia
Bosporus (or Strait of Istanbul)
This precious element’s symbol is found in the middle of the name of Haiti's capital
Gold
These two states have the most national parks, each with eight.
California and Alaska