RANDOM U.S. STATE FACTS
POST-APOCALYPTIC POP CULTURE
OUT OF BREATH
MEDITATION
FROM Z TO A
200

The state with the most counties east of the Mississippi is this one, also the biggest U.S. peanut producer

Georgia

200

Will Smith was so smitten with his canine co-star in this 2007 film that he wanted to adopt her

I Am Legend

200

In a typical human body, this organ beats about 100,000 times per day

heart

200

Consistent meditation practice has been shown to shrink the amygdala, known as the "fight or flight" center of this organ

the brain

200

A football referee gets this animal-inspired nickname thanks to the standard black & white striped uniform

a zebra

400

California closes down state offices on March 31, the day honoring this labor leader

Cesar Chavez

400

In his first-ever TV interview, Cormac McCarthy sat down with Oprah Winfrey after she selected this bleak novel for her book club

The Road

400

It's the only planet in our solar system whose name is not derived from Greek or Roman mythology

Earth

400

The Atlantic" described this 4-letter meditation app as "one of the most popular apps in existence, full stop"

Calm

400

You'd say this four-letter word while reciting the Greek alphabet, or, when greeting Michael Douglas' wife

zeta

600

Yeehaw! Paniolos are Hawaii's equivalent of these workers, also the name of a Texas pro sport team

cowboys

600

Over 11 total seasons of "The Walking Dead", this "Z" word was surprisingly never used by a character

zombie

600

According to a 2006 song, when they tried to make Amy Winehouse go here, she said "no, no, no"

"Rehab"

600

"Om" is a familiar example of one of these, a word or phrase repeated over & over as the focal point for a meditation

a mantra

600

In a classic 1986 Nintendo game, Link tries to rescue this title princess from Ganon

Zelda  

800

Massachusetts and Virginia are two of four states that have this word in their official names

Commonwealth

800

Moviegoers were snack-shamed for chewing popcorn too loudly during this mostly silent film directed by John Krasinski

A Quiet Place

800

During World War I, Germany deployed a massive, fort-demolishing howitzer nicknamed Big this

Bertha

800

Time magazine once called this meditation guru "the poet prophet of alternative medicine"

Deepak Chopra

800

Last name of the musician who had kids named Moon Unit, Dweezil, Ahmet & Diva 

Zappa

1000

One of this state's claims to fame is being first with a moving assembly line for manufacturing an entire car

Michigan

1000

Kevin Costner starred in two post-apocalyptic films in the 1990s: "Waterworld" and this misfire about a nameless drifter

The Postman

1000

DAILY DOUBLE

Hater

1000

A state of attention often cited as the goal of meditation practice; it's loosely defined as "being present in the moment

mindfulness

1000

This fitness program began when an aerobics instructor swapped out his usual music with salsa & merengue songs

Zumba