U.S. CITY OF THE BOOK
SEEING RED
TAKE ME "DOWN"
U.S. LANDMARKS
SILENT LETTERED VOCABULARY
AMERICAN HISTORY
400

"AMERICAN PSYCHO"

MAYHEIM IN GOTHAM

WHAT IS NEW YORK CITY?

400

A CHEERFUL VIEW WITHOUT A VALID BASIS IS SEEING LIFE THROUGH THESE GLASSES

WHAT IS ROSE COLORED GLASSES?

400

15,406... 15,405... 15,404... MAN, THIS IS GOING TO TAKE A WHILE

WHAT IS COUNTDOWN?

400

THE CORNERSTONE OF THIS STRUCTURE WAS LAID ON JULY 4, 1848; ABRAHAM LINCOLN & THE 90-YEAR-OLD WIDOW OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON WERE IN ATTENDANCE

WHAT IS THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT?

400

THE LATIN "AGNUS DEI" MEANS THIS BABY ANIMAL "OF GOD"

WHAT IS LAMB?

400

LEAKED TO THE PRESS IN 1971, THE PENTAGON PAPERS DETAILED AMERICA'S INVOLVEMENT IN THIS CONFLICT

WHAT IS THE VIETNAM WAR?

800

"GONE, BABY, GONE"

A WICKED GOOD READ

WHAT IS BOSTON?

800

IT'S THE CELEBRITY ARRIVAL PART OF A TELEVISED AWARDS SHOW

WHAT IS THE RED CARPET?

800

TO PUT IN A LOWER GEAR

WHAT IS DOWNSHIFT

800

7,000 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL, THE SOUTH RIM OF THIS ARIZONA ATTRACTION HAS A VIEW TO DIE FOR

WHAT IS THE GRAND CANYON?

800

TO TWIST VIOLENTLY, LIKE A NECK

WHAT IS WRENCH?

800

IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR, A MONTH AFTER REACHING AN ALL TIME HIGH OF 381, THE STOCK MARKET CAME CRASHING DOWN

WHAT IS 1929?

1200

"THE JOY LUCK CLUB"

BAY BREEZE

WHAT IS SAN FRANCISCO?

1200

AFTER DAD THORVALD WAS EXILED FROM NORWAY, THIS VIKING EXPLORER WAS EXILED FROM ICELAND AROUND 980

WHO IS ERIK THE RED?

1200

A BLACKMAIL SCHEME OR A GRATEFUL DEAD "STREET"

WHAT IS SHAKEDOWN?

1200

A GRANITE CANOPY IN MASSACHUSETTS NOW PROTECTS THIS ITEM OF NATIONAL HERITAGE THAT ENTERED HISTORY IN 1620

WHAT IS PLYMOUTH ROCK?

1200

O. KISUTCH, OR THESE, RETURN UPSTREAM TO DEPOSIT THEIR FISH EGGS

WHAT IS SALMON?

1200

PRESIDENT LINCOLN SAID I NEVER IN MY LIFE, FELT MORE CERTAIN THAT I WAS DOING RIGHT THAN I DO IN SIGNING THIS PAPER

WHAT IS THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION?

1600

"A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES"

NOT SO EASY FOR THE BIG GUY

WHAT IS NEW ORLEANS?

1600

WITH ORIGINS GOING BACK TO 1869, THIS OHIO SPORTS TEAM WAS NAMED FOR ITS PLAYERS' STOCKINGS

WHAT IS THE CINCINNATI REDS?

1600

TERM FOR WHEN A SPACECRAFT SUCCESSFULLY LANDS IN THE SEA

WHAT IS SPLASHDOWN?

1600

TO TOUR THIS DAM'S POWER PLANT, YOU HAVE TO TAKE AN ELEVATOR 530 FEET DOWN THROUGH THE ROCK WALL OF BLACK CANYON

WHAT IS THE HOOVER DAM?

1600

THE SONG ENTITLED "GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS" FOR EXAMPLE,

WHAT IS A HYMN?

1600

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE GAP OF THE SAME NAME, AMERICA'S FIRST NATIONAL HIGHWAY-AND FOR MANY YEARS, THE MAIN ROUTE WEST-WAS THIS ROAD THAT EXTENDED FROM MARYLAND TO VANDALIA, ILLINOIS

WHAT IS THE NATIONAL ROAD (CUMBERLAND)?

2000

"MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL"

GO SOUTH!

WHAT IS SAVANNAH?

2000

THE RED TYPE OF THIS IS LESS BEARLIKE THAN THE GIANT ONE, LOOKING MORE LIKE A RACCOON

WHAT IS PANDA?

2000

A NATIVE OF MAINE

WHAT IS DOWN EASTER?

2000

THE POINT OF ARCHES ON SHI SHI BEACH IN OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK IN THIS STATE MAKES QUITE THE POSTCARD

WHAT IS WASHINGTON?

2000

A SILENT "K" BEGINS THIS BRITISH SLANG WORD MEANING VERY TIRED

WHAT IS KNACKERED?

2000

IN 1590 ENGLISH EXPLORER JOHN WHITE RETURNED WITH SUPPLIES TO THIS COLONY ONLY TO FIND IT GONE

WHAT IS ROANOKE?