Last Word in the Acronym, Please
YOLO
Once
2009:
Jake Sully,
Neytiri
Avatar
Utah would be more of a rectangle if this state hadn't taken a bite out of its northeastern corner
Wyoming
Light my fire, literally
Ignite
A container for jams and jelly
Jar
ASAP
Possible
2022:
Evelyn,
Jobu Tupaki
Everything Everywhere All at Once
This "stately" river actually begins next door in Pittsburgh
Ohio
Marked by or showing consideration for others and observance of accepted social usage.
Polite
A short, straight punch in boxing
Jab
LPN, professionally
Nurse
1994:
Andy Dufresne,
"Red" Redding
The Shawshank Redemption
Bowling Green, Kentucky & Bismarck, North Dakota are both in this time zone
Central Time Zone
Barringer Crater in Arizona was formed by the impact of one of these
Meteorite
Grab one for cold weather
Jacket
EPCOT, a word that also has its own "land"
Tomorrow
2018:
Jackson Maine,
Bobby
A Star is Born
The Catskill Mountains in New York are part of this much larger mountain system
The Appalachians
It occurs when overexposure to low temperatures damages the skin & underlying tissues
Frostbite
Worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse
Jaded
NASA
Administration
2023:
Dr. Godwin Baxter,
Duncan Wedderburn
Poor Things
Located in a caldera in the Cascade Mountains, it's the USA's deepest lake
Crater Lake
Sputnik 1, for one
Satellite
This turnip-shaped veggie is used raw in salads or cooked in stews
Jicama
SWAT (team): these
Tactics
1942:
Victor Laszlo,
Major Strasser
Casablanca
Every US summit over 15,000 feet above sea level is in this state
Alaska
In math, when the number of elements in a set is countable, it's this type of set
Finite
One who makes ice cream sodas, whether he's rude or not
Jerk
WASP, the social group
Protestants
2008:
Tugg Speedman,
Kirk Lazarus
Tropic Thunder
The Bitterroot Range forms the squiggly looking border between Montana & this state
Idaho
A conical mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, built up on the floor of a cavern, formed from the dripping ofmineral-rich water.
Stalagmite
One theory derives this word from the name of a Mexican town where many used, dilapidated American cars were sent
Jalopy
SONAR
Ranging
2016:
Marcus Hamilton,
Tanner Howard
Hell or High Water
The strait in Washington connecting these two bodies of water is named for the explorer Juan de Fuca
Puget Sound and Pacific Ocean
In biology, it is an individual animal or flower that has both male and female reproductive organs
Hermaphrodite
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Juxtaposition
NORAD
Defense
1995:
Marilyn Lovell,
Mary Haise
Apollo 13
Mount Marcy & Algonquin Peak can be found in these mountains in northeastern New York
The Adirondacks
Required or necessary as a prior condition
Prerequisite
A huge, powerful, and overwhelming force or institution.
Juggernaut
e.g.
Gratia
2007:
Anton Chigurh,
Ed Tom Bell
No Country for Old Men
At over 9,300 feet, Shishaldin volcano is the highest mountain in this Alaskan island chain
Aleutian Islands
Ruth, of the Old Testament, is this type of woman, after the land from which she came
Moabite
Change the first letter in a problem for a car tire to get this, a point in time when a decision has to be made
Juncture