"D" Crossword Clues
World History
Presidents
Books
Miscellaneous
100

There's 365 of these in a year; (4)

What is Days

100

During the 1970s, Russia was part of this larger nation.

What is USSR

100

This president from the 1990's was seen playing the saxophone on national television just a few months before the election.

Who is Bill Clinton

100

This novel begins, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."

What is A Tale of Two Cities

100

The capital of the state you're in right now.

What is Madison

200

Fried food, usually served with a hole in the middle and coffee; (5 or 8)

What is Donut/Doughnut

200

The stripes on the US flag represent this.

What are the 13 original colonies

200

The New Deal was the series of programs and projects that this president enacted during The Great Depression.

Who is FDR

200

Nick Carraway & Tom Buchanan are characters in this classic by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

What is The Great Gatsby

200

This man was the original voice of Mickey Mouse. Fitting since he ran the company.

Who is Walt Disney

300

When something is sold at a reduced price; (8)

What is Discount

300

In 1927, this person became the first to fly across the Atlantic solo and nonstop.

Who is Charles Lindbergh

300

This president was charge during the Cuban missile crisis, but he made sure to buy a box of cigars before the trade embargos hit.

Who is JFK

300

Imprisoned on a false charge, Edmond Dantes escapes & exacts revenge in this novel by Alexandre Dumas.

What is The Count of Monte Cristo

300

This famous comic book character is nicknamed the "Man of Steel."

Who is Superman

400
Panel in a car showing indicator dials and controls; (9)

What is Dashboard

400

The two countries who fought in "The Hundred Years War."

What is Britain & France

400

He lived to see his son become president as well, but died during his son's term in office.

Who is John Adams

400

An American ambulance driver falls in love with a British nurse during WWI in this Hemingway novel.

What is A Farewell to Arms

400

In 1954, Armistice Day was renamed to this.

What is Veterans Day

500

Bottom half of a fraction; (11)

What is Denominator

500

For most of the 15th century this Indian empire ruled over what's now Mexico.

What is Aztec Empire

500

This president was the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize.

Who is Theodore Roosevelt

500

According to the novel, this character was marooned on his remote island for 28 years.

Who is Robinson Crusoe

500

Of the 48 contiguous states, this one is the geographic center.

What is Kansas