Color My World
In America the Beautiful, one color describes our country's waving fields of grain, and another, its majestic mountains.
Amber and Purple
Nerves, a martini, a hand
Things that can be shaken
The Cherry Capital of the World, this Michigan city grows more than 70% of the tart cherries produced in the US.
Traverse City
Which came first:
Pampers markets their first disposable diaper
or
Hot Wheels cars are introduced
Pampers, by 7 years (1961 vs. 1968)
God made Eve from this part of Adam.
His Rib
The dangers of mining include pneumoconiosis, a disease caused by continued exposure to airborne, respirable dust particles, more commonly known as this.
Black Lung
A cannon, a tooth, lips
Things that can be loose
Founded by Father Jacques Marquette in 1668, this UP city is the third-oldest inhabited settlement in the US. (Hint: it is *not* Marquette!)
Sault Ste. Marie
Which came first:
I Love Lucy's first episode
or
McDonald’s first restaurant
McDonald's, by 11 years (1940 vs. 1951)
To save baby Moses from Egyptian soldiers, his mother floated him down this river in a basket.
The Nile
If someone says your blood is this color, it means you come from a wealthy family, but if your collar is, it means you're a laboring member of the working class.
Blue
Time, house, moon
Things that can be full
In 2011, this National Park along lower Michigan's north-western coastline was voted the most beautiful place in the entire country.
Sleeping Bear Dunes
Which came first:
Cedar Point opening in Sandusky, OH
or
The Watergate scandal
Cedar Point, by 102 years (1870 vs. 1972)
After Jesus was arrested, this disciple denied knowing Him three times, just as Jesus said he would.
Peter
Unlike a temporary visa, this document grants foreign nationals the right to live and work anywhere in the US as permanent, lawful residents.
A Green Card
Snap, Mug, Bank
Things that can be shot
With more than 150, Michigan has more of these than any other state, several of which top the list of most beautiful in the US.
Lighthouses
Which came first:
Women gaining the right to vote
or
The invention of Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, by 34 years (1886 vs 1920)
The Ten Commandments were given to Moses on this mountain.
Mount Sinai
This colorful, two-word phrase first appeared in print in 1617 with the first word meaning 'pleased' and the second referring to a rosy glow of delight.
Tickled Pink
Eagle, cross, bug
Things that can be -eyed
You'll find one of our country's four luge runs in this west Michigan town that shares its name with the second largest river in the state.
Muskegon
Which came first:
Lincoln gives his Gettysburg Address
or
General Custer's Battle of Little Bighorn
The Gettysburg Address, by 13 years (1863 vs 1876)
In Genesis 14:14–16, Abraham, patriarch of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths, rescued this rather ignoble nephew after he was kidnapped from the city of Sodom.
Lot