World History
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Verbs
10-LETTER WORDS
Salty
400

A government crackdown on protesters in Beijing on June 4, 1989 took place in this square

Tianamen Square

400

This "stately" sushi order has crab, avocado & cucumber

A California Role

400

It can mean to fish by towing lures behind a boat, or to make intentional upsetting remarks online to elicit a response

Troll
400

One who puts down in words the story of another's life

Biographer

400

With a name going back to Quechuan, it's strips of beef or pork that have been dehydrated or dried in the sun

Jerky

800

When papal armies threatened Florence in 1529, this native son & genius with stone drew up plans to fortify the city

Michelangelo

800

We're never gonna give up this bait-&-switch prank meme featuring Mr. Astley & an '80s pop h

Rick Rolling

800

When you lie in court under oath, you do this to "yourself"

Perjure

800

"Mortal" word describing a jury that can't reach a verdict

Deadlocked

800

This treat from Orville Redenbacher is "a little sweet, a little salty--and a whole lot of yummy"

Kettle Corn

1200

Spain's second queen of this name took the throne in 1833

Isabella

1200

Hominid use of this variety of quartz to make tools goes back millions of years; we "-locked" it into early firearms a bit late

Flint

1200

To squeeze uncomfortably, like certain snakes or like too tight shoes on your feet

Constrict

1200

There's one of these on Wabash Avenue spanning the Chicago River; don't try to cross when it's up

Drawbridge

1200

Relatively healthy, all you need is oil, salt, and this leafy green vegetable to make these chips.

Kale

1600

52 Americans who were held hostage in 1979 & 1980 were seized from the U.S. embassy in this city

Tehran

1600

Preexisting rocks that roll with the changes in composition due to high temperature or pressure become this class of rock

Metamorphic

1600

To speak distinctly & clearly; it can also mean to unite by means of a joint

Articulate

1600

10-letter word for background music written to accompany a play, like Bizet's for 1872's "L'Arlesienne"

Incidental

1600

It's the 4-letter name for the sheets of seaweed that wrap around your sushi

Nori

2000

Under revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo, this country declared its independence from Spain in 1898

The Phillipines 

2000

Final "X" marks the spot for this striped silica variety; one example is the red-&-white banded carnelian

Onyx

2000

From Latin for "wave", it means to move in waves or ripples

Undulate

2000

This adjective for a defective argument begins with one of the 4 seasons

Fallacious

2000

These little fish come packed in cans, like of King Oscar's Royal Selection

Sardines