Double Letter State Capitals
This capital city of Pennsylvania was named after John Harris, Sr., an English trader who settled along the Susquehanna River around 1719
What is Harrisburg?
Theodore Roosevelt called the Pennsylvania State Capitol Building "the handsomest building I ever saw" when he visited for its dedication in 1906.
"Jaws", a summer blockbuster about one of these sea creatures, kept lots of folks out of the water in the summer of 1975
What is a shark?
A shark's skeleton is made completely of cartilage, which is the same bendy tissue found in human noses and ears.
This is what the big bad wolf threatened to do in order to bring down the three little piggies house
What is Huff and Puff?
During prohibition, ice cream shops replaced these establishments
What are bars or saloons?
Since the sale of alcohol was prohibited, people found another place to socialize.
Howling at the moon
Who is Hank Williams?
September 30th, 1955 - This young star of such films as Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden died in a tragic car crash at the age of just 24.
Who is James Dean?
This capital city of Tennessee is the home to the Grand Ole Opry
What is Nashville?
Oprah Winfrey got her broadcast start in Nashville as a news anchor on local television while attending Tennessee State University
This 1931 Bela Lugosi character made the world of Transylvania synonymous with vampires
Who is Dracula?
The character's name and background are loosely tied to Vlad III, also known as Vlad the Impaler, a 15th-century Romanian prince infamous for brutal punishments against his enemies.
A steep rock face, like the one you might find at the edge of the Grand Canyon.
What is a cliff?
This is the number of colors that are traditionally said to be in a rainbow
What is Seven?
My way
Frank Sinatra?
September 2nd, 1945 - This president declared V-J day, or Victory over Japan Day, to commemorate the formal Japanese surrender to the allies, officially ending World War II
Who is Harry Truman?
This capital city of Maryland is home to the U.S. Naval Academy
What is Annapolis?
The Maryland State House is the oldest state capitol still in continuous legislative use, featuring a wooden dome built entirely without nails.
This lovestruck giant ape ends up on top of the Empire State Building, far from his home on Skull Island
Who is King Kong?
The 1933 movie was among the first feature films with a completely original musical score rather than recycled tracks. Composer Max Steiner funded part of it himself
This Old West lawman often wore a star-shaped badge and was responsible for keeping order in a county.
What is a sheriff?
Don't be shy--of Disney's 7 dwarfs, he's alphabetically first
Who is Bashful?
Mack the knife
Who is Bobby Darin?
September 20, 1973 - The much hyped "Battle of the Sexes" tennis took place in Houston, Texas between this woman and self-styled male chauvinist Bobby Riggs
Who is Billie Jean King?
Billie Jean King beat Riggs in three straight sets. Riggs, a retired tennis champion, had been critical of the quality of women's tennis.
This capital city of Florida, located in the panhandle of the state, has 3 sets of double letters in its name.
What is Tallassee, Florida?
Lawmakers chose Tallahassee in 1824 because it sat halfway between Pensacola and St. Augustine, the old territorial capitals
You can see this monster from Egypt's past in a film from back in 1932 or at Universal Studios
What is a mummy?
The 1932 Universal classic The Mummy starring Boris Karloff was heavily fueled by media sensationalism surrounding Howard Carter's excavation of King Tut’s tomb and the mythical "pharaoh's curse".
This person is an officer of the court responsible for maintaining safety, keeping order, and managing administrative tasks inside a courtroom.
Who is the bailiff?
This country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1886.
What is France?
Jolene
Who is dolly Parton?
September 8th, 2023 - This British Monarch passed away after 70 years of serving as Queen, the longest reign of any Britsh Monarch
Who is Queen Elizabeth II?
This two-word city, with the double letter in the first word, is the capital of Arkansas.
What is Little Rock?
Little Rock, Arkansas gets its name from a small rock formation on the Arkansas River called La Petite Roche, which French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe named in 1722
George Romero brought these fictional monsters, reanimated human corpses that sometimes feast on brains, into the American mainstream with Films such as "The Night of the Living Dead" and Dawn of the Dead"
What are Zombies?
Romero was heavily inspired by Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend, which featured vampires taking over the world. Romero famously joked that he essentially stole the idea from Matheson, noting, "I figured if you're going to steal an idea, steal from the best."
In civil court, this is the person who starts a civil lawsuit in court by filing a complaint against another party
Who is the plantiff?
This is the only country that's also its own contentment
What is Australia?
Born in the U.S.A.
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
September, 2001 - The worst terrorist attack in American history occurred on this date when 4 commercial airplanes were hijacked with tragic results in New York City, Washington DC and Pennsylvania
What is September 11th?
This capital city of Wyoming is home to the annual Frontier Days festival, celebrating the cities old west roots.
What is Cheyenne?
In the late 1800s, thanks to the booming cattle industry, Cheyenne boasted more millionaires per capita than almost anywhere else in the United States. The city had at least 8 millionaires among a population of roughly 3,000 residents (about 1 millionaire for every 375 people)
This radioactive Japanese creature first stomped onto movie screens in 1954.
What is Godzilla?
The bumpy texture and skin design of the 1954 monster were directly inspired by the burn scars of survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
This is a tax that a government charges on goods coming from other countries
What is a tariff?
First discovered in 1937, the West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans by these small insects.
What are mosquitos?
The Twist
Who is Chubby Checker?
September 16th, 1620 - The Mayflower departed from England carrying 102 passengers, around 40 of them pilgrims, and would land in what would become this U.S. State a few months later.
What is Massachusetts?