THE STATE'S RICHEST MAN
(Alex: According to Forbes magazine.)
(Alex: According to Forbes magazine.)
BRIT NAMES FOR VEGGIES
EXTINCT CREATURES
OLYMPIC ATHLETES
FIRST NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY
200
Bill Gates takes the honors for this state
Washington
200
The Brits call the snow & snap types of these "mange tout" because you can eat the pods as well
Peas
200
This flightless 50-pound bird from Mauritius laid its sole egg on the ground, so extinction? Not much of a surprise
Dodo
200
At the 2008 games he set records in the 100-meters, 200-meters & 4 x 100-meter relay
Usain Bolt
200
When daylight first appears in the morning
Dawn
400
Pierre Omidyar, founder of this company, put in a bid of $8.1 billion to lead in Hawaii
eBay
400
Hey skinny! What the Brits call a "runner bean" is known as this type of bean in the United States
a green bean (or string bean)
400
In 2015 researchers inserted this animals' genes related to its cold lifestyle into an Asian elephant, a close relative
Mammoth
400
Gold medal gymnast Bart Conner is married to her, the first to score a perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics
Nadia Comaneci
400
There are statute ones & nautical ones
Miles
600
Mark Zuckerberg beat out some wealthy competition in this tech-heavy state
California
600
Spring onion is the British name for this, which also starts with "S"
scallion
600
This alliterative bird seen here could no longer be seen alive after the early 20th century
Passenger pigeon
600
With her victory at the 2010 Olympics, she became the first American woman to win gold in downhill skiing
Lindsey Vonn
600
The shrub seen here
Holly
800
Jim Walton is this state's richest man
Arkansas
800
If you want some arugula in a trendy London eatery, try this space-y word
Rocket
800
G'day & good Lord! I wouldn't want to box the giant type of this marsupial, which could be 6 1/2 feet tall & weigh 500 pounds
Kangaroo
800
Winner of 1976 Olympic gold, this American woman gained fame for her spins & her haircut
Dorothy Hamill
800
Past tense verb meaning "sketched a picture"
Drew
1000
For Nevada, it's this big political donor seen here
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Sheldon Adelson
1000
The Brits say aubergine; we say this
Eggplant
1000
It was best not to visit the clan of this 2-word animal of the Pleistocene
Cave bear
1000
This 1920s star was nicknamed "The King of Runners" & "The Flying Finn"
Paavo Nurmi
1000
The delicatessen order seen here
Reuben